/**
* Adds a child to this node. If possible will merge, and will perform a deep copy of the child
* tree.
*
* @param newChild the new child to add (will be cloned)
* @param addingTo the tree that this node belongs to
*/
public final void addChild(Splitter newChild, ADTree addingTo) {
// search for an equivalent child
Splitter oldEqual = null;
for (Enumeration<Splitter> e = children(); e.hasMoreElements(); ) {
Splitter split = e.nextElement();
if (newChild.equalTo(split)) {
oldEqual = split;
break;
}
}
if (oldEqual == null) { // didn't find one so just add
Splitter addChild = (Splitter) newChild.clone();
setOrderAddedSubtree(addChild, addingTo);
children.add(addChild);
} else { // found one, so do a merge
for (int i = 0; i < newChild.getNumOfBranches(); i++) {
PredictionNode oldPred = oldEqual.getChildForBranch(i);
PredictionNode newPred = newChild.getChildForBranch(i);
if (oldPred != null && newPred != null) {
oldPred.merge(newPred, addingTo);
}
}
}
}
