/**
* gets the specimen position from the collection.
*
* @param specimenPositionCollection collection of specimen position.
* @param fieldValue value to be searched.
* @return specimen position.
*/
public static SpecimenPosition getSpecimenPositionFromCollection(
Collection<SpecimenPosition> specimenPositionCollection, String fieldValue) {
SpecimenPosition position = null;
final Iterator<SpecimenPosition> specimenPosIterator = specimenPositionCollection.iterator();
while (specimenPosIterator.hasNext()) {
final SpecimenPosition specimenPosition = specimenPosIterator.next();
if (specimenPosition.getSpecimen() != null
&& specimenPosition.getSpecimen().getLabel() != null
&& specimenPosition.getSpecimen().getLabel().equals(fieldValue)) {
position = specimenPosition;
break;
}
}
return position;
}
/**
* checks for presence of specimen.
*
* @param specimenPositionCollection collection of specimen position.
* @param specimenLabel label of specimen to be looked for.
* @return true/false result of the operation.
*/
public static boolean isSpecimenPresent(
Collection<SpecimenPosition> specimenPositionCollection, String specimenLabel) {
boolean isPresent = false;
final Iterator<SpecimenPosition> specimenPosIterator = specimenPositionCollection.iterator();
while (specimenPosIterator.hasNext()) {
final SpecimenPosition position = specimenPosIterator.next();
if (position != null
&& position.getSpecimen() != null
&& position.getSpecimen().getLabel().equals(specimenLabel)) {
isPresent = true;
break;
}
}
return isPresent;
}