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using System;
using SCG = System.Collections.Generic;

namespace C5
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An implementation of Red-Black trees as an indexed, sorted collection with bag semantics,
    /// cf. <a href="litterature.htm#CLRS">CLRS</a>. (<see cref="T:C5.TreeBag`1"/> for an 
    /// implementation with set semantics).
    /// <br/>
    /// The comparer (sorting order) may be either natural, because the item type is comparable 
    /// (generic: <see cref="T:C5.IComparable`1"/> or non-generic: System.IComparable) or it can
    /// be external and supplied by the user in the constructor.
    /// <br/>
    /// Each distinct item is only kept in one place in the tree - together with the number
    /// of times it is a member of the bag. Thus, if two items that are equal according
    /// </summary>
    [Serializable]
    public class TreeBag<T> : SequencedBase<T>, IIndexedSorted<T>, IPersistentSorted<T>
    {
        #region Fields

        SCG.IComparer<T> comparer;

        Node root;

        //TODO: wonder if we should remove that
        int blackdepth = 0;

        //We double these stacks for the iterative add and remove on demand
        //TODO: refactor dirs[] into bool fields on Node (?)
        private int[] dirs = new int[2];

        private Node[] path = new Node[2];

        //TODO: refactor into separate class
        bool isSnapShot = false;

        int generation;

        bool isValid = true;

        SnapRef snapList;

        #endregion

        #region Events

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <value></value>
        public override EventTypeEnum ListenableEvents { get { return EventTypeEnum.Basic; } }

        #endregion
        #region Util

        /// <summary>
        /// Fetch the left child of n taking node-copying persistence into
        /// account if relevant. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="n"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private Node left(Node n)
        {
            if (isSnapShot)
            {

                if (n.lastgeneration >= generation && n.leftnode)
                    return n.oldref;
            }
            return n.left;
        }


        private Node right(Node n)
        {
            if (isSnapShot)
            {

                if (n.lastgeneration >= generation && !n.leftnode)
                    return n.oldref;
            }
            return n.right;
        }


        //This method should be called by methods that use the internal 
        //traversal stack, unless certain that there is room enough
        private void stackcheck()
        {
            while (dirs.Length < 2 * blackdepth)
            {
                dirs = new int[2 * dirs.Length];
                path = new Node[2 * dirs.Length];
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Node nested class


        /// <summary>
        /// The type of node in a Red-Black binary tree
        /// </summary>
        [Serializable]
        class Node
        {
            public bool red = true;

            public T item;

            public Node left;

            public Node right;

            public int size = 1;

            public int items = 1;


            //TODO: move everything into (separate) Extra
            public int generation;

            public int lastgeneration = -1;

            public Node oldref;

            public bool leftnode;

            /// <summary>
            /// Update a child pointer
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="cursor"></param>
            /// <param name="leftnode"></param>
            /// <param name="child"></param>
            /// <param name="maxsnapid"></param>
            /// <param name="generation"></param>
            /// <returns>True if node was *copied*</returns>
            internal static bool update(ref Node cursor, bool leftnode, Node child, int maxsnapid, int generation)
            {
                Node oldref = leftnode ? cursor.left : cursor.right;

                if (child == oldref)
                    return false;

                bool retval = false;

                if (cursor.generation <= maxsnapid)
                {
                    if (cursor.lastgeneration == -1)
                    {
                        cursor.leftnode = leftnode;
                        cursor.lastgeneration = maxsnapid;
                        cursor.oldref = oldref;
                    }
                    else if (cursor.leftnode != leftnode || cursor.lastgeneration < maxsnapid)
                    {
                        CopyNode(ref cursor, maxsnapid, generation);
                        retval = true;
                    }
                }

                if (leftnode)
                    cursor.left = child;
                else
                    cursor.right = child;

                return retval;
            }


            //If cursor.extra.lastgeneration==maxsnapid, the extra pointer will 
            //always be used in the old copy of cursor. Therefore, after 
            //making the clone, we should update the old copy by restoring
            //the child pointer and setting extra to null.
            //OTOH then we cannot clean up unused Extra objects unless we link
            //them together in a doubly linked list.
            public static bool CopyNode(ref Node cursor, int maxsnapid, int generation)
            {
                if (cursor.generation <= maxsnapid)
                {
                    cursor = (Node)(cursor.MemberwiseClone());
                    cursor.generation = generation;
                    cursor.lastgeneration = -1;
                    return true;
                }

                return false;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a red-black tree collection with natural comparer and item equalityComparer.
        /// We assume that if <code>T</code> is comparable, its default equalityComparer 
        /// will be compatible with the comparer.
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="NotComparableException">If <code>T</code> is not comparable.
        /// </exception>
        public TreeBag() : this(Comparer<T>.Default, EqualityComparer<T>.Default) { }


        /// <summary>
        /// Create a red-black tree collection with an external comparer. 
        /// <para>The itemequalityComparer will be a compatible 
        /// <see cref="T:C5.ComparerZeroHashCodeEqualityComparer`1"/> since the 
        /// default equalityComparer for T (<see cref="P:C5.EqualityComparer`1.Default"/>)
        /// is unlikely to be compatible with the external comparer. This makes the
        /// tree inadequate for use as item in a collection of unsequenced or sequenced sets or bags
        /// (<see cref="T:C5.ICollection`1"/> and <see cref="T:C5.ISequenced`1"/>)
        /// </para>
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="comparer">The external comparer</param>
        public TreeBag(SCG.IComparer<T> comparer) : this(comparer, new ComparerZeroHashCodeEqualityComparer<T>(comparer)) { }

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a red-black tree collection with an external comparer and an external
        /// item equalityComparer, assumed consistent.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="comparer">The external comparer</param>
        /// <param name="equalityComparer">The external item equalityComparer</param>
        public TreeBag(SCG.IComparer<T> comparer, SCG.IEqualityComparer<T> equalityComparer)
            : base(equalityComparer)
        {
            if (comparer == null)
                throw new NullReferenceException("Item comparer cannot be null");
            this.comparer = comparer;
        }

        #endregion

        #region TreeBag.Enumerator nested class

        /// <summary>
        /// An enumerator for a red-black tree collection. Based on an explicit stack
        /// of subtrees waiting to be enumerated. Currently only used for the tree set 
        /// enumerators (tree bag enumerators use an iterator block based enumerator).
        /// </summary>
        internal class Enumerator : SCG.IEnumerator<T>
        {
            #region Private Fields
            TreeBag<T> tree;

            bool valid = false;

            int stamp;

            T current;

            Node cursor;

            Node[] path; // stack of nodes

            int level = 0;
            #endregion
            /// <summary>
            /// Create a tree enumerator
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="tree">The red-black tree to enumerate</param>
            public Enumerator(TreeBag<T> tree)
            {
                this.tree = tree;
                stamp = tree.stamp;
                path = new Node[2 * tree.blackdepth];
                cursor = new Node();
                cursor.right = tree.root;
            }


            /// <summary>
            /// Undefined if enumerator is not valid (MoveNext hash been called returning true)
            /// </summary>
            /// <value>The current item of the enumerator.</value>
            public T Current
            {
                get
                {
                    if (valid)
                        return current;
                    else
                        throw new InvalidOperationException();
                }
            }


            //Maintain a stack of nodes that are roots of
            //subtrees not completely exported yet. Invariant:
            //The stack nodes together with their right subtrees
            //consists of exactly the items we have not passed
            //yet (the top of the stack holds current item).
            /// <summary>
            /// Move enumerator to next item in tree, or the first item if
            /// this is the first call to MoveNext. 
            /// <exception cref="CollectionModifiedException"/> if underlying tree was modified.
            /// </summary>
            /// <returns>True if enumerator is valid now</returns>
            public bool MoveNext()
            {
                tree.modifycheck(stamp);
                if (cursor.right != null)
                {
                    path[level] = cursor = cursor.right;
                    while (cursor.left != null)
                        path[++level] = cursor = cursor.left;
                }
                else if (level == 0)
                    return valid = false;
                else
                    cursor = path[--level];

                current = cursor.item;
                return valid = true;
            }


            #region IDisposable Members for Enumerator

            bool disposed;


            /// <summary>
            /// Call Dispose(true) and then suppress finalization of this enumerator.
            /// </summary>
            public void Dispose()
            {
                Dispose(true);
                GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
            }


            /// <summary>
            /// Remove the internal data (notably the stack array).
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="disposing">True if called from Dispose(),
            /// false if called from the finalizer</param>
            protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
            {
                if (!disposed)
                {
                    if (disposing)
                    {
                    }

                    current = default(T);
                    cursor = null;
                    path = null;
                    disposed = true;
                }
            }


            /// <summary>
            /// Finalizer for enumerator
            /// </summary>
            ~Enumerator()
            {
                Dispose(false);
            }
            #endregion


            #region IEnumerator Members

            object System.Collections.IEnumerator.Current
            {
                get { return Current; }
            }

            bool System.Collections.IEnumerator.MoveNext()
            {
                return MoveNext();
            }

            void System.Collections.IEnumerator.Reset()
            {
                throw new NotImplementedException();
            }

            #endregion
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// An enumerator for a snapshot of a node copy persistent red-black tree
        /// collection.
        /// </summary>
        internal class SnapEnumerator : SCG.IEnumerator<T>
        {
            #region Private Fields
            TreeBag<T> tree;

            bool valid = false;

            int stamp;

            int togo;


            T current;

            Node cursor;

            Node[] path; // stack of nodes

            int level;
            #endregion

            /// <summary>
            /// Creta an enumerator for a snapshot of a node copy persistent red-black tree
            /// collection
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="tree">The snapshot</param>
            public SnapEnumerator(TreeBag<T> tree)
            {
                this.tree = tree;
                stamp = tree.stamp;
                path = new Node[2 * tree.blackdepth];
                cursor = new Node();
                cursor.right = tree.root;
            }


            #region SCG.IEnumerator<T> Members

            /// <summary>
            /// Move enumerator to next item in tree, or the first item if
            /// this is the first call to MoveNext. 
            /// <exception cref="CollectionModifiedException"/> if underlying tree was modified.
            /// </summary>
            /// <returns>True if enumerator is valid now</returns>
            public bool MoveNext()
            {
                tree.modifycheck(stamp);//???


                if (--togo > 0)
                    return true;
                Node next = tree.right(cursor);

                if (next != null)
                {
                    path[level] = cursor = next;
                    next = tree.left(cursor);
                    while (next != null)
                    {
                        path[++level] = cursor = next;
                        next = tree.left(cursor);
                    }
                }
                else if (level == 0)
                    return valid = false;
                else
                    cursor = path[--level];


                togo = cursor.items;

                current = cursor.item;
                return valid = true;
            }


            /// <summary>
            /// Undefined if enumerator is not valid (MoveNext hash been called returning true)
            /// </summary>
            /// <value>The current value of the enumerator.</value>
            public T Current
            {
                get
                {
                    if (valid)
                        return current;
                    else
                        throw new InvalidOperationException();
                }
            }

