AxisType.java

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package org.xwiki.chart.axis;

/**
 * Enumeration of supported axis types.
 * 
 * @version $Id: 277562ca9cb5809baf163a356aa28cd82f991bb7 $
 * @since 4.2M1
 */
public enum AxisType
{
    /** Number axis. */
    NUMBER("number"),
    /** Category axis. */
    CATEGORY("category"),
    /** Date axis. */
    DATE("date");
    
    /** The name. */
    private final String name;

    /**
     * @param name the name.
     */
    AxisType(String name)
    {
        this.name = name;
    }

    /** @return the name. */
    public String getName()
    {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * @param name A plot type.
     * @return the axis type corresponding to the name, or {@code null}.
     */
    public static AxisType forName(String name)
    {
        for (AxisType type : values())
        {
            if (name.equals(type.getName())) {
                return type;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
}