public static Object extractUserObject(DefaultMutableTreeNode node) {
Object userObject = node.getUserObject();
Object element = null;
if (userObject instanceof AbstractTreeNode) {
AbstractTreeNode descriptor = (AbstractTreeNode) userObject;
element = descriptor.getValue();
} else if (userObject instanceof NodeDescriptor) {
NodeDescriptor descriptor = (NodeDescriptor) userObject;
element = descriptor.getElement();
if (element instanceof AbstractTreeNode) {
element = ((AbstractTreeNode) element).getValue();
}
} else if (userObject != null) {
element = userObject;
}
return element;
}
