/// <summary>
/// Removes all the empty levels leftover in the Skip List
/// </summary>
protected void clearEmptyLevels()
{
if (this.levels > 1) //more than one level, don't want to remove bottom level
{
SkipListNode <T> currentNode = this.topLeft;
while (currentNode != this.bottomLeft) //do not remove the bottom level
{
if (currentNode.IsHeader() && currentNode.Next.IsFooter())
{
SkipListNode <T> belowNode = currentNode.Below;
//Remove the empty level
//Update pointers
topLeft = currentNode.Below;
//Remove links
currentNode.Next.Dispose();
currentNode.Dispose();
//Update counters
this.levels--;
currentNode = belowNode; //scan down
}
else
{
break; //a single non-emtpy level means the rest of the levels are not empty
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Removes all values in the Skip List
/// </summary>
public virtual void Clear()
{
SkipListNode <T> currentNode = this.Head;
while (currentNode != null)
{
SkipListNode <T> nextNode = currentNode.Next; //save reference to next node
if (!currentNode.IsHeader() && !currentNode.IsFooter())
{
this.Remove(currentNode);
}
currentNode = nextNode;
}
}