            #endregion

            #region IDisposable Members

            void System.IDisposable.Dispose()
            {
                tree = null;
                valid = false;
                current = default(T);
                cursor = null;
                path = null;
            }

            #endregion

            #region IEnumerator Members

            object System.Collections.IEnumerator.Current
            {
                get { return Current; }
            }

            bool System.Collections.IEnumerator.MoveNext()
            {
                return MoveNext();
            }

            void System.Collections.IEnumerator.Reset()
            {
                throw new NotImplementedException();
            }

            #endregion
        }

        #endregion

        #region IEnumerable<T> Members

        private SCG.IEnumerator<T> getEnumerator(Node node, int origstamp)
        {
            if (node == null)
                yield break;

            if (node.left != null)
            {
                SCG.IEnumerator<T> child = getEnumerator(node.left, origstamp);

                while (child.MoveNext())
                {
                    modifycheck(origstamp);
                    yield return child.Current;
                }
            }

            int togo = node.items;
            while (togo-- > 0)
            {
                modifycheck(origstamp);
                yield return node.item;
            }

            if (node.right != null)
            {
                SCG.IEnumerator<T> child = getEnumerator(node.right, origstamp);

                while (child.MoveNext())
                {
                    modifycheck(origstamp);
                    yield return child.Current;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="NoSuchItemException">If tree is empty</exception>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public override T Choose()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");

            if (size == 0)
                throw new NoSuchItemException();
            return root.item;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Create an enumerator for this tree
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The enumerator</returns>
        public override SCG.IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");

            if (isSnapShot)
                return new SnapEnumerator(this);

            return getEnumerator(root, stamp);

        }

        #endregion

        #region ISink<T> Members

        /// <summary>
        /// Add item to tree. If already there, return the found item in the second argument.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">Item to add</param>
        /// <param name="founditem">item found</param>
        /// <param name="update">whether item in node should be updated</param>
        /// <param name="wasfound">true if found in bag, false if not found or tre is a set</param>
        /// <returns>True if item was added</returns>
        bool addIterative(T item, ref T founditem, bool update, out bool wasfound)
        {
            wasfound = false;
            if (root == null)
            {
                root = new Node();
                root.red = false;
                blackdepth = 1;
                root.item = item;
                root.generation = generation;
                return true;
            }

            stackcheck();

            int level = 0;
            Node cursor = root;

            while (true)
            {
                int comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);

                if (comp == 0)
                {
                    founditem = cursor.item;

                    wasfound = true;
                    bool nodeWasUpdated = true;
                    Node.CopyNode(ref cursor, maxsnapid, generation);
                    if (update)
                        cursor.item = item;
                    else
                    {
                        cursor.items++;
                        cursor.size++;
                    }


                    while (level-- > 0)
                    {
                        if (nodeWasUpdated)
                        {
                            Node kid = cursor;

                            cursor = path[level];
                            Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, kid, maxsnapid, generation);

                            if (!update)
                                cursor.size++;

                        }

                        path[level] = null;
                    }

                    return !update;

                }

                //else
                Node child = comp > 0 ? cursor.left : cursor.right;

                if (child == null)
                {
                    child = new Node();
                    child.item = item;
                    child.generation = generation;
                    Node.update(ref cursor, comp > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);


                    cursor.size++;

                    dirs[level] = comp;
                    break;
                }
                else
                {
                    dirs[level] = comp;
                    path[level++] = cursor;
                    cursor = child;
                }
            }

            //We have just added the red node child to "cursor"
            while (cursor.red)
            {
                //take one step up:
                Node child = cursor;

                cursor = path[--level];
                path[level] = null;
                Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);

                cursor.size++;

                int comp = dirs[level];
                Node childsibling = comp > 0 ? cursor.right : cursor.left;

                if (childsibling != null && childsibling.red)
                {
                    //Promote
                    child.red = false;
                    Node.update(ref cursor, comp < 0, childsibling, maxsnapid, generation);
                    childsibling.red = false;

                    //color cursor red & take one step up the tree unless at root
                    if (level == 0)
                    {
                        root = cursor;
                        blackdepth++;
                        return true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        cursor.red = true;
                        child = cursor;
                        cursor = path[--level];
                        Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);
                        path[level] = null;

                        cursor.size++;

                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    //ROTATE!!!
                    int childcomp = dirs[level + 1];

                    cursor.red = true;
                    if (comp > 0)
                    {
                        if (childcomp > 0)
                        {//zagzag
                            Node.update(ref cursor, true, child.right, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref child, false, cursor, maxsnapid, generation);

                            cursor = child;
                        }
                        else
                        {//zagzig
                            Node badgrandchild = child.right;
                            Node.update(ref cursor, true, badgrandchild.right, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref child, false, badgrandchild.left, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.CopyNode(ref badgrandchild, maxsnapid, generation);

                            badgrandchild.left = child;
                            badgrandchild.right = cursor;
                            cursor = badgrandchild;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {//comp < 0
                        if (childcomp < 0)
                        {//zigzig
                            Node.update(ref cursor, false, child.left, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref child, true, cursor, maxsnapid, generation);

                            cursor = child;
                        }
                        else
                        {//zigzag
                            Node badgrandchild = child.left;
                            Node.update(ref cursor, false, badgrandchild.left, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref child, true, badgrandchild.right, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.CopyNode(ref badgrandchild, maxsnapid, generation);

                            badgrandchild.right = child;
                            badgrandchild.left = cursor;
                            cursor = badgrandchild;
                        }
                    }

                    cursor.red = false;

                    Node n;

                    n = cursor.right;
                    cursor.size = n.size = (n.left == null ? 0 : n.left.size) + (n.right == null ? 0 : n.right.size) + n.items;
                    n = cursor.left;
                    n.size = (n.left == null ? 0 : n.left.size) + (n.right == null ? 0 : n.right.size) + n.items;
                    cursor.size += n.size + cursor.items;

                    if (level == 0)
                    {
                        root = cursor;
                        return true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        child = cursor;
                        cursor = path[--level];
                        path[level] = null;
                        Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);


                        cursor.size++;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            bool stillmore = true;
            while (level > 0)
            {
                Node child = cursor;

                cursor = path[--level];
                path[level] = null;
                if (stillmore)
                    stillmore = Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);
                cursor.size++;

            }

            root = cursor;
            return true;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Add an item to this collection if possible. If this collection has set
        /// semantics, the item will be added if not already in the collection. If
        /// bag semantics, the item will always be added.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to add.</param>
        /// <returns>True if item was added.</returns>
        public bool Add(T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            //Note: blackdepth of the tree is set inside addIterative
            T jtem = default(T);
            if (!add(item, ref jtem))
                return false;
            if (ActiveEvents != 0)
                raiseForAdd(jtem);
            return true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Add an item to this collection if possible. If this collection has set
        /// semantics, the item will be added if not already in the collection. If
        /// bag semantics, the item will always be added.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to add.</param>
        void SCG.ICollection<T>.Add(T item)
        {
            Add(item);
        }

        private bool add(T item, ref T j)
        {
            bool wasFound;

            if (addIterative(item, ref j, false, out wasFound))
            {
                size++;
                if (!wasFound)
                    j = item;
                return true;
            }
            else
                return false;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Add the elements from another collection with a more specialized item type 
        /// to this collection. If this
        /// collection has set semantics, only items not already in the collection
        /// will be added.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="items">The items to add</param>
        public void AddAll(SCG.IEnumerable<T> items)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            int c = 0;
            T j = default(T);
            bool tmp;

            bool raiseAdded = (ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Added) != 0;
            CircularQueue<T> wasAdded = raiseAdded ? new CircularQueue<T>() : null;

            foreach (T i in items)
                if (addIterative(i, ref j, false, out tmp))
                {
                    c++;
                    if (raiseAdded)
                        wasAdded.Enqueue(tmp ? j : i);
                }
            if (c == 0)
                return;

            size += c;
            //TODO: implement a RaiseForAddAll() method
            if (raiseAdded)
                foreach (T item in wasAdded)
                    raiseItemsAdded(item, 1);
            if (((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0))
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Add all the items from another collection with an enumeration order that 
        /// is increasing in the items. <para>The idea is that the implementation may use
        /// a faster algorithm to merge the two collections.</para>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"/> if the enumerated items turns out
        /// not to be in increasing order.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="items">The collection to add.</param>
        public void AddSorted(SCG.IEnumerable<T> items)
        {
            if (size > 0)
                AddAll(items);
            else
            {
                if (!isValid)
                    throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
                updatecheck();
                addSorted(items, true, true);
            }
        }

        #region add-sorted helpers

        //Create a RB tree from x+2^h-1  (x < 2^h, h>=1) nodes taken from a
        //singly linked list of red nodes using only the right child refs.
        //The x nodes at depth h+1 will be red, the rest black.
        //(h is the blackdepth of the resulting tree)
        static Node maketreer(ref Node rest, int blackheight, int maxred, int red)
        {
            if (blackheight == 1)
            {
                Node top = rest;

                rest = rest.right;
                if (red > 0)
                {
                    top.right = null;
                    rest.left = top;
                    top = rest;

                    top.size += top.left.size;

                    rest = rest.right;
                    red--;
                }

                if (red > 0)
                {

                    top.size += rest.size;

                    top.right = rest;
                    rest = rest.right;
                    top.right.right = null;
                }
                else
                    top.right = null;

                top.red = false;
                return top;
            }
            else
            {
                maxred >>= 1;

                int lred = red > maxred ? maxred : red;
                Node left = maketreer(ref rest, blackheight - 1, maxred, lred);
                Node top = rest;

                rest = rest.right;
                top.left = left;
                top.red = false;
                top.right = maketreer(ref rest, blackheight - 1, maxred, red - lred);

                top.size = top.items + top.left.size + top.right.size;

                return top;
            }
        }


        void addSorted(SCG.IEnumerable<T> items, bool safe, bool raise)
        {
            SCG.IEnumerator<T> e = items.GetEnumerator(); ;
            if (size > 0)
                throw new InternalException("This can't happen");

            if (!e.MoveNext())
                return;

            //To count theCollect 
            Node head = new Node(), tail = head;
            int z = 1;
            T lastitem = tail.item = e.Current;

            int ec = 0;

            while (e.MoveNext())
            {

                T thisitem = e.Current;
                int comp = comparer.Compare(lastitem, thisitem);
                if (comp > 0)
                    throw new ArgumentException("Argument not sorted");
                if (comp == 0)
                {
                    tail.items++;
                    ec++;
                }
                else
                {
                    tail.size = tail.items;
                    z++;
                    tail.right = new Node();
                    tail = tail.right;
                    lastitem = tail.item = thisitem;
                    tail.generation = generation;
                }

