diff --git a/DataStructures/Trees/CeilInBinarySearchTree.java b/DataStructures/Trees/CeilInBinarySearchTree.java new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c81c0f685 --- /dev/null +++ b/DataStructures/Trees/CeilInBinarySearchTree.java @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +package DataStructures.Trees; + +import DataStructures.Trees.BinaryTree.Node; + +/** + * Problem Statement + * Ceil value for any number x in a collection is a number y which is either equal to x or the least greater number than x. + * + * Problem: Given a binary search tree containing positive integer values. + * Find ceil value for a given key in O(lg(n)) time. In case if it is not present return -1. + * + * Ex.1. [30,20,40,10,25,35,50] represents level order traversal of a binary search tree. Find ceil for 10. + * Answer: 20 + * + * Ex.2. [30,20,40,10,25,35,50] represents level order traversal of a binary search tree. Find ceil for 22 + * Answer: 25 + * + * Ex.2. [30,20,40,10,25,35,50] represents level order traversal of a binary search tree. Find ceil for 52 + * Answer: -1 + */ + +/** + * + * Solution 1: + * Brute Force Solution: + * Do an inorder traversal and save result into an array. Iterate over the array to get an element equal to or greater + * than current key. + * Time Complexity: O(n) + * Space Complexity: O(n) for auxillary array to save inorder representation of tree. + *
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+ * Solution 2: + * Brute Force Solution: + * Do an inorder traversal and save result into an array.Since array is sorted do a binary search over the array to get an + * element equal to or greater than current key. + * Time Complexity: O(n) for traversal of tree and O(lg(n)) for binary search in array. Total = O(n) + * Space Complexity: O(n) for auxillary array to save inorder representation of tree. + *
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+ * Solution 3: Optimal + * We can do a DFS search on given tree in following fashion. + * i) if root is null then return null because then ceil doesn't exist + * ii) If key is lesser than root value than ceil will be in right subtree so call recursively on right subtree + * iii) if key is greater than current root, then either + * a) the root is ceil + * b) ceil is in left subtree: call for left subtree. If left subtree returns a non null value then that will be ceil + * otherwise the root is ceil + */ +public class CeilInBinarySearchTree { + + public static Node getCeil(Node root, int key) { + if (root == null) { + return null; + } + + // if root value is same as key than root is the ceiling + if (root.data == key) { + return root; + } + + // if root value is lesser than key then ceil must be in right subtree + if (root.data < key) { + return getCeil(root.right, key); + } + + // if root value is greater than key then ceil can be in left subtree or if + // it is not in left subtree then current node will be ceil + Node result = getCeil(root.left, key); + + // if result is null it means that there is no ceil in children subtrees + // and the root is the ceil otherwise the returned node is the ceil. + return result == null ? root : result; + } +} +