ADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES PROGRAM • LEVEL 17 — ADVANCED HEAPS

Update Priorities in an Indexed Min Heap

Learn how to update priorities in an indexed min heap using a clear C program.

AdvancedHeap variantsPriority queue

PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING

Input and expected output

Sample input
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Sample output
4:10 3:20 2:30 1:40

COMPLETE C PROGRAM

Complete C implementation

ads-indexed-min-priority-queue.c
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#include <stdio.h>

void swap_ids(int heap[], int position[], int a, int b) { int t = heap[a]; heap[a] = heap[b]; heap[b] = t; position[heap[a]] = a; position[heap[b]] = b; }
void decrease(int heap[], int position[], int key[], int id, int value) { key[id] = value; int index = position[id]; while (index && key[heap[(index - 1) / 2]] > key[heap[index]]) { swap_ids(heap, position, index, (index - 1) / 2); index = (index - 1) / 2; } }
int pop_min(int heap[], int position[], const int key[], int *size) { int answer = heap[0]; swap_ids(heap, position, 0, *size - 1); (*size)--; int index = 0; for (;;) { int left = 2 * index + 1, right = left + 1, best = index; if (left < *size && key[heap[left]] < key[heap[best]]) best = left; if (right < *size && key[heap[right]] < key[heap[best]]) best = right; if (best == index) break; swap_ids(heap, position, index, best); index = best; } return answer; }

int main(void)
{
    int heap[] = {1, 3, 2, 4}, key[] = {0, 40, 30, 20, 50}, position[] = {0,0,2,1,3}, size = 4;
    decrease(heap, position, key, 4, 10);
    while (size) { int id = pop_min(heap, position, key, &size); printf("%d:%d%c", id, key[id], size ? ' ' : '\n'); }
    return 0;
}

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EXPECTED OUTPUT FOR THE SAMPLE

4:10 3:20 2:30 1:40
0%Step 0 of 0

PROGRAM EXPLANATION

Algorithm and explanation

  1. Read the required input values.
  2. Maintain an inverse position array so a named item can move upward after its key decreases.
  3. Display the computed result.

Maintain an inverse position array so a named item can move upward after its key decreases.

EFFICIENCY

Time and space complexity

Time complexity

O(log n) update and removal

Auxiliary space

O(n)

DEBUGGING CHECKLIST

Common mistakes

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Initialize variables before using their values.

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Practice: Run the program with the sample input, predict its output, and then test one boundary case of your own.