private DbJVPackage findTopMostPackage(DbJVPackage pack1, DbJVPackage pack2) throws DbException {
DbJVPackage topMostPackage;
if (pack1 == null) {
topMostPackage = pack2;
} else if (pack2 == null) {
topMostPackage = pack1;
} else {
String s1 = pack1.buildFullNameString();
String s2 = pack2.buildFullNameString();
int p1 = count(s1, '.');
int p2 = count(s2, '.');
topMostPackage = (p1 <= p2) ? pack1 : pack2;
} // end if
return topMostPackage;
}