            }

            tail.size = tail.items;

            int blackheight = 0, red = z, maxred = 1;

            while (maxred <= red)
            {
                red -= maxred;
                maxred <<= 1;
                blackheight++;
            }

            root = TreeBag<T>.maketreer(ref head, blackheight, maxred, red);
            blackdepth = blackheight;
            size = z;

            size += ec;

            if (raise)
            {
                if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Added) != 0)
                {
                    CircularQueue<T> wasAdded = new CircularQueue<T>();
                    foreach (T item in this)
                        wasAdded.Enqueue(item);
                    foreach (T item in wasAdded)
                        raiseItemsAdded(item, 1);
                }
                if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                    raiseCollectionChanged();
            }
            return;
        }

        #endregion


        /// <summary></summary>
        /// <value>True since this collection has bag semantics.</value>
        public bool AllowsDuplicates { get { return true; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// By convention this is true for any collection with set semantics.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>True if only one representative of a group of equal items 
        /// is kept in the collection together with the total count.</value>
        public virtual bool DuplicatesByCounting { get { return true; } }

        #endregion

        #region IEditableCollection<T> Members


        /// <summary>
        /// The value is symbolic indicating the type of asymptotic complexity
        /// in terms of the size of this collection (worst-case or amortized as
        /// relevant).
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>Speed.Log</value>
        public Speed ContainsSpeed { get { return Speed.Log; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this collection contains (an item equivalent to according to the
        /// itemequalityComparer) a particular value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The value to check for.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the items is in this collection.</returns>
        public bool Contains(T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node next; int comp = 0;

            next = root;
            while (next != null)
            {
                comp = comparer.Compare(next.item, item);
                if (comp == 0)
                    return true;

                next = comp < 0 ? right(next) : left(next);
            }

            return false;
        }


        //Variant for dictionary use
        //Will return the actual matching item in the ref argument.
        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this collection contains an item equivalent according to the
        /// itemequalityComparer to a particular value. If so, return in the ref argument (a
        /// binary copy of) the actual value found.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The value to look for.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the items is in this collection.</returns>
        public bool Find(ref T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node next; int comp = 0;

            next = root;
            while (next != null)
            {
                comp = comparer.Compare(next.item, item);
                if (comp == 0)
                {
                    item = next.item;
                    return true;
                }

                next = comp < 0 ? right(next) : left(next);
            }

            return false;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find or add the item to the tree. If the tree does not contain
        /// an item equivalent to this item add it, else return the exisiting
        /// one in the ref argument. 
        ///
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item"></param>
        /// <returns>True if item was found</returns>
        public bool FindOrAdd(ref T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            bool wasfound;

            //Note: blackdepth of the tree is set inside addIterative
            if (addIterative(item, ref item, false, out wasfound))
            {
                size++;
                if (ActiveEvents != 0 && !wasfound)
                    raiseForAdd(item);
                return wasfound;
            }
            else
                return true;

        }


        //For dictionary use. 
        //If found, the matching entry will be updated with the new item.
        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this collection contains an item equivalent according to the
        /// itemequalityComparer to a particular value. If so, update the item in the collection 
        /// to with a binary copy of the supplied value. If the collection has bag semantics,
        /// this updates all equivalent copies in
        /// the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">Value to update.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the item was found and hence updated.</returns>
        public bool Update(T item)
        {
            T olditem = item;
            return Update(item, out olditem);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this collection contains an item equivalent according to the
        /// itemequalityComparer to a particular value. If so, update the item in the collection 
        /// with a binary copy of the supplied value. If the collection has bag semantics,
        /// this updates all equivalent copies in
        /// the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item"></param>
        /// <param name="olditem"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool Update(T item, out T olditem)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            stackcheck();

            int level = 0;
            Node cursor = root;
            int comp = 0;

            while (cursor != null)
            {
                comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);
                if (comp == 0)
                {
                    Node.CopyNode(ref cursor, maxsnapid, generation);
                    olditem = cursor.item;

                    int items = cursor.items;

                    cursor.item = item;
                    while (level > 0)
                    {
                        Node child = cursor;

                        cursor = path[--level];
                        path[level] = null;
                        Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);

                    }

                    root = cursor;

                    if (ActiveEvents != 0)
                        raiseForUpdate(item, olditem, items);

                    return true;
                }
                dirs[level] = comp;
                path[level++] = cursor;
                cursor = comp < 0 ? cursor.right : cursor.left;
            }

            olditem = default(T);
            return false;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this collection contains an item equivalent according to the
        /// itemequalityComparer to a particular value. If so, update the item in the collection 
        /// with a binary copy of the supplied value; else add the value to the collection. 
        ///
        /// <i>NOTE: the bag implementation is currently wrong! ?????</i>
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">Value to add or update.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the item was found and updated (hence not added).</returns>
        public bool UpdateOrAdd(T item)
        { T olditem; return UpdateOrAdd(item, out olditem); }

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item"></param>
        /// <param name="olditem"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool UpdateOrAdd(T item, out T olditem)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            bool wasfound;
            olditem = default(T);


            //Note: blackdepth of the tree is set inside addIterative
            if (addIterative(item, ref olditem, true, out wasfound))
            {
                size++;
                if (ActiveEvents != 0)
                    raiseForAdd(wasfound ? olditem : item);
                return wasfound;
            }
            else
            {
#warning for bag implementation: count is wrong
                if (ActiveEvents != 0)
                    raiseForUpdate(item, olditem, 1);
                return true;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove a particular item from this collection. If the collection has bag
        /// semantics only one copy equivalent to the supplied item is removed. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The value to remove.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the item was found (and removed).</returns>
        public bool Remove(T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            if (root == null)
                return false;

            int junk;
            bool retval = removeIterative(ref item, false, out junk);
            if (ActiveEvents != 0 && retval)
                raiseForRemove(item);
            return retval;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Remove a particular item from this collection if found. If the collection
        /// has bag semantics only one copy equivalent to the supplied item is removed,
        /// which one is implementation dependent. 
        /// If an item was removed, report a binary copy of the actual item removed in 
        /// the argument.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The value to remove.</param>
        /// <param name="removeditem">The removed value.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the item was found (and removed).</returns>
        public bool Remove(T item, out T removeditem)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            removeditem = item;
            if (root == null)
                return false;

            int junk;
            bool retval = removeIterative(ref removeditem, false, out junk);
            if (ActiveEvents != 0 && retval)
                raiseForRemove(item);
            return retval;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">input: item to remove; output: item actually removed</param>
        /// <param name="all">If true, remove all copies</param>
        /// <param name="wasRemoved"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private bool removeIterative(ref T item, bool all, out int wasRemoved)
        {
            wasRemoved = 0;
            //Stage 1: find item
            stackcheck();

            int level = 0, comp;
            Node cursor = root;

            while (true)
            {
                comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);
                if (comp == 0)
                {
                    item = cursor.item;

                    if (!all && cursor.items > 1)
                    {
                        Node.CopyNode(ref cursor, maxsnapid, generation);
                        cursor.items--;
                        cursor.size--;
                        while (level-- > 0)
                        {
                            Node kid = cursor;

                            cursor = path[level];
                            Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, kid, maxsnapid, generation);
                            cursor.size--;
                            path[level] = null;
                        }
                        size--;
                        wasRemoved = 1;
                        return true;
                    }
                    wasRemoved = cursor.items;

                    break;
                }

                Node child = comp > 0 ? cursor.left : cursor.right;

                if (child == null)
                    return false;

                dirs[level] = comp;
                path[level++] = cursor;
                cursor = child;
            }

            return removeIterativePhase2(cursor, level);
        }


        private bool removeIterativePhase2(Node cursor, int level)
        {
            if (size == 1)
            {
                clear();
                return true;
            }


            size -= cursor.items;

            //Stage 2: if item's node has no null child, find predecessor
            int level_of_item = level;

            if (cursor.left != null && cursor.right != null)
            {
                dirs[level] = 1;
                path[level++] = cursor;
                cursor = cursor.left;
                while (cursor.right != null)
                {
                    dirs[level] = -1;
                    path[level++] = cursor;
                    cursor = cursor.right;
                }
                Node.CopyNode(ref path[level_of_item], maxsnapid, generation);
                path[level_of_item].item = cursor.item;

                path[level_of_item].items = cursor.items;

            }

            //Stage 3: splice out node to be removed
            Node newchild = cursor.right == null ? cursor.left : cursor.right;
            bool demote_or_rotate = newchild == null && !cursor.red;

            //assert newchild.red 
            if (newchild != null)
            {
                newchild.red = false;
            }

            if (level == 0)
            {
                root = newchild;
                return true;
            }

            level--;
            cursor = path[level];
            path[level] = null;

            int comp = dirs[level];
            Node childsibling;
            Node.update(ref cursor, comp > 0, newchild, maxsnapid, generation);

            childsibling = comp > 0 ? cursor.right : cursor.left;

            cursor.size = cursor.items + (newchild == null ? 0 : newchild.size) + (childsibling == null ? 0 : childsibling.size);


            //Stage 4: demote till we must rotate
            Node farnephew = null, nearnephew = null;

            while (demote_or_rotate)
            {
                if (childsibling.red)
                    break; //rotate 2+?

                farnephew = comp > 0 ? childsibling.right : childsibling.left;
                if (farnephew != null && farnephew.red)
                    break; //rotate 1b

                nearnephew = comp > 0 ? childsibling.left : childsibling.right;
                if (nearnephew != null && nearnephew.red)
                    break; //rotate 1c

                //demote cursor
                childsibling.red = true;
                if (level == 0)
                {
                    cursor.red = false;
                    blackdepth--;
                    root = cursor;
                    return true;
                }
                else if (cursor.red)
                {
                    cursor.red = false;
                    demote_or_rotate = false;
                    break; //No rotation
                }
                else
                {
                    Node child = cursor;

                    cursor = path[--level];
                    path[level] = null;
                    comp = dirs[level];
                    childsibling = comp > 0 ? cursor.right : cursor.left;
                    Node.update(ref cursor, comp > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);

                    cursor.size = cursor.items + (child == null ? 0 : child.size) + (childsibling == null ? 0 : childsibling.size);

                }
            }

            //Stage 5: rotate 
            if (demote_or_rotate)
            {
                //At start:
                //parent = cursor (temporary for swapping nodes)
                //childsibling is the sibling of the updated child (x)
                //cursor is always the top of the subtree
                Node parent = cursor;

                if (childsibling.red)
                {//Case 2 and perhaps more. 
                    //The y.rank == px.rank >= x.rank+2 >=2 so both nephews are != null 
                    //(and black). The grandnephews are children of nearnephew
                    Node neargrandnephew, fargrandnephew;

                    if (comp > 0)
                    {
                        nearnephew = childsibling.left;
                        farnephew = childsibling.right;
                        neargrandnephew = nearnephew.left;
                        fargrandnephew = nearnephew.right;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        nearnephew = childsibling.right;
                        farnephew = childsibling.left;
                        neargrandnephew = nearnephew.right;
                        fargrandnephew = nearnephew.left;
                    }

                    if (fargrandnephew != null && fargrandnephew.red)
                    {//Case 2+1b
                        Node.CopyNode(ref nearnephew, maxsnapid, generation);

