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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2022 Free Software Foundation
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.mxchange.jcontacts.model.utils;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import org.mxchange.jcontacts.model.contact.title.PersonalTitle;
+
+/**
+ * Title utilities class
+ * <p>
+ * @author Roland Häder<roland@mxchange.org>
+ */
+public class PersonalTitleUtils implements Serializable {
+
+ /**
+ * Serial number
+ */
+ private static final long serialVersionUID = 185_683_479_107L;
+
+ /**
+ * Cache for valid chars
+ */
+ private static char[] validChars;
+
+ /**
+ * Compares two PersonalTitle instances
+ * <p>
+ * @param personalTitle1 PersonalTitle instance 1
+ * @param personalTitle2 PersonalTitle instance 2
+ * <p>
+ * @return Comparison value
+ */
+ public static int compare (final PersonalTitle personalTitle1, final PersonalTitle personalTitle2) {
+ // Check conditions
+ if (Objects.equals(personalTitle1, personalTitle2)) {
+ // Same instance
+ return 0;
+ } else if (null == personalTitle1) {
+ // Left side null
+ return -1;
+ } else if (null == personalTitle2) {
+ // Right side null
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ // Compare
+ return personalTitle1.compareTo(personalTitle2);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Getter for personal title enumeration from given character
+ * <p>
+ * @param c PersonalTitle character
+ * <p>
+ * @return PersonalTitle enumeration
+ */
+ public static PersonalTitle getPersonalTitleFromChar (final char c) {
+ // Init variable
+ PersonalTitle found = null;
+
+ // Loop through all
+ for (final PersonalTitle title : PersonalTitle.values()) {
+ // Does the char match?
+ if (c == title.getAccessChar()) {
+ // Found it
+ found = title;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Still null?
+ if (null == found) {
+ // Didn't found a valid one
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException(MessageFormat.format("Gender {0} is invalid.", c)); //NOI18N
+ }
+
+ // Return it
+ return found;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Valid chars (mostly for console client)
+ * <p>
+ * @return Valid chars
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings ("ReturnOfCollectionOrArrayField")
+ public static char[] validChars () {
+ // Is cache set?
+ if (validChars != null) {
+ // Return it
+ return validChars;
+ }
+
+ // Init array, only 2 are valid.
+ char[] valid = new char[2];
+
+ // Get values
+ int i = 0;
+ for (final PersonalTitle title : PersonalTitle.values()) {
+ // Get access key as this is also the access
+ valid[i] = title.getAccessChar();
+
+ // Increment index
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ // Set it here
+ validChars = valid;
+
+ // Return finialized array
+ return valid;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Private constructor as this is an utility class
+ */
+ private PersonalTitleUtils () {
+ }
+
+}