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 * This file is part of the Echo Web Application Framework (hereinafter "Echo").
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package nextapp.echo.app;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Describes the layout direction of text and content to provide support 
 * for bidirectional localization.
 */
public class LayoutDirection 
implements Serializable {
    
    /** Serial Version UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20070101L;

    private static final Collection RTL_LANGUAGES;
    static {
        Collection rtlLanguages = new HashSet();
        rtlLanguages.add("ar"); // Arabic
        rtlLanguages.add("fa"); // Persian
        rtlLanguages.add("iw"); // Hebrew
        rtlLanguages.add("ur"); // Urdu
        RTL_LANGUAGES = Collections.unmodifiableCollection(rtlLanguages);
    }
    
    public static final LayoutDirection LTR = new LayoutDirection(true);
    public static final LayoutDirection RTL = new LayoutDirection(false);
    
    /**
     * Returns the default LayoutDirection for the specified
     * Locale.
     * 
     * @param locale the locale
     * @return the default layout direction
     */
    public static LayoutDirection forLocale(Locale locale) {
        return RTL_LANGUAGES.contains(locale.getLanguage()) ? RTL : LTR;
    }
    
    private boolean leftToRight;
    
    /**
     * Creates a new LayoutDirection
     * 
     * @param leftToRight a flag indicating whether the layout direction 
     *        is left-to-right.
     */
    private LayoutDirection(boolean leftToRight) {
        super();
        this.leftToRight = leftToRight;
    }
    
    /**
     * Determines if the LayoutDirection is left-to-right.
     * 
     * @return true if the LayoutDirection is left-to-right.
     */
    public boolean isLeftToRight() {
        return leftToRight;
    }
    
    /**
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    public String toString() {
        return leftToRight ? "LTR" : "RTL";
    }
}




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