                        //The end result of this will always be e copy of parent
                        Node.update(ref parent, comp < 0, neargrandnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                        Node.update(ref childsibling, comp > 0, nearnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                        if (comp > 0)
                        {
                            nearnephew.left = parent;
                            parent.right = neargrandnephew;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            nearnephew.right = parent;
                            parent.left = neargrandnephew;
                        }

                        cursor = childsibling;
                        childsibling.red = false;
                        nearnephew.red = true;
                        fargrandnephew.red = false;

                        cursor.size = parent.size;
                        nearnephew.size = cursor.size - cursor.items - farnephew.size;
                        parent.size = nearnephew.size - nearnephew.items - fargrandnephew.size;

                    }
                    else if (neargrandnephew != null && neargrandnephew.red)
                    {//Case 2+1c
                        Node.CopyNode(ref neargrandnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                        if (comp > 0)
                        {
                            Node.update(ref childsibling, true, neargrandnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref nearnephew, true, neargrandnephew.right, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref parent, false, neargrandnephew.left, maxsnapid, generation);
                            neargrandnephew.left = parent;
                            neargrandnephew.right = nearnephew;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Node.update(ref childsibling, false, neargrandnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref nearnephew, false, neargrandnephew.left, maxsnapid, generation);
                            Node.update(ref parent, true, neargrandnephew.right, maxsnapid, generation);
                            neargrandnephew.right = parent;
                            neargrandnephew.left = nearnephew;
                        }

                        cursor = childsibling;
                        childsibling.red = false;

                        cursor.size = parent.size;
                        parent.size = parent.items + (parent.left == null ? 0 : parent.left.size) + (parent.right == null ? 0 : parent.right.size);
                        nearnephew.size = nearnephew.items + (nearnephew.left == null ? 0 : nearnephew.left.size) + (nearnephew.right == null ? 0 : nearnephew.right.size);
                        neargrandnephew.size = neargrandnephew.items + parent.size + nearnephew.size;

                    }
                    else
                    {//Case 2 only
                        Node.update(ref parent, comp < 0, nearnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                        Node.update(ref childsibling, comp > 0, parent, maxsnapid, generation);

                        cursor = childsibling;
                        childsibling.red = false;
                        nearnephew.red = true;

                        cursor.size = parent.size;
                        parent.size -= farnephew.size + cursor.items;

                    }
                }
                else if (farnephew != null && farnephew.red)
                {//Case 1b
                    nearnephew = comp > 0 ? childsibling.left : childsibling.right;
                    Node.update(ref parent, comp < 0, nearnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                    Node.CopyNode(ref childsibling, maxsnapid, generation);
                    if (comp > 0)
                    {
                        childsibling.left = parent;
                        childsibling.right = farnephew;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        childsibling.right = parent;
                        childsibling.left = farnephew;
                    }

                    cursor = childsibling;
                    cursor.red = parent.red;
                    parent.red = false;
                    farnephew.red = false;


                    cursor.size = parent.size;
                    parent.size -= farnephew.size + cursor.items;

                }
                else if (nearnephew != null && nearnephew.red)
                {//Case 1c
                    Node.CopyNode(ref nearnephew, maxsnapid, generation);
                    if (comp > 0)
                    {
                        Node.update(ref childsibling, true, nearnephew.right, maxsnapid, generation);
                        Node.update(ref parent, false, nearnephew.left, maxsnapid, generation);

                        nearnephew.left = parent;
                        nearnephew.right = childsibling;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Node.update(ref childsibling, false, nearnephew.left, maxsnapid, generation);
                        Node.update(ref parent, true, nearnephew.right, maxsnapid, generation);

                        nearnephew.right = parent;
                        nearnephew.left = childsibling;
                    }

                    cursor = nearnephew;
                    cursor.red = parent.red;
                    parent.red = false;

                    cursor.size = parent.size;
                    parent.size = parent.items + (parent.left == null ? 0 : parent.left.size) + (parent.right == null ? 0 : parent.right.size);
                    childsibling.size = childsibling.items + (childsibling.left == null ? 0 : childsibling.left.size) + (childsibling.right == null ? 0 : childsibling.right.size);

                }
                else
                {//Case 1a can't happen
                    throw new InternalException("Case 1a can't happen here");
                }

                //Resplice cursor:
                if (level == 0)
                {
                    root = cursor;
                }
                else
                {
                    Node swap = cursor;

                    cursor = path[--level];
                    path[level] = null;
                    Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, swap, maxsnapid, generation);


                    cursor.size = cursor.items + (cursor.right == null ? 0 : cursor.right.size) + (cursor.left == null ? 0 : cursor.left.size);

                }
            }

            //Stage 6: fixup to the root
            while (level > 0)
            {
                Node child = cursor;

                cursor = path[--level];
                path[level] = null;
                if (child != (dirs[level] > 0 ? cursor.left : cursor.right))
                    Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, child, maxsnapid, generation);


                cursor.size = cursor.items + (cursor.right == null ? 0 : cursor.right.size) + (cursor.left == null ? 0 : cursor.left.size);

            }

            root = cursor;
            return true;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items from this collection.
        /// </summary>
        public void Clear()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            if (size == 0)
                return;
            int oldsize = size;
            clear();
            if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Cleared) != 0)
                raiseCollectionCleared(true, oldsize);
            if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }


        private void clear()
        {
            size = 0;
            root = null;
            blackdepth = 0;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items in another collection from this one. If this collection
        /// has bag semantics, take multiplicities into account.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="items">The items to remove.</param>
        public void RemoveAll(SCG.IEnumerable<T> items)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            T jtem;

            bool mustRaise = (ActiveEvents & (EventTypeEnum.Removed | EventTypeEnum.Changed)) != 0;
            RaiseForRemoveAllHandler raiseHandler = mustRaise ? new RaiseForRemoveAllHandler(this) : null;

            foreach (T item in items)
            {
                if (root == null)
                    break;

                jtem = item;
                int junk;
                if (removeIterative(ref jtem, false, out junk) && mustRaise)
                    raiseHandler.Remove(jtem);
            }
            if (mustRaise)
                raiseHandler.Raise();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items not in some other collection from this one. If this collection
        /// has bag semantics, take multiplicities into account.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="items">The items to retain.</param>
        public void RetainAll(SCG.IEnumerable<T> items)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            //A much more efficient version is possible if items is sorted like this.
            //Well, it is unclear how efficient it would be.
            //We could use a marking method!?
#warning how does this work together with persistence?
            TreeBag<T> t = (TreeBag<T>)MemberwiseClone();

            T jtem = default(T);
            t.clear();
            foreach (T item in items)
                if (ContainsCount(item) > t.ContainsCount(item))
                {
                    t.add(item, ref jtem);
                }
            if (size == t.size)
                return;

#warning improve (mainly for bag) by using a Node iterator instead of ItemMultiplicities()
            CircularQueue<KeyValuePair<T, int>> wasRemoved = null;
            if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Removed) != 0)
            {
                wasRemoved = new CircularQueue<KeyValuePair<T, int>>();
                SCG.IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<T, int>> ie = ItemMultiplicities().GetEnumerator();
                foreach (KeyValuePair<T, int> p in t.ItemMultiplicities())
                {
                    //We know p.Key is in this!
                    while (ie.MoveNext())
                    {
                        if (comparer.Compare(ie.Current.Key, p.Key) == 0)
                        {

                            int removed = ie.Current.Value - p.Value;
                            if (removed > 0)
                                wasRemoved.Enqueue(new KeyValuePair<T, int>(p.Key, removed));

                            break;
                        }
                        else
                            wasRemoved.Enqueue(ie.Current);
                    }
                }
                while (ie.MoveNext())
                    wasRemoved.Enqueue(ie.Current);
            }

            root = t.root;
            size = t.size;
            blackdepth = t.blackdepth;
            if (wasRemoved != null)
                foreach (KeyValuePair<T, int> p in wasRemoved)
                    raiseItemsRemoved(p.Key, p.Value);
            if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Check if this collection contains all the values in another collection.
        /// If this collection has bag semantics (<code>AllowsDuplicates==true</code>)
        /// the check is made with respect to multiplicities, else multiplicities
        /// are not taken into account.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="items">The </param>
        /// <returns>True if all values in <code>items</code>is in this collection.</returns>
        public bool ContainsAll(SCG.IEnumerable<T> items)
        {
            //TODO: fix bag implementation
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            //This is worst-case O(m*logn)
            foreach (T item in items)
                if (!Contains(item)) return false;

            return true;
        }


        //Higher order:
        /// <summary>
        /// Create a new indexed sorted collection consisting of the items of this
        /// indexed sorted collection satisfying a certain predicate.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="filter">The filter delegate defining the predicate.</param>
        /// <returns>The new indexed sorted collection.</returns>
        public IIndexedSorted<T> FindAll(Func<T, bool> filter)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            TreeBag<T> res = new TreeBag<T>(comparer);
            SCG.IEnumerator<T> e = GetEnumerator();
            Node head = null, tail = null;
            int z = 0;

            int ec = 0;

            while (e.MoveNext())
            {
                T thisitem = e.Current;

                //We could document that filter will only be called 
                //once on each unique item. That might even be good for the user!
                if (tail != null && comparer.Compare(thisitem, tail.item) == 0)
                {
                    tail.items++;
                    ec++;
                    continue;
                }

                if (filter(thisitem))
                {
                    if (head == null)
                    {
                        head = tail = new Node();
                    }
                    else
                    {

                        tail.size = tail.items;
                        tail.right = new Node();
                        tail = tail.right;
                    }

                    tail.item = thisitem;
                    z++;
                }
            }

            if (tail != null)
                tail.size = tail.items;


            if (z == 0)
                return res;

            int blackheight = 0, red = z, maxred = 1;

            while (maxred <= red)
            {
                red -= maxred;
                maxred <<= 1;
                blackheight++;
            }

            res.root = TreeBag<T>.maketreer(ref head, blackheight, maxred, red);
            res.blackdepth = blackheight;
            res.size = z;

            res.size += ec;

            return res;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Create a new indexed sorted collection consisting of the results of
        /// mapping all items of this list.
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"/> if the map is not increasing over 
        /// the items of this collection (with respect to the two given comparison 
        /// relations).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="mapper">The delegate definging the map.</param>
        /// <param name="c">The comparion relation to use for the result.</param>
        /// <returns>The new sorted collection.</returns>
        public IIndexedSorted<V> Map<V>(Func<T, V> mapper, SCG.IComparer<V> c)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            TreeBag<V> res = new TreeBag<V>(c);

            if (size == 0)
                return res;

            SCG.IEnumerator<T> e = GetEnumerator();
            TreeBag<V>.Node head = null, tail = null;
            V oldv = default(V);
            int z = 0;

            T lastitem = default(T);

            while (e.MoveNext())
            {
                T thisitem = e.Current;

                //We could document that mapper will only be called 
                //once on each unique item. That might even be good for the user!
                if (tail != null && comparer.Compare(thisitem, lastitem) == 0)
                {
                    tail.items++;
                    continue;
                }

