private boolean hasContestForPeriod( final OutboundMobilityCandidacyPeriod period, final OutboundMobilityCandidacyContestGroup group) { for (final OutboundMobilityCandidacyContest contest : group.getOutboundMobilityCandidacyContestSet()) { if (contest.getOutboundMobilityCandidacyPeriod() == period) { return true; } } return false; }