Point Updates

Given an index,  idx, update the value of the array at index idx with value V

The element’s contribution is only in the path from its leaf to its parent. Thus only logN elements will get affected due to the update.

For updating, traverse till the leaf that stores the value of index idx and update the value. Then while tracing back in the path, modify the ranges accordingly. 

The time complexity will be O(logN).

Point Update in Segment Tree

Below is the implementation of construction, query, and point update for a segment tree:

C++

// C++ code for segment tree with sum
// range and update query
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
vector<int> A, ST;
 
void build(int node, int L, int R)
{
 
    // Leaf node where L == R
    if (L == R) {
        ST[node] = A[L];
    }
    else {
 
        // Find the middle element to
        // split the array into two halves
        int mid = (L + R) / 2;
 
        // Recursively travel the
        // left half
        build(2 * node, L, mid);
 
        // Recursively travel the
        // right half
        build(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R);
 
        // Storing the sum of both the
        // children into the parent
        ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
    }
}
 
void update(int node, int L, int R, int idx, int val)
{
 
    // Find the lead node and
    // update its value
    if (L == R) {
        A[idx] += val;
        ST[node] += val;
    }
    else {
 
        // Find the mid
        int mid = (L + R) / 2;
 
        // If node value idx is at the
        // left part then update
        // the left part
        if (L <= idx and idx <= mid)
            update(2 * node, L, mid, idx, val);
        else
            update(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R, idx, val);
 
        // Store the information in parents
        ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
    }
}
 
int query(int node, int tl, int tr, int l, int r)
{
 
    // If it lies out of range then
    // return 0
    if (r < tl or tr < l)
        return 0;
 
    // If the node contains the range then
    // return the node value
    if (l <= tl and tr <= r)
        return ST[node];
    int tm = (tl + tr) / 2;
 
    // Recursively traverse left and right
    // and find the node
    return query(2 * node, tl, tm, l, r)
           + query(2 * node + 1, tm + 1, tr, l, r);
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    int n = 6;
    A = { 0, 1, 3, 5, -2, 3 };
 
    // Create a segment tree of size 4*n
    ST.resize(4 * n);
 
    // Build a segment tree
    build(1, 0, n - 1);
    cout << "Sum of values in range 0-4 are: "
         << query(1, 0, n - 1, 0, 4) << "\n";
 
    // Update the value at idx = 1 by
    // 100 thus becoming 101
    update(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 100);
    cout << "Value at index 1 increased by 100\n";
    cout << "sum of value in range 1-3 are: "
         << query(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 3) << "\n";
 
    return 0;
}

                    

Java

// Java code for segment tree with sum
// range and update query
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG {
    static int n = 6;
    static int A[] = { 0, 1, 3, 5, -2, 3 };
 
    // Create a segment tree of size 4*n
    static int ST[] = new int[4 * n];
    public static void build(int node, int L, int R)
    {
 
        // Leaf node where L == R
        if (L == R) {
            ST[node] = A[L];
        }
        else {
 
            // Find the middle element to
            // split the array into two halves
            int mid = (L + R) / 2;
 
            // Recursively travel the
            // left half
            build(2 * node, L, mid);
 
            // Recursively travel the
            // right half
            build(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R);
 
            // Storing the sum of both the
            // children into the parent
            ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
        }
    }
 
    public static void update(int node, int L, int R,
                              int idx, int val)
    {
 
        // Find the lead node and
        // update its value
        if (L == R) {
            A[idx] += val;
            ST[node] += val;
        }
        else {
 
            // Find the mid
            int mid = (L + R) / 2;
 
            // If node value idx is at the
            // left part then update
            // the left part
            if (L <= idx && idx <= mid)
                update(2 * node, L, mid, idx, val);
            else
                update(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R, idx, val);
 
            // Store the information in parents
            ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
        }
    }
 
    public static int query(int node, int tl, int tr, int l,
                            int r)
    {
 
        // If it lies out of range then
        // return 0
        if (r < tl || tr < l)
            return 0;
 
        // If the node contains the range then
        // return the node value
        if (l <= tl && tr <= r)
            return ST[node];
        int tm = (tl + tr) / 2;
 