                V newv = mapper(thisitem);

                if (head == null)
                {
                    head = tail = new TreeBag<V>.Node();
                    z++;
                }
                else
                {
                    int comp = c.Compare(oldv, newv);

                    if (comp == 0)
                    {
                        tail.items++;
                        continue;
                    }
                    if (comp > 0)

                        throw new ArgumentException("mapper not monotonic");

                    tail.size = tail.items;

                    tail.right = new TreeBag<V>.Node();
                    tail = tail.right;
                    z++;
                }

                lastitem = thisitem;

                tail.item = oldv = newv;
            }


            tail.size = tail.items;


            int blackheight = 0, red = z, maxred = 1;

            while (maxred <= red)
            {
                red -= maxred;
                maxred <<= 1;
                blackheight++;
            }

            res.root = TreeBag<V>.maketreer(ref head, blackheight, maxred, red);
            res.blackdepth = blackheight;
            res.size = size;
            return res;
        }


        //below is the bag utility stuff
        /// <summary>
        /// Count the number of items of the collection equal to a particular value.
        /// Returns 0 if and only if the value is not in the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The value to count.</param>
        /// <returns>The number of copies found.</returns>
        public int ContainsCount(T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");

            Node next; int comp = 0;

            next = root;
            while (next != null)
            {
                comp = comparer.Compare(next.item, item);
                if (comp == 0)
                    return next.items;

                next = comp < 0 ? right(next) : left(next);
            }

            return 0;

        }


        //TODO: make work with snapshots
        class Multiplicities : CollectionValueBase<KeyValuePair<T, int>>, ICollectionValue<KeyValuePair<T, int>>
        {
            TreeBag<T> treebag;
            int origstamp;
            internal Multiplicities(TreeBag<T> treebag) { this.treebag = treebag; this.origstamp = treebag.stamp; }
            public override KeyValuePair<T, int> Choose() { return new KeyValuePair<T, int>(treebag.root.item, treebag.root.items); }

            public override SCG.IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<T, int>> GetEnumerator()
            {
                return getEnumerator(treebag.root, origstamp); //TODO: NBNBNB
            }

            private SCG.IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<T, int>> getEnumerator(Node node, int origstamp)
            {
                if (node == null)
                    yield break;

                if (node.left != null)
                {
                    SCG.IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<T, int>> child = getEnumerator(node.left, origstamp);

                    while (child.MoveNext())
                    {
                        treebag.modifycheck(origstamp);
                        yield return child.Current;
                    }
                }
                yield return new KeyValuePair<T, int>(node.item, node.items);
                if (node.right != null)
                {
                    SCG.IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<T, int>> child = getEnumerator(node.right, origstamp);

                    while (child.MoveNext())
                    {
                        treebag.modifycheck(origstamp);
                        yield return child.Current;
                    }
                }
            }

            public override bool IsEmpty { get { return treebag.IsEmpty; } }
            public override int Count { get { int i = 0; foreach (KeyValuePair<T, int> p in this) i++; return i; } } //TODO: make better
            public override Speed CountSpeed { get { return Speed.Linear; } } //TODO: make better
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public virtual ICollectionValue<T> UniqueItems()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");

            return new DropMultiplicity<T>(ItemMultiplicities());

        }


        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public virtual ICollectionValue<KeyValuePair<T, int>> ItemMultiplicities()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");

            return new Multiplicities(this);

        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items equivalent to a given value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The value to remove.</param>
        public void RemoveAllCopies(T item)
        {

            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            int removed;
            if (removeIterative(ref item, true, out removed) && ActiveEvents != 0)
            {
                raiseForRemove(item, removed);
            }

        }


        #endregion

        #region IIndexed<T> Members

        private Node findNode(int i)
        {
            if (isSnapShot)
                throw new NotSupportedException("Indexing not supported for snapshots");

            Node next = root;

            if (i >= 0 && i < size)
                while (true)
                {
                    int j = next.left == null ? 0 : next.left.size;

                    if (i > j)
                    {

                        i -= j + next.items;
                        if (i < 0)
                            return next;

                        next = next.right;
                    }
                    else if (i == j)
                        return next;
                    else
                        next = next.left;
                }

            throw new IndexOutOfRangeException();

        }


        /// <summary>
        /// <exception cref="IndexOutOfRangeException"/> if i is negative or
        /// &gt;= the size of the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The i'th item of this list.</value>
        /// <param name="i">the index to lookup</param>
        public T this[int i] { get { return findNode(i).item; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <value></value>
        public virtual Speed IndexingSpeed { get { return Speed.Log; } }


        //TODO: return -upper instead of -1 in case of not found
        /// <summary>
        /// Searches for an item in this indexed collection going forwards from the start.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">Item to search for.</param>
        /// <returns>Index of first occurrence from start of the item
        /// if found, else the two-complement 
        /// (always negative) of the index at which the item would be put if it was added.</returns>
        public int IndexOf(T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            int upper;
            return indexOf(item, out upper);
        }


        private int indexOf(T item, out int upper)
        {
            if (isSnapShot)
                throw new NotSupportedException("Indexing not supported for snapshots");

            int ind = 0; Node next = root;

            while (next != null)
            {
                int comp = comparer.Compare(item, next.item);

                if (comp < 0)
                    next = next.left;
                else
                {
                    int leftcnt = next.left == null ? 0 : next.left.size;

                    if (comp == 0)
                    {

                        upper = ind + leftcnt + next.items - 1;
                        return ind + leftcnt;

                    }
                    else
                    {

                        ind = ind + next.items + leftcnt;

                        next = next.right;
                    }
                }
            }

            upper = ~ind;
            return ~ind;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Searches for an item in the tree going backwords from the end.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">Item to search for.</param>
        /// <returns>Index of last occurrence from the end of item if found, 
        /// else the two-complement (always negative) of the index at which 
        /// the item would be put if it was added.</returns>
        public int LastIndexOf(T item)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");

            int res;
            indexOf(item, out res);
            return res;

        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove the item at a specific position of the list.
        /// <exception cref="IndexOutOfRangeException"/> if i is negative or
        /// &gt;= the size of the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="i">The index of the item to remove.</param>
        /// <returns>The removed item.</returns>
        public T RemoveAt(int i)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();
            T retval = removeAt(i);
            if (ActiveEvents != 0)
                raiseForRemove(retval);
            return retval;
        }

        T removeAt(int i)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            if (i < 0 || i >= size)
                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException("Index out of range for sequenced collectionvalue");

            //We must follow the pattern of removeIterative()
            while (dirs.Length < 2 * blackdepth)
            {
                dirs = new int[2 * dirs.Length];
                path = new Node[2 * dirs.Length];
            }

            int level = 0;
            Node cursor = root;

            while (true)
            {
                int j = cursor.left == null ? 0 : cursor.left.size;

                if (i > j)
                {

                    i -= j + cursor.items;
                    if (i < 0)
                        break;

                    dirs[level] = -1;
                    path[level++] = cursor;
                    cursor = cursor.right;
                }
                else if (i == j)
                    break;
                else
                {
                    dirs[level] = 1;
                    path[level++] = cursor;
                    cursor = cursor.left;
                }
            }

            T retval = cursor.item;


            if (cursor.items > 1)
            {
                resplicebag(level, cursor);
                size--;
                return retval;
            }

            removeIterativePhase2(cursor, level);
            return retval;

        }


        private void resplicebag(int level, Node cursor)
        {
            Node.CopyNode(ref cursor, maxsnapid, generation);
            cursor.items--;
            cursor.size--;
            while (level-- > 0)
            {
                Node kid = cursor;

                cursor = path[level];
                Node.update(ref cursor, dirs[level] > 0, kid, maxsnapid, generation);
                cursor.size--;
                path[level] = null;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items in an index interval.
        /// <exception cref="IndexOutOfRangeException"/>???. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="start">The index of the first item to remove.</param>
        /// <param name="count">The number of items to remove.</param>
        public void RemoveInterval(int start, int count)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            if (start < 0 || count < 0 || start + count > this.size)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();

            updatecheck();

            if (count == 0)
                return;

            //This is terrible for large count. We should split the tree at 
            //the endpoints of the range and fuse the parts!
            //We really need good internal destructive split and catenate functions!
            //Alternative for large counts: rebuild tree using maketree()
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
                removeAt(start);

            if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Cleared) != 0)
                raiseCollectionCleared(false, count);
            if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// <exception cref="IndexOutOfRangeException"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The directed collection of items in a specific index interval.</value>
        /// <param name="start">The starting index of the interval (inclusive).</param>
        /// <param name="count">The length of the interval.</param>
        public IDirectedCollectionValue<T> this[int start, int count]
        {
            get
            {
                checkRange(start, count);
                return new Interval(this, start, count, true);
            }
        }

        #region Interval nested class
        class Interval : DirectedCollectionValueBase<T>, IDirectedCollectionValue<T>
        {
            readonly int start, length, stamp;

            readonly bool forwards;

            readonly TreeBag<T> tree;


            internal Interval(TreeBag<T> tree, int start, int count, bool forwards)
            {
                if (tree.isSnapShot)
                    throw new NotSupportedException("Indexing not supported for snapshots");
                this.start = start; this.length = count; this.forwards = forwards;
                this.tree = tree; this.stamp = tree.stamp;
            }

            public override bool IsEmpty { get { return length == 0; } }

            public override int Count { get { return length; } }


            public override Speed CountSpeed { get { return Speed.Constant; } }


            public override T Choose()
            {
                if (length == 0)
                    throw new NoSuchItemException();
                return tree[start];
            }

            public override SCG.IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator()
            {

                tree.modifycheck(stamp);

                int togo;

                Node cursor = tree.root;
                Node[] path = new Node[2 * tree.blackdepth];
                int level = 0, totaltogo = length;

                if (totaltogo == 0)
                    yield break;

                if (forwards)
                {
                    int i = start;

                    while (true)
                    {
                        int j = cursor.left == null ? 0 : cursor.left.size;

                        if (i > j)
                        {

                            if (cursor.items > i - j)
                            {
                                togo = cursor.items - (i - j);
                                break;
                            }
                            i -= j + cursor.items;

                            cursor = cursor.right;
                        }
                        else if (i == j)
                        {

                            togo = cursor.items;

                            break;
                        } // i < j, start point tree[start] is in left subtree
                        else
                        {
                            path[level++] = cursor;
                            cursor = cursor.left;
                        }
                    }

                    T current = cursor.item;

                    while (totaltogo-- > 0)
                    {
                        yield return current;
                        tree.modifycheck(stamp);

                        if (--togo > 0)
                            continue;
                        if (cursor.right != null)
                        {
                            path[level] = cursor = cursor.right;
                            while (cursor.left != null)
                                path[++level] = cursor = cursor.left;
                        }
                        else if (level == 0)
                            yield break;
                        else
                            cursor = path[--level];

                        current = cursor.item;

