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package org.apache.directory.server.dns.messages;


import org.apache.directory.server.dns.util.EnumConverter;
import org.apache.directory.server.dns.util.ReverseEnumMap;


/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public enum MessageType implements EnumConverter<Byte>
{
    /** A query message. */
    QUERY(0),

    /** A response message. */
    RESPONSE(1);

    private static ReverseEnumMap<Byte, MessageType> map = new ReverseEnumMap<Byte, MessageType>( MessageType.class );

    private final byte value;


    private MessageType( int value )
    {
        this.value = ( byte ) value;
    }


    public Byte convert()
    {
        return this.value;
    }


    /**
     * Converts an ordinal value into a {@link MessageType}.
     *
     * @param value
     * @return The {@link MessageType}.
     */
    public static MessageType convert( byte value )
    {
        return map.get( value );
    }
}