Z-order-curve coordinates

Question

How could i access data which is being stored using Z-order with O(1) time complexity in array? I need fast access to each of element by their coordinates. I there any faste

Answer 1

You can calculate the z order curve value with the following code:

uint32_t calcZOrder(uint16_t xPos, uint16_t yPos)
{
    static const uint32_t MASKS[] = {0x55555555, 0x33333333, 0x0F0F0F0F, 0x00FF00FF};
    static const uint32_t SHIFTS[] = {1, 2, 4, 8};

    uint32_t x = xPos;  // Interleave lower 16 bits of x and y, so the bits of x
    uint32_t y = yPos;  // are in the even positions and bits from y in the odd;

    x = (x | (x << SHIFTS[3])) & MASKS[3];
    x = (x | (x << SHIFTS[2])) & MASKS[2];
    x = (x | (x << SHIFTS[1])) & MASKS[1];
    x = (x | (x << SHIFTS[0])) & MASKS[0];

    y = (y | (y << SHIFTS[3])) & MASKS[3];
    y = (y | (y << SHIFTS[2])) & MASKS[2];
    y = (y | (y << SHIFTS[1])) & MASKS[1];
    y = (y | (y << SHIFTS[0])) & MASKS[0];

    const uint32_t result = x | (y << 1);
    return result;
}

It was taken from here Bit Twiddling Hacks

From you 128x128 array (or any other size) you can calculate easily the z order curve value from any position. For example:

xPos = 2, yPos = 3 -> z order curve value = 7

The max array size for the example code is 65536*65536. Just use a power of 2 for ease, in that case the maximum wasted space is approx. 3/4