Arrays in Rust
Consider the following code:
fn main(){
let mut groups = [[""; 4]; 6]; groups[0]=["Bob", "Carol", "Eric", "Matt"]; groups[1]=["Jim", "Lucy", "Terry", "Brenda"]; groups[2]=["Susan", "Brad", "Jim", "Matt"]; groups[3]=["Sue", "Wendy", "Sam", "Brad"]; groups[4]=["Kate", "Jack", "James", "Sydney"]; groups[5]=["Mary", "John", "Ricky", "Wendy"];
}
This main function contains the names of the members in six research group.
Question 1: You need to write a new function called searchMember to search for a member and report the following information:
• Their name's existence in the list (yes or not)
• Their “group number” (some members are in more than one group)
• Whether they are a group leader (the first person listed in each group is indicated as its leader)
DEMO this deliverable to the lab instructor.
Binary Tree
A binary tree is a tree data structure in which each node has at most two children, which are referred to as the left child and the right child. In other words, each node in a binary tree:
1- must have a value
2- may or may not have left and/or right child
One can describe a single node as follows:
#[derive(Debug)]
struct TreeNode {
data: &str,
left_child: Option<TreeNode>,
right_child: Option<TreeNode>,
}
Question 2: Try to run the above code. Does it run? If not, explain why and rewrite the code so it runs.
• DEMO this deliverable to the lab instructor.
Question 3: Write insert_node function that inserts a node with a given value. You can use the following code snippet.
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pub fn insert_node(&self, data: &str) {
if self.data == data {
return
}
let new_node = if data < self.data { &self.left_child } else { &self.right_child };
match …………
}
• DEMO this deliverable to the lab instructor.
Question 4: Let’s assume your TreeNode struct is replaced with the following Tree enum:
#[derive(Debug)]
enum Tree<T: Ord> {
Node {
data: T,
left_child: Box<Tree<T>>,
right_child: Box<Tree<T>>,
},
Empty,
}
What changes do you need to make to your insertion code to run the code?
What is the purpose of Empty?
Which solution (struct-based or enum-based) is better?
• DEMO this deliverable to the lab instructor.
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