LeafSet leafSet = node.getLeafSet();
List leaves = leafSet.asList();
boolean found = false;
int size = leaves.size();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
NodeHandle nh = (NodeHandle) leaves.get(i);
if (nodeId.equalsIgnoreCase(nh.getId().toStringFull())) {
log
.debug("Found a node in leaf set to which the message can be "
+ "sent directly: " + nodeId);
found = true;
final Counter counter = new Counter(1);