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import org.joda.time.DateTime;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.Registration;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.RegistrationStatus;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TaxonName;

    }

        validateAndAddDTOs(registrationDTOs, null);

    }

    /**

     * @param candidated

     *

     */

        List<RegistrationDTO> dtos = new ArrayList<>(registrationDTOs.size());

        candidates.forEach(reg -> dtos.add(new RegistrationDTO(reg)));

        validateAndAddDTOs(dtos, null);

     * citation of the {@link TypeDesignations}. In case the citation is a section and this section is

     * having an in-reference the in-reference will be used instead.

     * Registration with a differing publication are not added to

     * all validation problems.

     *

     * @param candidates

     * @param problems

     *    Problems detected in prior validation and processing passed to this method to be completed. Can be <code>null</code>.

     */

        if(problems == null){

            problems = new ArrayList<>();

        }

        }

        if(!problems.isEmpty()){

        }

    }

    /**

     * @param reg

     */

        Set<Registration> candidates = new HashSet<>();

        candidates.add(reg);

        validateAndAdd(candidates);

    }

        validateAndAddDTOs(Arrays.asList(regDTO), null);

    }