Fix MinHeap::IsValid() skipping root's children#144
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IsValid() used `if (parent > 0)` but should use `if (child > 0)`. When child is 1 or 2, parent is 0, so `parent > 0` is false and the root's children are never checked against the root. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
IsValid()usesif (parent > 0)but should useif (child > 0). Whenchildis 1 or 2,parentis 0, soparent > 0is false and the root's children are never validated against the root.Test program
Before fix:
FAIL: IsValid() returned true for corrupted heap (root=50, children=20,30)After fix:
PASS: IsValid() correctly detects corruption at root's children