attributeFixing.java

    /**
     * Helper to return the fallback as a string if the provided attribute is null or empty.
     * @param attribute The desired attribute
     * @param fallback The value to use if the attribute is null or an empty string.
     * @return String representation of either attribute or the default
     */
    protected String attributeWithFallback(Object attribute, Object fallback) {
      Object selected;

      if (attribute == null || StringUtils.isEmpty(attribute.toString())) {
        selected = fallback;
      } else {
        selected = attribute;
      }

      List<Method> methods = Arrays.asList(selected.getClass().getMethods());
      String desiredMethod = "value";
      try {
      for (Method method : methods) {
        if (method.getName().equals(desiredMethod) && method.getReturnType() == String.class) {
          return (String)method.invoke(selected);
        }
      }
      } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {}

      return selected.toString();
    }