private PositionCollection packagePositionsToCollection(List<Position> positions) {
PositionCollection positionCollection = new PositionCollection();
// create a new arraylist of positions and loat the List<position> into it
ArrayList<Position> positionsArray = new ArrayList<Position>(positions);
// set the appropriate field of the collection
positionCollection.setPositions(positionsArray);
// return the collection.
return positionCollection;
}
public PositionCollection getAllPositions() {
// define the select all query string
String queryString = "SELECT p FROM Position p";
// execute the query on the database
//
TypedQuery<Position> query = this.entityManager.createQuery(queryString, Position.class);
List<Position> positions = query.getResultList();
// initialize a positions collection object
PositionCollection positionCollection = new PositionCollection();
// create a new arraylist of positions and loat the List<position> into it
ArrayList<Position> positionsArray = new ArrayList<Position>(positions);
// set the appropriate field of the collection
positionCollection.setPositions(positionsArray);
// return the collection.
return positionCollection;
}