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package org.apache.commons.lang.enums;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * <p>Utility class for accessing and manipulating {@link Enum}s.</p>
 *
 * @see Enum
 * @see ValuedEnum
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Gary Gregory
 * @since 2.1 (class existed in enum package from v1.0)
 * @version $Id: EnumUtils.java,v 1.1.1.1 2007/07/23 16:01:53 chm Exp $
 */
public class EnumUtils {

    /**
     * Public constructor. This class should not normally be instantiated.
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public EnumUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets an <code>Enum</code> object by class and name.</p>
     * 
     * @param enumClass  the class of the <code>Enum</code> to get
     * @param name  the name of the Enum to get, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return the enum object
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is <code>null</code>
     */
    public static Enum getEnum(Class enumClass, String name) {
        return Enum.getEnum(enumClass, name);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets a <code>ValuedEnum</code> object by class and value.</p>
     * 
     * @param enumClass  the class of the <code>Enum</code> to get
     * @param value  the value of the <code>Enum</code> to get
     * @return the enum object, or null if the enum does not exist
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is <code>null</code>
     */
    public static ValuedEnum getEnum(Class enumClass, int value) {
        return (ValuedEnum) ValuedEnum.getEnum(enumClass, value);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets the <code>Map</code> of <code>Enum</code> objects by
     * name using the <code>Enum</code> class.</p>
     *
     * <p>If the requested class has no enum objects an empty
     * <code>Map</code> is returned. The <code>Map</code> is unmodifiable.</p>
     * 
     * @param enumClass  the class of the <code>Enum</code> to get
     * @return the enum object Map
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is not a subclass
     *  of <code>Enum</code>
     */
    public static Map getEnumMap(Class enumClass) {
        return Enum.getEnumMap(enumClass);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets the <code>List</code> of <code>Enum</code> objects using
     * the <code>Enum</code> class.</p>
     *
     * <p>The list is in the order that the objects were created
     * (source code order).</p>
     *
     * <p>If the requested class has no enum objects an empty
     * <code>List</code> is returned. The <code>List</code> is unmodifiable.</p>
     * 
     * @param enumClass  the class of the Enum to get
     * @return the enum object Map
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is not a subclass
     *  of <code>Enum</code>
     */
    public static List getEnumList(Class enumClass) {
        return Enum.getEnumList(enumClass);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Gets an <code>Iterator</code> over the <code>Enum</code> objects
     * in an <code>Enum</code> class.</p>
     *
     * <p>The iterator is in the order that the objects were created
     * (source code order).</p>
     *
     * <p>If the requested class has no enum objects an empty
     * <code>Iterator</code> is returned. The <code>Iterator</code>
     * is unmodifiable.</p>
     * 
     * @param enumClass  the class of the <code>Enum</code> to get
     * @return an <code>Iterator</code> of the <code>Enum</code> objects
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enum class is not a subclass of <code>Enum</code>
     */
    public static Iterator iterator(Class enumClass) {
        return Enum.getEnumList(enumClass).iterator();
    }
    
}
