/// <summary>
/// Combines left node and right node as new internal node and sets new node as parent node to both nodes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="leftNode">left node</param>
/// <param name="rightNode">right node</param>
/// <returns>new internal node</returns>
public static HuffmanTreeNode <T> InternalNodeCreate(HuffmanTreeNode <T> leftNode, HuffmanTreeNode <T> rightNode)
{
var internalNodeKey = leftNode.Frequency + rightNode.Frequency;
var internalNode = new HuffmanTreeNode <T>(internalNodeKey, leftNode, rightNode);
return(internalNode);
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor to create internal node
/// </summary>
/// <param name="frequency">Frequency</param>
/// <param name="leftChild">Left child</param>
/// <param name="rightChild">Right child</param>
public HuffmanTreeNode(int frequency, HuffmanTreeNode <T> leftChild, HuffmanTreeNode <T> rightChild)
{
Frequency = frequency;
Leaf = false;
leftChild.SetParent(this, false);
rightChild.SetParent(this, true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets child as child node to this node
/// </summary>
/// <param name="childNode"></param>
public void SetChild(HuffmanTreeNode <T> childNode)
{
if (childNode.IsRightChild)
{
RightChild = childNode;
}
else
{
LeftChild = childNode;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets given node as parent to this node and defines if this node is left or right of parent
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parent">Parent node</param>
/// <param name="isRightChild">Is right child</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public HuffmanTreeNode <T> SetParent(HuffmanTreeNode <T> parent, bool isRightChild)
{
Parent = parent;
IsRightChild = isRightChild;
return(this);
}
