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package org.apache.commons.io;

import java.nio.ByteOrder;

/**
 * Converts Strings to {@link ByteOrder} instances.
 *
 * @since 2.6
 */
public final class ByteOrderParser {

    /**
     * ByteOrderUtils is a static utility class, so prevent construction with a private constructor.
     */
    private ByteOrderParser() {
    }

    /**
 * Parses the String argument as a {@link ByteOrder}.
 * <p>
 * Returns {@code ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN} if the given value is {@code "LITTLE_ENDIAN"}.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Returns {@code ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN} if the given value is {@code "BIG_ENDIAN"}.
 * </p>
 * Examples:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@code ByteOrderParser.parseByteOrder("LITTLE_ENDIAN")} returns {@code ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN}</li>
 * <li>{@code ByteOrderParser.parseByteOrder("BIG_ENDIAN")} returns {@code ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN}</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @param value the {@code String} containing the ByteOrder representation to be parsed
 * @return the ByteOrder represented by the string argument
 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@code String} containing the ByteOrder representation to be parsed is unknown.
 * @dscribe IF unknownByteOrder, THEN java.lang.IllegalArgumentException is thrown
 */
    public static ByteOrder parseByteOrder(final String value) {
        if (ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN.toString().equals(value)) {
            return ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN;
        }
        if (ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN.toString().equals(value)) {
            return ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN;
        }
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported byte order setting: " + value + ", expeced one of " + ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN +
                 ", " + ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);
    }

}
