BaseDTOFactory.java

/* Ara - capture species and specimen data
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2009  INBio ( Instituto Naciona de Biodiversidad )
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 */

package org.inbio.m3s.dto;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.inbio.m3s.model.LogGenericEntity;

/**
 *
 * @author jgutierrez
 *
 * Based on dmartin code, in the GBIF customizable portal.
 */
public abstract class BaseDTOFactory<E extends LogGenericEntity, D extends BaseDTO> implements DTOFactory<E,D> {


    /**
     * 
     * @param entitiesList
     * @return
     */
	public List<D> createDTOList(List<E> entitiesList) {
		if(entitiesList==null)
			return null;
		List<D> dtoList = new ArrayList<D>();
		for (E entity: entitiesList)
			dtoList.add(createDTO(entity));
		return dtoList;
	}

}