/**
* Find the the union of this rectangle and the passed rectangle.
* Neither rectangle is altered
*
* @param r The rectangle to union with this rectangle
*/
internal Rectangle union(Rectangle r)
{
Rectangle union = this.copy();
union.add(r);
return(union);
}
/**
* Given a Node<T> object, calculate the Node<T> MBR from it's entries.
* Used in consistency checking
*/
private Rectangle calculateMBR(Node <T> n)
{
Rectangle mbr = new Rectangle(n.entries[0].min, n.entries[0].max);
for (int i = 1; i < n.entryCount; i++)
{
mbr.add(n.entries[i]);
}
return(mbr);
}
