eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/model/DescriptionHelper.java

   1 // $Id$
   2 /**
   3 * Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
   4 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
   5 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
   6 *
   7 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
   8 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
   9 */
  10
  11 package eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.model;
  12
  13 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
  14 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
  15 import java.util.Arrays;
  16 import java.util.List;
  17 import java.util.Set;
  18
  19 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
  20 import org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException;
  21
  22 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.DefaultCategoricalDescriptionBuilder;
  23 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.DefaultQuantitativeDescriptionBuilder;
  24 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.DescriptionBuilder;
  25 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.common.CdmUtils;
  26 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.CdmBase;
  27 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Group;
  28 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IdentifiableEntity;
  29 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Language;
  30 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.LanguageString;
  31 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.LanguageStringBase;
  32 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Marker;
  33 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.MarkerType;
  34 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.OriginalSourceBase;
  35 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.RelationshipBase;
  36 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.RelationshipTermBase;
  37 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Representation;
  38 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.User;
  39 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.CategoricalData;
  40 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.CommonTaxonName;
  41 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionBase;
  42 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase;
  43 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementSource;
  44 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.Distribution;
  45 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.Feature;
  46 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.IndividualsAssociation;
  47 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.PresenceAbsenceTerm;
  48 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.QuantitativeData;
  49 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.SpecimenDescription;
  50 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TaxonDescription;
  51 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TaxonInteraction;
  52 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TaxonNameDescription;
  53 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TextData;
  54 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.location.NamedArea;
  55 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.Media;
  56 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.HomotypicalGroup;
  57 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.HybridRelationship;
  58 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.NameRelationship;
  59 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.NameTypeDesignation;
  60 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.SpecimenTypeDesignation;
  61 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TaxonNameBase;
  62 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TypeDesignationBase;
  63 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TypeDesignationStatusBase;
  64 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.occurrence.SpecimenOrObservationBase;
  65 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Classification;
  66 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.SynonymRelationship;
  67 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Taxon;
  68 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonNode;
  69 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonRelationship;
  70 import eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store.CdmStore;
  71
  72 /**
  73  * <p>DescriptionHelper class.</p>
  74  *
  75  * @author p.ciardelli
  76  * @author n.hoffmann
  77  * @created 02.04.2009
  78  */
  79 public class DescriptionHelper {
  80
  81         /**
  82          * Returns whatever the element's title cache equivalent is,
  83          * depending on its class.
  84          *
  85          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase} object.
  86          * @param language a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Language} object.
  87          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
  88          */
  89         public static String getCache(DescriptionElementBase element,
  90                         Language language) {
  91
  92                 String mainElementLabel= null;
  93                 DescriptionBase<?> descr = element.getInDescription();
  94                 if (descr != null){
  95                         if (descr.isInstanceOf(TaxonDescription.class)){
  96                                 Taxon taxon = CdmBase.deproxy(descr, TaxonDescription.class).getTaxon();
  97                                 if (taxon != null){
  98                                         mainElementLabel = taxon.getTitleCache();
  99                                 }
 100                         }else if (descr.isInstanceOf(SpecimenDescription.class)){
 101                                 SpecimenOrObservationBase<?> specimen = CdmBase.deproxy(descr, SpecimenDescription.class).getDescribedSpecimenOrObservation();
 102                                 if (specimen != null){
 103                                         mainElementLabel = specimen.getTitleCache();
 104                                 }
 105                         }else if (descr.isInstanceOf(TaxonNameDescription.class)){
 106                                 TaxonNameBase<?, ?> name = CdmBase.deproxy(descr, TaxonNameDescription.class).getTaxonName();
 107                                 if (name != null){
 108                                         mainElementLabel = name.getTitleCache();
 109                                 }
 110                         }
 111                 }
 112
 113                 String cache = null;
 114                 if (element instanceof TextData) {
 115                         cache = ((TextData) element).getText(language);
 116                 }
 117                 if (element instanceof CommonTaxonName) {
 118                         cache = ((CommonTaxonName) element).getName();
 119                 }
 120                 if (element instanceof TaxonInteraction) {
 121                         Taxon taxon2 = ((TaxonInteraction) element).getTaxon2();
 122                         if(taxon2 != null && taxon2.getName() != null){
 123                                 cache = taxon2.getName().getTitleCache();
 124                         }else{
 125                                 cache = "No taxon chosen";
 126                         }
 127
 128                 }
 129                 if (element instanceof Distribution) {
 130                         Distribution distribution = (Distribution) element;
 131
 132                         NamedArea area = distribution.getArea();
 133                         if(area != null){
 134                                 cache =  area.getLabel();
 135
 136                                 PresenceAbsenceTerm status = distribution.getStatus();
 137                                 if (status == null){
 138                                         cache += ", no status";
 139                                 }else {
 140                                         cache += ", " + status.getLabel();
 141                                 }
 142                         }
 143                 }
 144                 String result = cache == null ? "" : cache;
 145                 if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(mainElementLabel)){
 146                         result = CdmUtils.concat(" ", result, "(" + mainElementLabel + ")");
 147                 }
 148                 return result;
 149         }
 150
 151         /**
 152          * Returns whatever the element's title cache equivalent is,
 153          * depending on its class, using the default language.
