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package com.itextpdf.text.factories;

import com.itextpdf.text.SpecialSymbol;

/**
 * This class can produce String combinations representing a number built with
 * Greek letters (from alpha to omega, then alpha alpha, alpha beta, alpha gamma).
 * We are aware of the fact that the original Greek numbering is different;
 * See http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/lan/grknum.htm#ancient
 * but this isn't implemented yet; the main reason being the fact that we
 * need a font that has the obsolete Greek characters qoppa and sampi.
 *
 * @since 2.0.7 (was called GreekNumberFactory in earlier versions)
 */
public class GreekAlphabetFactory {
	/**
	 * Changes an int into a lower case Greek letter combination.
	 * @param index the original number
	 * @return the letter combination
	 */
	public static final String getString(final int index) {
		return getString(index, true);
	}

	/**
	 * Changes an int into a lower case Greek letter combination.
	 * @param index the original number
	 * @return the letter combination
	 */
	public static final String getLowerCaseString(final int index) {
		return getString(index);
	}

	/**
	 * Changes an int into a upper case Greek letter combination.
	 * @param index the original number
	 * @return the letter combination
	 */
	public static final String getUpperCaseString(final int index) {
		return getString(index).toUpperCase();
	}

	/**
	 * Changes an int into a Greek letter combination.
	 * @param index the original number
	 * @param lowercase set to lowercase
	 * @return the letter combination
	 */
	public static final String getString(int index, final boolean lowercase) {
		if (index < 1) return "";
	    index--;

	    int bytes = 1;
	    int start = 0;
	    int symbols = 24;
	   	while(index >= symbols + start) {
	   		bytes++;
	   	    start += symbols;
	   		symbols *= 24;
	   	}

	   	int c = index - start;
	   	char[] value = new char[bytes];
	   	while(bytes > 0) {
	   		bytes--;
	   		value[bytes] = (char)(c % 24);
	   		if (value[bytes] > 16) value[bytes]++;
	   		value[bytes] += (lowercase ? 945 : 913);
	   		value[bytes] = SpecialSymbol.getCorrespondingSymbol(value[bytes]);
	   		c /= 24;
	   	}

	   	return String.valueOf(value);
	}
}