/// <summary>
/// construct deleting state
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">key that points at the deleted node</param>
/// <param name="deletedNode">node to be deleted</param>
/// <param name="searchedNode">currently traversed/searched node</param>
/// <param name="replacementNode">node that intends to replace deleted node</param>
public deletingState(Object key, node deletedNode = null, node searchedNode = null, node replacementNode = null)
{
//assign fields
this._key = key;
this._del = deletedNode;
this._searched = searchedNode;
this._replacement = replacementNode;
}
} //end function 'replaceChildWithAnotherNode'
/// <summary>
/// replace this node's information with another node's information
/// </summary>
/// <param name="another">another node, which is going to replace this node</param>
public void replaceNodeInformationWithAnotherNode(node another)
{
//assign key
this._key = another._key;
}
