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    Default Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    Hello. I have a problem with my code.
    I have implemented BST Tree as well as DHT but my code doesn't work.
    Here it is:
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    public class JavaApplication18 
    {
        public static Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
     
        public static void main(String[] args) 
        {
                int n = scan.nextInt();
                DHT dictionary = new DHT(n);
     
                String s = scan.next();
     
                int m = 0;
                while(!"#".equals(s))
                {
                    int p = hash(s, n);
                    dictionary.insert(s, p);
                    m++;
                }
     
                System.out.println(m);
                int k = scan.nextInt();
                String function;
                for(int j = 0; j < k; j++)
                {
                    function = scan.next();
     
                    if(function.charAt(0) == 'S')
                    {
                        String info = s.substring(7);
                        int y = hash(info, n) - 1;
                        System.out.println(info + ": " + dictionary.search(info, y));
                    } else if(function.charAt(0) == 'I') {
                        String info = s.substring(7);
                        int y = hash(info, n) - 1;
                        System.out.println(info + ": " + dictionary.insert(info, y));
                    } else {
                        String info = s.substring(7);
                        int y = hash(info, n) - 1;
                        System.out.println(info + ": " + dictionary.delete(info, y));
                    }
                }
        }
     
        public static class Word
        {
            public String info;
            public Word left;
            public Word right;
            public int hMany;
            public int val;
     
            Word(String value, int k) 
            {
                info = value;
                left = right = null;
                hMany = 1;
                val = k;
            }
        }
     
        public static class BST
        {
            protected Word root;
     
            public BST() 
            {
                root = null;
            }
     
            protected int insert(String x, int k)
            {
                System.out.print("kkk");
                Word s, p = root, prev;
                s = new Word(x, k);
                boolean t = false;
     
                if(root == null)
                {
                    root = s;
                } else {
                    prev = null;
                    while(p != null)
                    {
                        prev = p;
     
                        if(s.val == p.val && x.equals(p.info))
                        {
                            p.hMany++;
                            t = true;
                            break;
                        } else if(s.val < p.val) {
                            p = p.left;
                        } else {
                            p = p.right;
                        }
                    }
     
                    if(t == false && s.val < p.val)
                    {
                        prev.left = s;
                    } else if(t == false) {
                        prev.right = s;
                    }
                }
     
                if(t)
                {
                    return p.hMany;
                } else {
                    return s.hMany;
                }
            }
     
            protected int remove(String x, int t) 
            {
                Word p = root;
                Word ds = null;
                int lp = 0;
     
                while(p != null) // finding parent
                {
                    if(t < p.left.val)
                    {
                        p = p.left;
                    } else if(p.right.val == t && p.right.info.equals(x)) {
                        ds = p.right;
                        lp = 1;
                        break;
                    } else if(p.left.val == t && p.left.info.equals(x)) {
                        ds = p.left;
                        lp = 2;
                        break;
                    } else {
                        p = p.right;
                    }
                }
     
                boolean g = false;
     
                if(ds.hMany > 1) // deleting
                {
                    ds.hMany--;
                } else {
                    g = true;
     
                    if(lp == 2)
                    {   
                        while(true)
                        {
                            if(ds.left == null && ds.right == null)
                            {
                                p.left = null;
                                break;
                            } else if(ds.left != null && ds.right == null) {
                                p.left = ds.left;
                                break;
                            } else if(ds.right != null && ds.left == null) {
                                p.left = ds.right;
                                break;
                            } else {
                                Word temp = ds.right;
     
                                while(temp.left != null && temp.left.left != null)
                                {
                                    temp = temp.left;
                                }
     
                                ds.info = temp.left.info;
                                p = temp;
                                ds = temp.left;
                            }
                        }
                    } else {
                        while(true)
                        {
                            if(ds.left == null && ds.right == null)
                            {
                                p.right = null;
                                break;
                            } else if(ds.left != null && ds.right == null) {
                                p.right = ds.left;
                                break;
                            } else if(ds.right != null && ds.left == null) {
                                p.right = ds.right;
                                break;
                            } else {
                                Word temp = ds.right;
     
