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  package org.kuali.rice.krad.util;
  
  import org.apache.commons.beanutils.NestedNullException;
  import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
  import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
  import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
  import org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.ProxyHelper;
  import org.hibernate.collection.PersistentBag;
  import org.hibernate.proxy.HibernateProxy;
  import org.kuali.rice.core.api.search.SearchOperator;
  import org.kuali.rice.core.api.util.cache.CopiedObject;
  import org.kuali.rice.core.web.format.CollectionFormatter;
  import org.kuali.rice.core.web.format.FormatException;
  import org.kuali.rice.core.web.format.Formatter;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.BusinessObject;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.ExternalizableBusinessObject;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObject;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObjectExtension;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.KRADServiceLocator;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.KRADServiceLocatorWeb;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.ModuleService;
  import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.PersistenceStructureService;
  
  import javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException;
  import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
  import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
  import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
  import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
  import java.io.Serializable;
  import java.lang.reflect.Field;
  import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
  import java.security.MessageDigest;
  import java.util.Collection;
  import java.util.Iterator;
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Map;
  
  /**
   * This class contains various Object, Proxy, and serialization utilities.
   */
  public final class ObjectUtils {
      private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(ObjectUtils.class);
  
      private ObjectUtils() {
          throw new UnsupportedOperationException("do not call");
      }
  
      /**
       * Uses Serialization mechanism to create a deep copy of the given Object. As a special case, deepCopy of null returns null,
       * just to make using this method simpler. For a detailed discussion see:
       * http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip76.html
       *
       * @param src
       * @return deep copy of the given Serializable
       */
      public static Serializable deepCopy(Serializable src) {
          CopiedObject co = deepCopyForCaching(src);
          return co.getContent();
      }
  
  
      /**
       * Uses Serialization mechanism to create a deep copy of the given Object, and returns a CacheableObject instance containing the
       * deepCopy and its size in bytes. As a special case, deepCopy of null returns a cacheableObject containing null and a size of
       * 0, to make using this method simpler. For a detailed discussion see:
       * http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip76.html
       *
       * @param src
       * @return CopiedObject containing a deep copy of the given Serializable and its size in bytes
       */
      public static CopiedObject deepCopyForCaching(Serializable src) {
          CopiedObject co = new CopiedObject();
  
          co.setContent(src);
  
          return co;
      }
  
  
      /**
       * Converts the object to a byte array using the output stream.
       *
       * @param object
      * @return byte array of the object
      */
     public static byte[] toByteArray(Object object) throws Exception {
         ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
         try {
             ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); // A
             oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos); // B
             // serialize and pass the object
             oos.writeObject(object); // C
             // oos.flush(); // D
             return bos.toByteArray();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.warn("Exception in ObjectUtil = " + e);
             throw (e);
         } finally {
             if (oos != null) {
                 oos.close();
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * reconsitiutes the object that was converted into a byte array by toByteArray
      *
      * @param bytes
      * @return
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public static Object fromByteArray(byte[] bytes) throws Exception {
         ObjectInputStream ois = null;
         try {
             ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
             ois = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
             Object obj = ois.readObject();
             return obj;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.warn("Exception in ObjectUtil = " + e);
             throw (e);
         } finally {
             if (ois != null) {
                 ois.close();
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * use MD5 to create a one way hash of an object
      *
      * @param object
      * @return
      */
     public static String getMD5Hash(Object object) throws Exception {
         try {
             MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
             md.update(toByteArray(object));
             return new String(md.digest());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.warn(e);
             throw e;
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of a given BusinessObject, copying fields specified in template from the given source BO. For example,
      * this can be used to create an AccountChangeDetail based on a particular Account.
      *
      * @param template a map defining the relationships between the fields of the newly created BO, and the source BO.  For each K (key), V (value)
      *                 entry, the value of property V on the source BO will be assigned to the K property of the newly created BO
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException
      * @throws InvocationTargetException
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      * @throws FormatException
      * @see MaintenanceUtils
      */
 
     public static BusinessObject createHybridBusinessObject(Class businessObjectClass, BusinessObject source, Map<String, String> template) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
         BusinessObject obj = null;
         try {
             ModuleService moduleService = KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getKualiModuleService().getResponsibleModuleService(businessObjectClass);
             if (moduleService != null && moduleService.isExternalizable(businessObjectClass))
                 obj = (BusinessObject) moduleService.createNewObjectFromExternalizableClass(businessObjectClass);
             else
                 obj = (BusinessObject) businessObjectClass.newInstance();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Cannot instantiate " + businessObjectClass.getName(), e);
         }
 
         createHybridBusinessObject(obj, source, template);
 
         return obj;
     }
 
     public static void createHybridBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject, BusinessObject source, Map<String, String> template) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
         for (String name : template.keySet()) {
             String sourcePropertyName = template.get(name);
             setObjectProperty(businessObject, name, easyGetPropertyType(source, sourcePropertyName), getPropertyValue(source, sourcePropertyName));
         }
     }
 
