@@ -25,28 +25,33 @@ public final class PatriciaTrie {
2525 /**
2626 * Represents a node in the Patricia Trie.
2727 * All nodes are internal nodes that store the key data at the point of creation,
28- * and their ` bitNumber` indicates the bit position to check when traversing.
28+ * and their {@code bitNumber} indicates the bit position to check when traversing.
2929 */
3030 private static class PatriciaTrieNode {
3131 /**
32- * The bit index (1-indexed from MSB) to check for branching at this node.
33- * The index must be greater than that of the parent node.
32+ * The bit index (1-indexed from MSB, 1 to 32 ) to check for branching at this node.
33+ * The index must be greater than that of the parent node. A value of 0 is used for the root.
3434 */
3535 int bitNumber ;
3636 /**
37- * The integer key stored at this node. This is the **data** that was inserted
38- * to create this node and acts as a placeholder or final result during search .
37+ * The integer key stored at this node. This key is used for the final comparison
38+ * after traversing the trie structure to determine if the key exists .
3939 */
4040 int key ;
4141 /**
42- * Pointer to the next node if the current bit is 0.
42+ * Pointer to the next node if the current bit being examined is 0.
4343 */
4444 PatriciaTrieNode leftChild ;
4545 /**
46- * Pointer to the next node if the current bit is 1.
46+ * Pointer to the next node if the current bit being examined is 1.
4747 */
4848 PatriciaTrieNode rightChild ;
4949
50+ /**
51+ * Constructs a new PatriciaTrieNode.
52+ * @param bitNumber The bit index for comparison at this node.
53+ * @param key The integer key associated with this node.
54+ */
5055 PatriciaTrieNode (int bitNumber , int key ) {
5156 this .bitNumber = bitNumber ;
5257 this .key = key ;
@@ -170,6 +175,8 @@ private PatriciaTrieNode insert(PatriciaTrieNode t, int element) {
170175
171176 // 3. Check for Duplicates
172177 if (element == lastNode .key ) {
178+ // Note: Printing to stdout within a core algorithm method is generally discouraged
179+ // but is kept here for informational context during the insertion process.
173180 System .out .println ("Key " + element + " already present." );
174181 return t ;
175182 }
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