                        togo = cursor.items;
                    }
                }
                else // backwards
                {
                    int i = start + length - 1;

                    while (true)
                    {
                        int j = cursor.left == null ? 0 : cursor.left.size;

                        if (i > j)
                        {
                            if (i - j < cursor.items)
                            {
                                togo = i - j + 1;
                                break;
                            }
                            i -= j + cursor.items;

                            path[level++] = cursor;
                            cursor = cursor.right;
                        }
                        else if (i == j)
                        {

                            togo = 1;

                            break;
                        }
                        else // i <= j, end point tree[start+count-1] is in left subtree
                        {
                            cursor = cursor.left;
                        }
                    }

                    T current = cursor.item;

                    while (totaltogo-- > 0)
                    {
                        yield return current;
                        tree.modifycheck(stamp);

                        if (--togo > 0)
                            continue;

                        if (cursor.left != null)
                        {
                            path[level] = cursor = cursor.left;
                            while (cursor.right != null)
                                path[++level] = cursor = cursor.right;
                        }
                        else if (level == 0)
                            yield break;
                        else
                            cursor = path[--level];

                        current = cursor.item;

                        togo = cursor.items;

                    }
                }

            }


            public override IDirectedCollectionValue<T> Backwards()
            { return new Interval(tree, start, length, !forwards); }


            IDirectedEnumerable<T> C5.IDirectedEnumerable<T>.Backwards()
            { return Backwards(); }


            public override EnumerationDirection Direction
            {
                get
                {
                    return forwards ? EnumerationDirection.Forwards : EnumerationDirection.Backwards;
                }
            }
        }
        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a collection containing the same items as this collection, but
        /// whose enumerator will enumerate the items backwards. The new collection
        /// will become invalid if the original is modified. Method typicaly used as in
        /// <code>foreach (T x in coll.Backwards()) {...}</code>
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The backwards collection.</returns>
        public override IDirectedCollectionValue<T> Backwards() { return RangeAll().Backwards(); }


        IDirectedEnumerable<T> IDirectedEnumerable<T>.Backwards() { return Backwards(); }

        #endregion

        #region PriorityQueue Members

        /// <summary>
        /// The comparer object supplied at creation time for this collection
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The comparer</value>
        public SCG.IComparer<T> Comparer { get { return comparer; } }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the current least item of this priority queue.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The least item.</returns>
        public T FindMin()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            if (size == 0)
                throw new NoSuchItemException();
            Node cursor = root, next = left(cursor);

            while (next != null)
            {
                cursor = next;
                next = left(cursor);
            }

            return cursor.item;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove the least item from this  priority queue.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The removed item.</returns>
        public T DeleteMin()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            //persistence guard?
            if (size == 0)
                throw new NoSuchItemException();

            //We must follow the pattern of removeIterative()
            stackcheck();

            T retval = deleteMin();
            if (ActiveEvents != 0)
            {
                raiseItemsRemoved(retval, 1);
                raiseCollectionChanged();
            }
            return retval;
        }

        private T deleteMin()
        {
            int level = 0;
            Node cursor = root;

            while (cursor.left != null)
            {
                dirs[level] = 1;
                path[level++] = cursor;
                cursor = cursor.left;
            }

            T retval = cursor.item;


            if (cursor.items > 1)
            {
                resplicebag(level, cursor);
                size--;
                return retval;
            }

            removeIterativePhase2(cursor, level);
            return retval;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the current largest item of this priority queue.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The largest item.</returns>
        public T FindMax()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            if (size == 0)
                throw new NoSuchItemException();

            Node cursor = root, next = right(cursor);

            while (next != null)
            {
                cursor = next;
                next = right(cursor);
            }

            return cursor.item;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove the largest item from this  priority queue.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The removed item.</returns>
        public T DeleteMax()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            //persistence guard?
            updatecheck();
            if (size == 0)
                throw new NoSuchItemException();

            //We must follow the pattern of removeIterative()
            stackcheck();

            T retval = deleteMax();
            if (ActiveEvents != 0)
            {
                raiseItemsRemoved(retval, 1);
                raiseCollectionChanged();
            }
            return retval;
        }

        private T deleteMax()
        {
            int level = 0;
            Node cursor = root;

            while (cursor.right != null)
            {
                dirs[level] = -1;
                path[level++] = cursor;
                cursor = cursor.right;
            }

            T retval = cursor.item;


            if (cursor.items > 1)
            {
                resplicebag(level, cursor);
                size--;
                return retval;
            }

            removeIterativePhase2(cursor, level);
            return retval;
        }
        #endregion

        #region ISorted<T> Members

        /// <summary>
        /// Find the strict predecessor of item in the sorted collection,
        /// that is, the greatest item in the collection smaller than the item.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the predecessor for.</param>
        /// <param name="res">The predecessor, if any; otherwise the default value for T.</param>
        /// <returns>True if item has a predecessor; otherwise false.</returns>
        public bool TryPredecessor(T item, out T res)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node cursor = root, bestsofar = null;

            while (cursor != null)
            {
                int comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);

                if (comp < 0)
                {
                    bestsofar = cursor;
                    cursor = right(cursor);
                }
                else if (comp == 0)
                {
                    cursor = left(cursor);
                    while (cursor != null)
                    {
                        bestsofar = cursor;
                        cursor = right(cursor);
                    }
                }
                else
                    cursor = left(cursor);
            }
            if (bestsofar == null)
            {
                res = default(T);
                return false;
            }
            else
            {
                res = bestsofar.item;
                return true;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the strict successor of item in the sorted collection,
        /// that is, the least item in the collection greater than the supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the successor for.</param>
        /// <param name="res">The successor, if any; otherwise the default value for T.</param>
        /// <returns>True if item has a successor; otherwise false.</returns>
        public bool TrySuccessor(T item, out T res)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node cursor = root, bestsofar = null;

            while (cursor != null)
            {
                int comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);

                if (comp > 0)
                {
                    bestsofar = cursor;
                    cursor = left(cursor);
                }
                else if (comp == 0)
                {
                    cursor = right(cursor);
                    while (cursor != null)
                    {
                        bestsofar = cursor;
                        cursor = left(cursor);
                    }
                }
                else
                    cursor = right(cursor);
            }

            if (bestsofar == null)
            {
                res = default(T);
                return false;
            }
            else
            {
                res = bestsofar.item;
                return true;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the weak predecessor of item in the sorted collection,
        /// that is, the greatest item in the collection smaller than or equal to the item.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the weak predecessor for.</param>
        /// <param name="res">The weak predecessor, if any; otherwise the default value for T.</param>
        /// <returns>True if item has a weak predecessor; otherwise false.</returns>
        public bool TryWeakPredecessor(T item, out T res)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node cursor = root, bestsofar = null;

            while (cursor != null)
            {
                int comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);

                if (comp < 0)
                {
                    bestsofar = cursor;
                    cursor = right(cursor);
                }
                else if (comp == 0)
                {
                    res = cursor.item;
                    return true;
                }
                else
                    cursor = left(cursor);
            }
            if (bestsofar == null)
            {
                res = default(T);
                return false;
            }
            else
            {
                res = bestsofar.item;
                return true;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the weak successor of item in the sorted collection,
        /// that is, the least item in the collection greater than or equal to the supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the weak successor for.</param>
        /// <param name="res">The weak successor, if any; otherwise the default value for T.</param>
        /// <returns>True if item has a weak successor; otherwise false.</returns>
        public bool TryWeakSuccessor(T item, out T res)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node cursor = root, bestsofar = null;

            while (cursor != null)
            {
                int comp = comparer.Compare(cursor.item, item);

                if (comp == 0)
                {
                    res = cursor.item;
                    return true;
                }
                else if (comp > 0)
                {
                    bestsofar = cursor;
                    cursor = left(cursor);
                }
                else
                    cursor = right(cursor);
            }

            if (bestsofar == null)
            {
                res = default(T);
                return false;
            }
            else
            {
                res = bestsofar.item;
                return true;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the strict predecessor in the sorted collection of a particular value,
        /// i.e. the largest item in the collection less than the supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="NoSuchItemException"> if no such element exists (the
        /// supplied  value is less than or equal to the minimum of this collection.)</exception>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the predecessor for.</param>
        /// <returns>The predecessor.</returns>
        public T Predecessor(T item)
        {
            T res;
            if (TryPredecessor(item, out res))
                return res;
            else
                throw new NoSuchItemException();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the weak predecessor in the sorted collection of a particular value,
        /// i.e. the largest item in the collection less than or equal to the supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="NoSuchItemException"> if no such element exists (the
        /// supplied  value is less than the minimum of this collection.)</exception>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the weak predecessor for.</param>
        /// <returns>The weak predecessor.</returns>
        public T WeakPredecessor(T item)
        {
            T res;
            if (TryWeakPredecessor(item, out res))
                return res;
            else
                throw new NoSuchItemException();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the strict successor in the sorted collection of a particular value,
        /// i.e. the least item in the collection greater than the supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="NoSuchItemException"> if no such element exists (the
        /// supplied  value is greater than or equal to the maximum of this collection.)</exception>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the successor for.</param>
        /// <returns>The successor.</returns>
        public T Successor(T item)
        {
            T res;
            if (TrySuccessor(item, out res))
                return res;
            else
                throw new NoSuchItemException();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Find the weak successor in the sorted collection of a particular value,
        /// i.e. the least item in the collection greater than or equal to the supplied value.
        /// <exception cref="NoSuchItemException"> if no such element exists (the
        /// supplied  value is greater than the maximum of this collection.)</exception>
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to find the weak successor for.</param>
        /// <returns>The weak successor.</returns>
        public T WeakSuccessor(T item)
        {
            T res;
            if (TryWeakSuccessor(item, out res))
                return res;
            else
                throw new NoSuchItemException();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Query this sorted collection for items greater than or equal to a supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bot">The lower bound (inclusive).</param>
        /// <returns>The result directed collection.</returns>
        public IDirectedCollectionValue<T> RangeFrom(T bot)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            return new Range(this, true, bot, false, default(T), EnumerationDirection.Forwards);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Query this sorted collection for items between two supplied values.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bot">The lower bound (inclusive).</param>
        /// <param name="top">The upper bound (exclusive).</param>
        /// <returns>The result directed collection.</returns>
        public IDirectedCollectionValue<T> RangeFromTo(T bot, T top)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            return new Range(this, true, bot, true, top, EnumerationDirection.Forwards);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Query this sorted collection for items less than a supplied value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="top">The upper bound (exclusive).</param>
        /// <returns>The result directed collection.</returns>
        public IDirectedCollectionValue<T> RangeTo(T top)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            return new Range(this, false, default(T), true, top, EnumerationDirection.Forwards);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Create a directed collection with the same items as this collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The result directed collection.</returns>
        public IDirectedCollectionValue<T> RangeAll()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            return new Range(this, false, default(T), false, default(T), EnumerationDirection.Forwards);
        }


        IDirectedEnumerable<T> ISorted<T>.RangeFrom(T bot) { return RangeFrom(bot); }


        IDirectedEnumerable<T> ISorted<T>.RangeFromTo(T bot, T top) { return RangeFromTo(bot, top); }


