Inserting in a Heap

Some basics :

  • Heap is stored in an array representation.
  • Starting index is considered to be 1. Element at index 0 will be 0.
  • For an element in index i, its left child will be at index 2i and right child will be at index 2i + 1.
  • For elements at index > 2, its parent element will be at the floor value of index /2.

Inserting in a Max Heap :

void insertMaxHeap(int h[], int data, int index) {
// Check if data is greater than parent
while (index > 1 && data > h[index/2]) {
h[index] = h[index/2];
index = index/2;
}
h[index] = data;
}

Inserting in a Min Heap :

void insertMinHeap(int h[], int data, int index) {
// Check if data is lesser than parent
while (index > 1 && data < h[index/2]) {
h[index] = h[index/2];
index = index/2;
}
h[index] = data;
}

Creating a Heap from Existing Array :

void createHeap(int h[], int size) {
for (int i = 2; i <= size; i++) {
insertMaxHeap(h, h[i], i);
}
}
// int h[5] = {0, 34, 12, 56, 4};
// Heap size is 4. Don't include first index.
// createHeap(h, 4);