        // Recursively traverse left and right
        // and find the node
        return query(2 * node, tl, tm, l, r)
            + query(2 * node + 1, tm + 1, tr, l, r);
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Build a segment tree
        build(1, 0, n - 1);
        System.out.println(
            "Sum of values in range 0-4 are: "
            + query(1, 0, n - 1, 0, 4));
 
        // Update the value at idx = 1 by
        // 100 ths becoming 101
        update(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 100);
        System.out.println(
            "Value at index 1 increased by 100");
        System.out.println("sum of value in range 1-3 are: "
                           + query(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 3));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Rohit Pradhan

                    

Python3

# python3 code for segment tree with sum
# range and update query
A = []
ST = []
 
 
def build(node, L, R):
    global A, ST
 
    # Leaf node where L == R
    if (L == R):
        ST[node] = A[L]
 
    else:
 
        # Find the middle element to
        # split the array into two halves
        mid = (L + R) // 2
 
        # Recursively travel the
        # left half
        build(2 * node, L, mid)
 
        # Recursively travel the
        # right half
        build(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R)
 
        # Storing the sum of both the
        # children into the parent
        ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1]
 
 
def update(node, L, R, idx, val):
    global A, ST
 
    # Find the lead node and
    # update its value
    if (L == R):
        A[idx] += val
        ST[node] += val
 
    else:
 
        # Find the mid
        mid = (L + R) // 2
 
        # If node value idx is at the
        # left part then update
        # the left part
        if (L <= idx and idx <= mid):
            update(2 * node, L, mid, idx, val)
        else:
            update(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R, idx, val)
 
        # Store the information in parents
        ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1]
 
 
def query(node, tl, tr, l, r):
    global A, ST
 
    # If it lies out of range then
    # return 0
    if (r < tl or tr < l):
        return 0
 
    # If the node contains the range then
    # return the node value
    if (l <= tl and tr <= r):
        return ST[node]
    tm = (tl + tr) // 2
 
    # Recursively traverse left and right
    # and find the node
    return query(2 * node, tl, tm, l, r) + query(2 * node + 1, tm + 1, tr, l, r)
 
 
# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__":
 
    n = 6
    A = [0, 1, 3, 5, -2, 3]
 
    # Create a segment tree of size 4*n
    ST = [0 for _ in range(4 * n)]
 
    # Build a segment tree
    build(1, 0, n - 1)
    print(f"Sum of values in range 0-4 are: {query(1, 0, n - 1, 0, 4)}")
 
    # Update the value at idx = 1 by
    # 100 ths becoming 101
    update(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 100)
    print("Value at index 1 increased by 100")
    print(f"sum of value in range 1-3 are: {query(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 3)}")
 
    # This code is contributed by rakeshsahni

                    

C#

// C# code for segment tree with sum
// range and update query
 
using System;
 
public class GFG {
 
    static int n = 6;
    static int[] A = { 0, 1, 3, 5, -2, 3 };
 
    // Create a segment tree of size 4*n
    static int[] ST = new int[4 * n];
 
    public static void build(int node, int L, int R)
    {
 
        // Leaf node where L == R
        if (L == R) {
            ST[node] = A[L];
        }
        else {
 
            // Find the middle element to
            // split the array into two halves
            int mid = (L + R) / 2;
 
            // Recursively travel the
            // left half
            build(2 * node, L, mid);
 
            // Recursively travel the
            // right half
            build(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R);
 
            // Storing the sum of both the
            // children into the parent
            ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
        }
    }
 
    public static void update(int node, int L, int R,
                              int idx, int val)
    {
 
        // Find the lead node and
        // update its value
        if (L == R) {
            A[idx] += val;
            ST[node] += val;
        }
        else {
 
            // Find the mid
            int mid = (L + R) / 2;
 
            // If node value idx is at the
            // left part then update
            // the left part
            if (L <= idx && idx <= mid)
                update(2 * node, L, mid, idx, val);
            else
                update(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R, idx, val);
 
            // Store the information in parents
            ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
        }
    }
 
    public static int query(int node, int tl, int tr, int l,
                            int r)
    {
 
