base/common/src/main/com/thesett/common/util/SimpleTree.java
public void clearChildren()
    {
        // Check that their are children to clear.
        if (children != null)
        {
            // Loop over all the children setting their parent to null.
            for (Tree<E> child : children)
            {
                child.setParent(null);
            }

            // Clear out the children collection.
            children.clear();

            // Mark this as a leaf node.
            nodeOrLeaf = Type.Leaf;
        }
    }
public void clearChildren()
    {
        // Check that their are children to clear.
        if (children != null)
        {
            // Loop over all the children setting their parent to null.
            for (Tree<E> child : children)
            {
                child.setParent(null);
            }

            // Clear out the children collection.
            children.clear();

            // Mark this as a leaf node.
            nodeOrLeaf = Type.Leaf;
        }
    }
Clears all the children of this point in the tree. If this point is a leaf it will have no children so this
operation does nothing. If this point is a node it will be reduced to a leaf by this operation. This
implementation supports turning nodes into leaves.