/// <summary>
        /// Flattens any tree into an enumeration
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <param name="item"></param>
        /// <param name="next"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static IEnumerable<T> Flatten<T>(T item, Func<T, IEnumerable<T>> next)
        {
            yield return item;
            foreach (T child in next(item))
                foreach (T flattenedChild in Flatten(child, next))
                    yield return flattenedChild;
        }

Flatten a tree into an enumeration

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