@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public static <T> T getChildItemByType(
     final List<? extends AbstractCodeElement> elements, final Class<T> clazz) {
   for (AbstractCodeElement ace : elements) {
     if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(ace.getClass())) return (T) ace;
   }
   return null;
 }
 /**
  * Also searches in children of a child
  *
  * @param elements
  * @param name
  * @param clazz
  * @return
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public static <T> T getAbstractCodeElementByName(
     final List<? extends AbstractCodeElement> elements, final String name, final Class<T> clazz) {
   for (AbstractCodeElement el : elements) {
     if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(el.getClass()) && name.equals(el.getName())) return (T) el;
     if (el instanceof ClassUnit) {
       try {
         return getAbstractCodeElementByName(((ClassUnit) el).getCodeElement(), name, clazz);
       } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
         // do nothing; proceed
       }
     } else if (el instanceof TemplateUnit) {
       try {
         return getAbstractCodeElementByName(((TemplateUnit) el).getCodeElement(), name, clazz);
       } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
         // do nothing; proceed
       }
     }
   }
   throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find " + name);
 }