How to convert a tree recursive function ( or algorithm ) to a loop one?
I have written a recursive Tree Function in pascal ( or delphi ) but i had an 'Out of Memory' message when I ran it. I need to turn the Calculate recursive function in this code to non-recursive function, can you tell me how please :
program testing(input, output);
type
ptr = ^tr;
tr = record
age: byte;
left, right: ptr;
end;
var
topper: ptr;
total, day: longint;
procedure mycreate(var t: ptr);
var
temp:ptr;
begin
new(temp);
temp^.age := 1;
temp^.left := nil;
temp^.right := nil;
t := temp;
end;
procedure gooneday(var t: ptr);
begin
if t^.age <> 5 then
begin
if t^.age = 2 then
mycreate(t^.left)
else if t^.age = 3 then
mycreate(t^.right);
t开发者_JAVA技巧^.age := t^.age + 1;
total := total + 1;
end;
end;
procedure calculate(var crnt: ptr);
begin
if crnt <> nil then
begin
gooneday(crnt);
calculate(crnt^.left);
calculate(crnt^.right);
end;
end;
begin
total := 0;
mycreate(topper);
day := 0;
while total < 1000000000000 do
begin
total := 0;
day := day + 1;
calculate(topper);
end;
writeln(day);
writeln(total);
end.
Recursive functions use a stack to keep the state of the recursion.
When converting to a loop, you must actually create an explicit stack. You must push and pop elements off the stack within the loop.
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