CSVSeparator.java

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package org.jbasics.csv;

/**
 * Created by schls1 on 25.11.2014.
 */
public enum CSVSeparator {
	AUTO('@'), COMMA(','), SEMICOLON(';'), TAB('\t'), COLON(':'), SPACE(' '), ;

	private char separatorCharacter;

	private CSVSeparator(char separatorCharacter) {
		this.separatorCharacter = separatorCharacter;
	}

	public static CSVSeparator valueOfChar(char separatorCharacter) {
		for(CSVSeparator temp  : CSVSeparator.values()) {
			if (temp.separatorCharacter == separatorCharacter) {
				return temp;
			}
		}
		throw new IllegalArgumentException("No separator character '"+separatorCharacter+"' available as CSV separator");
	}

	public char asCharacter() {
		if (this == AUTO) {
			return CSVSeparator.COMMA.separatorCharacter;
		}
		return this.separatorCharacter;
	}
}