/**
* This method looks for an element in this DataObject. Why does this method exist? No external
* class uses this! --Brian
*
* @param name Name of an element
* @return boolean true if there is an element by that name, else false
*/
protected boolean elementExists(String name) {
// int n = this.countChildren();
boolean result = false;
for (DataObject currentChild : this.getChildren()) {
String currentName = currentChild.getName();
if (currentName.equals(name)) {
// sounds like we've found it
result = true;
}
if (result == false) { // carry on searching the children
if (currentChild.countChildren() > 0) {
result = currentChild.elementExists(name);
}
if (result) { // did we find it?
break; // then stop here
}
}
}
return result;
}
