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The SplMinHeap class

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Introduction

The SplMinHeap class provides the main functionalities of a heap, keeping the minimum on the top.

Class synopsis

class SplMinHeap extends SplHeap {
/* Methods */
protected compare(mixed $value1, mixed $value2): int
/* Inherited methods */
protected SplHeap::compare(mixed $value1, mixed $value2): int
public SplHeap::insert(mixed $value): true
public SplHeap::key(): int
}

Table of Contents

  • SplMinHeap::compare — Compare elements in order to place them correctly in the heap while sifting up
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gom
4 years ago
I experimented what happens when arrays are inserted:

<?php
$heap
= new SplMinHeap();
$heap->insert([22,333]);
$heap->insert([2,33]);
$heap->insert([222,3]);

var_export($heap->extract());
echo
'<br>';
var_export($heap->extract());
echo
'<br>';
var_export($heap->extract());
?>

Output:

array ( 0 => 2, 1 => 33, )
array ( 0 => 22, 1 => 333, )
array ( 0 => 222, 1 => 3, )
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