//only right half implemented, second part shoud be the same but inverting sides
public void Remove(int value)
{
if (Head == null)
{
return;
}
//look for de node keeping a reference to it's previous node
var nodeToRemove = Head;
var nodeToRemoveParent = Head;
while (nodeToRemove != null)
{
if (nodeToRemove.Value > value)
{
nodeToRemoveParent = nodeToRemove;
nodeToRemove = nodeToRemove.Left;
}
else if (nodeToRemove.Value < value)
{
nodeToRemoveParent = nodeToRemove;
nodeToRemove = nodeToRemove.Right;
}
else
{
break;
}
}
//once found, look for its successor
//go to the righ first, then as far as you can to the left
var successor = nodeToRemove;
var successorParent = successor;
if (successor.Right != null)
{
successor = successor.Right;
while (successor.Left != null)
{
successorParent = successor;
successor = successor.Left;
}
//reasing the pointers
if (nodeToRemove == Head)
{
Head = successor;
}
else
{
nodeToRemoveParent.Right = successor;
}
successorParent.Left = successor.Right;
successor.Left = nodeToRemove.Left;
successor.Right = nodeToRemove.Right;
}
//if there's no right, go the left and the as far right as possible
else if (successor.Left != null)
{
successor = successor.Left;
while (successor.Right != null)
{
successor = successor.Right;
}
}
else
{
successor = null;
}
}
public BinaryTree()
{
Head = null;
}
