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Algorithm in C – Deletion From a Red-Black Tree

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Deletion From a Red-Black Tree

 

In this tutorial, you will learn how a node is deleted from a red-black tree is. Also, you will find working examples of deletions performed on a red-black tree in C.

Red-Black tree is a self-balancing binary search tree in which each node contains an extra bit for denoting the color of the node, either red or black.

Before reading this article, please refer to the article on red-black tree.

Deleting a node may or may not disrupt the red-black properties of a red-black tree. If this action violates the red-black properties, then a fixing algorithm is used to regain the red-black properties.

Deleting an element from a Red-Black Tree

This operation removes a node from the tree. After deleting a node, the red-black property is maintained again.

  1. Let the nodeToBeDeleted be:
    deletion in a red-black tree
    Node to be deleted
  2. Save the color of nodeToBeDeleted in origrinalColor.
    deletion in a red-black tree
    Saving original color
  3. If the left child of nodeToBeDeleted is NULL
    1. Assign the right child of nodeToBeDeleted to x.
      deletion in a red-black tree
      Assign x to the rightChild
    2. Transplant nodeToBeDeleted with x.
      deletion in a red-black tree
      Transplant nodeToBeDeleted with x
  4. Else if the right child of nodeToBeDeleted is NULL
    1. Assign the left child of nodeToBeDeleted into x.
    2. Transplant nodeToBeDeleted with x.
  5. Else
    1. Assign the minimum of right subtree of noteToBeDeleted into y.
    2. Save the color of y in originalColor.
    3. Assign the rightChild of y into x.
    4. If y is a child of nodeToBeDeleted, then set the parent of x as y.
    5. Else, transplant y with rightChild of y.
    6. Transplant nodeToBeDeleted with y.
    7. Set the color of y with originalColor.
  6. If the originalColor is BLACK, call DeleteFix(x).

 

Algorithm to maintain Red-Black property after deletion

This algorithm is implemented when a black node is deleted because it violates the black depth property of the red-black tree.

This violation is corrected by assuming that node x (which is occupying y‘s original position) has an extra black. This makes node x neither red nor black. It is either doubly black or black-and-red. This violates the red-black properties.

However, the color attribute of x is not changed rather the extra black is represented in x‘s pointing to the node.

The extra black can be removed if

  1. It reaches the root node.
  2. If x points to a red-black node. In this case, x is colored black.
  3. Suitable rotations and recolorings are performed.

Following algorithm retains the properties of a red-black tree.

  1. Do the following until the x is not the root of the tree and the color of x is BLACK
  2. If x is the left child of its parent then,
    1. Assign w to the sibling of x.
      deletion in a red-black tree
      Assigning w
    2. If the sibling of x is RED,
      Case-I:

      1. Set the color of the right child of the parent of x as BLACK.
      2. Set the color of the parent of x as RED.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Color change
      3. Left-Rotate the parent of x.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Left-rotate
      4. Assign the rightChild of the parent of x to w.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Reassign w
    3. If the color of both the right and the leftChild of w is BLACK,
      Case-II:

      1. Set the color of w as RED
      2. Assign the parent of x to x.
    4. Else if the color of the rightChild of w is BLACK
      Case-III:

      1. Set the color of the leftChild of w as BLACK
      2. Set the color of w as RED
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Color change
      3. Right-Rotate w.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Right rotate
      4. Assign the rightChild of the parent of x to w.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Reassign w
    5. If any of the above cases do not occur, then do the following.
      Case-IV:

      1. Set the color of w as the color of the parent of x.
      2. Set the color of the parent of parent of x as BLACK.
      3. Set the color of the right child of w as BLACK.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Color change
      4. Left-Rotate the parent of x.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Left-rotate
      5. Set x as the root of the tree.
        deletion in a red-black tree
        Set x as root
  3. Else same as above with right changed to left and vice versa.
  4. Set the color of x as BLACK.

The workflow of the above cases can be understood with the help of the flowchart below.

deletion-fix algorithm
Flowchart for deletion operation

C Examples

// Implementing Red-Black Tree in C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

enum nodeColor {
  RED,
  BLACK
};

struct rbNode {
  int data, color;
  struct rbNode *link[2];
};

struct rbNode *root = NULL;

// Create a red-black tree
struct rbNode *createNode(int data) {
  struct rbNode *newnode;
  newnode = (struct rbNode *)malloc(sizeof(struct rbNode));
  newnode->data = data;
  newnode->color = RED;
  newnode->link[0] = newnode->link[1] = NULL;
  return newnode;
}

