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+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.PriorityQueue;
+
+public class huffmanAlgo {
+
+    static class Node {
+        int data;
+        char ch;
+        Node left;
+        Node right;
+
+        public Node(int data) {
+            this.data = data;
+        }
+
+        public Node(int data, char ch) {
+            this.data = data;
+            this.ch = ch;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void printcode(Node n){
+        printcode(n,"");
+    }
+    public static void printcode(Node n, String str) { //printing the encoded huffman code
+        if (n.left == null && n.right == null)//always only the leaf node will have a character stored
+            {
+            System.out.println(n.ch + ":\t" + str);
+            return;
+        }
+            printcode(n.left, str + "0");
+        //recursing ustil reaching the leaf
+        printcode(n.right, str + "1");
+    }
+    static class comp implements Comparator<Node> {
+        public int compare(Node a, Node b) {
+            return a.data - b.data;
+        }
+    }
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        char[] arr = { 'h', 'e', 't', 'r', 'p', 'a' ,'l'};
+        int[] freq = {1,2,5,8,11,20,21};
+        //taking priorly sorted elements with their frequencies
+
+        PriorityQueue<Node> q= new PriorityQueue<>(freq.length,new comp());
+        int i = 0;
+        while(i<freq.length){
+            q.add(new Node(freq[i],arr[i]));
+            i++;//transferring elements to Node
+        }
+        Node n = null;
+        while(q.size() != 1) {
+            int sNode = 0;
+            Node temp1 = q.remove();
+            //step by step removing nodes from tree and storing their freq sum as parent node
+            Node temp2 = q.remove();
+            sNode += temp1.data + temp2.data;
+            n = new Node(sNode);
+            q.add(n);
+            n.left = temp1;
+            n.right = temp2;
+        }
+        printcode(n);
+    }
+}