text: /**
   *  The MIT License (MIT)
   *
   *  Copyright (c) 2014 Kyle Hollins Wray, University of Massachusetts
   *
   *  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
   *  this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
   *  the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
   *  use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
   *  the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
   *  subject to the following conditions:
   *
   *  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
   *  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
   *
   *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
   *  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
   *  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
   *  COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
   *  IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
   *  CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
   */
  
  
  #ifndef STATE_UTILITIES_H
  #define STATE_UTILITIES_H
  
  
  #include "states_map.h"
  #include "named_state.h"
  
  /**
   * Find a particular state given the name in a set of states.
   * @param	S					The finite set of states.
   * @param	stateName			The name of the state.
   * @throw	StateException		The name was invalid, or a state was not a NamedState.
   * @return	The state with the corresponding name provided.
   */
  State *find_state(StatesMap *S, std::string stateName);
  
  
  #endif // STATE_UTILITIES_H
  