# Data Structures
[TODO: This topic should be an example of all the basic CS 101 data structures along with some explanation as an overview of how data structures can be implemented in VBA. This would be a good opportunity to tie in and reinforce concepts introduced in Class-related topics in VBA documentation.]
# Linked List
This linked list example implements Set abstract data type (opens new window) operations.
SinglyLinkedNode class
Option Explicit
Private Value As Variant
Private NextNode As SinglyLinkedNode '"Next" is a keyword in VBA and therefore is not a valid variable name
LinkedList class
Option Explicit
Private head As SinglyLinkedNode
'Set type operations
Public Sub Add(value As Variant)
Dim node As SinglyLinkedNode
Set node = New SinglyLinkedNode
node.value = value
Set node.nextNode = head
Set head = node
End Sub
Public Sub Remove(value As Variant)
Dim node As SinglyLinkedNode
Dim prev As SinglyLinkedNode
Set node = head
While Not node Is Nothing
If node.value = value Then
'remove node
If node Is head Then
Set head = node.nextNode
Else
Set prev.nextNode = node.nextNode
End If
Exit Sub
End If
Set prev = node
Set node = node.nextNode
Wend
End Sub
Public Function Exists(value As Variant) As Boolean
Dim node As SinglyLinkedNode
Set node = head
While Not node Is Nothing
If node.value = value Then
Exists = True
Exit Function
End If
Set node = node.nextNode
Wend
End Function
Public Function Count() As Long
Dim node As SinglyLinkedNode
Set node = head
While Not node Is Nothing
Count = Count + 1
Set node = node.nextNode
Wend
End Function
# Binary Tree
This is an example of an unbalanced binary search tree (opens new window). A binary tree is structured conceptually as a hierarchy of nodes descending downward from a common root, where each node has two children: left and right. For example, suppose the numbers 7, 5, 9, 3, 11, 6, 12, 14 and 15 were inserted into a BinaryTree. The structure would be as below. Note that this binary tree is not balanced (opens new window), which can be a desirable characteristic for guaranteeing the performance of lookups - see AVL trees (opens new window) for an example of a self-balancing binary search tree.
7
/ \
5 9
/ \ \
3 6 11
\
12
\
14
\
15
BinaryTreeNode class
Option Explicit
Public left As BinaryTreeNode
Public right As BinaryTreeNode
Public key As Variant
Public value As Variant
BinaryTree class
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