code: public static String activationKey(String key, Boolean active) {
  
          Assert.notNull(key, "key");
          Assert.notNull(active, "active");
  
          final int index = key.lastIndexOf(VLDockingUtils.DOT);
          final String overlay = active ? VLDockingUtils.ACTIVE_INFIX : VLDockingUtils.INACTIVE_INFIX;
  
  //        return StringUtils.overlay(key, overlay, index, index);
          return key; //TODO
      }
docs: Transforms a UI object key into an activation aware key name.
  
  @param key
  the key.
  @param active
  <code>true</code> for <em>active</em> UI keys and <code>false</code> for inactive.
  @return the transformed key.