mil.dod.th.ose.gui.webapp/src/mil/dod/th/ose/gui/webapp/factory/AbstractFactoryBaseModel.java
private String checkGivenPid(final String pid)
    {
        if (pid == null)
        {
            return "";
        }
        
        return pid;
    }
/**
     * Method to check if the given PID is null. If PID is null
     * an empty string will be returned. Otherwise, the PID value 
     * passed in will be returned.
     * 
     * @param pid
     *  the PID that is to be checked.
     * @return
     * If PID is null an empty string will be returned. Otherwise, the PID value 
     * passed in will be returned.
     */
Method to check if the given PID is null. If PID is null
an empty string will be returned. Otherwise, the PID value
passed in will be returned.

@param pid
the PID that is to be checked.
@return
If PID is null an empty string will be returned. Otherwise, the PID value
passed in will be returned.
Method to check if the given PID is null . If PID is null an empty string will be returned . Otherwise the PID value passed in will be returned . @param pid the PID that is to be checked . @return If PID is null an empty string will be returned . Otherwise the PID value passed in will be returned .
private String checkGivenPid(final String pid)
    {
        if (pid == null)
        {
            return "";
        }
        return pid;
    }
private String checkGivenPid ( final String pid ) { if ( pid == null ) { return "" ; } return pid ; }
Method to check if the given PID is null.
Method to check if the given PID is null .