/**
* Returns index of the object a <code>List</code> object of <code>PersistentObject</code>s that
* contains an encoded key (<code>getEncodedKey()</code>).
*
* @param list <code>List</code> of objects to search.
* @param encodedKey key obtained via <code>getEncodedKey()</code>.
* @return index of object on list or <code>-1</code> if not found.
* @see net.sf.jrf.domain.PersistentObject#getEncodedKey()
* @see #findByKey(List,String)
*/
public static int findIndexByKey(List list, String encodedKey) {
for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
PersistentObject p = (PersistentObject) list.get(i);
if (p.getEncodedKey().equals(encodedKey)) {
return i;
}
}
return -1;
}
/**
* Scans a list of <code>PersistentObject</code>s and return the object that matches the key or
* <code>null</code> if not found.
*
* @param list list of <code>PersistentObject</code>s to scan.
* @param encodedKey key to locate correct record on the list.
* @return key-matching record of <code>null</code> if not found.
*/
public static PersistentObject getPoInList(List list, String encodedKey) {
Iterator iter = list.iterator();
while (iter.hasNext()) {
PersistentObject p = (PersistentObject) iter.next();
if (p.getEncodedKey().equals(encodedKey)) {
return p;
}
}
return null;
}