A data structure for n elements and O(1) operations

Last Updated : 25 Mar, 2023

Propose a data structure for the following:

The data structure would hold elements from 0 to n-1. There is no order on the elements (no ascending/descending order requirement)

The complexity of the operations should be as follows:

Insertion of an element – O(1)
Deletion of an element – O(1)
Finding an element – O(1)

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A boolean array works here. Array will have value ‘true’ at ith index if i is present, and ‘false’ if absent.

Initialization:

We create an array of size n and initialize all elements as absent.

C++

void initialize(int n)
{
    bool A[n];
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        A[i] = false;
}

C

void initialize(int n)
{
  bool A[n];
  for (int i = 0; i<n; i++)
    A[i] = {0}; // or A[n] = {false};
}

Java

void initialize(int n)
{
  boolean A[n];
  for (int i = 0; i<n; i++)
    A[i] = false;
}
 
// This code is contributed by aadityaburujwale.

Python3

def initialize(n):
    A = [False] * n
 
# This code is contributed by akashish__

C#

void initialize(int n)
{
    bool[] A = new bool[n];
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        A[i] = false;
}
 
// This code is contributed by akashish__

Javascript

function initialize(n) {
  let A = new Array(n);
  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    A[i] = false;
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by akashish__

Insertion of an element:

C

void insert(unsigned i)
{
   /* set the value at index i to true */
   A[i] = 1; // Or A[i] = true;
}

C++

void insert(int i)
{
   /* set the value at index i to true */
   A[i] = true;
}

Java

void insert(int i)
{
   /* set the value at index i to true */
   A[i] = true;
}
 
// This code is contributed by aadityaburujwale.

Python3

def insert(i):
    """Set the value at index i to True."""
    A[i] = True
# This code is contributed by akashish__

C#

void insert(int i)
{
   /* set the value at index i to true */
   A[i] = true;
}
 
// This code is contributed by akashish__

Javascript

void insert(unsigned i)
{
   /* set the value at index i to true */
   A[i] = true;
}
// This code is contributed by akashish__

Deletion of an element:

C++

void delete(int i)
{
    /* make the value at index i to false */
    A[i] = false;
}

C

void delete(unsigned i)
{
  /* make the value at index i to 0 */
  A[i] = 0;  // Or A[i] = false;
}

Java

void delete(int i)
{
  /* make the value at index i to false */
  A[i] =  false;
}
 
// This code is contributed by aadityaburujwale.

Python3

#Python equivalent of the code
def delete(i):
  """ make the value at index i to false """
  A[i] = False

C#

void delete(int i)
{
    /* make the value at index i to false */
    A[i] = false;
}
 
// This code is contributed by Akshay Tripathi(akshaytripathi19410)

Javascript

function delete(i) {
    // make the value at index i false
    A[i] = false;
}

Finding an element:

C++

// Returns true if 'i' is present, else false
bool Find(int i)
{
    return A[i];
}

C

// Returns true if 'i' is present, else false
bool find(unsigned i)
{
    return A[i];
}

Java

// Returns true if 'i' is present, else false
boolean find(int i)
{
    return A[i];
}
 
// This code is contributed by aadityaburujwale.

C#

// Returns true if 'i' is present, else false
bool Find(int i)
{
    return A[i];
}

Javascript

// Returns true if 'i' is present, else false
// JavaScript
function find(i) {
    return A[i] ? true : false;
}
// This code is contributed by akashish__