【转载】把二元查找树转变成排序的双向链表

转自： http://blog.csdn.net/v_july_v/article/details/6870251

把二元查找树转变成排序的双向链表

 题目：
输入一棵二元查找树，将该二元查找树转换成一个排序的双向链表。
要求不能创建任何新的结点，只调整指针的指向。
    
  10
  / \
 6 14
 / \ / \
4 8 12 16
    
 转换成双向链表
4=6=8=10=12=14=16。
    
 首先我们定义的二元查找树 节点的数据结构如下：
 struct BSTreeNode
{
  int m_nValue; // value of node
  BSTreeNode *m_pLeft; // left child of node
  BSTreeNode *m_pRight; // right child of node

};

ANSWER:
This is a traditional problem that can be solved using recursion. 
For each node, connect the double linked lists created from left and right child node to form a full list.

/**
 * @param root The root node of the tree
 * @return The head node of the converted list.
 */
BSTreeNode * treeToLinkedList(BSTreeNode * root) {
  BSTreeNode * head, * tail;
  helper(head, tail, root);
  return head;
}
void helper(BSTreeNode *& head, BSTreeNode *& tail, BSTreeNode *root) {
  BSTreeNode *lt, *rh;
  if (root == NULL) {
    head = NULL, tail = NULL;
    return;
  }
  helper(head, lt, root->m_pLeft);
  helper(rh, tail, root->m_pRight);
  if (lt!=NULL) {
    lt->m_pRight = root;
    root->m_pLeft = lt;
  } else  {
    head = root;
  }
  if (rh!=NULL) {
    root->m_pRight=rh;
    rh->m_pLeft = root;
  } else {
    tail = root;
  }
}