Common operations on various Data Structures

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Last Updated : 11 Aug, 2020

Data Structure is the way of storing data in computer’s memory so that it can be used easily and efficiently. There are different data-structures used for the storage of data. It can also be define as a mathematical or logical model of a particular organization of data items. The representation of particular data structure in the main memory of a computer is called as storage structure. For Examples: Array, Stack, Queue, Tree, Graph, etc.

Operations on different Data Structure:
There are different types of operations that can be performed for the manipulation of data in every data structure. Some operations
are explained and illustrated below:

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Traversing: Traversing a Data Structure means to visit the element stored in it. This can be done with any type of DS.
Below is the program to illustrate traversal in an array:

Array

// C++ program to traversal in an array
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise array
    int arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
  
    // size of array
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
  
    // Traverse the element of arr[]
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
  
        // Print the element
        cout << arr[i] << ' ';
    }
  
    return 0;
}

Stack

// C++ program to traversal in an stack
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the elemen in stack
void printStack(stack<int>& St)
{
  
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!St.empty()) {
  
        // Print top element
        cout << St.top() << ' ';
  
        // Pop top element
        St.pop();
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise stack
    stack<int> St;
  
    // Insert Element in stack
    St.push(4);
    St.push(3);
    St.push(2);
    St.push(1);
  
    // Print elements in stack
    printStack(St);
    return 0;
}

Queue

// C++ program to traversal
// in an queue
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the
// element in queue
void printQueue(queue<int>& Q)
{
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!Q.empty()) {
  
        // Print top element
        cout << Q.front() << ' ';
  
        // Pop top element
        Q.pop();
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise queue
    queue<int> Q;
  
    // Insert element
    Q.push(1);
    Q.push(2);
    Q.push(3);
    Q.push(4);
  
    // Print elements
    printQueue(Q);
    return 0;
}

LinkedList

// C++ program to traverse the
// given linked list
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
struct Node {
    int data;
    Node* next;
};
  
// Function that allocates a new
// node with given data
Node* newNode(int data)
{
    Node* new_node = new Node;
    new_node->data = data;
    new_node->next = NULL;
    return new_node;
}
  
// Function to insert a new node
// at the end of linked list
Node* insertEnd(Node* head, int data)
{
    // If linked list is empty,
    // Create a new node
    if (head == NULL)
        return newNode(data);
  
    // If we have not reached the end
    // Keep traversing recursively
    else
        head->next = insertEnd(head->next, data);
    return head;
}
  
/// Function to traverse given LL
void traverse(Node* head)
{
    if (head == NULL)
        return;
  
    // If head is not NULL,
    // print current node and
    // recur for remaining list
    cout << head->data << " ";
  
    traverse(head->next);
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Given Linked List
    Node* head = NULL;
    head = insertEnd(head, 1);
    head = insertEnd(head, 2);
    head = insertEnd(head, 3);
    head = insertEnd(head, 4);
  
    // Function Call to traverse LL
    traverse(head);
}

Output:

1 2 3 4

Searching: Searching means to find a particular element in the given data-structure. It is considered as successful when the required element is found. Searching is the operation which we can performed on data-structures like array, linked-list, tree, graph, etc.

Below is the program to illustrate searching an element in an array:

Array

// C++ program to searching in an array
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
  
// Function that finds element K in the
// array
void findElement(int arr[], int N, int K)
{
  
    // Traverse the element of arr[]
    // to find element K
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
  
        // If Element is present then
        // print the index and return
        if (arr[i] == K) {
            cout << "Element found!";
            return;
        }
    }
  
    cout << "Element Not found!";
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise array
    int arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
  
    // Element to be found
    int K = 3;
  
    // size of array
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
  
    // Function Call
    findElement(arr, N, K);
    return 0;
}

Stack

// C++ program to find element in stack
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to find element in stack
void findElement(stack<int>& St, int K)
{
  
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!St.empty()) {
  
        // Check if top is K
        if (St.top() == K) {
            cout << "Element found!";
            return;
        }
  
        // Pop top element
        St.pop();
    }
  
    cout << "Element Not found!";
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise stack
    stack<int> St;
  
