/** * Internal method to find an item in a subtree. * * @param x is item to search for. * @param t the node that roots the tree. * @return node containing the matched item. */ private BinaryNode<AnyType> find(AnyType x, BinaryNode<AnyType> t) { while (t != null) { if (x.compareTo(t.element) < 0) t = t.left; else if (x.compareTo(t.element) > 0) t = t.right; else { t.wasFound = true; return t; // Match } } return null; // Not found }