// Insert an node
void insertion(int data) {
  struct rbNode *stack[98], *ptr, *newnode, *xPtr, *yPtr;
  int dir[98], ht = 0, index;
  ptr = root;
  if (!root) {
    root = createNode(data);
    return;
  }

  stack[ht] = root;
  dir[ht++] = 0;
  while (ptr != NULL) {
    if (ptr->data == data) {
      printf("Duplicates Not Allowed!!n");
      return;
    }
    index = (data - ptr->data) > 0 ? 1 : 0;
    stack[ht] = ptr;
    ptr = ptr->link[index];
    dir[ht++] = index;
  }
  stack[ht - 1]->link[index] = newnode = createNode(data);
  while ((ht >= 3) && (stack[ht - 1]->color == RED)) {
    if (dir[ht - 2] == 0) {
      yPtr = stack[ht - 2]->link[1];
      if (yPtr != NULL && yPtr->color == RED) {
        stack[ht - 2]->color = RED;
        stack[ht - 1]->color = yPtr->color = BLACK;
        ht = ht - 2;
      } else {
        if (dir[ht - 1] == 0) {
          yPtr = stack[ht - 1];
        } else {
          xPtr = stack[ht - 1];
          yPtr = xPtr->link[1];
          xPtr->link[1] = yPtr->link[0];
          yPtr->link[0] = xPtr;
          stack[ht - 2]->link[0] = yPtr;
        }
        xPtr = stack[ht - 2];
        xPtr->color = RED;
        yPtr->color = BLACK;
        xPtr->link[0] = yPtr->link[1];
        yPtr->link[1] = xPtr;
        if (xPtr == root) {
          root = yPtr;
        } else {
          stack[ht - 3]->link[dir[ht - 3]] = yPtr;
        }
        break;
      }
    } else {
      yPtr = stack[ht - 2]->link[0];
      if ((yPtr != NULL) && (yPtr->color == RED)) {
        stack[ht - 2]->color = RED;
        stack[ht - 1]->color = yPtr->color = BLACK;
        ht = ht - 2;
      } else {
        if (dir[ht - 1] == 1) {
          yPtr = stack[ht - 1];
        } else {
          xPtr = stack[ht - 1];
          yPtr = xPtr->link[0];
          xPtr->link[0] = yPtr->link[1];
          yPtr->link[1] = xPtr;
          stack[ht - 2]->link[1] = yPtr;
        }
        xPtr = stack[ht - 2];
        yPtr->color = BLACK;
        xPtr->color = RED;
        xPtr->link[1] = yPtr->link[0];
        yPtr->link[0] = xPtr;
        if (xPtr == root) {
          root = yPtr;
        } else {
          stack[ht - 3]->link[dir[ht - 3]] = yPtr;
        }
        break;
      }
    }
  }
  root->color = BLACK;
}

// Delete a node
void deletion(int data) {
  struct rbNode *stack[98], *ptr, *xPtr, *yPtr;
  struct rbNode *pPtr, *qPtr, *rPtr;
  int dir[98], ht = 0, diff, i;
  enum nodeColor color;

  if (!root) {
    printf("Tree not availablen");
    return;
  }

  ptr = root;
  while (ptr != NULL) {
    if ((data - ptr->data) == 0)
      break;
    diff = (data - ptr->data) > 0 ? 1 : 0;
    stack[ht] = ptr;
    dir[ht++] = diff;
    ptr = ptr->link[diff];
  }

  if (ptr->link[1] == NULL) {
    if ((ptr == root) && (ptr->link[0] == NULL)) {
      free(ptr);
      root = NULL;
    } else if (ptr == root) {
      root = ptr->link[0];
      free(ptr);
    } else {
      stack[ht - 1]->link[dir[ht - 1]] = ptr->link[0];
    }
  } else {
    xPtr = ptr->link[1];
    if (xPtr->link[0] == NULL) {
      xPtr->link[0] = ptr->link[0];
      color = xPtr->color;
      xPtr->color = ptr->color;
      ptr->color = color;

      if (ptr == root) {
        root = xPtr;
      } else {
        stack[ht - 1]->link[dir[ht - 1]] = xPtr;
      }

      dir[ht] = 1;
      stack[ht++] = xPtr;
    } else {
      i = ht++;
      while (1) {
        dir[ht] = 0;
        stack[ht++] = xPtr;
        yPtr = xPtr->link[0];
        if (!yPtr->link[0])
          break;
        xPtr = yPtr;
      }

      dir[i] = 1;
      stack[i] = yPtr;
      if (i > 0)
        stack[i - 1]->link[dir[i - 1]] = yPtr;

      yPtr->link[0] = ptr->link[0];

      xPtr->link[0] = yPtr->link[1];
      yPtr->link[1] = ptr->link[1];

