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   * ---------------------
   * BasicTypeSupport.java
   * ---------------------
   * (C)opyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
   *
   * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
   * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
   *
   * $Id: BasicTypeSupport.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:33:53 mungady Exp $
   *
   * Changes 
   * -------
   * 12-Nov-2003 : Initial version (TM);
   * 26-Nov-2003 : Updated header and Javadocs (DG);
   *  
   */
  
  package org.jfree.xml.util;
  
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.BooleanAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.ByteAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.DoubleAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.FloatAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.IntegerAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.LongAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.ShortAttributeHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.attributehandlers.StringAttributeHandler;
  
  /**
   * A class that contains information about some basic types.
   */
  public class BasicTypeSupport {
  
    private BasicTypeSupport ()
    {
    }
  
      /**
       * Returns the fully qualified class name for the attribute handler for a property of 
       * the specified class.
       * 
       * @param c  the property class.
       * 
       * @return the attribute handler class name.
       */
      public static String getHandlerClass(final Class c) {
          if (c.equals(Integer.class) || c.equals(Integer.TYPE)) {
              return IntegerAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          if (c.equals(Short.class) || c.equals(Short.TYPE)) {
              return ShortAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          if (c.equals(Long.class) || c.equals(Long.TYPE)) {
              return LongAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          if (c.equals(Boolean.class) || c.equals(Boolean.TYPE)) {
              return BooleanAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          if (c.equals(Float.class) || c.equals(Float.TYPE)) {
              return FloatAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          if (c.equals(Double.class) || c.equals(Double.TYPE)) {
              return DoubleAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          if (c.equals(Byte.class) || c.equals(Byte.TYPE)) {
              return ByteAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          // string can also be handled directly ...
          if (c.equals(String.class)) {
              return StringAttributeHandler.class.getName();
          }
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("BasicTypeSupport.getHandlerClass(Class): "
              + "this is no attribute type.");
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns <code>true</code> if the specified class is a "basic" type, and <code>false</code>
       * otherwise.  Basic types are written as attributes (rather than elements) in XML output.
       * 
       * @param c  the class.
       * 
       * @return a boolean.
       */
      public static boolean isBasicDataType (final Class c) {
          if (c.equals(Integer.class) || c.equals(Integer.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          if (c.equals(Short.class) || c.equals(Short.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          if (c.equals(Long.class) || c.equals(Long.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          if (c.equals(Boolean.class) || c.equals(Boolean.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          if (c.equals(Float.class) || c.equals(Float.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          if (c.equals(Double.class) || c.equals(Double.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          if (c.equals(Byte.class) || c.equals(Byte.TYPE)) {
              return true;
          }
          // string can also be handled directly ...
          if (c.equals(String.class)) {
              return true;
          }
          return false;
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns the class for a given primitive class type.
       * 
       * @param className  the primitive class name.
       * 
       * @return a class.
       */
      public static Class getClassRepresentation(final String className) {
          if (className.equals("::double")) {
              return Double.TYPE;
          }
          if (className.equals("::boolean")) {
              return Boolean.TYPE;
          }
          if (className.equals("::int")) {
              return Integer.TYPE;
          }
          if (className.equals("::short")) {
              return Short.TYPE;
          }
          if (className.equals("::long")) {
              return Long.TYPE;
          }
          if (className.equals("::byte")) {
              return Byte.TYPE;
          }
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("This is none of my primitives.");
      }
  
  }
  