/// <summary> Returns source code for the contructor for this Group class. </summary>
public static System.String makeConstructor(GroupDef group, System.String version)
{
//UPGRADE_ISSUE: Method 'java.lang.System.getProperty' was not converted. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1000_javalangSystem'"
bool useFactory = ca.uhn.Properties.Settings.Default.useFactory;
System.Text.StringBuilder source = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
source.Append("\t/** \r\n");
source.Append("\t * Creates a new ");
source.Append(group.Name);
source.Append(" Group.\r\n");
source.Append("\t */\r\n");
source.Append("\tpublic ");
source.Append(group.Name);
source.Append("(Group parent, ModelClassFactory factory) : base(parent, factory){\r\n");
source.Append("\t try {\r\n");
StructureDef[] structs = group.Structures;
int numStructs = structs.Length;
for (int i = 0; i < numStructs; i++)
{
StructureDef def = structs[i];
if (def.Name.Equals("?"))
{
source.Append("\t this.addNonstandardSegment(\"ANY\");\r\n");
}
else
{
if (useFactory)
{
source.Append("\t this.add(factory.get");
source.Append((def is GroupDef)?"Group":"Segment");
source.Append("Class(\"");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append("\", \"");
source.Append(version);
source.Append("\"), ");
}
else
{
source.Append("\t this.add(typeof(");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append("), ");
}
source.Append(def.Required.ToString().ToLower());
source.Append(", ");
source.Append(def.Repeating.ToString().ToLower());
source.Append(");\r\n");
}
}
source.Append("\t } catch(HL7Exception e) {\r\n");
source.Append("\t HapiLogFactory.getHapiLog(GetType()).error(\"Unexpected error creating ");
source.Append(group.Name);
source.Append(" - this is probably a bug in the source code generator.\", e);\r\n");
source.Append("\t }\r\n");
source.Append("\t}\r\n\r\n");
return(source.ToString());
}
/// <summary> Returns source code for a JavaDoc snippet listing the contents of a Group
/// or Message.
/// </summary>
public static System.String makeElementsDoc(StructureDef[] structures)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder elements = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < structures.Length; i++)
{
StructureDef def = structures[i];
elements.Append(" * ");
elements.Append(i);
elements.Append(": ");
elements.Append(def.Name);
elements.Append(" (");
elements.Append(def.Description);
elements.Append(") <b>");
if (!def.Required)
{
elements.Append("optional ");
}
if (def.Repeating)
{
elements.Append("repeating");
}
elements.Append("</b><br>\r\n");
}
return(elements.ToString());
}
/// <summary> Returns source code for an accessor method for a particular Structure. </summary>
public static System.String makeAccessor(GroupDef group, int structure)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder source = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
StructureDef def = group.Structures[structure];
System.String name = def.Name;
System.String indexName = group.getIndexName(name);
System.String getterName = indexName;
if (def is GroupDef)
{
System.String unqualifiedName = ((GroupDef)def).UnqualifiedName;
getterName = group.getIndexName(unqualifiedName);
}
//make accessor for first (or only) rep ...
source.Append("\t/**\r\n");
source.Append("\t * Returns ");
if (def.Repeating)
{
source.Append(" first repetition of ");
}
source.Append(indexName);
source.Append(" (");
source.Append(def.Description);
source.Append(") - creates it if necessary\r\n");
source.Append("\t */\r\n");
source.Append("\tpublic ");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append(" ");
if (def.Repeating)
{
source.Append("get");
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append("() {\r\n");
}
else
{
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append(" { \r\n");
source.Append("get{\r\n");
}
source.Append("\t ");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append(" ret = null;\r\n");
source.Append("\t try {\r\n");
source.Append("\t ret = (");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append(")this.get_Renamed(\"");
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append("\");\r\n");
source.Append("\t } catch(HL7Exception e) {\r\n");
source.Append("\t HapiLogFactory.getHapiLog(GetType()).error(\"Unexpected error accessing data - this is probably a bug in the source code generator.\", e);\r\n");
source.Append("\t throw new System.Exception(\"An unexpected error ocurred\",e);\r\n");
source.Append("\t }\r\n");
source.Append("\t return ret;\r\n");
if (!def.Repeating)
{
source.Append("\t}\r\n");
}
source.Append("\t}\r\n\r\n");
if (def.Repeating)
{
//make accessor for specific rep ...
