public String toString() {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("{").append(getData().toString()).append(",[");
int i = 0;
for (Node<T> e : getChildren()) {
if (i > 0) {
sb.append(",");
}
sb.append(e.getData().toString());
i++;
}
sb.append("]").append("}");
return sb.toString();
}
/**
* Walks the Tree in pre-order style. This is a recursive method, and is called from the toList()
* method with the root element as the first argument. It appends to the second argument, which is
* passed by reference * as it recurses down the tree.
*
* @param element the starting element.
* @param list the output of the walk.
*/
private void walk(Node<T> element, List<Node<T>> list) {
list.add(element);
for (Node<T> data : element.getChildren()) {
walk(data, list);
}
}