    // Insert Element in stack
    St.push(4);
    St.push(3);
    St.push(2);
    St.push(1);
  
    // Element to be found
    int K = 3;
  
    // Function Call
    findElement(St, K);
    return 0;
}

Queue

// C++ program to find given element
// in an queue
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to find element in queue
void findElement(queue<int>& Q, int K)
{
  
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!Q.empty()) {
  
        // Check if top is K
        if (Q.front() == K) {
            cout << "Element found!";
            return;
        }
  
        // Pop top element
        Q.pop();
    }
  
    cout << "Element Not found!";
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise queue
    queue<int> Q;
  
    // Insert element
    Q.push(1);
    Q.push(2);
    Q.push(3);
    Q.push(4);
  
    // Element to be found
    int K = 3;
  
    // Print elements
    findElement(Q, K);
    return 0;
}

LinkedList

// C++ program to traverse the
// given linked list
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
struct Node {
    int data;
    Node* next;
};
  
// Function that allocates a new
// node with given data
Node* newNode(int data)
{
    Node* new_node = new Node;
    new_node->data = data;
    new_node->next = NULL;
    return new_node;
}
  
// Function to insert a new node
// at the end of linked list
Node* insertEnd(Node* head, int data)
{
    // If linked list is empty,
    // Create a new node
    if (head == NULL)
        return newNode(data);
  
    // If we have not reached the end
    // Keep traversing recursively
    else
        head->next = insertEnd(head->next, data);
    return head;
}
  
/// Function to traverse given LL
bool traverse(Node* head, int K)
{
    if (head == NULL)
        return false;
  
    // If node with value K is found
    // return true
    if (head->data == K)
        return true;
  
    return traverse(head->next, K);
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Given Linked List
    Node* head = NULL;
    head = insertEnd(head, 1);
    head = insertEnd(head, 2);
    head = insertEnd(head, 3);
    head = insertEnd(head, 4);
  
    // Element to be found
    int K = 3;
  
    // Function Call to traverse LL
    if (traverse(head, K)) {
        cout << "Element found!";
    }
    else {
        cout << "Element Not found!";
    }
}

Output:

Element found!

Insertion: It is the operation which we apply on all the data-structures. Insertion means to add an element in the given data structure. The operation of insertion is successful when the required element is added to the required data-structure. It is unsuccessful in some cases when the size of the data structure is full and when there is no space in the data-structure to add any additional element. The insertion has the same name as an insertion in the data-structure as an array, linked-list, graph, tree. In stack, this operation is called Push. In the queue, this operation is called Enqueue.

Below is the program to illustrate insertion in stack:

Array

// C++ program for insertion in array
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the array element
void printArray(int arr[], int N)
{
    // Traverse the element of arr[]
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
  
        // Print the element
        cout << arr[i] << ' ';
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise array
    int arr[4];
  
    // size of array
    int N = 4;
  
    // Insert elements in array
    for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
        arr[i - 1] = i;
    }
  
    // Print array element
    printArray(arr, N);
    return 0;
}

Stack

// C++ program for insertion in array
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the element in stack
void printStack(stack<int>& St)
{
  
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!St.empty()) {
  
        // Print top element
        cout << St.top() << ' ';
  
        // Pop top element
        St.pop();
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise stack
    stack<int> St;
  
    // Insert Element in stack
    St.push(4);
    St.push(3);
    St.push(2);
    St.push(1);
  
    // Print elements in stack
    printStack(St);
    return 0;
}

Queue

// C++ program for insertion in queue
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the
// element in queue
void printQueue(queue<int>& Q)
{
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!Q.empty()) {
  
        // Print top element
        cout << Q.front() << ' ';
  
        // Pop top element
        Q.pop();
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise queue
    queue<int> Q;
  
    // Insert element
    Q.push(1);
    Q.push(2);
    Q.push(3);
    Q.push(4);
  
    // Print elements
    printQueue(Q);
    return 0;
}

LinkedList

// C++ program for insertion in LL
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
struct Node {
    int data;
    Node* next;
};
  
// Function that allocates a new
// node with given data
Node* newNode(int data)
{
    Node* new_node = new Node;
    new_node->data = data;
    new_node->next = NULL;
    return new_node;
}
  
