From: Aldric Giacomoni <"aldric[remove]"@...>
Date: 2009-02-19T23:24:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Tree structure - how do we link nodes together?

Glen Holcomb wrote:
> [Note:  parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.]
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Aldric Giacomoni <"aldric[removeme]"@
> trevoke.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Robert Klemme wrote:
>>     
>>> 2009/2/18 Aldric Giacomoni <"aldric[removeme]"@trevoke.net>:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I know I could just use rubytree, which looks quite nice, but I'd like
>>>> to see what you guys would do about creating a tree and linking the
>>>> nodes together.
>>>> In C++ we'd just make pointers, so how would we do the equivalent in
>>>>         
>> Ruby?
>>     
>>> We use object references - as always when referring other objects.
>>> Ruby does not have the multitude of options that C++ has.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> robert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Alright, Robert - I don't know how that works in Ruby! Would you provide
>> me with a simple example, explain it, or point me to something that
>> explains it, please?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Aldric
>>
>>
>>     
> Pretty Simple really:
>
> class Node
>   attr_accessor :data
>   attr_accessor :left
>   attr_accessor :right
> end
>
> root = Node.new
>
> node1 = Node.new
>
> root.data = "rob"
> node1.data = "tim"
> root.right = node1
>
>   
Oh - DUH !
Thanks. Clearly I wasn't thinking straight.
--Aldric