/**
* Retrieve a property or property group by name.
*
* @param name name of property to retrieve.
* @return null on failure
*/
public JSONMetaDataObject getElement(final String name) {
JSONMetaDataObject ret = null; // assume failure
if (name != null) {
for (JSONMetaDataObject property : properties) {
// did we find the desired property
if (property.getName().equals(name)) {
ret = property;
break;
}
}
}
return ret;
}
