// this is a method I created, how do i make it so the parameter takes any type value such as string char, int, Boolean for String searchVal

protected SongEntry findNodeLoc(String searchVal) {

SongEntry currNode = headNode;

while (currNode != null) {

if (currNode.uniqueID.equals(searchVal)) {

return currNode;

}

if (currNode.nextNodePtr != null) { // This is so the above if statement does not try to access a null object

currNode = currNode.nextNodePtr;

}

}

return null;

}