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CSCI-1200/leetcode/p912_heapsort_array_heapify.cpp
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class Solution {
public:
/* The heapify function is designed to ensure that a subtree rooted at a given index i
* in an array representation of a heap maintains the heap property.
* While the function doesn't have an explicit base case like some recursive functions,
* it inherently terminates due to the following conditions:
*
* Leaf Node Condition: If the node at index i is a leaf node (i.e., it has no children),
* the function reaches a point where both left and right indices are greater than or equal to n (the size of the heap).
* In this scenario, the conditions left < n and right < n in the if statements evaluating the children will both be false,
* preventing further recursive calls.
*
* Heap Property Satisfaction: If the node at index i is greater than or equal to its children (or if it has no children),
* the heap property is already satisfied. Consequently, the variable largest remains equal to i,
* and the condition largest != i evaluates to false.
* This prevents the swap operation and the subsequent recursive call, leading to termination.
* In essence, the function will return when:
* The node is a leaf node.
* The node's value is greater than or equal to its children's values, maintaining the heap property.
* These implicit conditions ensure that the recursion does not continue indefinitely.
* */
void heapify(vector<int>& nums, int n, int i){
int largest = i; // assuming i is the largest
int left = 2*i+1; // i's left child is at this location
int right = 2*i+2; // i's right child is at this location
if(left<n && nums[left]>nums[largest]){
largest = left;
}
if(right<n && nums[right]>nums[largest]){
largest = right;
}
// after the above, largest basically will either stay the same, or will be either left or right, depending on nums[left] is larger or nums[right] is larger. largest stays the same if it is already larger than its two children.
// if largest is changed, then we do need to swap.
if(largest != i){
std::swap(nums[i], nums[largest]);
heapify(nums, n, largest);
}
}
// heap sort: O(nlogn)
vector<int> sortArray(vector<int>& nums) {
int n = nums.size();
// build the heap, starting from the last non-leaf node.
// why we start from the last non-leaf node? because leaf nodes inherently satisfy the heap property, as they have no children.
// By beginning the heapify process from the last non-leaf node and moving upwards:
// We ensure that when we heapify a node, its children are already heapified.
// This bottom-up approach guarantees that each subtree satisfies the heap property before moving to the next node.
for(int i=n/2-1; i>=0; i--){
// heapify the subtree whose root is at i
// i.e., build a max heap, with i being the root; and this heap contains nodes from i to n-1;
heapify(nums, n, i);
}
// now the first one is the largest, swap it to the back
// do this n-1 times.
for(int i=0; i<(n-1); i++){
// nums[0] is always the largest one
std::swap(nums[0], nums[n-1-i]);
// build the max heap again, with 0 being the root.
// but only consider n-1-i elements, as the others are already in the right place.
heapify(nums, n-1-i, 0);
}
return nums;
}
};