 
     /**
      * This method simply uses PojoPropertyUtilsBean logic to get the Class of a Class property.
      * This method does not have any of the logic needed to obtain the Class of an element of a Collection specified in the DataDictionary.
      *
      * @param object       An instance of the Class of which we're trying to get the property Class.
      * @param propertyName The name of the property.
      * @return
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException
      * @throws InvocationTargetException
      */
     static public Class easyGetPropertyType(Object object, String propertyName) throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException {
 
         // FIXME (laran) This dependence should be inverted. Instead of having a core class
         // depend on PojoPropertyUtilsBean, which is in the web layer, the web layer
         // should depend downward to the core.
         return PropertyUtils.getPropertyType(object, propertyName);
 
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the type of the property in the object. This implementation is not smart enough to look through a Collection to get the property type
      * of an attribute of an element in the collection.
      * <p/>
      * NOTE: A patch file attached to https://test.kuali.org/jira/browse/KULRNE-4435 contains a modified version of this method which IS smart enough
      * to look through Collections. This patch is currently under review.
      *
      * @param object                      An instance of the Class for which we're trying to get the property type.
      * @param propertyName                The name of the property of the Class the Class of which we're trying to get. Dot notation is used to separate properties.
      *                                    TODO: The rules about this dot notation needs to be explained in Confluence using examples.
      * @param persistenceStructureService Needed to get the type of elements in a Collection from OJB.
      * @return Object will be null if any parent property for the given property is null.
      */
     public static Class getPropertyType(Object object, String propertyName, PersistenceStructureService persistenceStructureService) {
         if (object == null || propertyName == null) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Business object and property name can not be null");
         }
 
         Class propertyType = null;
         try {
             try {
                 // Try to simply use the default or simple way of getting the property type.
                 propertyType = PropertyUtils.getPropertyType(object, propertyName);
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
                 // swallow the exception, propertyType stays null
             } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
                 // swallow the exception, propertyType stays null
             }
 
             // if the property type as determined from the object is PersistableBusinessObject,
             // then this must be an extension attribute -- attempt to get the property type from the
             // persistence structure service
             if (propertyType != null && propertyType.equals(PersistableBusinessObjectExtension.class)) {
                 propertyType = persistenceStructureService.getBusinessObjectAttributeClass(
                         ProxyHelper.getRealClass(object), propertyName);
             }
 
             // If the easy way didn't work ...
             if (null == propertyType && -1 != propertyName.indexOf('.')) {
                 if (null == persistenceStructureService) {
                     LOG.info("PropertyType couldn't be determined simply and no PersistenceStructureService was given. If you pass in a PersistenceStructureService I can look in other places to try to determine the type of the property.");
                 } else {
                     String prePeriod = StringUtils.substringBefore(propertyName, ".");
                     String postPeriod = StringUtils.substringAfter(propertyName, ".");
 
                     Class prePeriodClass = getPropertyType(object, prePeriod, persistenceStructureService);
                     Object prePeriodClassInstance = prePeriodClass.newInstance();
                     propertyType = getPropertyType(prePeriodClassInstance, postPeriod, persistenceStructureService);
                 }
 
             } else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(propertyType)) {
                 Map<String, Class> map = persistenceStructureService.listCollectionObjectTypes(object.getClass());
                 propertyType = map.get(propertyName);
             }
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.debug("unable to get property type for " + propertyName + " " + e.getMessage());
             // continue and return null for propertyType
         }
 
         return propertyType;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of the property in the object.
      *
      * @param businessObject
      * @param propertyName
      * @return Object will be null if any parent property for the given property is null.
      */
     public static Object getPropertyValue(Object businessObject, String propertyName) {
         if (businessObject == null || propertyName == null) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Business object and property name can not be null");
         }
 
