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CIS-279-OLH-CRN47413 Quiz: Chapter 7

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Which XXX completes the leaf removal case in the C++ BinarySearchTree class's Remove() function? if (currentNode->left == nullptr && currentNode->right == nullptr) { if (parent == nullptr) { root = nullptr; } else if (parent->left == currentNode) { parent->left = nullptr; } else { parent->right = nullptr; } XXX return true; }

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Question restatement: In the given C++ BinarySearchTree Remove() function, for the leaf node case (when currentNode has no children), which code should fill the placeholder XXX? Option analysis: - The provided answer choice is: delete currentNode; This is appropriate because, when a node is a leaf, there are no children to preserve or reattach. After disconnecting currentNode from its parent (by setting the corresponding parent pointer to nullptr), we must free the memory occupied......Login to view full explanation

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