source.Append("\t/**\r\n");
source.Append("\t * Returns a specific repetition of ");
source.Append(indexName);
source.Append("\r\n");
source.Append("\t * (");
source.Append(def.Description);
source.Append(") - creates it if necessary\r\n");
source.Append("\t * throws HL7Exception if the repetition requested is more than one \r\n");
source.Append("\t * greater than the number of existing repetitions.\r\n");
source.Append("\t */\r\n");
source.Append("\tpublic ");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append(" get");
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append("(int rep) { \r\n");
source.Append("\t return (");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append(")this.get_Renamed(\"");
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append("\", rep);\r\n");
source.Append("\t}\r\n\r\n");
//make accessor for number of reps
source.Append("\t/** \r\n");
source.Append("\t * Returns the number of existing repetitions of ");
source.Append(indexName);
source.Append(" \r\n");
source.Append("\t */ \r\n");
source.Append("\tpublic int ");
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append("Reps { \r\n");
source.Append("get{\r\n");
source.Append("\t int reps = -1; \r\n");
source.Append("\t try { \r\n");
source.Append("\t reps = this.getAll(\"");
source.Append(getterName);
source.Append("\").Length; \r\n");
source.Append("\t } catch (HL7Exception e) { \r\n");
source.Append("\t string message = \"Unexpected error accessing data - this is probably a bug in the source code generator.\"; \r\n");
source.Append("\t HapiLogFactory.getHapiLog(GetType()).error(message, e); \r\n");
source.Append("\t throw new System.Exception(message);\r\n");
source.Append("\t } \r\n");
source.Append("\t return reps; \r\n");
source.Append("\t}\r\n");
source.Append("\t} \r\n\r\n");
}
return(source.ToString());
}
/// <summary> Adds an element (segment or group) to this group. </summary>
public virtual void addStructure(StructureDef s)
{
elements.Add(s);
}
/// <summary> <p>Given a list of structures defining the deep content of a group (as provided in
/// the normative database, some being pairs of optionality and repetition markers
/// and segments nested within) returns a GroupDef including a short list of the shallow contents of the
/// group (including segments and groups that are immediate children).</p>
/// <p>For example given MSH [PID PV1] {[ERR NTE]}, short list would be something like
/// MSH PID_GROUP ERR_GROUP (with PID_GROUP marked as optional and ERR_GROUP marked as
/// optional and repeating).</p>
/// <p>This method calls writeGroup(...) where necessary in order to create source code for
/// any nested groups before returning corresponding GroupDefs.</p>
/// </summary>
public static GroupDef getGroupDef(StructureDef[] structures, System.String groupName, System.String baseDirectory, System.String version, System.String message)
{
GroupDef ret = null;
bool required = true;
bool repeating = false;
bool rep_opt = false;
int len = structures.Length;
StructureDef[] shortList = new StructureDef[len]; //place to put final list of groups/seg's w/o opt & rep markers
int currShortListPos = 0;
int currLongListPos = 0;
try
{
//check for rep and opt (see if start & end elements are [] or {} AND they are each others' pair) ...
