# PrefixDictionary A PrefixDictionary is like a dictionary, but enabling the capacity to search by prefix. It's underlying structure is a n-ary tree. It's generic (template) on data, but most common use is with characters. ## Pseudo code a = PrefixDictionary("dictionary", "lapin", "lapins", "lapine") - a.contains("dict") -> as_prefix because "dict" is not in the word list but only a prefix - a.contains("dictionary") -> as_word because "dictionary" is an actual word and no longer word exist - a.contains("lapin") -> as_prefix | as_word because "lapin" is both a word and a prefix (for "lapins" and "lapine") - a.contains("tutu") -> None because tutu is not in the dictionary ## Note In the examples above, only the first `t` of the word "tutu" will be read as we know (from the structure of dictionary), that no words inserted starts with the letter `t`. ## Example ```rust pub fn test_simple_1() { let mut dict = PrefixDictionary::new(); dict.feed(&["dictionary", "lapin", "lapins", "lapine"]); assert_eq!(4, dict.len()); let mut result = dict.contains("dict"); assert!(result.is_some()); assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), SearchResult::AS_PREFIX); result = dict.contains("lapin"); assert!(result.is_some()); assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), SearchResult::AS_PREFIX | SearchResult::AS_WORD); result = dict.contains("dictionary"); assert!(result.is_some()); assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), SearchResult::AS_WORD); result = dict.contains("tutu"); assert!(result.is_none()); } ```