Help:Algorithms

An algorithm is a schematic drawing that helps organizing step by step approaches in a visually simplified way. An algorithm is formed by a set of boxes and lines that join them.

Create an Algorithm

Introduction

To begin an algorithm, you should start with the following code {{family tree/start}} and end it with {{family tree/end}}.
You can name an algorithm by starting with following: {{family tree/summary= Name of the algorithm}}
The algorithm consists of boxes that occupy virtual rows:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box 2 in Row 2

Box 3 in Row 3

Box 4 in Row 3

Each row is represented by the following where each | | represents a space.:

{{Family tree | | | | | | | | | }}

Each box is represented by the content that fills the space in | |, for example | A01 | will give:

		A01

In order to link the boxes you need to use symbols. The basic symbols that you will most commonly use are the following:
- ! will link two boxes placed vertically on top of each other
- - will link two boxes placed horizontally next to each other
- ^ will link bifurcate a line arising from a box into two branches.

Algorithm Basics

Linking cells horizontally:

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 |-| A02 | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1| A02= Box in Row 1}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box in Row 1

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 |-|-|-| A02 | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1| A02= Box in Row 1}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box in Row 1

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 |~| A02 | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1| A02= Box in Row 1}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box in Row 1

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 |~|~|~| A02 | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1| A02= Box in Row 1}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box in Row 1

Linking cells vertically:

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1}}
{{Family tree | | | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | B01 | | | |B01= Box 2 in Row 2}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box 2 in Row 2

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1}}
{{Family tree | | | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | B01 | | | |B01= Box 2 in Row 2}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box 2 in Row 2

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1}}
{{Family tree | | | | |:| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | B01 | | | |B01= Box 2 in Row 2}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box 2 in Row 2

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1}}
{{Family tree | | | | |:| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | |:| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | |:| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | B01 | | | |B01= Box 2 in Row 2}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box 2 in Row 2

More

You type:

You get:

You type:

You get:

You type:

You get:

Putting it together:

You type:

{{Family tree/start}}
{{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Box 1 in Row 1}}
{{Family tree | | | | |!| | | | | }}
{{Family tree | | | | B01 | | | |B01= Box 2 in Row 2}}
{{Family tree | |,|-|-|^|-|-|.| | }}
{{Family tree | C01 | | | | C02 |C01= Box 3 in Row 3| C02= Box 4 in Row 4}}
{{Family tree/end}}

You get:

Box 1 in Row 1

Box 2 in Row 2

Box 3 in Row 3

Box 4 in Row 4

Advanced Algorithms

Please find below an image that summarizes the symbols used in creating algorithms.

Samples

Sample 1

You type:

{{family tree/start |summary=Sample 1}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | A01 | | | | | | | |A01=A01}} 
{{family tree | | | | |,|-|-|-|^|-|-|-|-|.| | | }}
{{family tree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01=B01|B02=B02}}
{{family tree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{family tree | | | C01 | | | | | | | | |!| |C01=C01}}
{{family tree | |,|-|^|.| | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{family tree | D01 | | D02 | | | | | | D03 |D01=D01|D02=D02|D03=D03}}
{{family tree | |!| | | | | | | | | |,|-|^|.| }}
{{family tree | E01 | | | | | | | E02 | | | E03 |E01=E01|E02=E02|E03=E03}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | |!| }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | F01 | | | F02 |F01=F01|F02=F02}}
{{family tree/end}}

You get:

A01

B01

B02

C01

D01

D02

D03

E01

E02

E03

F01

F02

Sample 2

You type:

{{family tree/start}}<nowiki>{{family tree | | | | | | | | | A01 | | | | | |A01=A01}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | B01 | | | | | |B01=B01}}
{{family tree | | |,|-|-|-|-|-|-|^|-|-|-|-|-|-|.| }}
{{family tree | | C01 | | | | | | | | | | | |C02|C01=C01|C02=C02}}
{{family tree | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{family tree | | D01 | | | | | | | | | | | |D02|D01=D01'<br>D01''|D02=D02'<br>D02''}}
{{family tree | | |!| | | | | | | | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|-|.|}}
{{family tree | | E01 | | | | | | | | E02 | | E03 | | | E04 |E01=E01|E02=E02|E03=E03|E04=E04}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| | | | |!| | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | | | F01 | | F02 | | | F03 |F01=F01|F02=F02|F03=F03}}
{{family tree/end}}

You get:

A01

B01

C01

C02

D01'
D01

D02'
D02

E01

E02

E03

E04

F01

F02

F03

Sample 3

You type:

{{family tree/start}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | A01 | | | | | |A01=A01}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | B01 | | | | | |B01=B01}}
{{family tree | | |,|-|-|-|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|-|-|-|.| }}
{{family tree | | C01 | | | | | C02 | | | | | C03 |C01=C01|C02=C02|C03=C03}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.| | }}
{{family tree | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | }}
{{family tree | D01 | | D02 | | D03 | | D04 | | D05 |D01=D01|D02=D02|D03=D03|D04=D04|D05=D05}}
{{family tree | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{family tree | E01 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E02 |E01=E01|E02=E02}}
{{family tree/end}}

You get:

A01

B01

C01

C02

C03

D01

D02

D03

D04

D05

E01

E02

Sample 4

You type:

{{family tree/start |summary=PE diagnosis Algorithm.}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | A01 | | | | |A01=A01}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | A02 | | | | | |A02=A02}}
{{family tree | | | |,|-|-|-|-|-|-|^|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|.| | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01=B01|B02=B02}}
{{family tree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }}
{{family tree | | | C01 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C02 | | |C01=C01|C02=C02}}
{{family tree | |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | | | | |,|-|^|-|.| | }}
{{family tree | D01 | | D02 | | | | | | | | | D03 | | D04 |D01=D01|D02=D02|D03=D03|D04=D04}}
{{family tree | |!| | | |!| | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| | }}
{{family tree | E01 | | E02 | | | | | | | | | E03 | | |!| |E01=E01|E02=E02|E03=E03}}
{{family tree | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | F01 | | | | | | | | | F02 | | |!| |F01=F01|F02=F02}}
{{family tree | | | |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | |,|-|^|-|.| |!| | }}
{{family tree | | | G01 | | G02 | | | | | G03 | | G04 |!| | |G01=G01|G02=G02|G03=G03|G04=G04}}
{{family tree | | | |!| | | |!| | | | | | |!| | | |!| |!| | }}
{{family tree | | | H01 | | H02 | | | | | |!| | | H03 |'| | | |H01=H01|H02=H02|H03=H03}}
{{family tree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | I01 | | | | | | | | | |!| | | I02 | | | |I01=I01|I02=I02}}
{{family tree | |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | | |!| |,|-|^|-|.| | | |}}
{{family tree | J01 | | J02 | | | | | | | |!| J03 | | J04 | | | |J01=J01|J02=J02|J03=J03|J04=J04}}
{{family tree | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | |!| |!| | | |!| | |}}
{{family tree | K01 |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|'| |!| | | K02 | |K01=K01|K02=K02}}
{{family tree | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | |}}
{{family tree | |`|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|'| | | | | | |}}
{{family tree/end}}

You get:

A01

A02

B01

B02

C01

C02

D01

D02

D03

D04

E01

E02

E03

F01

F02

G01

G02

G03

G04

H01

H02

H03

I01

I02

J01

J02

J03

J04

K01

K02

Sample 5

You type:

{{family tree/start |summary=PE diagnosis Algorithm.}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |,|-| A01 |-| A02 | | | |A01= |A02= }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |)|-| B01 |-| B02 | | | |B01= |B02= }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | C01 |-|+|-| C02 |-| C03 | | | |C01= |C02= |C03= }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |)|-| D01 |-| D02 | | | |D01= |D02= }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | |`|-| E01 |-| E02 | | | |E01= |E02= }}

{{family tree/end}}

You get:

Sample 6: Alignment and Bulleting

You type:

{{family tree/start |summary=Sample 6}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | A01 |A01=A01}} 
{{family tree | | | | |,|-|-|-|^|-|-|-|-|.| | | }}
{{family tree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01=B01|B02=B02}}
{{family tree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| }}
{{family tree | | | C01 | | | | | | | | |!| |C01=C01}}
{{family tree | |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | |!| }}
{{family tree |boxstyle=text-align: left; |  D01 | | D02 | | | | | | D03 |D01=• A<br>• B<br>• C<br>• D|D02=• E<br>• F<br>• G<br>• H|D03=• I<br>• J<br>• K<br>• L}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| }}
{{family tree | E01 | | | | | | | | E02 | | E03 |E01=E01|E02=E02|E03=E03}}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!| }}
{{family tree | | | | | | | | | | | F01 | | F02 |F01=F01|F02=F02}}
{{family tree/end}}

You get:

A01

B01

B02

C01

• A
• B
• C
• D

• E
• F
• G
• H

• I
• J
• K
• L

E01

E02

E03

F01

F02

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