//System.out.println(len + " " + structures[0].getName() +structures[1].getName()+ ".." +structures[len-2].getName() + structures[len-1].getName()+ " " + message);
if (optMarkers(structures[0].Name, structures[len - 1].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 0) == len - 1))
{
required = false;
}
if (repMarkers(structures[0].Name, structures[len - 1].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 0) == len - 1))
{
repeating = true;
}
if (repoptMarkers(structures[0].Name, structures[len - 1].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 0) == len - 1))
{
rep_opt = true;
}
if (repeating || !required)
{
if (optMarkers(structures[1].Name, structures[len - 2].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 1) == len - 2))
{
required = false;
}
if (repMarkers(structures[1].Name, structures[len - 2].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 1) == len - 2))
{
repeating = true;
}
}
//loop through, recurse nested groups, and build short list of structures for this group
int skip = 0;
if (!required)
{
skip++;
}
if (repeating)
{
skip++;
}
if (rep_opt)
{
skip++;
}
currLongListPos = skip;
while (currLongListPos < len - skip)
{
System.String currSegName = structures[currLongListPos].Name;
if (currSegName.Equals("[") || currSegName.Equals("{") || currSegName.Equals("[{"))
{
//this is the opening of a new group ...
System.String name = ((SegmentDef)structures[currLongListPos]).GroupName;
int endOfNewGroup = findGroupEnd(structures, currLongListPos);
StructureDef[] newGroupStructures = new StructureDef[endOfNewGroup - currLongListPos + 1];
Array.Copy(structures, currLongListPos, newGroupStructures, 0, newGroupStructures.Length);
shortList[currShortListPos] = writeGroup(newGroupStructures, name, baseDirectory, version, message);
currLongListPos = endOfNewGroup + 1;
}
else
{
//copy verbatim into short list ...
shortList[currShortListPos] = structures[currLongListPos];
currLongListPos++;
}
currShortListPos++;
}
}
catch (System.ArgumentException e)
{
//UPGRADE_TODO: The equivalent in .NET for method 'java.lang.Class.getName' may return a different value. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1043'"
//UPGRADE_TODO: The equivalent in .NET for method 'java.lang.Throwable.getMessage' may return a different value. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1043'"
throw new HL7Exception("Problem creating nested group: " + e.GetType().FullName + ": " + e.Message, HL7Exception.APPLICATION_INTERNAL_ERROR);
}
ret = new GroupDef(message, groupName, required, repeating, "a Group object");
StructureDef[] finalList = new StructureDef[currShortListPos]; //note: incremented after last assignment
Array.Copy(shortList, 0, finalList, 0, currShortListPos);
for (int i = 0; i < finalList.Length; i++)
{
ret.addStructure(finalList[i]);
}
return(ret);
}
/// <summary> Returns header material for the source code of a Message class (including
/// package, imports, JavaDoc, and class declaration).
/// </summary>
public static System.String makePreamble(StructureDef[] contents, System.String message, System.String chapter, System.String version)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder preamble = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
preamble.Append("using System;\r\n");
preamble.Append("using ca.uhn.log;\r\n");
preamble.Append("using ");
preamble.Append(SourceGenerator.getVersionPackageName(version));
preamble.Append("group;\r\n");
preamble.Append("using ");
preamble.Append(SourceGenerator.getVersionPackageName(version));
preamble.Append("segment;\r\n");
preamble.Append("using ca.uhn.hl7v2;\r\n");
preamble.Append("using ca.uhn.hl7v2.parser;\r\n");
preamble.Append("using ca.uhn.hl7v2.model;\r\n\r\n");
preamble.Append("/**\r\n");
preamble.Append(" * <p>Represents a ");
preamble.Append(message);
preamble.Append(" message structure (see chapter ");
