tree to an array.txt

It is an ebook about trees

How do you convert a tree into an array? 

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The conversion is based on these rules 


If i > 1, i/2 is the parent 
If 2*i > n, then there is no left child, else 2*i is the left child. 
If (2*i + 1) > n, then there is no right child, else (2*i + 1) is the right child. 


Converting a tree to an array is very easy 

Suppose we have a tree like this 


      A 
  B       C 
D E     F G 


The array representation would be 


a[1] a[2] a[3] a[4] a[5] a[6] a[7] 
  A    B    C    D    E    F    G 


That is, for every node at position i in the array, its left child will be stored at position (2*i) and right child at (2*i + 1). The root starts at position 1.