/**
 * 
 */
package pt.ist.renderers.converters;

import pt.ist.renderers.components.converters.Converter;

public class EnumConverter extends Converter {

    private Class enumClass;

    public EnumConverter() {
	super();
    }

    public EnumConverter(Class enumClass) {
	super();

	this.enumClass = enumClass;
    }

    @Override
    public Object convert(Class type, Object value) {
	Object[] enums;

	if (this.enumClass == null) {
	    enums = type.getEnumConstants();
	} else {
	    enums = this.enumClass.getEnumConstants();
	    if (enums == null) {
		enums = this.enumClass.getEnclosingClass().getEnumConstants();
	    }
	}

	for (int i = 0; i < enums.length; i++) {
	    if (enums[i].toString().equals(value)) {
		return enums[i];
	    }
	}

	return null;
    }

}