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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018. Developed by Hedgecode.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.hedgecode.chess.position;
+
+/**
+ *
+ *
+ * @author Dmitry Samoshin aka gotty
+ */
+public enum Piece {
+
+ PAWN ('p'),
+ KNIGHT ('n'),
+ BISHOP ('b'),
+ ROOK ('r'),
+ QUEEN ('q'),
+ KING ('k');
+
+ private char letter;
+
+ Piece(char letter) {
+ this.letter = letter;
+ }
+
+ public char letter() {
+ return letter;
+ }
+
+ public static Piece byLetter(char letter) {
+ for (Piece piece : Piece.values()) {
+ if (piece.letter() == letter)
+ return piece;
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ public static Piece byLetter(String letter) {
+ if (letter == null || letter.length() != 1)
+ return null;
+ for (Piece piece : Piece.values()) {
+ if (piece.letter() == letter.charAt(0))
+ return piece;
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+
+}