/// <summary>
/// Returns a new min heap that contains all elements of this heap.
/// </summary>
public IMinHeap <T> ToMinHeap()
{
BinaryMinHeap <T> newMinHeap = new BinaryMinHeap <T>(this.Count, this._heapComparer);
newMinHeap.Initialize(this._collection.ToArray());
return(newMinHeap);
}
/// <summary>
/// Union two heaps together, returns a new min-heap of both heaps' elements,
/// ... and then destroys the original ones.
/// </summary>
public BinaryMinHeap <T> Union(ref BinaryMinHeap <T> firstMinHeap, ref BinaryMinHeap <T> secondMinHeap)
{
if (firstMinHeap == null || secondMinHeap == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("Null heaps are not allowed.");
}
// Create a new heap with reserved size.
int size = firstMinHeap.Count + secondMinHeap.Count;
var newHeap = new BinaryMinHeap <T>(size, Comparer <T> .Default);
// Insert into the new heap.
while (firstMinHeap.IsEmpty == false)
{
newHeap.Add(firstMinHeap.ExtractMin());
}
while (secondMinHeap.IsEmpty == false)
{
newHeap.Add(secondMinHeap.ExtractMin());
}
// Destroy the two heaps.
firstMinHeap = secondMinHeap = null;
return(newHeap);
}
public MinPriorityQueue(uint capacity, Comparer <PriorityQueueNode <TKey, TPriority> > priorityComparer)
{
// Make sure the TPriority is elegible for a priority
if (!_validPriorityType())
{
throw new NotSupportedException("The priority type is not supported.");
}
// Initialize comparer
if (priorityComparer == null)
{
_priorityComparer = Comparer <PriorityQueueNode <TKey, TPriority> > .Default;
}
else
{
_priorityComparer = priorityComparer;
}
// Initialize.
_keys = new Dictionary <TKey, long>();
_heap = new BinaryMinHeap <PriorityQueueNode <TKey, TPriority> >((int)capacity, this._priorityComparer);
}