content: /*
   * Created on Oct 13, 2008
   * 
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
   * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
   * 
   * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
   * 
   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
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   * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
   * 
   * Copyright @2008-2013 the original author or authors.
   */
  package org.fest.swing.query;
  
  import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
  import javax.swing.JTable;
  import javax.swing.table.TableColumn;
  
  import org.fest.swing.annotation.RunsInCurrentThread;
  
  /**
   * An action that returns the index of a column in a {@code JTable} whose identifier matches the given one.
   * 
   * @see JTable#getColumn(Object)
   * @see TableColumn#getModelIndex()
   * 
   * @author Alex Ruiz
   */
  public final class JTableColumnByIdentifierQuery {
    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns the index of a column in a {@code JTable} whose identifier matches the given one.
     * </p>
     * 
     * <p>
     * <b>Note:</b> This method is accessed in the current executing thread. Such thread may or may not be the event
     * dispatch thread (EDT.) Client code must call this method from the EDT.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param table the given {@code JTable}.
     * @param identifier the column identifier.
     * @return the index of a column with a matching identifier. Otherwise it returns -1.
     */
    @RunsInCurrentThread
    public static int columnIndexByIdentifier(final @Nonnull JTable table, final @Nonnull Object identifier) {
      try {
        TableColumn column = table.getColumn(identifier);
        return table.convertColumnIndexToView(column.getModelIndex());
      } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        return -1;
      }
    }
  
    private JTableColumnByIdentifierQuery() {}
  }
  