                                while(temp.left != null && temp.left.left != null)
                                {
                                    temp = temp.left;
                                }
     
                                ds.info = temp.left.info;
                                p = temp;
                                ds = temp.left;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
     
                if(g)
                {
                    return 0 ;
                } else {
                    return ds.hMany;
                }
            }
     
            private int find(String x, int t) 
            {
                Word p = root;
     
                while(p != null && t != p.val)
                {
                    if(t < p.val)
                    {
                        p = p.left;
                    } else if(t == p.val && x.equals(p.info)) {
                        break;
                    } else {
                        p = p.right;
                    }
                }
     
                return p.hMany;
            }
        }
     
        public static class DHT 
        {
            public BST[] bst;
     
            DHT(int n)
            {
                bst = new BST[n];
     
                for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
                {
                    bst[i] = new BST();
                }
            }
     
            public int insert(String x, int k)
            {
                return bst[k].insert(x, k);
            }
     
            public int search(String x, int k)
            {
                return bst[k].find(x, k);
            }
     
            public int delete(String x, int k)
            {
                return bst[k].remove(x, k);
            }
        }
     
            public static int hash(String key, int l)
            {
                int value = 0;
                int len = key.length() - 1;
     
                for(int j = 0; j < key.length(); j++ ) 
                {
                    value += toDig(key.charAt(j)) * Math.pow(53, len);
                    len--;
                }
     
                value = value % l;
     
                return value;
            }
     
            private static int toDig(char a)
            {
                int value = 0;
                if(Character.isLowerCase(a))
                {
                    value = a - ('a' - 1);
                } else if(Character.isUpperCase(a)) {
                    value = a - ('A' - 27);
                } else if(a == ' ') {
                    value = 53;
                }
                return value;
            }
     
    }

    It takes:
    1. The length of the DHT
    2. Words separated with spaces and finished with #
    3. The number of operations on the dictionary
    4. Operations (SEARCH, DELETE, INSERT)

    While typing:
    7
    a b c d e f g h i j k a a b w # // this is the place where my program crashes
    6
    SEARCH a
    INSERT z
    DELETE a
    SEARCH x
    DELETE b
    DELETE w

    A "wild" exception appears:
    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at javaapplication17.JavaApplication17$DHT.insert(Jav aApplication17.java:249)

    It should return:
    n= 15
    a: 3
    z: 1
    a: 2
    x: 0
    b: 1
    w: 0

    I will appreciate any help.
    Thanks.
    Last edited by dezett; June 22nd, 2012 at 01:20 PM.


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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at javaapplication17.JavaApplication17$DHT.insert(Jav aApplication17.java:249)
    Look at line 249 in the code and find which variable has the null value. Then backtrack in the code t see why that variable does not have a valid non-null value.
    If you can't tell what variable is null, add a println before line 249 and print out the values of all the variables used on line 249.
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    Well, I did as you told me, but it didn't tell me a thing. When I printed the variables i didn't get any null value. They were good. I did the whole function with the arguments given on the paper and it just shouldn't crash. But thx for the help. I am going to sit a bit more and think about it.

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    Can you post the code that shows what you printed and the statement where the NPE occurs.
    It normally takes a variable with a null value to create a NPE. Did you print ALL of the variables?

    The code you posted has compiler errors in it.
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    I have corrected the code. Now it has no compiler errors.
    I have added to the code in main:
    while(!"#".equals(s))
    {
    int p = hash(s, n);
    System.out.println(s + " " + n + " " + p );
    dictionary.insert(s, p);
    m++;
    }

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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    That was a big waste of time. Posting code with so many errors.

    Can you explain what the problem with the code is now?