        IDirectedEnumerable<T> ISorted<T>.RangeTo(T top) { return RangeTo(top); }


        //Utility for CountXxxx. Actually always called with strict = true.
        private int countTo(T item, bool strict)
        {
            if (isSnapShot)
                throw new NotSupportedException("Indexing not supported for snapshots");

            int ind = 0, comp = 0; Node next = root;

            while (next != null)
            {
                comp = comparer.Compare(item, next.item);
                if (comp < 0)
                    next = next.left;
                else
                {
                    int leftcnt = next.left == null ? 0 : next.left.size;

                    if (comp == 0)
                        return strict ? ind + leftcnt : ind + leftcnt + next.items;
                    else
                    {
                        ind = ind + next.items + leftcnt;
                        next = next.right;
                    }

                }
            }

            //if we get here, we are at the same side of the whole collection:
            return ind;

        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Perform a search in the sorted collection for the ranges in which a
        /// non-increasing (i.e. weakly decrerasing) function from the item type to 
        /// <code>int</code> is
        /// negative, zero respectively positive. If the supplied cut function is
        /// not non-increasing, the result of this call is undefined.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="c">The cut function <code>T</code> to <code>int</code>, given
        /// as an <code>IComparable&lt;T&gt;</code> object, where the cut function is
        /// the <code>c.CompareTo(T that)</code> method.</param>
        /// <param name="low">Returns the largest item in the collection, where the
        /// cut function is positive (if any).</param>
        /// <param name="lowIsValid">True if the cut function is positive somewhere
        /// on this collection.</param>
        /// <param name="high">Returns the least item in the collection, where the
        /// cut function is negative (if any).</param>
        /// <param name="highIsValid">True if the cut function is negative somewhere
        /// on this collection.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool Cut(IComparable<T> c, out T low, out bool lowIsValid, out T high, out bool highIsValid)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            Node cursor = root, lbest = null, rbest = null;
            bool res = false;

            while (cursor != null)
            {
                int comp = c.CompareTo(cursor.item);

                if (comp > 0)
                {
                    lbest = cursor;
                    cursor = right(cursor);
                }
                else if (comp < 0)
                {
                    rbest = cursor;
                    cursor = left(cursor);
                }
                else
                {
                    res = true;

                    Node tmp = left(cursor);

                    while (tmp != null && c.CompareTo(tmp.item) == 0)
                        tmp = left(tmp);

                    if (tmp != null)
                    {
                        lbest = tmp;
                        tmp = right(tmp);
                        while (tmp != null)
                        {
                            if (c.CompareTo(tmp.item) > 0)
                            {
                                lbest = tmp;
                                tmp = right(tmp);
                            }
                            else
                                tmp = left(tmp);
                        }
                    }

                    tmp = right(cursor);
                    while (tmp != null && c.CompareTo(tmp.item) == 0)
                        tmp = right(tmp);

                    if (tmp != null)
                    {
                        rbest = tmp;
                        tmp = left(tmp);
                        while (tmp != null)
                        {
                            if (c.CompareTo(tmp.item) < 0)
                            {
                                rbest = tmp;
                                tmp = left(tmp);
                            }
                            else
                                tmp = right(tmp);
                        }
                    }

                    break;
                }
            }

            if (highIsValid = (rbest != null))
                high = rbest.item;
            else
                high = default(T);

            if (lowIsValid = (lbest != null))
                low = lbest.item;
            else
                low = default(T);

            return res;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Determine the number of items at or above a supplied threshold.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bot">The lower bound (inclusive)</param>
        /// <returns>The number of matcing items.</returns>
        public int CountFrom(T bot)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            return size - countTo(bot, true);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Determine the number of items between two supplied thresholds.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bot">The lower bound (inclusive)</param>
        /// <param name="top">The upper bound (exclusive)</param>
        /// <returns>The number of matcing items.</returns>
        public int CountFromTo(T bot, T top)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            if (comparer.Compare(bot, top) >= 0)
                return 0;

            return countTo(top, true) - countTo(bot, true);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Determine the number of items below a supplied threshold.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="top">The upper bound (exclusive)</param>
        /// <returns>The number of matcing items.</returns>
        public int CountTo(T top)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            return countTo(top, true);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items of this collection above or at a supplied threshold.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="low">The lower threshold (inclusive).</param>
        public void RemoveRangeFrom(T low)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            int count = CountFrom(low);

            if (count == 0)
                return;

            stackcheck();
            CircularQueue<T> wasRemoved = (ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Removed) != 0 ? new CircularQueue<T>() : null;

            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
            {
                T item = deleteMax();
                if (wasRemoved != null)
                    wasRemoved.Enqueue(item);
            }
            if (wasRemoved != null)
                raiseForRemoveAll(wasRemoved);
            else if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items of this collection between two supplied thresholds.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="low">The lower threshold (inclusive).</param>
        /// <param name="hi">The upper threshold (exclusive).</param>
        public void RemoveRangeFromTo(T low, T hi)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            int count = CountFromTo(low, hi);

            if (count == 0)
                return;

            CircularQueue<T> wasRemoved = (ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Removed) != 0 ? new CircularQueue<T>() : null;
            int junk;
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
            {
                T item = Predecessor(hi);
                removeIterative(ref item, false, out junk);
                if (wasRemoved != null)
                    wasRemoved.Enqueue(item);
            }
            if (wasRemoved != null)
                raiseForRemoveAll(wasRemoved);
            else if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Remove all items of this collection below a supplied threshold.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hi">The upper threshold (exclusive).</param>
        public void RemoveRangeTo(T hi)
        {
            if (!isValid)
                throw new ViewDisposedException("Snapshot has been disposed");
            updatecheck();

            int count = CountTo(hi);

            if (count == 0)
                return;

            stackcheck();
            CircularQueue<T> wasRemoved = (ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Removed) != 0 ? new CircularQueue<T>() : null;

            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
            {
                T item = deleteMin();
                if (wasRemoved != null)
                    wasRemoved.Enqueue(item);
            }
            if (wasRemoved != null)
                raiseForRemoveAll(wasRemoved);
            else if ((ActiveEvents & EventTypeEnum.Changed) != 0)
                raiseCollectionChanged();
        }

        #endregion

        #region IPersistent<T> Members
        int maxsnapid { get { return snapList == null ? -1 : findLastLiveSnapShot(); } }

        int findLastLiveSnapShot()
        {
            if (snapList == null)
                return -1;
            SnapRef lastLiveSnapRef = snapList.Prev;
            object _snapshot = null;
            while (lastLiveSnapRef != null && (_snapshot = lastLiveSnapRef.Tree.Target) == null)
                lastLiveSnapRef = lastLiveSnapRef.Prev;
            if (lastLiveSnapRef == null)
            {
                snapList = null;
                return -1;
            }
            if (snapList.Prev != lastLiveSnapRef)
            {
                snapList.Prev = lastLiveSnapRef;
                lastLiveSnapRef.Next = snapList;
            }
            return ((TreeBag<T>)_snapshot).generation;
        }

        [Serializable]
        class SnapRef
        {
            public SnapRef Prev, Next;
            public WeakReference Tree;
            public SnapRef(TreeBag<T> tree) { Tree = new WeakReference(tree); }
            public void Dispose()
            {
                Next.Prev = Prev;
                if (Prev != null)
                    Prev.Next = Next;
                Next = Prev = null;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// If this tree is a snapshot, remove registration in base tree
        /// </summary>
        public void Dispose()
        {
            if (!isValid)
                return;
            if (isSnapShot)
            {
                snapList.Dispose();
                snapDispose();
            }
            else
            {
                if (snapList != null)
                {
                    SnapRef someSnapRef = snapList.Prev;
                    while (someSnapRef != null)
                    {
                        TreeBag<T> lastsnap;
                        if ((lastsnap = someSnapRef.Tree.Target as TreeBag<T>) != null)
                            lastsnap.snapDispose();
                        someSnapRef = someSnapRef.Prev;
                    }
                }
                snapList = null;
                Clear();
            }

        }

        private void snapDispose()
        {
            root = null;
            dirs = null;
            path = null;
            comparer = null;
            isValid = false;
            snapList = null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Make a (read-only) snapshot of this collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The snapshot.</returns>
        public ISorted<T> Snapshot()
        {
            if (isSnapShot)
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot snapshot a snapshot");

            TreeBag<T> res = (TreeBag<T>)MemberwiseClone();
            SnapRef newSnapRef = new SnapRef(res);
            res.isReadOnlyBase = true;
            res.isSnapShot = true;
            res.snapList = newSnapRef;

            findLastLiveSnapShot();
            if (snapList == null)
                snapList = new SnapRef(this);
            SnapRef lastLiveSnapRef = snapList.Prev;

            newSnapRef.Prev = lastLiveSnapRef;
            if (lastLiveSnapRef != null)
                lastLiveSnapRef.Next = newSnapRef;
            newSnapRef.Next = snapList;
            snapList.Prev = newSnapRef;

            generation++;

            return res;
        }

        #endregion

        #region TreeBag.Range nested class

        internal class Range : DirectedCollectionValueBase<T>, IDirectedCollectionValue<T>
        {
            //We actually need exclusive upper and lower bounds, and flags to 
            //indicate whether the bound is present (we canot rely on default(T))
            private int stamp, size;

            private TreeBag<T> basis;

            private T lowend, highend;

            private bool haslowend, hashighend;

            EnumerationDirection direction;


            public Range(TreeBag<T> basis, bool haslowend, T lowend, bool hashighend, T highend, EnumerationDirection direction)
            {
                this.basis = basis;
                stamp = basis.stamp;

                //lowind will be const; should we cache highind?
                this.lowend = lowend; //Inclusive
                this.highend = highend;//Exclusive
                this.haslowend = haslowend;
                this.hashighend = hashighend;
                this.direction = direction;
                if (!basis.isSnapShot)
                    size = haslowend ?
                        (hashighend ? basis.CountFromTo(lowend, highend) : basis.CountFrom(lowend)) :
                        (hashighend ? basis.CountTo(highend) : basis.Count);
            }

            #region IEnumerable<T> Members


            #region TreeBag.Range.Enumerator nested class

            internal class Enumerator : SCG.IEnumerator<T>
            {
                #region Private Fields
                private bool valid = false, ready = true;

                private SCG.IComparer<T> comparer;

                private T current;

                int togo;

                private Node cursor;

                private Node[] path; // stack of nodes

                private int level = 0;

                private Range range;

                private bool forwards;

                #endregion
                public Enumerator(Range range)
                {
                    comparer = range.basis.comparer;
                    path = new Node[2 * range.basis.blackdepth];
                    this.range = range;
                    forwards = range.direction == EnumerationDirection.Forwards;
                    cursor = new Node();
                    if (forwards)
                        cursor.right = range.basis.root;
                    else
                        cursor.left = range.basis.root;
                    range.basis.modifycheck(range.stamp);
                }


                int compare(T i1, T i2) { return comparer.Compare(i1, i2); }


                /// <summary>
                /// Undefined if enumerator is not valid (MoveNext hash been called returning true)
                /// </summary>
                /// <value>The current value of the enumerator.</value>
                public T Current
                {
                    get
                    {
                        if (valid)
                            return current;
                        else
                            throw new InvalidOperationException();
                    }
                }


