I had to implement a Linked HashTable for a project. Now I have to come up with an excercise and a solution to it using my hashtable. Everything works just fine, except I get random Segfault errors.
By Random I mean: It is the same line of code that causes it, but always at different times, calls. I tested my code in Atom, Codeblocks and in Visual Studio Code. Both Atom and CB threw SegFault error, but VS Code ran it just fine without a problem.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FULL/REAL CODE. It's part of a header file that is included in the main.cpp file which is then compiled and ran. The Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
//List:
template<class T>
struct Node
{
string data;
Node *next;
};
class List
{
private:
Node *head, *tail;
int length;
friend class HashTable;
public:
List();
List(const List &L);
//~List() {delete this;};
List& operator =(List L);
int find(string);
void insert(string value);
void remove_head();
void remove_poz(int);
void remove_tail();
void clear();
void display();
};
List::List()
{
head = NULL;
tail = NULL;
length = 0;
}
template<>
string List<string>::findByIndex(int ind)
{
int i = 0;
Node<string>* temp = new Node<string>;
temp = head;
while (temp != NULL)
{
i++;
if (i == ind) return temp->data;
temp = temp->next;
}
delete temp;
return "-1";
}
template<class T>
void List<T>::remove_head()
{
Node<T>* temp = new Node<T>;
temp = head;
head = head->next;
delete temp;
length--;
}
template<class T>
void List<T>::remove_pos(int pos)
{
int i;
Node<T>* curr = new Node<T>;
Node<T>* prev = new Node<T>;
curr = head;
for (i = 1; i < pos; ++i)
{
prev = curr;
curr = curr->next;
}
if (curr)
{
prev->next = curr->next;
length--;
}
else cout << "Error" << endl;
}
template<class T>
void List<T>::remove_tail()
{
Node<T>* curr = new Node<T>;
Node<T>* prev = new Node<T>;
curr = head;
while (curr->next != NULL)
{
prev = curr;
curr = curr->next;
}
tail = prev;
prev->next = NULL;
delete curr;
length--;
}
//HashTable:
class HashTable
{
private:
List *table;
float load, stored;
int slots;
friend class List;
public:
HashTable();
HashTable(int);
~HashTable();
int hashFunc(string key);
int findTable(string);
int findList(string);
HashTable& operator =(const HashTable&);
void resize(); //I need this one
void insert(string);
void remove(string);
void clear(int);
void clear();
void display();
};
HashTable::HashTable()
{
stored = 0;
load = 0.00;
slots = 15;
table = new List[slots];
}
int HashTable::hashFunc(string key)
{
int g, h = 0;
unsigned int i;
for (i = 0; i < key.size(); ++i)
{
h = (h << 4) + (int)(key[i]);
g = h & 0xF0000000L;
if (g != 0)
{
h = h ^ (g >> 24);
}
h = h & ~g;
}
return h % slots;
}
template<class T>
void HashTable<T>::remove(T value)
{
int ind = hashFunc(value);
int findInd = table[ind].findByValue(value);
if (findInd == 0)
table[ind].remove_head();
else if (findInd < table[ind].length)
table[ind].remove_pos(findInd);
else table[ind].remove_tail();
if (table[ind].isEmpty()) occupied--;
stored--;
load = stored / slots;
}
The function that would cause the segfault: (This would be called over and over again in a loop till I don't have more elements in my table)
string reakcio(HashTable<string>& HT, int tarolok)
{
const int anyagszam = rand() % 4 + 2; //Min 2, Max 5 anyag hasznalodik
int i = 0, j;
string anyagok[5];
string eredmeny;
for(j = 0; j < tarolok && i < anyagszam; ++j) //elemek kivetele
{
while(!HT.table[j].isEmpty())
{
anyagok[i++] = HT.table[j].findByIndex(1); //This line right here is the culprit :(
HT.remove(anyagok[i-1]);
}
}
const int siker = rand() % 4 + 0; //75% esely a sikerre
if (siker)
{
eredmeny = anyagok[0];
for(i = 1; i < anyagszam; ++i)
eredmeny += " + " + anyagok[i];
}
else
eredmeny = "Sikertelen reakcio";
return eredmeny;
}
(Note: only the functions that might be needed are shown here)
Every element of my hashtable, or of my lists is a 10 character long random string value. srand(time(NULL)) is used before the function call in main.cpp
Any help or advice would be much appreciated, as I'm stuck at this and I really need to move on to the next portion of my exercise, but I can't without this.
The main.cpp file:
#include <iostream>
//#include "LinkedHash.h"
#include "functions.cpp"
int main()
{
HashTable<string> Anyagok;
int tarolok;
tarol(Anyagok); //Stores the data from file, no problem here, functions.cpp
tarolok = Anyagok.getSlots();
srand(time(NULL));
int i = 1;
while (Anyagok.getStored() > 5 )
cout<<reakcio(Anyagok, tarolok)<<" "<<i++<<endl;
return 0;
}
The LinkedHash.h contains the hashtable and the list, the functions.cpp contains the problematic function.
EDIT: By suggestion I changed out the
Node<string>* temp = new Node<string>;
temp = head;
part to
Node<string>* temp = head;
Also removed the delete line. But my problem is still the same :/
Everything works just fine, except I get random Segfault errors
Then nothing works at all.
A first review show little care to the cornercases in the list class. You need to define a correct behavior for
Notable errors found:
HashTable<T>::remove(T value) will always remove something. Even if the value argument is not in the hashtable. This is deeply flawedNode<T>* temp = new Node<T>;temp = head;. You just leaked memory. You need a pointer to manipulate node addresses. You should not instantiate Nodes to get a pointer. This is not an issue (ie not noticeable) for a small projet, but unacceptable for a real implementation.