// setItemPanel ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  private void setItemPanel(ItemPanel itemPanel, ItemObject itemObject) {

    if (itemObject != null && !itemObject.equals(ItemObjectDAO.getEmptyItem())) {
      itemPanel.setItem(itemObject);
    } // if
    else {
      itemPanel.setItem(ItemObjectDAO.getEmptyItem());
    } // if
  } // setItemPanel ------------------------------------------------------------
  // setItemPanels +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  private void setItemPanels(
      JPanel panel, int slots, Iterator<InventoryItemObject> inventoryItemListObjectsIter) {
    InventoryItemObject inventoryItemObject;
    int position;
    ItemObject itemObject;
    ItemPanel itemPanel;

    position = 0;
    while (position < slots) {

      itemPanel = (ItemPanel) panel.getComponent(position);
      setItemPanel(itemPanel, null);

      if (inventoryItemListObjectsIter.hasNext()) {

        inventoryItemObject = inventoryItemListObjectsIter.next();
        if (inventoryItemObject != null) {
          itemObject = ItemObjectDAO.getItemObjectByName(inventoryItemObject.getItemName());
          setItemPanel(itemPanel, itemObject);
        } // if
      } // if

      position++;
      Splash.updateSplashProgress(1);
    } // while
  } // setItemPanels -----------------------------------------------------------