code: /*
   * Copyright (C) 2017 University of Pittsburgh.
   *
   * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
   * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
   * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   *
   * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   * Lesser General Public License for more details.
   *
   * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
   * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
   * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
   * MA 02110-1301  USA
   */
  package edu.cmu.tetrad.util;
  
  import edu.pitt.dbmi.data.reader.Delimiter;
  
  /**
   *
   * Jun 20, 2017 12:09:05 PM
   *
   * @author Kevin V. Bui (kvb2@pitt.edu)
   */
  public class DelimiterUtils {
  
      private DelimiterUtils() {
      }
  
      /**
       * Get the enum delimiter corresponding to char delimiter: tab, space,
       * comma, colon, semicolon, pipe.
       *
       * @param delimiter
       * @return corresponding to enum delimiter, whitespace enum will be return
       * if char does not match any listed above. if
       */
      public static Delimiter toDelimiter(char delimiter) {
          switch (delimiter) {
              case '\t':
                  return Delimiter.TAB;
              case ' ':
                  return Delimiter.SPACE;
              case ',':
                  return Delimiter.COMMA;
              case ':':
                  return Delimiter.COLON;
              case ';':
                  return Delimiter.SEMICOLON;
              case '|':
                  return Delimiter.PIPE;
              default:
                  return Delimiter.WHITESPACE;
          }
      }
  
  }
  