/**
  * ask for the existence of a project with the same name.
  *
  * @param projectName the name of the project
  * @return true, if an other project with the same name as the parameter projectName exists, else
  *     false
  */
 private boolean existProjectName(String projectName) {
   for (TestProject project : projects) {
     if (project.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(projectName)) {
       return true;
     }
   }
   return false;
 }