public Collection<Epic> getOwnedEpics(EpicFilter filter) {
        filter = (filter != null) ? filter : new EpicFilter();

        filter.owners.clear();
        filter.owners.add(this);
        return getInstance().get().epics(filter);
    }
public Collection < Epic > getOwnedEpics ( EpicFilter filter ) { filter = ( filter != null ) ? filter : new EpicFilter ( ) ; filter . owners . clear ( ) ; filter . owners . add ( this ) ; return getInstance ( ) . get ( ) . epics ( filter ) ; }
Epics owned by this member.

@param filter Limit the epics returned (If null, then all items
returned).
@return A collection epics that belong to this member filtered by the
passed in filter.