/**
* @param ident
* @param elements
* @param clazz
* @return <code>null</code> if child could not be found
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T getChildItemByName(
final String ident,
final List<? extends AbstractCodeElement> elements,
final Class<T> clazz) {
for (AbstractCodeElement ace : elements) {
if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(ace.getClass()) && ident.equals(ace.getName())) {
return (T) ace;
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Also searches in children of a child
*
* @param elements
* @param name
* @param clazz
* @return
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T getAbstractCodeElementByName(
final List<? extends AbstractCodeElement> elements, final String name, final Class<T> clazz) {
for (AbstractCodeElement el : elements) {
if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(el.getClass()) && name.equals(el.getName())) return (T) el;
if (el instanceof ClassUnit) {
try {
return getAbstractCodeElementByName(((ClassUnit) el).getCodeElement(), name, clazz);
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
// do nothing; proceed
}
} else if (el instanceof TemplateUnit) {
try {
return getAbstractCodeElementByName(((TemplateUnit) el).getCodeElement(), name, clazz);
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
// do nothing; proceed
}
}
}
throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find " + name);
}