         Object propertyValue = null;
         try {
             propertyValue = PropertyUtils.getProperty(businessObject, propertyName);
         } catch (NestedNullException e) {
             // continue and return null for propertyValue
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e1) {
             LOG.error("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "." + propertyName + " " + e1.getMessage());
             throw new RuntimeException("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "." + propertyName + " " + e1.getMessage(), e1);
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e1) {
             // continue and return null for propertyValue
         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e1) {
             LOG.error("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "." + propertyName + " " + e1.getMessage());
             throw new RuntimeException("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "." + propertyName + " " + e1.getMessage(), e1);
         }
 
         return propertyValue;
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the property value from the business object, then based on the value
      * type select a formatter and format the value
      *
      * @param businessObject BusinessObject instance that contains the property
      * @param propertyName   Name of property in BusinessObject to get value for
      * @param formatter      Default formatter to use (or null)
      * @return Formatted property value as String, or empty string if value is null
      */
     public static String getFormattedPropertyValue(BusinessObject businessObject, String propertyName, Formatter formatter) {
         String propValue = KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
 
         Object prop = ObjectUtils.getPropertyValue(businessObject, propertyName);
         if (formatter == null) {
             propValue = formatPropertyValue(prop);
         } else {
             final Object formattedValue = formatter.format(prop);
             if (formattedValue != null) {
                 propValue = String.valueOf(formattedValue);
             }
         }
 
         return propValue;
     }
 
     /**
      * References the data dictionary to find any registered formatter class then if not found checks for associated formatter for the
      * property type. Value is then formatted using the found Formatter
      *
      * @param businessObject BusinessObject instance that contains the property
      * @param propertyName   Name of property in BusinessObject to get value for
      * @return Formatted property value as String, or empty string if value is null
      */
     public static String getFormattedPropertyValueUsingDataDictionary(BusinessObject businessObject, String propertyName) {
         Formatter formatter = getFormatterWithDataDictionary(businessObject, propertyName);
 
         return getFormattedPropertyValue(businessObject, propertyName, formatter);
     }
 
     /**
      * Based on the value type selects a formatter and returns the formatted
      * value as a string
      *
      * @param propertyValue Object value to be formatted
      * @return formatted value as a String
      */
     public static String formatPropertyValue(Object propertyValue) {
         Object propValue = KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
 
         Formatter formatter = null;
         if (propertyValue != null) {
             if (propertyValue instanceof Collection) {
                 formatter = new CollectionFormatter();
             } else {
                 formatter = Formatter.getFormatter(propertyValue.getClass());
             }
 
             propValue = formatter != null ? formatter.format(propertyValue) : propertyValue;
         }
 
         return propValue != null ? String.valueOf(propValue) : KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the property of an object with the given value. Converts using the formatter of the type for the property.
      * Note: propertyType does not need passed, is found by util method.
      */
     public static void setObjectProperty(Object bo, String propertyName, Object propertyValue) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
         Class propertyType = easyGetPropertyType(bo, propertyName);
         setObjectProperty(bo, propertyName, propertyType, propertyValue);
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Sets the property of an object with the given value. Converts using the formatter of the given type if one is found.
      *
      * @param bo
      * @param propertyName
      * @param propertyType
      * @param propertyValue
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException
      * @throws InvocationTargetException
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      */
     public static void setObjectProperty(Object bo, String propertyName, Class propertyType, Object propertyValue)
             throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
         // reformat propertyValue, if necessary
         boolean reformat = false;
         if (propertyType != null) {
             if (propertyValue != null && propertyType.isAssignableFrom(String.class)) {
                 // always reformat if the destination is a String
                 reformat = true;
             } else if (propertyValue != null && !propertyType.isAssignableFrom(propertyValue.getClass())) {
                 // otherwise, only reformat if the propertyValue can't be assigned into the property
                 reformat = true;
             }
 
             // attempting to set boolean fields to null throws an exception, set to false instead
             if (boolean.class.isAssignableFrom(propertyType) && propertyValue == null) {
                 propertyValue = false;
             }
         }
 
         Formatter formatter = getFormatterWithDataDictionary(bo, propertyName);
         if (reformat && formatter != null) {
             LOG.debug("reformatting propertyValue using Formatter " + formatter.getClass().getName());
             propertyValue = formatter.convertFromPresentationFormat(propertyValue);
         }
 
         // set property in the object
         PropertyUtils.setNestedProperty(bo, propertyName, propertyValue);
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Sets the property of an object with the given value. Converts using the given formatter, if it isn't null.
      *
      * @param formatter
      * @param bo
      * @param propertyName
      * @param type
      * @param propertyValue
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException
      * @throws InvocationTargetException
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      */
     public static void setObjectProperty(Formatter formatter, Object bo, String propertyName, Class type, Object propertyValue) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
 
         // convert value using formatter for type
         if (formatter != null) {
             propertyValue = formatter.convertFromPresentationFormat(propertyValue);
         }
 
