/*
* file: RelationTypeUtility.java
* author: Jon Iles
* copyright: (c) Packwood Software 2005
* date: Jan 23, 2006
*/
/*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
* Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
* option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
* License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
package net.sf.mpxj.mpx;
import java.util.Locale;
import net.sf.mpxj.RelationType;
/**
* This class contains method relating to managing RelationType instances
* for MPX files.
*/
final class RelationTypeUtility
{
/**
* Constructor.
*/
private RelationTypeUtility()
{
// private constructor to prevent instantiation
}
/**
* This method takes the textual version of a relation type
* and returns an appropriate class instance. Note that unrecognised
* values will cause this method to return null.
*
* @param locale target locale
* @param type text version of the relation type
* @return RelationType instance
*/
public static RelationType getInstance(Locale locale, String type)
{
int index = -1;
String[] relationTypes = LocaleData.getStringArray(locale, LocaleData.RELATION_TYPES);
for (int loop = 0; loop < relationTypes.length; loop++)
{
if (relationTypes[loop].equalsIgnoreCase(type) == true)
{
index = loop;
break;
}
}
RelationType result = null;
if (index != -1)
{
result = RelationType.getInstance(index);
}
return (result);
}
}