package Maths; /** * Translates numbers into the Roman Numeral System. * * @see Roman numerals * @author Sokratis Fotkatzikis * @version 1.0 */ public class RomanNumeralUtil { private static final int MIN_VALUE = 1; private static final int MAX_VALUE = 5999; //1000-5999 private static final String[] RN_M = {"", "M", "MM", "MMM", "MMMM", "MMMMM"}; //100-900 private static final String[] RN_C = {"", "C", "CC", "CCC", "CD", "D", "DC", "DCC", "DCCC", "CM"}; //10-90 private static final String[] RN_X = {"", "X", "XX", "XXX", "XL", "L", "LX", "LXX", "LXXX", "XC"}; //1-9 private static final String[] RN_I = {"", "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI", "VII", "VIII", "IX"}; public static String generate(int number) { if (number < MIN_VALUE || number > MAX_VALUE) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( String.format( "The number must be in the range [%d, %d]", MIN_VALUE, MAX_VALUE ) ); } return RN_M[number / 1000] + RN_C[number % 1000 / 100] + RN_X[number % 100 / 10] + RN_I[number % 10]; } }