// Function to insert a new node
// at the end of linked list
Node* insertEnd(Node* head, int data)
{
    // If linked list is empty,
    // Create a new node
    if (head == NULL)
        return newNode(data);
  
    // If we have not reached the end
    // Keep traversing recursively
    else
        head->next = insertEnd(head->next, data);
    return head;
}
  
/// Function to traverse given LL
void traverse(Node* head)
{
    if (head == NULL)
        return;
  
    // If head is not NULL,
    // print current node and
    // recur for remaining list
    cout << head->data << " ";
  
    traverse(head->next);
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Given Linked List
    Node* head = NULL;
    head = insertEnd(head, 1);
    head = insertEnd(head, 2);
    head = insertEnd(head, 3);
    head = insertEnd(head, 4);
  
    // Function Call to traverse LL
    traverse(head);
}

Output:

1 2 3 4

Deletion: It is the operation which we apply on all the data-structures. Deletion means to delete an element in the given data structure. The operation of deletion is successful when the required element is deleted from the data structure. The deletion has the same name as a deletion in the data-structure as an array, linked-list, graph, tree, etc. In stack, this operation is called Pop. In Queue this operation is called Dequeue.

Below is the program to illustrate dequeue in Queue:

Stack

// C++ program for insertion in array
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the element in stack
void printStack(stack<int> St)
{
    // Traverse the stack
    while (!St.empty()) {
  
        // Print top element
        cout << St.top() << ' ';
  
        // Pop top element
        St.pop();
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Initialise stack
    stack<int> St;
  
    // Insert Element in stack
    St.push(4);
    St.push(3);
    St.push(2);
    St.push(1);
  
    // Print elements before pop
    // operation on stack
    printStack(St);
  
    cout << endl;
  
    // Pop the top element
    St.pop();
  
    // Print elements after pop
    // operation on stack
    printStack(St);
    return 0;
}

Queue

// C++ program to illustrate dequeue
// in queue
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function to print the element
// of the queue
void printQueue(queue<int> myqueue)
{
    // Traverse the queue and print
    // element at the front of queue
    while (!myqueue.empty()) {
  
        // Print the first element
        cout << myqueue.front() << ' ';
  
        // Dequeue the element from the
        // front of the queue
        myqueue.pop();
    }
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Declare a queue
    queue<int> myqueue;
  
    // Insert element in queue from
    // 0 to 5
    for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
  
        // Insert element at the
        // front of the queue
        myqueue.push(i);
    }
  
    // Print element beforepop
    // from queue
    printQueue(myqueue);
  
    cout << endl;
  
    // Pop the front element
    myqueue.pop();
  
    // Print element after pop
    // from queue
    printQueue(myqueue);
    return 0;
}

LinkedList

// C++ program for insertion in LL
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
struct Node {
    int data;
    Node* next;
};
  
// Function that allocates a new
// node with given data
Node* newNode(int data)
{
    Node* new_node = new Node;
    new_node->data = data;
    new_node->next = NULL;
    return new_node;
}
  
// Function to insert a new node
// at the end of linked list
Node* insertEnd(Node* head, int data)
{
    // If linked list is empty,
    // Create a new node
    if (head == NULL)
        return newNode(data);
  
    // If we have not reached the end
    // Keep traversing recursively
    else
        head->next = insertEnd(head->next, data);
    return head;
}
  
/// Function to traverse given LL
void traverse(Node* head)
{
    if (head == NULL)
        return;
  
    // If head is not NULL,
    // print current node and
    // recur for remaining list
    cout << head->data << " ";
  
    traverse(head->next);
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    // Given Linked List
    Node* head = NULL;
    head = insertEnd(head, 1);
    head = insertEnd(head, 2);
    head = insertEnd(head, 3);
    head = insertEnd(head, 4);
  
    // Print before deleting the first
    // element from LL
    traverse(head);
  
    // Move head pointer to forward
    // to remove the first element
  
    // If LL has more than 1 element
    if (head->next != NULL) {
        head = head->next;
    }
    else {
        head = NULL;
    }
  
    cout << endl;
  
    // Print after deleting the first
    // element from LL
    traverse(head);
}

Output:

1 2 3 4 
2 3 4

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