static public void transferInfo ( List < DataDescriptor > fromList , List < DataDescriptor > toList ) { // get info from proto message if ( fromList . size ( ) != toList . size ( ) ) throw new IllegalArgumentException ( "list sizes dont match " + fromList . size ( ) + " != " + toList . size ( ) ) ; for ( int i = 0 ; i < fromList . size ( ) ; i ++ ) { DataDescriptor from = fromList . get ( i ) ; DataDescriptor to = toList . get ( i ) ; to . refersTo = from . refersTo ; to . name = from . name ; if ( from . getSubKeys ( ) != null ) transferInfo ( from . getSubKeys ( ) , to . getSubKeys ( ) ) ; } }
Transfer info from the proto message to another message with the exact same structure .