try { Long id = Long.valueOf(idString); setId(id);
if (idString.equals(EMPTY)) { setId(null);
  public final void setIdFromRequestParameterName(String name) {    Map requestParameters = RobustCurrent.paramMap();    String idString = (String)requestParameters.get(name);    if (idString != null) {      try {        Long id = Long.valueOf(idString); // NumberFormatException        setId(id);      }      catch (NumberFormatException nfExc) {        RobustCurrent.fatalProblem("The id value in the request is not a Long (" +                                   idString +  ")",                                   nfExc,                                   LOG);        // IDEA (jand) this is not fatal; do goback()      }    }  }