         // set property in the object
         PropertyUtils.setNestedProperty(bo, propertyName, propertyValue);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a Formatter instance for the given property name in the given given business object. First
      * checks if a formatter is defined for the attribute in the data dictionary, is not found then returns
      * the registered formatter for the property type in Formatter
      *
      * @param bo           - business object instance with property to get formatter for
      * @param propertyName - name of property to get formatter for
      * @return Formatter instance
      */
     public static Formatter getFormatterWithDataDictionary(Object bo, String propertyName) {
         Formatter formatter = null;
 
         Class boClass = bo.getClass();
         String boPropertyName = propertyName;
 
         // for collections, formatter should come from property on the collection type
         if (StringUtils.contains(propertyName, "]")) {
             Object collectionParent = getNestedValue(bo, StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(propertyName, "].") + "]");
             if (collectionParent != null) {
                 boClass = collectionParent.getClass();
                 boPropertyName = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(propertyName, "].");
             }
         }
 
         Class<? extends Formatter> formatterClass = KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getDataDictionaryService().getAttributeFormatter(
                 boClass, boPropertyName);
         if (formatterClass == null) {
             try {
                 formatterClass = Formatter.findFormatter(getPropertyType(boClass.newInstance(), boPropertyName,
                         KRADServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService()));
             } catch (InstantiationException e) {
                 LOG.warn("Unable to find a formater for bo class " + boClass + " and property " + boPropertyName);
                 // just swallow the exception and let formatter be null
             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                 LOG.warn("Unable to find a formater for bo class " + boClass + " and property " + boPropertyName);
                 // just swallow the exception and let formatter be null
             }
         }
 
         if (formatterClass != null) {
             try {
                 formatter = formatterClass.newInstance();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(
                         "cannot create new instance of formatter class " + formatterClass.toString(), e);
             }
         }
 
         return formatter;
     }
 
     /**
      * Recursive; sets all occurences of the property in the object, its nested objects and its object lists with the given value.
      *
      * @param bo
      * @param propertyName
      * @param type
      * @param propertyValue
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException
      * @throws InvocationTargetException
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      */
     public static void setObjectPropertyDeep(Object bo, String propertyName, Class type, Object propertyValue) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
 
         // Base return cases to avoid null pointers & infinite loops
         if (isNull(bo) || !PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyName) || (propertyValue != null && propertyValue.equals(getPropertyValue(bo, propertyName))) || (type != null && !type.equals(easyGetPropertyType(bo, propertyName)))) {
             return;
         }
 
         // need to materialize the updateable collections before resetting the property, because it may be used in the retrieval
         materializeUpdateableCollections(bo);
 
         // Set the property in the BO
         setObjectProperty(bo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);
 
         // Now drill down and check nested BOs and BO lists
         PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bo.getClass());
         for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {
 
             PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = propertyDescriptors[i];
 
             // Business Objects
             if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null && (BusinessObject.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType()) && PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName())) {
                 Object nestedBo = getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                 if (nestedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                     setObjectPropertyDeep((BusinessObject) nestedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);
                 }
             }
 
             // Lists
             else if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null && (List.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType()) && getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName()) != null) {
 
                 List propertyList = (List) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                 for (Object listedBo : propertyList) {
                     if (listedBo != null && listedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                         setObjectPropertyDeep(listedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);
                     }
                 } // end for
             }
         } // end for
     }
 
     /*
     * Recursive up to a given depth; sets all occurences of the property in the object, its nested objects and its object lists with the given value.
     */
     public static void setObjectPropertyDeep(Object bo, String propertyName, Class type, Object propertyValue, int depth) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
         // Base return cases to avoid null pointers & infinite loops
         if (depth == 0 || isNull(bo) || !PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyName)) {
             return;
         }
 
         // need to materialize the updateable collections before resetting the property, because it may be used in the retrieval
         materializeUpdateableCollections(bo);
 
         // Set the property in the BO
         setObjectProperty(bo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);
 
         // Now drill down and check nested BOs and BO lists
         PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bo.getClass());
         for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {
             PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = propertyDescriptors[i];
 
             // Business Objects
             if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null && (BusinessObject.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType()) && PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName())) {
                 Object nestedBo = getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                 if (nestedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                     setObjectPropertyDeep((BusinessObject) nestedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue, depth - 1);
                 }
             }
 
             // Lists
             else if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null && (List.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType()) && getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName()) != null) {
 
