public boolean checkLabel(final String aLabel){
  if (aLabel == null || aLabel.equals("")) {
    logger.debug("Never match an empty label");
    return false;
  }
  return aLabel.equals(this.label);
}

public boolean checkLabel ( final String aLabel ) { if ( aLabel == null || aLabel . equals ( "" ) ) { logger . debug ( "Never match an empty label" ) ; return false ; } return aLabel . equals ( this . label ) ; }
checks for labels equality
