/** Helper method to find the Types actual value from its name */
public static String returnTypeIdFromTypeName(FeatureType[] types, String name) {
for (FeatureType type : types) {
if (type.getName().equals(name)) {
return type.getId();
}
}
return null;
}
/** Helper method to create a HashMap of types using the Id (value) as the key */
public static HashMap<String, FeatureType> createTypeMapByValue(FeatureType[] types) {
HashMap<String, FeatureType> typeMap = new HashMap<String, FeatureType>();
for (FeatureType type : types) {
typeMap.put(type.getId(), type);
}
return typeMap;
}
/** Helper method to create a String array of Type values for populating a spinner */
public static String[] createTypeNameArray(FeatureType[] types) {
String[] typeNames = new String[types.length];
int i = 0;
for (FeatureType type : types) {
typeNames[i] = type.getName();
i++;
}
return typeNames;
}