preamble.Append(chapter);
preamble.Append("). This structure contains the \r\n");
preamble.Append(" * following elements: </p>\r\n");
preamble.Append(GroupGenerator.makeElementsDoc(contents));
preamble.Append(" */\r\n");
preamble.Append("namespace ");
preamble.Append(SourceGenerator.getVersionPackageName(version));
preamble.Append("message\r\n\r\n");
preamble.Append("{\r\n");
preamble.Append("[Serializable]\r\n");
preamble.Append("public class ");
preamble.Append(message);
preamble.Append(" : AbstractMessage ");
//implement interface from model.control package if required
/*Class correspondingControlInterface = Control.getInterfaceImplementedBy(message);
if (correspondingControlInterface != null) {
preamble.append("implements ");
preamble.append(correspondingControlInterface.getName());
}*/
preamble.Append(" {\r\n\r\n");
return preamble.ToString();
}
/// <summary> Adds an element (segment or group) to this group. </summary>
public virtual void addStructure(StructureDef s)
{
elements.Add(s);
}
/// <summary> Returns source code for the contructor for this Message class.</summary>
public static System.String makeConstructor(StructureDef[] structs, System.String messageName, System.String version)
{
//UPGRADE_ISSUE: Method 'java.lang.System.getProperty' was not converted. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1000_javalangSystem'"
bool useFactory = ca.uhn.Properties.Settings.Default.useFactory;
System.Text.StringBuilder source = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
source.Append("\t/** \r\n");
source.Append("\t * Creates a new ");
source.Append(messageName);
source.Append(" Group with custom ModelClassFactory.\r\n");
source.Append("\t */\r\n");
source.Append("\tpublic ");
source.Append(messageName);
source.Append("(ModelClassFactory factory) : base(factory){\r\n");
source.Append("\t init(factory);\r\n");
source.Append("\t}\r\n\r\n");
source.Append("\t/**\r\n");
source.Append("\t * Creates a new ");
source.Append(messageName);
source.Append(" Group with DefaultModelClassFactory. \r\n");
source.Append("\t */ \r\n");
source.Append("\tpublic ");
source.Append(messageName);
source.Append("() : base(new DefaultModelClassFactory()) { \r\n");
source.Append("\t init(new DefaultModelClassFactory());\r\n");
source.Append("\t}\r\n\r\n");
source.Append("\tprivate void init(ModelClassFactory factory) {\r\n");
source.Append("\t try {\r\n");
int numStructs = structs.Length;
for (int i = 0; i < numStructs; i++)
{
StructureDef def = structs[i];
if (useFactory)
{
source.Append("\t this.add(factory.get");
source.Append((def is GroupDef)?"Group":"Segment");
source.Append("Class(\"");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append("\", \"");
source.Append(version);
source.Append("\"), ");
}
else
{
source.Append("\t this.add(typeof(");
source.Append(def.Name);
source.Append("), ");
}
source.Append(def.Required.ToString().ToLower());
source.Append(", ");
source.Append(def.Repeating.ToString().ToLower());
source.Append(");\r\n");
}
source.Append("\t } catch(HL7Exception e) {\r\n");
source.Append("\t HapiLogFactory.getHapiLog(GetType()).error(\"Unexpected error creating ");
source.Append(messageName);
source.Append(" - this is probably a bug in the source code generator.\", e);\r\n");
source.Append("\t }\r\n");
source.Append("\t}\r\n\r\n");
return source.ToString();
}
/// <summary> Given a list of structures and the position of a SegmentDef that
/// indicates the start of a group (ie "{" or "["), returns the position
/// of the corresponding end of the group. Nested group markers are ignored.
/// </summary>
/// <throws> IllegalArgumentException if groupStart is out of range or does not </throws>
/// <summary> point to a group opening marker.
/// </summary>
/// <throws> HL7Exception if the end of the group is not found or if other pairs </throws>
/// <summary> are not properly nested inside this one.
