Thread: Help!Heap using pointers

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    Question Help!Heap using pointers

    I have to sort the list of chars using heap sort, but the heap shopuld be implemented using pointers. Please help with the implementation.

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    What do you mean by "the heap should be implemented using pointers"?
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    Obviously heap sort sorts heaps and he's going to implement the heap to be sorted with pointers.

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