                 List propertyList = (List) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
 
                 // Complete Hibernate Hack - fetches the proxied List into the PersistenceContext and sets it on the BO Copy.
                 if (propertyList instanceof PersistentBag) {
                     try {
                         PersistentBag bag = (PersistentBag) propertyList;
                         PersistableBusinessObject pbo = (PersistableBusinessObject) KRADServiceLocator
                                 .getEntityManagerFactory().createEntityManager().find(bo.getClass(), bag.getKey());
                         Field field1 = pbo.getClass().getDeclaredField(propertyDescriptor.getName());
                         Field field2 = bo.getClass().getDeclaredField(propertyDescriptor.getName());
                         field1.setAccessible(true);
                         field2.setAccessible(true);
                         field2.set(bo, field1.get(pbo));
                         propertyList = (List) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                         ;
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
                     }
                 }
                 // End Complete Hibernate Hack
 
                 for (Object listedBo : propertyList) {
                     if (listedBo != null && listedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                         setObjectPropertyDeep(listedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue, depth - 1);
                     }
                 } // end for
             }
         } // end for
     }
 
     /**
      * This method checks for updateable collections on the business object provided and materializes the corresponding collection proxies
      *
      * @param bo The business object for which you want unpdateable, proxied collections materialized
      * @throws FormatException
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      * @throws InvocationTargetException
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException
      */
     public static void materializeUpdateableCollections(Object bo) throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
         if (isNotNull(bo)) {
             PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bo.getClass());
             for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {
                 if (KRADServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService().hasCollection(bo.getClass(), propertyDescriptors[i].getName()) && KRADServiceLocator
                         .getPersistenceStructureService().isCollectionUpdatable(bo.getClass(), propertyDescriptors[i].getName())) {
                     Collection updateableCollection = (Collection) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptors[i].getName());
                     if ((updateableCollection != null) && ProxyHelper.isCollectionProxy(updateableCollection)) {
                         materializeObjects(updateableCollection);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Removes all query characters from a string.
      *
      * @param string
      * @return Cleaned string
      */
     public static String clean(String string) {
         for (SearchOperator op : SearchOperator.QUERY_CHARACTERS) {
             string = StringUtils.replace(string, op.op(), KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING);
         }
         return string;
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Compares two {@link PersistableBusinessObject} instances for equality of type and key values.
      *
      * @param bo1
      * @param bo2
      * @return boolean indicating whether the two objects are equal.
      */
     public static boolean equalByKeys(PersistableBusinessObject bo1, PersistableBusinessObject bo2) {
         boolean equal = true;
 
         if (bo1 == null && bo2 == null) {
             equal = true;
         } else if (bo1 == null || bo2 == null) {
             equal = false;
         } else if (!bo1.getClass().getName().equals(bo2.getClass().getName())) {
             equal = false;
         } else {
             Map bo1Keys = KRADServiceLocator.getPersistenceService().getPrimaryKeyFieldValues(bo1);
             Map bo2Keys = KRADServiceLocator.getPersistenceService().getPrimaryKeyFieldValues(bo2);
             for (Iterator iter = bo1Keys.keySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
                 String keyName = (String) iter.next();
                 if (bo1Keys.get(keyName) != null && bo2Keys.get(keyName) != null) {
                     if (!bo1Keys.get(keyName).toString().equals(bo2Keys.get(keyName).toString())) {
                         equal = false;
                     }
                 } else {
                     equal = false;
                 }
             }
         }
 
 
         return equal;
     }
 
     /**
      * Compares a business object with a List of {@link PersistableBusinessObject}s to determine if an object with the same key as the BO exists in the list.
      *
      * @param controlList - The list of items to check
      * @param bo          - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the controlList
      * @return boolean
      */
     public static boolean collectionContainsObjectWithIdentitcalKey(Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> controlList, PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
         boolean objectExistsInList = false;
 
         for (Iterator i = controlList.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             if (equalByKeys((PersistableBusinessObject) i.next(), bo)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
 
         return objectExistsInList;
     }
 
     /**
      * Compares a business object with a Collection of {@link PersistableBusinessObject}s to count how many have the same key as the BO.
      *
      * @param collection - The collection of items to check
      * @param bo         - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the collection
      * @return how many have the same keys
      */
     public static int countObjectsWithIdentitcalKey(Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> collection, PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
         // todo: genericize collectionContainsObjectWithIdentitcalKey() to leverage this method?
         int n = 0;
         for (PersistableBusinessObject item : collection) {
             if (equalByKeys(item, bo)) {
                 n++;
             }
         }
         return n;
     }
 