 154          *
 155          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase} object.
 156          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 157          */
 158         public static String getCache(DescriptionElementBase element) {
 159                 return getCache(element, CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 160         }
 161
 162         /**
 163          * Set whatever the element's title cache equivalent is,
 164          * depending on its class.
 165          *
 166          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase} object.
 167          * @param value a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 168          * @param language a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Language} object.
 169          */
 170         public static void setCache(DescriptionElementBase element,
 171                         String value, Language language) {
 172                 if (element instanceof TextData) {
 173                         ((TextData) element).putText(language, value);
 174                         return;
 175                 }else if (element instanceof CommonTaxonName) {
 176                         ((CommonTaxonName) element).setName(value);
 177                         return;
 178                 }else if (element instanceof TaxonInteraction) {
 179
 180                 }else if(element instanceof Distribution){
 181                         MessagingUtils.warn(DescriptionHelper.class, "trying to set cache on distribution, don't know what to do at the moment.");
 182                         return;
 183                 }else{
 184                         MessagingUtils.warn(DescriptionHelper.class, "No matching subclass found for DescriptionElementBase object, 'cache' not set.");
 185                 }
 186         }
 187
 188         /**
 189          * Set whatever the element's title cache equivalent is,
 190          * depending on its class, using the default language.
 191          *
 192          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase} object.
 193          * @param value a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 194          */
 195         public static void setCache(DescriptionElementBase element,
 196                         String value) {
 197                 setCache(element, value, CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 198         }
 199
 200
 201         /**
 202          * <p>getObjectDescription</p>
 203          *
 204          * @param element a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
 205          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 206          */
 207         public static String getObjectDescription(Object element) {
 208                 if (element instanceof IdentifiableEntity) {
 209                         try{
 210                                 return ((IdentifiableEntity) element).getTitleCache();
 211                         }catch(LazyInitializationException e){
 212                                 String result = "No Session to initialize title cache for IdentifiableEntity";
 213                                 MessagingUtils.error(DescriptionHelper.class, result, e);
 214                                 return "TODO: " + result;
 215                         }
 216                 }else if (element instanceof OriginalSourceBase) {
 217                         try{
 218                                 OriginalSourceBase<?> originalSource = (OriginalSourceBase<?>) element;
 219 //                              ISourceable sourcedObject = originalSource.getSourcedObj();
 220                                 //due to #5743 the bidirectionality for sourced object had to be removed
 221                                 String sourceObjectTitle = "sourced object data not available (#5743)";
 222 //                              if(sourcedObject instanceof IIdentifiableEntity){
 223 //                                      sourceObjectTitle = ((IdentifiableEntity) sourcedObject).getTitleCache();
 224 //                              }else if(sourcedObject instanceof DescriptionElementBase){
 225 //                                      sourceObjectTitle = "Element for description: " + ((DescriptionElementBase) sourcedObject).getInDescription().getTitleCache();
 226 //                              }else{
 227 //                                      throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown ISourceable object for given OriginalSourceBase");
 228 //                              }
 229
 230                                 return CdmUtils.concat("; ", new String[]{originalSource.getIdNamespace(), originalSource.getIdInSource(), sourceObjectTitle});
 231                         }catch(LazyInitializationException e){
 232                                 String result = "Error initializing title cache for ISourceable of an OriginalSourceBase";
 233                                 MessagingUtils.error(DescriptionHelper.class, result, e);
 234                                 return "TODO: " + result;
 235                         }
 236                 }else if (element instanceof LanguageStringBase) {
 237                         return ((LanguageStringBase) element).getText();
 238                 }else if (element instanceof DescriptionElementBase) {
 239                         return getCache((DescriptionElementBase) element);
