Sorting array of strings (or words) using Trie
Given an array of strings, print them in alphabetical (dictionary) order. If there are duplicates in input array, we need to print them only once.
Examples:
Input : "abc", "xy", "bcd"
Output : abc bcd xy
Input : "geeks", "for", "geeks", "a", "portal",
"to", "learn", "can", "be", "computer",
"science", "zoom", "yup", "fire", "in", "data"
Output : a be can computer data fire for geeks
in learn portal science to yup zoom
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Trie is an efficient data structure used for storing data like strings. To print the string in alphabetical order we have to first insert in the trie and then perform preorder traversal to print in alphabetical order.
CPP
// C++ program to sort an array of strings// using Trie#include <bits/stdc++.h>using namespace std;const int MAX_CHAR = 26;struct Trie { // index is set when node is a leaf // node, otherwise -1; int index; Trie* child[MAX_CHAR]; /*to make new trie*/ Trie() { for (int i = 0; i < MAX_CHAR; i++) child[i] = NULL; index = -1; }};/* function to insert in trie */void insert(Trie* root, string str, int index){ Trie* node = root; for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); i++) { /* taking ascii value to find index of child node */ char ind = str[i] - 'a'; /* making new path if not already */ if (!node->child[ind]) node->child[ind] = new Trie(); // go to next node node = node->child[ind]; } // Mark leaf (end of word) and store // index of word in arr[] node->index = index;}/* function for preorder traversal */bool preorder(Trie* node, string arr[]){ if (node == NULL) return false; for (int i = 0; i < MAX_CHAR; i++) { if (node->child[i] != NULL) { /* if leaf node then print key*/ if (node->child[i]->index != -1) cout << arr[node->child[i]->index] << endl; preorder(node->child[i], arr); } }}void printSorted(string arr[], int n){ Trie* root = new Trie(); // insert all keys of dictionary into trie for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) insert(root, arr[i], i); // print keys in lexicographic order preorder(root, arr);}// Driver codeint main(){ string arr[] = { "abc", "xy", "bcd" }; int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]); printSorted(arr, n); return 0;} |
Java
// Java program to sort an array of strings using Trie// Author : Rohit Jain// GFG user_id : @rj03012002import java.util.*;class GFG { // Alphabet size static final int MAX_CHAR = 26; // trie node static class Trie { // index is set when node is a leaf // node, otherwise -1; int index; Trie child[] = new Trie[MAX_CHAR]; /*to make new trie*/ Trie() { for (int i = 0; i < MAX_CHAR; i++) child[i] = null; index = -1; } } /* function to insert in trie */ static void insert(Trie root, String str, int index) { Trie node = root; for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { /* taking ascii value to find index of child node */ int ind = str.charAt(i) - 'a'; /* making new path if not already */ if (node.child[ind] == null) node.child[ind] = new Trie(); // go to next node node = node.child[ind]; } // Mark leaf (end of word) and store // index of word in arr[] node.index = index; } /* function for preorder traversal */ static boolean preorder(Trie node, String arr[]) { if (node == null) { return false; } for (int i = 0; i < MAX_CHAR; i++) { if (node.child[i] != null) { /* if leaf node then print key*/ if (node.child[i].index != -1) { System.out.print( arr[node.child[i].index] + " "); } preorder(node.child[i], arr); } } return false; } static void printSorted(String arr[], int n) { Trie root = new Trie(); // insert all keys of dictionary into trie for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) { insert(root, arr[i], i); } // print keys in lexicographic order preorder(root, arr); } public static void main(String[] args) { String arr[] = { "abc", "xy", "bcd" }; int n = arr.length; printSorted(arr, n); }} |
Output:
abc bcd xy
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