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  * Copyright 2007-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 package org.kuali.rice.kim.bo.entity.impl;

 import java.util.List;

 import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.DefaultableInactivateable;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.PersistableBusinessObjectBase;

 /**

  * This is a description of what this class does - jonathan don't forget to fill this in. 

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  *

  */

 @MappedSuperclass

 public abstract class KimEntityDataBase extends PersistableBusinessObjectBase {

         protected DefaultableInactivateable getDefaultItem( List<? extends DefaultableInactivateable> list ) {

                 // find the default entry

                 for ( DefaultableInactivateable item : list ) {

                         if ( item.isDefault() && item.isActive() ) {

                                 return item;

                         }

                 }

                 // if no default, return the first

                 if ( list.size() > 0 ) {

                         return list.get( 0 );

                 }

                 // if neither, return null

                 return null;                

         }

 }