/// </summary>
public static int findGroupEnd(StructureDef[] structures, int groupStart)
{
// {} is rep; [] is optionality
System.String endMarker = null;
try
{
System.String startMarker = structures[groupStart].Name;
if (startMarker.Equals("["))
{
endMarker = "]";
}
else if (startMarker.Equals("{"))
{
endMarker = "}";
}
else if (startMarker.Equals("[{"))
{
endMarker = "}]";
}
else
{
log.error("Problem starting at " + groupStart);
for (int i = 0; i < structures.Length; i++)
{
log.error("Structure " + i + ": " + structures[i].Name);
}
throw new System.ArgumentException("The segment " + startMarker + " does not begin a group - must be [ or {");
}
}
catch (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
throw new System.ArgumentException("The given start location is out of bounds");
}
//loop, increment and decrement opening and closing markers until we get back to 0
System.String segName = null;
int offset = 0;
try
{
int nestedInside = 1;
while (nestedInside > 0)
{
offset++;
segName = structures[groupStart + offset].Name;
if (segName.Equals("{") || segName.Equals("[") || segName.Equals("[{"))
{
nestedInside++;
}
else if (segName.Equals("}") || segName.Equals("]") || segName.Equals("}]"))
{
nestedInside--;
}
}
}
catch (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
throw new HL7Exception("Couldn't find end of group", HL7Exception.APPLICATION_INTERNAL_ERROR);
}
if (!endMarker.Equals(segName))
throw new HL7Exception("Group markers are not nested properly", HL7Exception.APPLICATION_INTERNAL_ERROR);
return groupStart + offset;
}
/// <summary> <p>Creates source code for a Group and returns a GroupDef object that
/// describes the Group's name, optionality, repeatability. The source
/// code is written under the given directory.</p>
/// <p>The structures list may contain [] and {} pairs representing
/// nested groups and their optionality and repeastability. In these cases
/// this method is called recursively.</p>
/// <p>If the given structures list begins and ends with repetition and/or
/// optionality markers the repetition and optionality of the returned
/// GroupDef are set accordingly.</p>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="structures">a list of the structures that comprise this group - must
/// be at least 2 long
/// </param>
/// <param name="baseDirectory">the directory to which files should be written
/// </param>
/// <param name="message">the message to which this group belongs
/// </param>
/// <throws> HL7Exception if the repetition and optionality markers are not </throws>
/// <summary> properly nested.
/// </summary>
public static GroupDef writeGroup(StructureDef[] structures, System.String groupName, System.String baseDirectory, System.String version, System.String message)
{
//make base directory
if (!(baseDirectory.EndsWith("\\") || baseDirectory.EndsWith("/")))
{
baseDirectory = baseDirectory + "/";
}
System.IO.FileInfo targetDir = SourceGenerator.makeDirectory(baseDirectory + SourceGenerator.getVersionPackageDirectory(version) + "group");
GroupDef group = getGroupDef(structures, groupName, baseDirectory, version, message);
//UPGRADE_WARNING: At least one expression was used more than once in the target code. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1181'"
//UPGRADE_TODO: Constructor 'java.io.FileWriter.FileWriter' was converted to 'System.IO.StreamWriter' which has a different behavior. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1073_javaioFileWriterFileWriter_javalangString_boolean'"
//UPGRADE_TODO: Class 'java.io.FileWriter' was converted to 'System.IO.StreamWriter' which has a different behavior. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1073_javaioFileWriter'"
using(System.IO.StreamWriter out_Renamed = new System.IO.StreamWriter(targetDir.FullName + "/" + group.Name + ".cs"))
{
out_Renamed.Write(makePreamble(group, version));
out_Renamed.Write(makeConstructor(group, version));
StructureDef[] shallow = group.Structures;
for (int i = 0; i < shallow.Length; i++)
{
out_Renamed.Write(makeAccessor(group, i));
}
out_Renamed.Write("}\r\n"); //Closing class
out_Renamed.Write("}\r\n"); //Closing namespace
}
return group;
}
/// <summary> Returns source code for a JavaDoc snippet listing the contents of a Group
/// or Message.
