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Java Marine API is an NMEA 0183 library for Java (http://ktuukkan.github.io/marine-api/).

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/* 
 * Direction.java
 * Copyright (C) 2010 Kimmo Tuukkanen
 * 
 * This file is part of Java Marine API.
 * 
 * 
 * Java Marine API 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 3 of the License, or (at your
 * option) any later version.
 * 
 * Java Marine API 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 Java Marine API. If not, see .
 */
package net.sf.marineapi.nmea.util;

/**
 * Defines the supported compass and relative directions.
 * 
 * @author Kimmo Tuukkanen
 */
public enum CompassPoint {

	/** North */
	NORTH('N'),
	/** East */
	EAST('E'),
	/** South */
	SOUTH('S'),
	/** West */
	WEST('W');

	private char ch;

	private CompassPoint(char c) {
		this.ch = c;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the corresponding char constant.
	 * 
	 * @return Char indicator for Direction
	 */
	public char toChar() {
		return ch;
	}

	/**
	 * Get the enum corresponding to specified char.
	 * 
	 * @param c Char indicator for Direction
	 * @return Direction
	 */
	public static CompassPoint valueOf(char c) {
		for (CompassPoint d : values()) {
			if (d.toChar() == c) {
				return d;
			}
		}
		return valueOf(String.valueOf(c));
	}
}