     /**
      * Compares a business object with a List of {@link PersistableBusinessObject}s to determine if an object with the same key as the BO exists in the list. If it
      * does, the item is removed from the List. This is functionally similar to List.remove() that operates only on Key values.
      *
      * @param controlList - The list of items to check
      * @param bo          - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the controlList
      */
 
     public static void removeObjectWithIdentitcalKey(Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> controlList, PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
         for (Iterator<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> i = controlList.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             PersistableBusinessObject listBo = i.next();
             if (equalByKeys(listBo, bo)) {
                 i.remove();
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Compares a business object with a List of BOs to determine if an object with the same key as the BO exists in the list. If it
      * does, the item is returned.
      *
      * @param controlList - The list of items to check
      * @param bo          - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the controlList
      */
 
     public static BusinessObject retrieveObjectWithIdentitcalKey(Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> controlList, PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
         BusinessObject returnBo = null;
 
         for (Iterator<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> i = controlList.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             PersistableBusinessObject listBo = i.next();
             if (equalByKeys(listBo, bo)) {
                 returnBo = listBo;
             }
         }
 
         return returnBo;
     }
 
     /**
      * Determines if a given string could represent a nested attribute of an object.
      *
      * @param attributeName
      * @return true if the attribute is nested
      */
     public static boolean isNestedAttribute(String attributeName) {
         boolean isNested = false;
 
         if (StringUtils.contains(attributeName, ".")) {
             isNested = true;
         }
 
         return isNested;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the prefix of a nested attribute name, or the empty string if the attribute name is not nested.
      *
      * @param attributeName
      * @return everything BEFORE the last "." character in attributeName
      */
     public static String getNestedAttributePrefix(String attributeName) {
         String prefix = "";
 
         if (StringUtils.contains(attributeName, ".")) {
             prefix = StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(attributeName, ".");
         }
 
         return prefix;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the primitive part of an attribute name string.
      *
      * @param attributeName
      * @return everything AFTER the last "." character in attributeName
      */
     public static String getNestedAttributePrimitive(String attributeName) {
         String primitive = attributeName;
 
         if (StringUtils.contains(attributeName, ".")) {
             primitive = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(attributeName, ".");
         }
 
         return primitive;
     }
 
     /**
      * This method is a OJB Proxy-safe way to test for null on a proxied object that may or may not be materialized yet. It is safe
      * to use on a proxy (materialized or non-materialized) or on a non-proxy (ie, regular object). Note that this will force a
      * materialization of the proxy if the object is a proxy and unmaterialized.
      *
      * @param object - any object, proxied or not, materialized or not
      * @return true if the object (or underlying materialized object) is null, false otherwise
      */
     public static boolean isNull(Object object) {
 
         // regardless, if its null, then its null
         if (object == null) {
             return true;
         }
 
         // only try to materialize the object to see if its null if this is a
         // proxy object
         if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(object) || ProxyHelper.isCollectionProxy(object)) {
             if (ProxyHelper.getRealObject(object) == null) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
 
         // JPA does not provide a way to determine if an object is a proxy, instead we invoke
         // the equals method and catch an EntityNotFoundException
         try {
             object.equals(null);
         } catch (EntityNotFoundException e) {
             return true;
         }
 
 
         return false;
     }
 
     /**
      * This method is a OJB Proxy-safe way to test for notNull on a proxied object that may or may not be materialized yet. It is
      * safe to use on a proxy (materialized or non-materialized) or on a non-proxy (ie, regular object). Note that this will force a
      * materialization of the proxy if the object is a proxy and unmaterialized.
      *
      * @param object - any object, proxied or not, materialized or not
      * @return true if the object (or underlying materialized object) is not null, true if its null
      */
     public static boolean isNotNull(Object object) {
         return !ObjectUtils.isNull(object);
     }
 
     /**
      * Attempts to find the Class for the given potentially proxied object
      *
      * @param object the potentially proxied object to find the Class of
      * @return the best Class which could be found for the given object
      */
     public static Class materializeClassForProxiedObject(Object object) {
         if (object == null) {
             return null;
         }
 
         if (object instanceof HibernateProxy) {
             final Class realClass = ((HibernateProxy) object).getHibernateLazyInitializer().getPersistentClass();
             return realClass;
         }
 
         if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(object) || ProxyHelper.isCollectionProxy(object)) {
             return ProxyHelper.getRealClass(object);
         }
 
