From 6a2a5948fb4966ba3ebbe64901afd085473b544c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brett <brettmaster1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:32:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix null issue

---
 include/blt/std/binary_tree.h | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/blt/std/binary_tree.h b/include/blt/std/binary_tree.h
index 1d08e67..a4fe660 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/binary_tree.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/binary_tree.h
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ namespace blt {
                         return nullptr;
                     // check for left and right tree traversal if it exists
                     if (searchNode->left != nullptr && element < searchNode->left->payload) {
-                        *parent = searchNode;
+                        if (parent != nullptr)
+                            *parent = searchNode;
                         searchNode = searchNode->left;
                         continue;
                     }
                     if (searchNode->right != nullptr && element > searchNode->right->payload) {
-                        *parent = searchNode;
+                        if (parent != nullptr)
+                            *parent = searchNode;
                         searchNode = searchNode->right;
                         continue;
                     }