/// </summary>
public static System.String makeElementsDoc(StructureDef[] structures)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder elements = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < structures.Length; i++)
{
StructureDef def = structures[i];
elements.Append(" * ");
elements.Append(i);
elements.Append(": ");
elements.Append(def.Name);
elements.Append(" (");
elements.Append(def.Description);
elements.Append(") <b>");
if (!def.Required)
elements.Append("optional ");
if (def.Repeating)
elements.Append("repeating");
elements.Append("</b><br>\r\n");
}
return elements.ToString();
}
/// <summary> <p>Given a list of structures defining the deep content of a group (as provided in
/// the normative database, some being pairs of optionality and repetition markers
/// and segments nested within) returns a GroupDef including a short list of the shallow contents of the
/// group (including segments and groups that are immediate children).</p>
/// <p>For example given MSH [PID PV1] {[ERR NTE]}, short list would be something like
/// MSH PID_GROUP ERR_GROUP (with PID_GROUP marked as optional and ERR_GROUP marked as
/// optional and repeating).</p>
/// <p>This method calls writeGroup(...) where necessary in order to create source code for
/// any nested groups before returning corresponding GroupDefs.</p>
/// </summary>
public static GroupDef getGroupDef(StructureDef[] structures, System.String groupName, System.String baseDirectory, System.String version, System.String message)
{
GroupDef ret = null;
bool required = true;
bool repeating = false;
bool rep_opt = false;
int len = structures.Length;
StructureDef[] shortList = new StructureDef[len]; //place to put final list of groups/seg's w/o opt & rep markers
int currShortListPos = 0;
int currLongListPos = 0;
try
{
//check for rep and opt (see if start & end elements are [] or {} AND they are each others' pair) ...
//System.out.println(len + " " + structures[0].getName() +structures[1].getName()+ ".." +structures[len-2].getName() + structures[len-1].getName()+ " " + message);
if (optMarkers(structures[0].Name, structures[len - 1].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 0) == len - 1))
required = false;
if (repMarkers(structures[0].Name, structures[len - 1].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 0) == len - 1))
repeating = true;
if (repoptMarkers(structures[0].Name, structures[len - 1].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 0) == len - 1))
rep_opt = true;
if (repeating || !required)
{
if (optMarkers(structures[1].Name, structures[len - 2].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 1) == len - 2))
required = false;
if (repMarkers(structures[1].Name, structures[len - 2].Name) && (findGroupEnd(structures, 1) == len - 2))
repeating = true;
}
//loop through, recurse nested groups, and build short list of structures for this group
int skip = 0;
if (!required)
skip++;
if (repeating)
skip++;
if (rep_opt)
skip++;
currLongListPos = skip;
while (currLongListPos < len - skip)
{
System.String currSegName = structures[currLongListPos].Name;
if (currSegName.Equals("[") || currSegName.Equals("{") || currSegName.Equals("[{"))
{
//this is the opening of a new group ...
System.String name = ((SegmentDef) structures[currLongListPos]).GroupName;
int endOfNewGroup = findGroupEnd(structures, currLongListPos);
StructureDef[] newGroupStructures = new StructureDef[endOfNewGroup - currLongListPos + 1];
Array.Copy(structures, currLongListPos, newGroupStructures, 0, newGroupStructures.Length);
shortList[currShortListPos] = writeGroup(newGroupStructures, name, baseDirectory, version, message);
currLongListPos = endOfNewGroup + 1;
}
else
{
//copy verbatim into short list ...
shortList[currShortListPos] = structures[currLongListPos];
currLongListPos++;
}
currShortListPos++;
}
}
catch (System.ArgumentException e)
{
//UPGRADE_TODO: The equivalent in .NET for method 'java.lang.Class.getName' may return a different value. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1043'"
//UPGRADE_TODO: The equivalent in .NET for method 'java.lang.Throwable.getMessage' may return a different value. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1043'"
throw new HL7Exception("Problem creating nested group: " + e.GetType().FullName + ": " + e.Message, HL7Exception.APPLICATION_INTERNAL_ERROR);
}
ret = new GroupDef(message, groupName, required, repeating, "a Group object");
StructureDef[] finalList = new StructureDef[currShortListPos]; //note: incremented after last assignment
Array.Copy(shortList, 0, finalList, 0, currShortListPos);
for (int i = 0; i < finalList.Length; i++)
{
ret.addStructure(finalList[i]);
}
return ret;
}