        // If it lies out of range then
        // return 0
        if (r < tl || tr < l)
            return 0;
 
        // If the node contains the range then
        // return the node value
        if (l <= tl && tr <= r)
            return ST[node];
        int tm = (tl + tr) / 2;
 
        // Recursively traverse left and right
        // and find the node
        return query(2 * node, tl, tm, l, r)
            + query(2 * node + 1, tm + 1, tr, l, r);
    }
 
    static public void Main()
    {
 
        // Code
        // Build a segment tree
        build(1, 0, n - 1);
        Console.WriteLine("Sum of values in range 0-4 are: "
                          + query(1, 0, n - 1, 0, 4));
 
        // Update the value at idx = 1 by
        // 100 ths becoming 101
        update(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 100);
        Console.WriteLine(
            "Value at index 1 increased by 100");
        Console.WriteLine("sum of value in range 1-3 are: "
                          + query(1, 0, n - 1, 1, 3));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by lokeshmvs21.

                    

Javascript

// JavaScript code for the above approach
        function build(node, L, R)
        {
         
            // Leaf node where L == R
            if (L === R) {
                ST[node] = A[L];
            } else {
                // Find the middle element to split the array into two halves
                const mid = Math.floor((L + R) / 2);
 
                // Recursively travel the left half
                build(2 * node, L, mid);
 
                // Recursively travel the right half
                build(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R);
 
                // Storing the sum of both the children into the parent
                ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
            }
        }
 
        function update(node, L, R, idx, val)
        {
         
            // Find the lead node and update its value
            if (L === R) {
                A[idx] += val;
                ST[node] += val;
            } else {
                // Find the mid
                const mid = Math.floor((L + R) / 2);
 
                // If node value idx is at the left part then update the left part
                if (L <= idx && idx <= mid) {
                    update(2 * node, L, mid, idx, val);
                } else {
                    update(2 * node + 1, mid + 1, R, idx, val);
                }
 
                // Store the information in parents
                ST[node] = ST[2 * node] + ST[2 * node + 1];
            }
        }
 
        function query(node, tl, tr, l, r) {
            // If it lies out of range then return 0
            if (r < tl || tr < l) return 0;
 
            // If the node contains the range then return the node value
            if (l <= tl && tr <= r) return ST[node];
            const tm = Math.floor((tl + tr) / 2);
 
            // Recursively traverse left and right and find the node
            return query(2 * node, tl, tm, l, r) + query(2 * node + 1, tm + 1, tr, l, r);
        }
 
        // Driver Code
        const A = [0, 1, 3, 5, -2, 3];
        const ST = new Array(4 * A.length);
        // Build a segment tree
        build(1, 0, A.length - 1);
        console.log(`Sum of values in range 0-4 are: ${query(1, 0, A.length - 1, 0, 4)}<br>`);
 
        // Update the value at idx = 1 by 100 thus becoming 101
        update(1, 0, A.length - 1, 1, 100);
        console.log(`Value at index 1 increased by 100 <br>`);
        console.log(`sum of value in range 1-3 are: ${query(1, 0, A.length - 1, 1, 3)}<br>`);
 
 // This code is contributed by Potta Lokesh

                    

Output
Sum of values in range 0-4 are: 7
Value at index 1 increased by 100
sum of value in range 1-3 are: 109

Time complexity: O(N)

  • The building operation takes O(N) time
  • The query operation takes O(logN) time
  • Each update is performed in O(logN) time

Auxiliary Space: O(n)

Note:

A segment tree with 2^x leaf nodes will have 2^(x+1)-1 total nodes due to its perfect binary tree structure. However, when dealing with a non-power-of-two number of elements, extra leaf nodes may be present. To represent all elements, the number of leaf nodes must be rounded up to the nearest power of two, resulting in a maximum of almost 2*n leaf nodes.

For instance, if n is 2^j + 1, 2^(j+1) leaf nodes will be required, leading to an O(2*n) space complexity. As the total number of nodes is about twice the number of leaf nodes, the total space complexity of the segment tree is O(4n). The space requirement can be substantial, but it is usually manageable for most practical applications.

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