Thread: BST check function..whats wrong?

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    BST check function..whats wrong?

    Code:
    /*Check if the variable root is a BST*/
    113 int is_BST(tnode_t *node){
    114     return( (node == NULL) || (
    115                             (node->data > node->left->data) &&
    116                             (node->data < node->right->data) &&
    117                             (is_BST(node->left)) &&
    118                             (is_BST(node->right))
    119                             )
    120         );
    121 }
    Im looking to return true if it is a BST, flase otherwise, im getting an "error: syntax error before '}' token"

    aNy help greaty appreciated, im sure its just something simple, i just cant spot it..

    EDIT::
    Well i managed to get rid of the error, forgot to put a function declaration in..but now im getting segmentation faults when i run it.
    Last edited by roy.42; 08-18-2007 at 03:28 AM.

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    Might want to check if node->left and node->right are NULL or not, although that isn't your problem currently.

    I don't see the syntax error, and you weren't kind enough to tell me what line it was on, so I'm sorry.

    Edit: See my first statement to fix the seg faults.

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    oh sorry, it was on 121...
    Oh, yeah, where abouts should i be checking them? Will i still be able to keep it in the one return statement do you thnk?

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    Yeah, I suppose you could, but I wouldn't recommend making giant return statements.

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    Thanks for your help thus far, definately getting somewhere..
    Code:
    114 /*Check if the variable root is a BST*/
    115 int is_BST(tnode_t *node){
    116     if (node == NULL){
    117         return 1;
    118     }
    119     else if( node->left!=NULL && node->right !=NULL){
    120         if ((node->data > node->left->data) &&
    121             (node->data < node->right->data) &&
    122             (is_BST(node->left)) &&
    123             (is_BST(node->right))
    124             ){
    125                     return 1;
    126             }
    127             else{
    128                     return 0;
    129             }
    130     }
    131 
    132     else if ( node->left!=NULL && node->right == NULL){
    133         if((node->data>node->left->data) &&
    134             (is_BST(node->left))){
    135                 return 1;
    136             }
    137             else{
    138                 return 0;
    139             }
    140     }
    141 
    142     else if ( node->left==NULL && node->right != NULL){
    143         if((node->data<node->right->data) &&
    144             (is_BST(node->right))){
    145                 return 1;
    146             }
    147             else{
    148                 return 0;
    149             }
    150     }
    151 else return 0;
    152 }
    Ok so i've split it up a bit..it compiles and runs, only problem is, its returning 0 for sometihng i know is a BST..
    Last edited by roy.42; 08-18-2007 at 04:24 AM.

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    Your code returns false if both left and right are NULL. Guess that would be a valid tree.
    Kurt

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    Hahahaha, thanks.
    Oh well, to anyone else that was looking add these lines
    Code:
    119     else if (node->left == NULL && node->right == NULL){
    120         return 1;
    121     }

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