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May the implementation of the priority queue (for example, HeapPriorityQueue, UnsortedSequencePriorityQueue or SortedSequencePriorityQueue) affect the final code tree?

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May the implementation of the priority queue (for example, HeapPriorityQueue, UnsortedSequencePriorityQueue or SortedSequencePriorityQueue) affect the final code tree?

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Yes, it may. The reason is that operation removeMin of a priority queue returns the element of AN (not THE) item with the minimal key. If there are a number of items with this minimal key, the implementation will pick one. This choice may have an impact on the final code tree.

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