diff --git a/include/Tree/tree.hpp b/include/Tree/tree.hpp
index e373f44..9f8bfb5 100644
--- a/include/Tree/tree.hpp
+++ b/include/Tree/tree.hpp
@@ -225,12 +225,25 @@ namespace Tree
     /**
     * @brief finds all nodes of a given base
     *
-    * @param base - the base type of the node as a string
+    * @param b    - the base type of the node as a string
     * @param c    - a container for holding all found nodes, has to be holding objects of type std::shared_ptr<Tree::BaseNode>
     */
-    template <typename Container>
-    void findAllBase(const std::string &base, Container &c);
+    template <class Container>
+    void findAllBase(const std::string &b, Container &c)
+    {
+      std::list<std::shared_ptr<Tree::BaseNode>>::iterator it;
 
+      if (base() == b)
+      {
+        c.push_back(shared_from_this());
+      }
+
+      for(it = children.begin(); it != children.end(); ++it)
+      {
+        (*it)->findAllBase(b,c);
+      }
+
+    }
 
     /**
     * @brief checks if the given node is a direct child of this node