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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
+ * Hootenanny 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,
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+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+#ifndef TEXT_COMPARISON_TYPE_H
+#define TEXT_COMPARISON_TYPE_H
+
+// Hoot
+#include <hoot/core/util/HootException.h>
+
+// Qt
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration dealing with comparisons between text values
+ */
+class TextComparisonType
+{
+
+public:
+
+ typedef enum Type
+ {
+ EqualTo = 0,
+ Contains,
+ StartsWith,
+ EndsWith
+ } Type;
+
+ TextComparisonType() : _type(EqualTo) {}
+ TextComparisonType(Type type) : _type(type) {}
+
+ bool operator==(TextComparisonType t) const { return t._type == _type; }
+ bool operator!=(TextComparisonType t) const { return t._type != _type; }
+
+ Type getEnum() const { return _type; }
+
+ QString toString() const
+ {
+ switch (_type)
+ {
+ case TextComparisonType::EqualTo:
+ return "EqualTo";
+ case TextComparisonType::Contains:
+ return "Contains";
+ case TextComparisonType::StartsWith:
+ return "StartsWith";
+ case TextComparisonType::EndsWith:
+ return "EndsWith";
+ default:
+ return QString("Unknown (%1)").arg(_type);
+ }
+ }
+
+ static Type fromString(QString typeString)
+ {
+ typeString = typeString.toLower().trimmed();
+ if (typeString == "equalto")
+ {
+ return EqualTo;
+ }
+ else if (typeString == "contains")
+ {
+ return Contains;
+ }
+ else if (typeString == "startswith")
+ {
+ return StartsWith;
+ }
+ else if (typeString == "endswith")
+ {
+ return EndsWith;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ throw IllegalArgumentException("Invalid text comparison type string: " + typeString);
+ }
+ }
+
+private:
+
+ TextComparisonType::Type _type;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // TEXT_COMPARISON_TYPE_H