Convert given binary tree to a XOR tree

Last Updated : 09 May, 2022

Given a Binary Tree where each node has a value of either 0 or 1, the task is to convert the given Binary tree to an XOR tree i.e a tree such that each node value is the logical XOR between its children.

Note: Leaf nodes and nodes with one child are not considered as they don’t have both children.

Examples:

Input:
1
/ \
1 0
/ \ / \
0 1 0 1
Output:
0
/ \
1 1
/ \ / \
0 1 0 1
Explanation: Each node value is the Logical XOR of its children.
For example, the right most node in 2nd level is the Logical XOR of its children. i.e., 0 ^ 1 = 1

Input:
1
/ \
0 0
/ \ /
1 0 1
Output:
1
/ \
1 0
/ \ /
1 0 1
Explanation: Each node has value same as the Logical XOR of its children.
For example, the left most node in 2nd level is the Logical Xor of its children. i.e., 1 ^ 0 = 1.
The rightmost child of second level has value unchanged because it has only one child.

Approach: The problem can be solved based on the following idea:

The idea is to perform a postorder traversal of the tree because in postorder traversal both the children are visited before the root node. During the traversal keep on performing the XOR of the children and change the value of the current node as per that.

Follow the steps to solve the problem:

For each node recursively check for the children of the nodes.
If the node has only one child or no child then do nothing.
Else if the node has both children, then simply update the node’s data with the logical XOR of its children.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

   // C++ program to convert a BT to XOR tree
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Struct node of binary tree
struct Node {
    int data;
    Node *left, *right;
};
 
// Function to create a new node
Node* newNode(int key)
{
    Node* node = new Node;
    node->data = key;
    node->left = node->right = NULL;
    return node;
}
 
// Utility function that converts
// BT to XOR tree which holds
// logical XOR property.
void convertTree(Node* root)
{
    // Base case
    if (root == NULL)
        return;
 
    // Recursion for left subtree
    convertTree(root->left);
 
    // Recursion for right subtree
    convertTree(root->right);
 
    // If the node has both childrens
    // then update node's data as
    // Logical Xor between childrens.
    if (root->left != NULL
        && root->right != NULL)
        root->data = root->left->data
                     ^ root->right->data;
}
 
// Function to print
void printInorder(Node* root)
{
    if (root == NULL)
        return;
 
    // Recursion for left subtree
    printInorder(root->left);
 
    // Print the data
    cout << root->data << " ";
 
    // Now recursion for right subtree
    printInorder(root->right);
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    // Create a binary tree
    Node* root = newNode(1);
    root->left = newNode(1);
    root->right = newNode(0);
    root->left->left = newNode(0);
    root->left->right = newNode(1);
    root->right->left = newNode(0);
    root->right->right = newNode(1);
 
    cout << "Before conversion: ";
    printInorder(root);
 
    // Function to convert the tree
    convertTree(root);
    cout << "\nAfter conversion: ";
    printInorder(root);
    return 0;
}
 
  

Java

   // JAVA program to convert a BT to XOR tree
import java.util.*;
class GFG
{
 
  // Struct node of binary tree
  public static class Node {
    int data;
    Node left, right;
  }
 
  // Function to create a new node
  public static Node newNode(int key)
  {
    Node node = new Node();
    node.data = key;
    node.left = node.right = null;
    return node;
  }
 
  // Utility function that converts
  // BT to XOR tree which holds
  // logical XOR property.
  public static void convertTree(Node root)
  {
    // Base case
    if (root == null)
      return;
 
    // Recursion for left subtree
    convertTree(root.left);
 
    // Recursion for right subtree
    convertTree(root.right);
 
    // If the node has both childrens
    // then update node's data as
    // Logical Xor between childrens.
    if (root.left != null && root.right != null)
      root.data = root.left.data ^ root.right.data;
  }
 
  // Function to print
  public static void printInorder(Node root)
  {
    if (root == null)
      return;
 
    // Recursion for left subtree
    printInorder(root.left);
 
    // Print the data
    System.out.print(root.data + " ");
 
    // Now recursion for right subtree
    printInorder(root.right);
  }
 
  // Driver code
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    // Create a binary tree
    Node root = newNode(1);
    root.left = newNode(1);
    root.right = newNode(0);
    root.left.left = newNode(0);
    root.left.right = newNode(1);
    root.right.left = newNode(0);
    root.right.right = newNode(1);
 
    System.out.print("Before conversion: ");
    printInorder(root);
 
    // Function to convert the tree
    convertTree(root);
    System.out.print("\nAfter conversion: ");
    printInorder(root);
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Taranpreet
 
  