 240                 }else if (element instanceof RelationshipBase<?, ?, ?>) {
 241                         return getCache((RelationshipBase<?, ?, ?>) element);
 242                 }else if (element instanceof TypeDesignationBase<?>) {
 243                         return getCache((TypeDesignationBase<?>) element);
 244                 }else if (element instanceof HomotypicalGroup) {
 245                         return getCache((HomotypicalGroup) element);
 246                 }else if (element instanceof TaxonNode) {
 247                         return getCache((TaxonNode) element);
 248                 }else if (element instanceof Marker) {
 249                         Marker marker = (Marker) element;
 250                         MarkerType type = marker.getMarkerType();
 251                         return (type == null ? "- no marker type -" : marker.getMarkerType().getLabel()) + " (" + marker.getFlag() + ")";
 252                 }else if (element instanceof User) {
 253                         User user = (User) element;
 254                         return user.getUsername();
 255                 }else if (element instanceof Group) {
 256                         Group group = (Group) element;
 257                         return group.getName();
 258                 }else{
 259                         // TODO write return texts for HomotypicalGroup, etc.
 260                         return element.toString();
 261                 }
 262         }
 263
 264
 265         private static String getCache(TaxonNode taxonNode) {
 266                 String result = "";
 267                 Classification classification = taxonNode.getClassification();
 268                 if (classification != null){
 269                         String classificationStr = classification.getName() == null ? "" : classification.getName().getText();
 270                         result = CdmUtils.concat("" , result, classificationStr);
 271                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(result)){
 272                                 result = classification.toString();
 273                         }
 274                 }
 275                 String parentStr;
 276                 TaxonNode parentNode = taxonNode.getParent();
 277                 if (parentNode == null){
 278                         parentStr = "no parent";
 279                 }else{
 280                         Taxon parentTaxon = parentNode.getTaxon();
 281                         if (parentTaxon == null){
 282                                 parentStr = "no parent taxon";
 283                         }else{
 284                                 TaxonNameBase<?,?> parentName = parentTaxon.getName();
 285                                 if (parentName == null){
 286                                         parentStr = parentTaxon.getTitleCache();
 287                                 }else{
 288                                         parentStr = parentName.getTitleCache();
 289                                 }
 290                         }
 291                 }
 292                 result = CdmUtils.concat(": ", result, parentStr);
 293
 294                 return null;
 295         }
 296
 297         private static String getCache(TypeDesignationBase<?> designation) {
 298                 designation = CdmBase.deproxy(designation);
 299                 TypeDesignationStatusBase<?> status = designation.getTypeStatus();
 300                 Set<TaxonNameBase> from;
 301                 IdentifiableEntity<?> to;
 302                 from = designation.getTypifiedNames();
 303                 if (designation.isInstanceOf(SpecimenTypeDesignation.class)){
 304                         to = ((SpecimenTypeDesignation)designation).getTypeSpecimen();
 305                 }else if (designation.isInstanceOf(NameTypeDesignation.class)){
 306                         to = ((NameTypeDesignation)designation).getTypeName();
 307                 }else{
 308                         throw new RuntimeException("Type Designation class not supported: " +  designation.getClass().getName());
 309                 }
 310                 String typeLabel = null;
 311                 if (status != null){
 312                         Representation typeRepr = status.getPreferredRepresentation(CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 313                         if (typeRepr != null){
 314                                 typeLabel = typeRepr.getAbbreviatedLabel();
 315                         }
 316                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel) && typeRepr != null){
 317                                 typeLabel = typeRepr.getLabel();
 318                         }
 319                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel) ){
 320                                 typeLabel = status.getSymbol();
 321                         }
 322                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel)){
 323                                 typeLabel = status.getTitleCache();
 324                         }
 325                 }
 326                 if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel)){
 327                         typeLabel = "->";
 328                 }
 329                 String fromString = "";
 330                 for (TaxonNameBase<?,?> name : from){
 331                         CdmUtils.concat(",", fromString, name.getTitleCache());
