/// <summary>
/// Use a Depth-first search to find an instance of
/// the given node type. Returns null if none are found.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="Node">The type of node to search for</typeparam>
public Node SearchTree <Node>(Models.Node node) where Node : Models.Node
{
var result = node.Children
.Select(n => (n.GetType() == typeof(Node)) ? n : SearchTree <Node>(n));
return(result.OfType <Node>().FirstOrDefault());
}
/// <summary>
/// Iterates over the nodes ancestors until it finds
/// the first instance of the given node type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="Node">The type of node to search for</typeparam>
public Node GetAncestor <Node>() where Node : Models.Node
{
Models.Node ancestor = Parent;
while (ancestor.Parent.GetType() != typeof(Node))
{
ancestor = ancestor.Parent;
}
return((Node)ancestor.Parent);
}
