Describe how to find an element in a binary search tree. You may use English sentences or pseudocode.

What will be an ideal response?

Let x be the element that is being searched for. The algorithm begins by checking to see if the root is equal to
x. If it is, it halts, returning a reference to the element at the root. Otherwise it compares x to the root. If the root is not a leaf
and x is larger, then it recursively calls the method on the right subtree, and if it is smaller, it recursively calls the method on the
left subtree. If the node is a leaf, it returns null, meaning that the item is not found.

Computer Science & Information Technology

You might also like to view...

Briefly, what information does the ––help option display for the tar utility? How would you display this information one screen at a time?

What will be an ideal response?

Computer Science & Information Technology

What did the chief benefit of the early Internet prove to be?

What will be an ideal response?

Computer Science & Information Technology