Introduction:
From what have I understood it, Recursion it is a technique where a function calls itself within its own function. Recursion breaks the job into smaller trouble that are identical to the original, in such a way that solving the smaller problems provides a solution to the larger one.
Then again I am always confusing as when to use all this recursion? Well we use recursion only when it is very complex to write iterative code. The main purpose of recursive methods is that they can be used to create simpler and clearer versions of several algorithms than can their iterative relatives.
Directly recursive: Method that signal itself.
Indirectly recursive: Method that calls another method and eventually answer in the original method call.
Tail recursive method: Recursive method in which execution of the last statement is the recursive call.
Infinite recursion: Where every recursive call results in another recursive call.
Key Terms:
We should always keep base case in mind as it is required for every recursive function. Without a base case, the function would not know when to stop calling itself, and we would have an infinite recursion.
1. A method can be recursive if it calls itself
2. Base case (VERY IMPORTANT)
a. Stops the recursion (prevents
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