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Red-Black Tree Insertion

Explore the process of inserting a node into a Red-Black Tree while maintaining its properties. Learn to identify key nodes, perform recoloring, and apply rotations in different cases to keep the tree balanced. Understand the step-by-step techniques needed to restore balance after insertion using Java implementations.

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Insertion in Red-Black Tree

The following are the steps involved in inserting value into a Red-Black Tree:

  1. Insert currentNode using the standard BST insertion technique that we studied earlier, and make currentNode red.

  2. If currentNode is the root, then change the color of currentNode to black.

  3. If currentNode is not the root, then we will have to perform some operations to make the tree follow the Red-Black ...