 332                 }
 333                 String result = CdmUtils.concat(" ", new String[]{from == null ? null : fromString,
 334                                 typeLabel, to == null? null : to.getTitleCache()});
 335                 return result;
 336         }
 337
 338         private static String getCache(RelationshipBase<?, ?, ?> rel) {
 339                 rel = CdmBase.deproxy(rel);
 340                 RelationshipTermBase<?> type = rel.getType();
 341                 IdentifiableEntity<?> from;
 342                 IdentifiableEntity<?> to;
 343                 if (rel.isInstanceOf(SynonymRelationship.class)){
 344                         from = ((SynonymRelationship)rel).getSynonym();
 345                         to = ((SynonymRelationship)rel).getAcceptedTaxon();
 346                 }else if (rel.isInstanceOf(NameRelationship.class)){
 347                         from = ((NameRelationship)rel).getFromName();
 348                         to = ((NameRelationship)rel).getToName();
 349                 }else if (rel.isInstanceOf(HybridRelationship.class)){
 350                         from = ((HybridRelationship)rel).getParentName();
 351                         to = ((HybridRelationship)rel).getHybridName();
 352                 }else if (rel.isInstanceOf(TaxonRelationship.class)){
 353                         from = ((TaxonRelationship)rel).getFromTaxon();
 354                         to = ((TaxonRelationship)rel).getToTaxon();
 355                 }else{
 356                         try {
 357                                 Method fromMethod = rel.getClass().getMethod("getRelatedFrom");
 358                                 Method toMethod = rel.getClass().getMethod("getRelatedFrom");
 359                                 fromMethod.setAccessible(true);
 360                                 toMethod.setAccessible(true);
 361                                 from = (IdentifiableEntity<?>)fromMethod.invoke(rel);
 362                                 to = (IdentifiableEntity<?>)toMethod.invoke(rel);
 363                         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
 364                                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
 365                         } catch (SecurityException e) {
 366                                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
 367                         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
 368                                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
 369                         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 370                                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
 371                         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
 372                                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
 373                         }
 374
 375                 }
 376                 String typeLabel = null;
 377                 if (type != null){
 378                         Representation typeRepr = type.getPreferredRepresentation(CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 379                         if (typeRepr != null){
 380                                 typeLabel = typeRepr.getAbbreviatedLabel();
 381                         }
 382                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel) && typeRepr != null){
 383                                 typeLabel = typeRepr.getLabel();
 384                         }
 385                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel) ){
 386                                 typeLabel = type.getSymbol();
 387                         }
 388                         if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel)){
 389                                 typeLabel = type.getTitleCache();
 390                         }
 391                 }
 392                 if (StringUtils.isBlank(typeLabel)){
 393                         typeLabel = "->";
 394                 }
 395                 String result = CdmUtils.concat(" ", new String[]{from == null ? null : from.getTitleCache(),
 396                                 typeLabel, to == null? null : to.getTitleCache()});
 397                 return result;
 398         }
 399
 400
 401         private static String getCache(HomotypicalGroup hg) {
 402                 String result = "";
 403                 for (TaxonNameBase<?,?> tnb : hg.getTypifiedNames()){
 404                         result = CdmUtils.concat(", ", result, tnb.getTitleCache());
 405                 }
 406                 if (StringUtils.isBlank(result)){
 407                         result = "No typified names";
 408                 }
 409                 return result;
 410         }
 411
 412         /**
 413          * <p>getObjectClassname</p>
 414          *
 415          * @param element a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
 416          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 417          */
 418         public static String getObjectClassname(Object element) {
 419                 return element.getClass().getSimpleName();
 420         }
 421
 422         /**
 423          * <p>getFeatureNodeContainerText</p>
 424          *
 425          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.model.FeatureNodeContainer} object.