         return object.getClass();
     }
 
     /**
      * This method runs the ObjectUtils.isNotNull() method for each item in a list of BOs. ObjectUtils.isNotNull() will materialize
      * the objects if they are currently OJB proxies.
      *
      * @param possiblyProxiedObjects - a Collection of objects that may be proxies
      */
     public static void materializeObjects(Collection possiblyProxiedObjects) {
         for (Iterator i = possiblyProxiedObjects.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             ObjectUtils.isNotNull(i.next());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * This method attempts to materialize all of the proxied reference objects (ie, sub-objects) hanging off the passed-in BO
      * object. It will do it down to the specified depth. An IllegalArgumentException will be thrown if the bo object passed in is
      * itself a non-materialized proxy object. If the bo passed in has no proxied sub-objects, then the object will not be modified,
      * and no errors will be thrown. WARNING: Be careful using depth any greater than 2. The number of DB hits, time, and memory
      * consumed grows exponentially with each additional increment to depth. Make sure you really need that depth before doing so.
      *
      * @param bo    A valid, populated BusinessObject containing (possibly) proxied sub-objects. This object will be modified in place.
      * @param depth int Value 0-5 indicating how deep to recurse the materialization. If a zero (0) is passed in, then no work will
      *              be done.
      */
     public static void materializeSubObjectsToDepth(PersistableBusinessObject bo, int depth) {
         if (bo == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The bo passed in was null.");
         }
         if (depth < 0 || depth > 5) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The depth passed in was out of bounds.  Only values " + "between 0 and 5, inclusively, are allowed.");
         }
 
         // if depth is zero, then we're done recursing and can just exit
         if (depth == 0) {
             return;
         }
 
         // deal with the possibility that the bo passed in (ie, the parent object) is an un-materialized proxy
         if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(bo)) {
             if (!ProxyHelper.isMaterialized(bo)) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("The bo passed in is an un-materialized proxy, and cannot be used.");
             }
         }
 
         // get the list of reference objects hanging off the parent BO
         if (KRADServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService().isPersistable(bo.getClass())) {
             Map<String, Class> references = KRADServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService().listReferenceObjectFields(bo);
 
             // initialize our in-loop objects
             String referenceName = "";
             Class referenceClass = null;
             Object referenceValue = null;
             Object realReferenceValue = null;
 
             // for each reference object on the parent bo
             for (Iterator iter = references.keySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
                 referenceName = (String) iter.next();
                 referenceClass = references.get(referenceName);
 
                 // if its a proxy, replace it with a non-proxy
                 referenceValue = getPropertyValue(bo, referenceName);
                 if (referenceValue != null) {
                     if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(referenceValue)) {
                         realReferenceValue = ProxyHelper.getRealObject(referenceValue);
                         if (realReferenceValue != null) {
                             try {
                                 setObjectProperty(bo, referenceName, referenceClass, realReferenceValue);
                             } catch (FormatException e) {
                                 throw new RuntimeException("FormatException: could not set the property '" + referenceName + "'.", e);
                             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                                 throw new RuntimeException("IllegalAccessException: could not set the property '" + referenceName + "'.", e);
                             } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                                 throw new RuntimeException("InvocationTargetException: could not set the property '" + referenceName + "'.", e);
                             } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                                 throw new RuntimeException("NoSuchMethodException: could not set the property '" + referenceName + "'.", e);
                             }
                         }
                     }
 
                     // recurse down through this reference object
                     if (realReferenceValue instanceof PersistableBusinessObject && depth > 1) {
                         materializeSubObjectsToDepth((PersistableBusinessObject) realReferenceValue, depth - 1);
                     }
                 }
 
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * This method attempts to materialize all of the proxied reference objects (ie, sub-objects) hanging off the passed-in BO
      * object. It will do it just three levels down. In other words, it will only materialize the objects that are direct members of
      * the bo, objects that are direct members of those bos, that one more time, and no further down. An IllegalArgumentException
      * will be thrown if the bo object passed in is itself a non-materialized proxy object. If the bo passed in has no proxied
      * sub-objects, then the object will not be modified, and no errors will be thrown.
      *
      * @param bo A valid, populated BusinessObject containing (possibly) proxied sub-objects. This object will be modified in place.
      */
     public static void materializeAllSubObjects(PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
         materializeSubObjectsToDepth(bo, 3);
     }
 
     /**
      * This method safely extracts either simple values OR nested values. For example, if the bo is SubAccount, and the fieldName is
      * a21SubAccount.subAccountTypeCode, this thing makes sure it gets the value off the very end attribute, no matter how deeply
      * nested it is. The code would be slightly simpler if this was done recursively, but this is safer, and consumes a constant
      * amount of memory, no matter how deeply nested it goes.
      *
      * @param bo
      * @param fieldName
      * @return The field value if it exists. If it doesnt, and the name is invalid, and
      */
     public static Object getNestedValue(Object bo, String fieldName) {
 
         if (bo == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The bo passed in was null.");
         }
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(fieldName)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The fieldName passed in was blank.");
         }
 
