Fix insert root node with false default value

v1
Brett 2023-01-10 22:46:27 -05:00
parent 6a2a5948fb
commit e5613c8007
1 changed files with 10 additions and 5 deletions

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@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ namespace blt {
BST_node* m_root = nullptr;
private:
void insert(BST_node* root, const T& element) {
if (root == nullptr)
throw binary_search_tree_error{"Unable to insert. Provided root is null!\n"};
BST_node* searchNode = root;
// basically we are iterating through the tree looking for a valid node to insert into.
while (true) {
if (element == searchNode->payload)
throw binary_search_tree_error{"Unable to insert. Nodes cannot have equal values!\n"};
// check for left and right tree traversal if it exists
if (searchNode->left != nullptr && element < searchNode->left->payload) {
searchNode = searchNode->left;
@ -47,8 +51,6 @@ namespace blt {
searchNode = searchNode->right;
continue;
}
if (element == searchNode->payload)
throw binary_search_tree_error{"Unable to insert. Nodes cannot have equal values!\n"};
// insert into the lowest node consistent with a BST
if (element < searchNode->payload) {
searchNode->left = new BST_node();
@ -108,11 +110,14 @@ namespace blt {
}
public:
node_binary_search_tree() {
m_root = new BST_node();
}
node_binary_search_tree() = default;
inline void insert(const T& element) {
if (m_root == nullptr) {
m_root = new BST_node();
m_root->payload = element;
return;
}
insert(m_root, element);
}