 426          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 427          */
 428         public static String getFeatureNodeContainerText(FeatureNodeContainer element) {
 429                 String result = null;
 430                 if(element.getFeatureNode() != null && element.getFeatureNode().getFeature() != null){
 431                         result = element.getFeatureNode().getFeature().getLabel(CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 432                 } else{
 433                         return "No label set";
 434                 }
 435                 if (result == null){
 436                         result = element.getFeatureNode().getFeature().getLabel();
 437                 }
 438                 return result;
 439         }
 440
 441         /**
 442          * <p>getQuantitativeDataText</p>
 443          *
 444          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.QuantitativeData} object.
 445          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 446          */
 447         public static String getQuantitativeDataText(QuantitativeData element) {
 448                 TextData textData = quantitativeDescriptionBuilder.build(element, getLanguageList());
 449
 450                 return textData.getText(CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 451         }
 452
 453         /**
 454          * <p>getCategoricalDataText</p>
 455          *
 456          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.CategoricalData} object.
 457          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 458          */
 459         public static String getCategoricalDataText(CategoricalData element) {
 460                 TextData textData = categoricalDescriptionBuilder.build(element, getLanguageList());
 461
 462                 return textData.getText(CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 463         }
 464
 465         private static List<Language> getLanguageList(){
 466                 return Arrays.asList(new Language[]{CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage()});
 467         }
 468
 469         private static DescriptionBuilder<QuantitativeData> quantitativeDescriptionBuilder = new DefaultQuantitativeDescriptionBuilder();
 470         private static DescriptionBuilder<CategoricalData> categoricalDescriptionBuilder = new DefaultCategoricalDescriptionBuilder();
 471
 472
 473         /**
 474          * <p>getDistributionText</p>
 475          *
 476          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.Distribution} object.
 477          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 478          */
 479         public static String getDistributionText(Distribution element) {
 480
 481                 String text = "EMPTY";
 482
 483                 Distribution distribution = element;
 484
 485                 NamedArea area = distribution.getArea();
 486                 if(area != null){
 487
 488                         text = NamedArea.labelWithLevel(area, CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 489
 490                         PresenceAbsenceTerm status = distribution.getStatus();
 491
 492                         if (status != null) {
 493                                 text += ", " + status.getLabel();
 494                         }else{
 495                                 text += ", NO STATUS";
 496                         }
 497                 }
 498                 return text;
 499         }
 500
 501         /**
 502          * <p>getImageText</p>
 503          *
 504          * @param media a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.Media} object.
 505          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 506          */
 507         public static  String getImageText(Media media) {
 508                  LanguageString title = media.getTitle(CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage());
 509                 if (title != null) {
 510                         return title.getText();
 511                 }
 512                 return "No title.";
 513         }
 514
 515
 516
 517         /**
 518          * <p>getElementText</p>
 519          *
 520          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TextData} object.
 521          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 522          */
 523         public static  String getElementText(TextData element) {
 524                 String text = null;
 525                 if(element.getFeature().equals(Feature.CITATION())){
 526                         text = "";
 527                         for(DescriptionElementSource source : element.getSources()){
 528                                 if(source.getCitation() != null){
 529                                         text += source.getCitation().getTitleCache();
 530                                 }
 531                                 if(source.getNameUsedInSource() != null){
 532                                         text += " [ " + source.getNameUsedInSource().getTitleCache() + " ]";
 533                                 }
 534                         }
 535                         if(CdmUtils.isEmpty(text)){
 536                                 text = "No sources provided";
 537                         }
 538                 }else{
 539                         List<Language> languages = Arrays.asList(new Language[]{CdmStore.getDefaultLanguage()});
 540                         LanguageString languageString = element.getPreferredLanguageString(languages);
 541                         text = languageString != null ? languageString.getText() : null;
 542                 }
 543                 return CdmUtils.isEmpty(text) ? "No text provided" : text;
 544         }
 545
 546         /**
 547          * <p>getTaxonInteractionText</p>
 548          *
 549          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TaxonInteraction} object.
