public static ClassFilter[] readFilters(List children) throws InvalidDataException {
if (children == null || children.size() == 0) {
return ClassFilter.EMPTY_ARRAY;
}
List<ClassFilter> classFiltersList = new ArrayList<ClassFilter>(children.size());
for (Iterator i = children.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
final ClassFilter classFilter = new ClassFilter();
classFilter.readExternal((Element) i.next());
classFiltersList.add(classFilter);
}
return classFiltersList.toArray(new ClassFilter[classFiltersList.size()]);
}
public static ClassFilter create(Element element) throws InvalidDataException {
ClassFilter filter = new ClassFilter();
filter.readExternal(element);
return filter;
}