Re: Binary Search Tree Problems
* pleatofthepants:
I have a maxValue function that is called when I am removing a node
from my tree.
template <class T>
T BST<T> :: maxValue (TreeNode<T>* p)
{
if (p == NULL) throw ("BAD POINTER");
while (p-> right)
{
p = p-> right;
return *this;
}
}
I am getting this error when it compiles: cannot convert BST<int> to
'int' in return
How do I fix this?
How about trying p->value instead of *this?
There's also a problem with the placement of that return statement.
I'll leave it to you to figure it out. ;-)
Cheers, & hth.,
- Alf
PS: Preferentially reserve all uppercase identifiers for macros. It would also
be a good idea to throw a standard exception object such as std::runtime_error
instead of anything else. Also, to indicate the exception's origin in the
exception message.
--
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