         // okay, this section of code is to handle sub-object values, like
         // SubAccount.a21SubAccount.subAccountTypeCode. it basically walks
         // through the period-delimited list of names, and ends up with the
         // final value.
         String[] fieldNameParts = fieldName.split("\\.");
         Object currentObject = null;
         Object priorObject = bo;
         for (int i = 0; i < fieldNameParts.length; i++) {
             String fieldNamePart = fieldNameParts[i];
 
             try {
                 if (fieldNamePart.indexOf("]") > 0) {
                     currentObject = PropertyUtils.getIndexedProperty(priorObject, fieldNamePart);
                 } else {
                     currentObject = PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(priorObject, fieldNamePart);
                 }
             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Caller does not have access to the property accessor method.", e);
             } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Property accessor method threw an exception.", e);
             } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("The accessor method requested for this property cannot be found.", e);
             }
 
             // materialize the proxy, if it is a proxy
             if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(currentObject)) {
                 currentObject = ProxyHelper.getRealObject(currentObject);
             }
 
             // if a node or the leaf is null, then we're done, there's no need to
             // continue accessing null things
             if (currentObject == null) {
                 return currentObject;
             }
 
             priorObject = currentObject;
         }
         return currentObject;
     }
 
     /**
      * This method safely creates a object from a class
      * Convenience method to create new object and throw a runtime exception if it cannot
      * If the class is an {@link ExternalizableBusinessObject}, this method will determine the interface for the EBO and query the
      * appropriate module service to create a new instance.
      *
      * @param clazz
      * @return a newInstance() of clazz
      */
     public static Object createNewObjectFromClass(Class clazz) {
         if (clazz == null) {
             throw new RuntimeException("BO class was passed in as null");
         }
         try {
             if (ExternalizableBusinessObject.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
                 Class eboInterface = ExternalizableBusinessObjectUtils.determineExternalizableBusinessObjectSubInterface(clazz);
                 ModuleService moduleService = KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getKualiModuleService().getResponsibleModuleService(eboInterface);
                 return moduleService.createNewObjectFromExternalizableClass(eboInterface);
             } else {
                 return clazz.newInstance();
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Error occured while trying to create a new instance for class " + clazz, e);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Return whether or not an attribute is writeable. This method is aware that that Collections may be involved and handles them
      * consistently with the way in which OJB handles specifying the attributes of elements of a Collection.
      *
      * @param o
      * @param p
      * @return
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException
      */
     public static boolean isWriteable(Object o, String p, PersistenceStructureService persistenceStructureService)
             throws IllegalArgumentException {
         if (null == o || null == p) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot check writeable status with null arguments.");
         }
 
         boolean b = false;
 
         // Try the easy way.
         if (!(PropertyUtils.isWriteable(o, p))) {
             // If that fails lets try to be a bit smarter, understanding that Collections may be involved.
             if (-1 != p.indexOf('.')) {
                 String[] parts = p.split("\\.");
 
                 // Get the type of the attribute.
                 Class c = ObjectUtils.getPropertyType(o, parts[0], persistenceStructureService);
 
                 if (c != null) {
                     Object i = null;
 
                     // If the next level is a Collection, look into the collection, to find out what type its elements are.
                     if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(c)) {
                         Map<String, Class> m = persistenceStructureService.listCollectionObjectTypes(o.getClass());
                         c = m.get(parts[0]);
                     }
 
                     // Look into the attribute class to see if it is writeable.
                     try {
                         i = c.newInstance();
 
                         StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
                         for (int x = 1; x < parts.length; x++) {
                             sb.append(1 == x ? "" : ".").append(parts[x]);
                         }
                         b = isWriteable(i, sb.toString(), persistenceStructureService);
 
                     } catch (Exception ex) {
                         LOG.error("Skipping Criteria: " + p + " - Unable to instantiate class : " + c.getName(), ex);
                     }
                 } else {
                     LOG.error("Skipping Criteria: " + p + " - Unable to determine class for object: "
                             + o.getClass().getName() + " - " + parts[0]);
                 }
             }
 
         } else {
             b = true;
         }
 
         return b;
     }
 
     /**
      * Helper method for creating a new instance of the given class
      * 
      * @param clazz
      *            - class of object to create
      * @return T object of type given by the clazz parameter
      */
     public static <T> T newInstance(Class<T> clazz) {
         T object = null;
         try {
             object = clazz.newInstance();
         }
         catch (InstantiationException e) {
             LOG.error("Unable to create new instance of class: " + clazz.getName());
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
         catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
             LOG.error("Unable to create new instance of class: " + clazz.getName());
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
 
         return object;
     }
 }