Method removeChild

src/data-structures/trie/TrieNode.js:44–59

* @param {string} character * @return {TrieNode}

(character)

   * @return {TrieNode}
   */
  removeChild(character) {
    const childNode = this.getChild(character);

    // Delete childNode only if:
    // - childNode has NO children,
    // - childNode.isCompleteWord === false.
    if (
      childNode
      && !childNode.isCompleteWord
      && !childNode.hasChildren()
    ) {
      this.children.delete(character);
    }

    return this;
  }

  /**
   * @param {string} character