NestTree

NestTree[f,tree]

adds children to each leaf of tree, with f[expr] giving the list of data for the new children of a leaf with data expr.

NestTree[f,tree,n]

successively applies f to the data of each leaf up to level n, adding at most n levels to each leaf.

NestTree[f,tree,n,h]

additionally applies h to the data of the new subtrees.

NestTree[f,expr,]

constructs a tree by nesting f on the tree leaf with data expr.

Details and Options

  • NestTree grows Tree objects, adding successively deeper levels of children to the leaves using an operation f:
  • NestTree is useful for constructing a tree from an expression and extending the leaves of a tree.
  • For each new level of nesting, every leaf Tree[expr,None] is replaced by Tree[expr,{Tree[expr1,None],}], where f[expr] gives {expr1,expr2,}: »
  • In NestTree[f,tree,n], n can be any non-negative machine integer or Infinity. »
  • NestTree[f,tree,n] adds at most n additional levels to each leaf. If f returns None, {}, <||> or Hold[], no further levels are added to that leaf. »
  • In NestTree[f,tree,n,h], every leaf Tree[expr,None] is replaced by Tree[h[expr],], including initial leaves and those generated in intermediate steps. »
  • If expr is not an explicit Tree object, then NestTree[f,expr,] is equivalent to NestTree[f,Tree[expr,None],]. »
  • If f[expr] gives Hold[expr1,expr2,], then the expressions expri are given to the functions f and h unevaluated in NestTree[f,tree,n,h]. »
  • In NestTree[f,tree], f[expr] should give {expr1,expr2,}, <|key1expr1,key2expr2,|> Hold[expr1,expr2,] or None.
  • If f does not return {}, <||>, Hold[] or None, NestTree[f,tree,] is equivalent to NestTree[List@*f,tree,]. »
  • NestTree[f,tree,0] gives tree. NestTree[f,tree,0,h] is equivalent to TreeMap[h,tree,{-1}].
  • If f[expr] gives <|key1expr1,key2expr2,|>, then NestTree[f,expr,n] gives Tree[expr,<|key1tree1,key2tree2,|>], where treei is the result of NestTree[f,expri,n-1]. »
  • NestTree takes the same options as Tree.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Extend the leaves of a tree:

Build a tree from an expression:

Build a tree by adding a level of children to a leaf:

Specify children as an association:

Scope  (9)

Build a leaf with no child:

Build a non-leaf with no child:

Add leaves:

Extend the leaves of a tree:

Build a tree with multiple levels:

Apply a function to the data in addition to extending the tree:

Specify the number of additional levels:

Repeatedly apply operators until no more levels are added:

Build a tree without evaluating intermediate results:

Specify children as an association:

Options  (9)

Styling Individual Tree Elements  (2)

Specify the label for the generated tree element:

Specify labels and styles for subtrees by position:

Styling Entire Tree  (4)

Specify labels and styles for all subtrees:

Specify the base style:

Specify the style for both the edges and the edges of the tree elements:

Specify the base style and styles for individual tree elements:

Tree Layout and Graphics Options  (3)

Specify the orientation for the root:

Specify a named embedding:

Specify Graphics options:

Applications  (8)

Create a tree of life:

Create a tree of descendants:

Create a tree from the hierarchy of files in a directory:

Create a tree of terms in a linear recurrence:

Compute the terms of the linear recurrence:

Define a function that converts a TextElement object to a tree:

Define a function that yields the child elements of a TextElement:

Define a function that extracts the "GrammaticalUnit" from a TextElement:

Convert TextElement to a tree:

Create a tree of permutations:

Create a CalkinWilf tree:

Create a SternBrocot tree:

Properties & Relations  (12)

NestList gives a list of the results of successive applications of an operator f to an expression:

NestTree gives a tree of the results of successive applications of an operator f to an expression:

NestTree applies subsequent operators to each element of a list:

NestTree[f,expr,] constructs a tree starting from the expression expr if expr is not a tree:

This is equivalent to NestTree[f,Tree[expr,None],]:

If f does not return {}, <||>, Hold[] or None, NestTree[f,tree,] is equivalent to NestTree[List@*f,tree,]:

NestTree[f,Tree[expr,None],0] gives Tree[expr,None]:

NestTree[f,Tree[expr,None]] gives Tree[expr,None] if f[expr] gives None:

NestTree[f,Tree[expr,None]] gives Tree[expr,{}] if f[expr] gives {} or Hold[]:

This is true even if f[expr] gives {} or Hold[]:

NestTree successively applies an operator f until the maximum level is reached or f returns None, {}, <||> or Hold[]:

NestTree[f,Tree[expr,None],n,h] gives the tree with data h[expr] and children NestTree[f,Tree[expri,None],n-1,h], where f[expr] gives {expr1,expr2,}:

NestTree[TreeChildren,Tree[tree,None],Infinity,TreeData] is equivalent to tree:

NestGraph applies an operator to each vertex in a graph:

NestTree applies an operator to each leaf in a tree:

Imitate the output of CompleteKaryTree using NestTree:

Convert the tree to an actual Graph object:

Generate a tree containing random integers from 0 to 10 and between 1 and 3 children for internal subtrees:

Use RandomTree to generate a random tree of a certain size:

Possible Issues  (1)

NestTree[f,tree] applies the function to the leaves' data:

To apply the function directly to the tree itself, use Tree[tree,None]:

Neat Examples  (3)

Construct a tree of subdivisions of a geological period:

Construct a tree with levels giving the triangles in the 0^(th)- through 3^(rd)-step Sierpiński triangles:

Obtain the 3^(rd)-step Sierpiński triangle from this tree:

Construct a tree with levels giving the intervals in the 0^(th)- through 3^(rd)-step Cantor sets:

Obtain the 3^(rd)-step Cantor set from this tree:

Wolfram Research (2021), NestTree, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NestTree.html (updated 2022).

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Wolfram Research (2021), NestTree, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NestTree.html (updated 2022).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2021. "NestTree." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NestTree.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2021). NestTree. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NestTree.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_nesttree, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NestTree}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NestTree.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-November-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_nesttree, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NestTree}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NestTree.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-November-2024 ]}