    For testing please put all the answers to the questions the code asks in the Scanner object?
    The idea is to have the program have all the answers in it and then execute the part of the program where the problem is.

    Change the Scanner definition like this:
     Scanner scan = new Scanner("7\na b c d e f g h i j k a a b w #\n <AND REST HERE>");
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    The problem is clearly in the insert method of the BST/DHT class. It crashes at the beginning, while passing the variables from DHT insert to BST insert. It doesn't even print anything when I add a line with a System print out(BST insert).
    Last edited by dezett; June 22nd, 2012 at 11:55 AM.

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    It crashes at the beginning
    Please post the full text of the error message.
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    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at JavaApplication18$DHT.insert(JavaApplication18.jav a:244)
    at JavaApplication18.main(JavaApplication18.java:18)

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    What variable on line 244 is null? See post#2
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    Well, i Can't find such a variable. Though when i was trying to debug, i found that the program has some problems with the DHT constructor. This is what it displayed: Not able to submit breakpoint MethodBreakpoint [JavaApplication18$DHT].DHT '(I)Lvoid;', reason: Method 'DHT' with signature '(I)Lvoid;' does not exist in class JavaApplication18$DHT.

    Maybe i am declaring the table in a bad way?
    Last edited by dezett; June 22nd, 2012 at 12:38 PM.

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    What code is on line 244? What variables are used on that line? Which of those variables is null?

    declaring the table in a bad way
    What variable is the table? Where is it defined?
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    return bst[k].insert(x, k);

    variables: x, k, bst array.
    x = a
    k = n
    bst[1 - n] = null

    line 236
    public static class DHT
    {
    public BST[] bst;

    DHT(int n)
    {
    bst = new BST[n];
    }
    }
    Last edited by dezett; June 22nd, 2012 at 12:45 PM.

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    If bst[k] is null, where do you assign any values to the elements of the bst array?
    There are two steps in using an array of objects:
    1) define the array
    2) fill the array elements with instances of the class
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    I have modified the constructor. Trying to fill the array with the instances.
    DHT(int n)
    {
    bst = new BST[n];

    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
    bst[i] = new BST();
    }
    }

    Figured it out.

    Though now my program works badly and gives a line of "k" instead of some results. The 3 methods in BST must be wrong somewhere.
    Last edited by dezett; June 22nd, 2012 at 01:30 PM.

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    Make the class static.
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    How should i rehash the words with the same hashcode? Creating another rehash method or using hash again(if hash - how?)?

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    Can you explain the problem?
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    I mean: e.g. I get a word with a hashcode 1, so i save it in the BST with the number 1. If i get another word (it's different than the 1st), but it has the same hashcode, I want to save it in the BST 1 again, but to give it a proper position in this tree I need to rehash it, right? So my question is: how can I rehash the word in a proper way? Running the same hash method will give me the same hashcode, so I think it's useless. So how can I do it?

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    Are you asking if a word needs a different hashcode for each position it goes to in the container where you are storing it? I don't know the specific algorithm that you are trying to code for to be able to say how it should be done.
    What is the definition of how words are to be stored in the container you are trying to build?
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    I need to use a Hashtable with an independent connecting which will store Binary Search Trees (words are to be stored in an lexicographical order).

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    So the outer layer needs the hash and the inner layer uses the natural lex order?
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    That's right. So in BSTs i should just compare strings? No rehash needed?

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    Yes, that is what lexical means
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    Default Re: Dictionary using Distributed Hash Table and BST Tree

    I think my hash function has some issue.
    It should give me numbers 1-7 and for "g" it gives me 0.

    public static int hash(String key, int l)
    {
    int value = 0;

    for(int j = 0; j < key.length(); j++ )
    {
    value = (value * 53 + key.charAt(j) - 96);
    }

    value = value % l;

    return value;
    }
    Last edited by dezett; June 23rd, 2012 at 11:02 AM.

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