                //Maintain a stack of nodes that are roots of
                //subtrees not completely exported yet. Invariant:
                //The stack nodes together with their right subtrees
                //consists of exactly the items we have not passed
                //yet (the top of the stack holds current item).
                /// <summary>
                /// Move enumerator to next item in tree, or the first item if
                /// this is the first call to MoveNext. 
                /// <exception cref="CollectionModifiedException"/> if underlying tree was modified.
                /// </summary>
                /// <returns>True if enumerator is valid now</returns>
                public bool MoveNext()
                {
                    range.basis.modifycheck(range.stamp);
                    if (!ready)
                        return false;

                    if (--togo > 0)
                        return true;

                    if (forwards)
                    {
                        if (!valid && range.haslowend)
                        {
                            cursor = cursor.right;
                            while (cursor != null)
                            {
                                int comp = compare(cursor.item, range.lowend);

                                if (comp > 0)
                                {
                                    path[level++] = cursor;
                                    cursor = range.basis.left(cursor);

                                }
                                else if (comp < 0)
                                {
                                    cursor = range.basis.right(cursor);

                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    path[level] = cursor;
                                    break;
                                }
                            }

                            if (cursor == null)
                            {
                                if (level == 0)
                                    return valid = ready = false;
                                else
                                    cursor = path[--level];
                            }
                        }
                        else if (range.basis.right(cursor) != null)
                        {
                            path[level] = cursor = range.basis.right(cursor);

                            Node next = range.basis.left(cursor);

                            while (next != null)
                            {
                                path[++level] = cursor = next;
                                next = range.basis.left(cursor);
                            }
                        }

                        else if (level == 0)
                            return valid = ready = false;
                        else
                            cursor = path[--level];

                        current = cursor.item;
                        if (range.hashighend && compare(current, range.highend) >= 0)
                            return valid = ready = false;


                        togo = cursor.items;

                        return valid = true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (!valid && range.hashighend)
                        {
                            cursor = cursor.left;
                            while (cursor != null)
                            {
                                int comp = compare(cursor.item, range.highend);

                                if (comp < 0)
                                {
                                    path[level++] = cursor;
                                    cursor = range.basis.right(cursor);

                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    cursor = range.basis.left(cursor);

                                }
                            }

                            if (cursor == null)
                            {
                                if (level == 0)
                                    return valid = ready = false;
                                else
                                    cursor = path[--level];
                            }
                        }
                        else if (range.basis.left(cursor) != null)
                        {
                            path[level] = cursor = range.basis.left(cursor);

                            Node next = range.basis.right(cursor);

                            while (next != null)
                            {
                                path[++level] = cursor = next;
                                next = range.basis.right(cursor);
                            }
                        }

                        else if (level == 0)
                            return valid = ready = false;
                        else
                            cursor = path[--level];

                        current = cursor.item;
                        if (range.haslowend && compare(current, range.lowend) < 0)
                            return valid = ready = false;


                        togo = cursor.items;

                        return valid = true;
                    }
                }


                public void Dispose()
                {
                    comparer = null;
                    current = default(T);
                    cursor = null;
                    path = null;
                    range = null;
                }

                #region IEnumerator Members

                object System.Collections.IEnumerator.Current
                {
                    get { return Current; }
                }

                bool System.Collections.IEnumerator.MoveNext()
                {
                    return MoveNext();
                }

                void System.Collections.IEnumerator.Reset()
                {
                    throw new NotImplementedException();
                }

                #endregion
            }

            #endregion


            public override T Choose()
            {
                if (size == 0) throw new NoSuchItemException();
                return lowend;
            }

            public override SCG.IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator() { return new Enumerator(this); }


            public override EnumerationDirection Direction { get { return direction; } }


            #endregion

            #region Utility

            bool inside(T item)
            {
                return (!haslowend || basis.comparer.Compare(item, lowend) >= 0) && (!hashighend || basis.comparer.Compare(item, highend) < 0);
            }


            void checkstamp()
            {
                if (stamp < basis.stamp)
                    throw new CollectionModifiedException();
            }


            void syncstamp() { stamp = basis.stamp; }

            #endregion

            public override IDirectedCollectionValue<T> Backwards()
            {
                Range b = (Range)MemberwiseClone();

                b.direction = direction == EnumerationDirection.Forwards ? EnumerationDirection.Backwards : EnumerationDirection.Forwards;
                return b;
            }


            IDirectedEnumerable<T> IDirectedEnumerable<T>.Backwards() { return Backwards(); }


            public override bool IsEmpty { get { return size == 0; } }

            public override int Count { get { return size; } }

            //TODO: check that this is correct
            public override Speed CountSpeed { get { return Speed.Constant; } }

        }

        #endregion

        #region Diagnostics
        /// <summary>
        /// Display this node on the console, and recursively its subnodes.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="n">Node to display</param>
        /// <param name="space">Indentation</param>
        private void minidump(Node n, string space)
        {
            if (n == null)
            {
                //	System.Logger.Log(space + "null");
            }
            else
            {
                minidump(n.right, space + "  ");
                Logger.Log(string.Format("{0} {4} (size={1}, items={8}, h={2}, gen={3}, id={6}){7}", space + n.item,

 n.size,

 0,
 n.generation,
 n.red ? "RED" : "BLACK",
         0,
         0,

 n.lastgeneration == -1 ? "" : string.Format(" [extra: lg={0}, c={1}, i={2}]", n.lastgeneration, n.leftnode ? "L" : "R", n.oldref == null ? "()" : "" + n.oldref.item),


 n.items

));
                minidump(n.left, space + "  ");
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Print the tree structure to the console stdout.
        /// </summary>
        public void dump() { dump(""); }


        /// <summary>
        /// Print the tree structure to the console stdout.
        /// </summary>
        public void dump(string msg)
        {
            Logger.Log(string.Format(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dump {0} (count={1}, blackdepth={2}, depth={3}, gen={4})", msg, size, blackdepth,
            0
            ,
 generation
));
            minidump(root, "");
            check(""); Logger.Log("<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<");
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Display this tree on the console.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="msg">Identifying string of this call to dump</param>
        /// <param name="err">Extra (error)message to include</param>
        void dump(string msg, string err)
        {
            Logger.Log(string.Format(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dump {0} (count={1}, blackdepth={2}, depth={3}, gen={4})", msg, size, blackdepth,
            0
            ,
 generation
));
            minidump(root, ""); Logger.Log(err);
            Logger.Log("<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<");
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Print warning m on logger if b is false.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="b">Condition that should hold</param>
        /// <param name="n">Place (used for id display)</param>
        /// <param name="m">Message</param>
        /// <returns>b</returns>
        bool massert(bool b, Node n, string m)
        {
            if (!b) Logger.Log(string.Format("*** Node (item={0}, id={1}): {2}", n.item,
              0
              , m));

            return b;
        }


        bool rbminicheck(Node n, bool redp, out T min, out T max, out int blackheight)
        {//Red-Black invariant
            bool res = true;

            res = massert(!(n.red && redp), n, "RED parent of RED node") && res;
            res = massert(n.left == null || n.right != null || n.left.red, n, "Left child black, but right child empty") && res;
            res = massert(n.right == null || n.left != null || n.right.red, n, "Right child black, but left child empty") && res;

            bool sb = n.size == (n.left == null ? 0 : n.left.size) + (n.right == null ? 0 : n.right.size) + n.items;

            res = massert(sb, n, "Bad size") && res;

            min = max = n.item;

            T otherext;
            int lbh = 0, rbh = 0;

            if (n.left != null)
            {
                res = rbminicheck(n.left, n.red, out min, out otherext, out lbh) && res;
                res = massert(comparer.Compare(n.item, otherext) > 0, n, "Value not > all left children") && res;
            }

            if (n.right != null)
            {
                res = rbminicheck(n.right, n.red, out otherext, out max, out rbh) && res;
                res = massert(comparer.Compare(n.item, otherext) < 0, n, "Value not < all right children") && res;
            }

            res = massert(rbh == lbh, n, "Different blackheights of children") && res;
            blackheight = n.red ? rbh : rbh + 1;
            return res;
        }





        bool rbminisnapcheck(Node n, out int size, out T min, out T max)
        {
            bool res = true;

            min = max = n.item;

            int lsz = 0, rsz = 0;
            T otherext;

            Node child = (n.lastgeneration >= generation && n.leftnode) ? n.oldref : n.left;
            if (child != null)
            {
                res = rbminisnapcheck(child, out lsz, out min, out otherext) && res;
                res = massert(comparer.Compare(n.item, otherext) > 0, n, "Value not > all left children") && res;
            }


            child = (n.lastgeneration >= generation && !n.leftnode) ? n.oldref : n.right;
            if (child != null)
            {
                res = rbminisnapcheck(child, out rsz, out otherext, out max) && res;
                res = massert(comparer.Compare(n.item, otherext) < 0, n, "Value not < all right children") && res;
            }

            size = n.items + lsz + rsz;

            return res;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Checks red-black invariant. Dumps tree to console if bad
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="name">Title of dump</param>
        /// <returns>false if invariant violation</returns>
        public bool Check(string name)
        {
            System.Text.StringBuilder e = new System.Text.StringBuilder();

            if (!check(name))
                return true;
            else
            {
                dump(name, e.ToString());
                return false;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Checks red-black invariant. Dumps tree to console if bad
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>false if invariant violation</returns>
        public bool Check()
        {
            //return check("");
            //Logger.Log("bamse");
            if (!isValid)
                return true;
            return Check("-");
        }


        bool check(string msg)
        {
            if (root != null)
            {
                T max, min;
                int blackheight;
                if (isSnapShot)
                {
                    //Logger.Log("Im'a snapshot");
                    int thesize;
                    bool rv = rbminisnapcheck(root, out thesize, out min, out max);

                    rv = massert(size == thesize, root, "bad snapshot size") && rv;
                    return !rv;
                }
                bool res = rbminicheck(root, false, out min, out max, out blackheight);
                res = massert(blackheight == blackdepth, root, "bad blackh/d") && res;
                res = massert(!root.red, root, "root is red") && res;

                res = massert(root.size == size, root, "count!=root.size") && res;

                return !res;
            }
            else
                return false;
        }
        #endregion

        #region ICloneable Members

        /// <summary>
        /// Make a shallow copy of this TreeBag.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public virtual object Clone()
        {
            TreeBag<T> clone = new TreeBag<T>(comparer, EqualityComparer);
            //TODO: make sure the TreeBag AddSorted copies tree bags smartly!!!
            clone.AddSorted(this);
            return clone;
        }

        #endregion

    }
}

