#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
typedef struct bitree_node
{
char data;
struct bitree_node * lchild, * rchild;
}bitree_node, *binary_tree;
int locate_data( char arr[], int left, int right, char key )
{
int i;
for( i = left; i <= right; ++i )
{
if( arr[i] == key )
break;
}
return i;
}
void create_bitree_from_post_in_order(
char post_order[], // postorder traversal sequence
char in_order[], // inorder traversal sequence
int left, // start index in inorder sequence
int right, // end index in inorder sequence
int pos, // index of root in postorder sequence
binary_tree * root )
{
int idx;
bitree_node * p = ( bitree_node * )malloc( sizeof( bitree_node ) );
p->data = post_order[pos];
idx = locate_data( in_order, left, right, p->data );
// create left subtree recursively
create_bitree_from_post_in_order( post_order, in_order,
left, idx - 1, pos - 1 - ( right - idx ), &p->lchild );
// create right subtree recursively
create_bitree_from_post_in_order( post_order, in_order,
idx + 1, right, pos - 1, &p->rchild );
*root = p;
}
int main()
{
char post_order[] = "cbfhgeda";
char in_order[] = "cbafehgd";
create_bitree_from_post_in_order( post_order, in_order, 0, 8, 8 );
return 0;
}