com.senn.magic.util
Class CountryUtils

java.lang.Object
  com.senn.magic.util.CountryUtils

public final class CountryUtils
extends Object

This is a specific class dedicated to finding the country code from a country name or vice versa.
Examples:

• BELGIUM - BE
• NETHERLANDS - NL

NOTE:
Every name and code returned from this class' methods will be in UPPERCASE. It is also recommended to work with uppercase values when accessing this class' methods.

Since:

3.2

Author:

Bart Thierens
Last modification: 25/02/2010

Method Summary

static String	findCountryCode(String countryName) Find the country code of a country.
static String	findCountryName(String countryCode) Find the country name from a country code.
static Map<String,String>	getCountryCodes() Returns all countries with their corresponding code.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getCountryCodes

public static Map<String,String> getCountryCodes()

Returns all countries with their corresponding code.

Returns:

Map - a Map containing the countries and their code

findCountryCode

public static String findCountryCode(String countryName)

Find the country code of a country.

Parameters:

countryName - the name of the country

Returns:

String - the country code, or null if the country doesn't exist

findCountryName

public static String findCountryName(String countryCode)

Find the country name from a country code.

Parameters:

countryCode - the code of the country

Returns:

String - the country name, or null if the country doesn't exist