Python3

   # Python program for the above approach
 
# Struct node of binary tree
class Node:
    def __init__(self,key):
        self.data = key
        self.left = None
        self.right = None
 
# Utility function that converts
# BT to XOR tree which holds
# logical XOR property.
def convertTree(root):
    # Base case
    if (root == None):
        return
 
    # Recursion for left subtree
    convertTree(root.left)
 
    # Recursion for right subtree
    convertTree(root.right)
 
    # If the node has both childrens
    # then update node's data as
    # Logical Xor between childrens.
    if (root.left != None and root.right != None):
        root.data = root.left.data ^ root.right.data
 
# Function to print
def printInorder(root):
             
    if (root == None):
        return
 
    # Recursion for left subtree
    printInorder(root.left)
 
    # Print the data
    print(root.data ,end =  " ")
 
    # Now recursion for right subtree
    printInorder(root.right)
 
# Driver code
 
# Create a binary tree
root = Node(1)
root.left = Node(1)
root.right = Node(0)
root.left.left = Node(0)
root.left.right = Node(1)
root.right.left = Node(0)
root.right.right = Node(1)
 
print("Before conversion:",end=" ")
printInorder(root)
 
# Function to convert the tree
convertTree(root)
print()
print("After conversion:",end=" ")
printInorder(root)
 
# This code is contributed by shinjanpatra
 
  

C#

   using System;
 
// C# program to convert a BT to XOR tree
public class GFG
{
 
  // Struct node of binary tree
  public class Node {
    public int data;
    public Node left, right;
  }
 
  // Function to create a new node
  public static Node newNode(int key)
  {
    Node node = new Node();
    node.data = key;
    node.left = node.right = null;
    return node;
  }
 
  // Utility function that converts
  // BT to XOR tree which holds
  // logical XOR property.
  public static void convertTree(Node root)
  {
    // Base case
    if (root == null)
      return;
 
    // Recursion for left subtree
    convertTree(root.left);
 
    // Recursion for right subtree
    convertTree(root.right);
 
    // If the node has both childrens
    // then update node's data as
    // Logical Xor between childrens.
    if (root.left != null && root.right != null)
      root.data = root.left.data ^ root.right.data;
  }
 
  // Function to print
  public static void printInorder(Node root)
  {
    if (root == null)
      return;
 
    // Recursion for left subtree
    printInorder(root.left);
 
    // Print the data
    Console.Write(root.data + " ");
 
    // Now recursion for right subtree
    printInorder(root.right);
  }
 
  // Driver code
  public static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    // Create a binary tree
    Node root = newNode(1);
    root.left = newNode(1);
    root.right = newNode(0);
    root.left.left = newNode(0);
    root.left.right = newNode(1);
    root.right.left = newNode(0);
    root.right.right = newNode(1);
 
    Console.Write("Before conversion: ");
    printInorder(root);
 
    // Function to convert the tree
    convertTree(root);
    Console.Write("\nAfter conversion: ");
    printInorder(root);
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by jana_sayantan.
 
  

Javascript

   <script>
        // JavaScript code for the above approach
 
        // Struct node of binary tree
        class Node {
            constructor(key) {
                this.data = key;
                this.left = null;
                this.right = null;
            }
        };
 
        // Utility function that converts
        // BT to XOR tree which holds
        // logical XOR property.
        function convertTree(root) {
            // Base case
            if (root == null)
                return;
 
            // Recursion for left subtree
            convertTree(root.left);
 
            // Recursion for right subtree
            convertTree(root.right);
 
            // If the node has both childrens
            // then update node's data as
            // Logical Xor between childrens.
            if (root.left != null
                && root.right != null)
                root.data = root.left.data
                    ^ root.right.data;
        }
 
        // Function to print
        function printInorder(root) {
            if (root == null)
                return;
 
            // Recursion for left subtree
            printInorder(root.left);
 
            // Print the data
            document.write(root.data + " ");
 
            // Now recursion for right subtree
            printInorder(root.right);
        }
 
        // Driver code
 
        // Create a binary tree
        let root = new Node(1);
        root.left = new Node(1);
        root.right = new Node(0);
        root.left.left = new Node(0);
        root.left.right = new Node(1);
        root.right.left = new Node(0);
        root.right.right = new Node(1);
 
        document.write("Before conversion: ");
        printInorder(root);
 
        // Function to convert the tree
        convertTree(root);
        document.write('<br>' + "After conversion: ");
        printInorder(root);
 
    // This code is contributed by Potta Lokesh
    </script>
 
  

Output

Before conversion: 0 1 1 1 0 0 1  After conversion: 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)

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