ftplet-api/src/main/java/org/apache/ftpserver/ftplet/DataType.java

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package org.apache.ftpserver.ftplet;

/**
 * Type safe enum for describing the data type
 *
 * @author <a href="http://mina.apache.org">Apache MINA Project</a>
 */
public enum DataType {

    /**
     * Binary data type
     */
    BINARY,

    /**
     * ASCII data type
     */
    ASCII;

    /**
     * Parses the argument value from the TYPE command into the type safe class
     * 
     * @param argument
     *            The argument value from the TYPE command. Not case sensitive
     * @return The appropriate data type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             If the data type is unknown
     */
    public static DataType parseArgument(char argument) {
        switch (argument) {
        case 'A':
        case 'a':
            return ASCII;
        case 'I':
        case 'i':
            return BINARY;
        default:
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown data type: " + argument);
        }
    }
}