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50
51 package com.lowagie.text.factories;
52
53 /**
54  * This class can produce String combinations representing a number.
55  * "a" to "z" represent 1 to 26, "AA" represents 27, "AB" represents 28,
56  * and so on; "ZZ" is followed by "AAA".
57  */

58 public class RomanAlphabetFactory {
59
60     /**
61      * Translates a positive integer (not equal to zero)
62      * into a String using the letters 'a' to 'z';
63      * 1 = a, 2 = b, ..., 26 = z, 27 = aa, 28 = ab,...
64      */

65     public static final String JavaDoc getString(int index) {
66         if (index < 1) throw new NumberFormatException JavaDoc(
67                 "You can't translate a negative number into an alphabetical value.");
68         
69         index--;
70         int bytes = 1;
71         int start = 0;
72         int symbols = 26;
73         while(index >= symbols + start) {
74             bytes++;
75             start += symbols;
76             symbols *= 26;
77         }
78               
79         int c = index - start;
80         char[] value = new char[bytes];
81         while(bytes > 0) {
82             value[--bytes] = (char)( 'a' + (c % 26));
83             c /= 26;
84         }
85         
86         return new String JavaDoc(value);
87     }
88     
89     /**
90      * Translates a positive integer (not equal to zero)
91      * into a String using the letters 'a' to 'z';
92      * 1 = a, 2 = b, ..., 26 = z, 27 = aa, 28 = ab,...
93      */

94     public static final String JavaDoc getLowerCaseString(int index) {
95         return getString(index);
96     }
97     
98     /**
99      * Translates a positive integer (not equal to zero)
100      * into a String using the letters 'A' to 'Z';
101      * 1 = A, 2 = B, ..., 26 = Z, 27 = AA, 28 = AB,...
102      */

103     public static final String JavaDoc getUpperCaseString(int index) {
104         return getString(index).toUpperCase();
105     }
106
107     
108     /**
109      * Translates a positive integer (not equal to zero)
110      * into a String using the letters 'a' to 'z'
111      * (a = 1, b = 2, ..., z = 26, aa = 27, ab = 28,...).
112      */

113     public static final String JavaDoc getString(int index, boolean lowercase) {
114         if (lowercase) {
115             return getLowerCaseString(index);
116         }
117         else {
118             return getUpperCaseString(index);
119         }
120     }
121     
122     /**
123      * Test this class using this main method.
124      */

125     public static void main(String JavaDoc[] args) {
126         for (int i = 1; i < 32000; i++) {
127             System.out.println(getString(i));
128         }
129     }
130 }
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