org.crosswire.common.util
Class Countries

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.crosswire.common.util.Countries

public class Countries
extends Object

A utility class that converts ISO-3166 codes or locales to their "friendly" country name.

Author:
DM Smith [dmsmith555 at yahoo dot com]
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Field Summary
private static ResourceBundle countries
           
static String DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE
           
private static String UNKNOWN_COUNTRY_CODE
           
 
Constructor Summary
private Countries()
          Make the class a true utility class by having a private constructor.
 
Method Summary
static String getCountry(String iso3166Code)
          Get the country name from the country code.
static boolean isValidCountry(String iso3166Code)
          Determine whether the country code is valid.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE

public static final String DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE
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Constant Field Values

UNKNOWN_COUNTRY_CODE

private static final String UNKNOWN_COUNTRY_CODE
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Constant Field Values

countries

private static ResourceBundle countries
Constructor Detail

Countries

private Countries()
Make the class a true utility class by having a private constructor.

Method Detail

isValidCountry

public static boolean isValidCountry(String iso3166Code)
Determine whether the country code is valid. The code is valid if it is null or empty. The code is valid if it is in iso3166.properties. If a locale is used for the iso3166Code, it will use the part after the '_'. Thus, this code does not support dialects.

Parameters:
iso3166Code -
Returns:
true if the country is valid.

getCountry

public static String getCountry(String iso3166Code)
Get the country name from the country code. If the code is null or empty then it is considered to be DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE (that is, US). Otherwise, it will generate a log message and return unknown. If a locale is used for the iso3166Code, it will use the part before the '_'. Thus, this code does not support dialects, except as found in the iso3166.

Parameters:
iso3166Code -
Returns:
the name of the country

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