Cover Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Java
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Removing Items from an AVL Tree

The method for removing items from an AVL tree is inherited from the BinarySearchTree class in the same way as AVL insertion. (See Program gif). All the differences are encapsulated in the detachKey and balance methods. The balance method is discussed above. The detachKey method is defined in Program gif

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Program: AVLTree class detachKey method.


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