 550          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 551          */
 552         public static  String getTaxonInteractionText(TaxonInteraction element) {
 553                 String text = "";
 554                 Taxon taxon2 = element.getTaxon2();
 555                 if(taxon2 != null && taxon2.getName() != null){
 556                         text = taxon2.getName().getTitleCache();
 557                 }else{
 558                         text = "No taxon chosen";
 559                 }
 560
 561                 return text;
 562         }
 563
 564         /**
 565          * <p>getCommonNameText</p>
 566          *
 567          * @param commonName a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.CommonTaxonName} object.
 568          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 569          */
 570         public static  String getCommonNameText(CommonTaxonName commonName) {
 571                 String name = commonName.getName();
 572                 if (name == null || name.length() == 0) {
 573                         name = "No name provided";
 574                 }
 575                 Language language = commonName.getLanguage();
 576                 if (language == null) {
 577                         name += " (No language provided)";
 578                 } else {
 579                         name += " (" + language.getDescription() + ")";
 580                 }
 581                 return name;
 582         }
 583
 584         /**
 585          * <p>getDescriptionText</p>
 586          *
 587          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionBase} object.
 588          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 589          */
 590         public static  String getDescriptionText(DescriptionBase element) {
 591                 String text = element.getTitleCache();
 592                 if (text == null || text.length() == 0) {
 593                         text = "No label provided";
 594                 }
 595
 596                 return text;
 597         }
 598
 599         /**
 600          * <p>getIndividualsAssociationText</p>
 601          *
 602          * @param element a {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.IndividualsAssociation} object.
 603          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 604          */
 605         public static  String getIndividualsAssociationText(IndividualsAssociation element) {
 606                 SpecimenOrObservationBase derivedUnit = element.getAssociatedSpecimenOrObservation();
 607                 if(derivedUnit != null){
 608                         return derivedUnit.getTitleCache();
 609                 }
 610                 return "No unit chosen";
 611         }
 612
 613         /**
 614          * <p>getLabel</p>
 615          *
 616          * @param element a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
 617          * @return a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 618          */
 619         public static String getLabel(Object element){
 620             String noLabelString = "[no label]";
 621                 if (element instanceof FeatureNodeContainer){
 622                         return getFeatureNodeContainerText((FeatureNodeContainer) element);
 623                 }
 624                 else if (element instanceof DescriptionBase) {
 625                         return getDescriptionText((DescriptionBase) element);
 626                 }
 627                 else if(element instanceof CategoricalData){
 628                         String categoricalDataText = getCategoricalDataText((CategoricalData) element);
 629                         if(categoricalDataText==null || categoricalDataText.isEmpty()){
 630                             categoricalDataText = noLabelString;
 631                         }
 632             return categoricalDataText;
 633                 }
 634                 else if (element instanceof CommonTaxonName) {
 635                         return getCommonNameText((CommonTaxonName) element);
 636                 }
 637                 else if (element instanceof Distribution) {
 638                         return getDistributionText((Distribution) element);
 639                 }
 640                 else if (element instanceof IndividualsAssociation) {
 641                         return getIndividualsAssociationText((IndividualsAssociation) element);
 642                 }
 643                 else if (element instanceof QuantitativeData) {
 644                         String quantitativeDataText = getQuantitativeDataText((QuantitativeData) element);
 645                         if(quantitativeDataText==null || quantitativeDataText.isEmpty()){
 646                 quantitativeDataText = noLabelString;
 647                         }
 648             return quantitativeDataText;
 649                 }
 650                 else if (element instanceof TaxonInteraction) {
 651                         return getTaxonInteractionText((TaxonInteraction) element);
 652                 }
 653                 else if (element instanceof TextData) {
 654                         return getElementText((TextData) element);
 655                 }
 656                 else{
 657                         return element.toString();
 658                 }
 659         }
 660 }