      if (ptr == root) {
        root = yPtr;
      }

      color = yPtr->color;
      yPtr->color = ptr->color;
      ptr->color = color;
    }
  }

  if (ht < 1)
    return;

  if (ptr->color == BLACK) {
    while (1) {
      pPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[dir[ht - 1]];
      if (pPtr && pPtr->color == RED) {
        pPtr->color = BLACK;
        break;
      }

      if (ht < 2)
        break;

      if (dir[ht - 2] == 0) {
        rPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[1];

        if (!rPtr)
          break;

        if (rPtr->color == RED) {
          stack[ht - 1]->color = RED;
          rPtr->color = BLACK;
          stack[ht - 1]->link[1] = rPtr->link[0];
          rPtr->link[0] = stack[ht - 1];

          if (stack[ht - 1] == root) {
            root = rPtr;
          } else {
            stack[ht - 2]->link[dir[ht - 2]] = rPtr;
          }
          dir[ht] = 0;
          stack[ht] = stack[ht - 1];
          stack[ht - 1] = rPtr;
          ht++;

          rPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[1];
        }

        if ((!rPtr->link[0] || rPtr->link[0]->color == BLACK) &&
          (!rPtr->link[1] || rPtr->link[1]->color == BLACK)) {
          rPtr->color = RED;
        } else {
          if (!rPtr->link[1] || rPtr->link[1]->color == BLACK) {
            qPtr = rPtr->link[0];
            rPtr->color = RED;
            qPtr->color = BLACK;
            rPtr->link[0] = qPtr->link[1];
            qPtr->link[1] = rPtr;
            rPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[1] = qPtr;
          }
          rPtr->color = stack[ht - 1]->color;
          stack[ht - 1]->color = BLACK;
          rPtr->link[1]->color = BLACK;
          stack[ht - 1]->link[1] = rPtr->link[0];
          rPtr->link[0] = stack[ht - 1];
          if (stack[ht - 1] == root) {
            root = rPtr;
          } else {
            stack[ht - 2]->link[dir[ht - 2]] = rPtr;
          }
          break;
        }
      } else {
        rPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[0];
        if (!rPtr)
          break;

        if (rPtr->color == RED) {
          stack[ht - 1]->color = RED;
          rPtr->color = BLACK;
          stack[ht - 1]->link[0] = rPtr->link[1];
          rPtr->link[1] = stack[ht - 1];

          if (stack[ht - 1] == root) {
            root = rPtr;
          } else {
            stack[ht - 2]->link[dir[ht - 2]] = rPtr;
          }
          dir[ht] = 1;
          stack[ht] = stack[ht - 1];
          stack[ht - 1] = rPtr;
          ht++;

          rPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[0];
        }
        if ((!rPtr->link[0] || rPtr->link[0]->color == BLACK) &&
          (!rPtr->link[1] || rPtr->link[1]->color == BLACK)) {
          rPtr->color = RED;
        } else {
          if (!rPtr->link[0] || rPtr->link[0]->color == BLACK) {
            qPtr = rPtr->link[1];
            rPtr->color = RED;
            qPtr->color = BLACK;
            rPtr->link[1] = qPtr->link[0];
            qPtr->link[0] = rPtr;
            rPtr = stack[ht - 1]->link[0] = qPtr;
          }
          rPtr->color = stack[ht - 1]->color;
          stack[ht - 1]->color = BLACK;
          rPtr->link[0]->color = BLACK;
          stack[ht - 1]->link[0] = rPtr->link[1];
          rPtr->link[1] = stack[ht - 1];
          if (stack[ht - 1] == root) {
            root = rPtr;
          } else {
            stack[ht - 2]->link[dir[ht - 2]] = rPtr;
          }
          break;
        }
      }
      ht--;
    }
  }
}

// Print the inorder traversal of the tree
void inorderTraversal(struct rbNode *node) {
  if (node) {
    inorderTraversal(node->link[0]);
    printf("%d  ", node->data);
    inorderTraversal(node->link[1]);
  }
  return;
}

// Driver code
int main() {
  int ch, data;
  while (1) {
    printf("1. Insertiont2. Deletionn");
    printf("3. Traverset4. Exit");
    printf("nEnter your choice:");
    scanf("%d", &ch);
    switch (ch) {
      case 1:
        printf("Enter the element to insert:");
        scanf("%d", &data);
        insertion(data);
        break;
      case 2:
        printf("Enter the element to delete:");
        scanf("%d", &data);
        deletion(data);
        break;
      case 3:
        inorderTraversal(root);
        printf("n");
        break;
      case 4:
        exit(0);
      default:
        printf("Not availablen");
        break;
    }
    printf("n");
  }
  return 0;
}

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