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package org.grobid.core.analyzers;

/**
 * @author Chihebeddine Ammar
 */
public class ArabicChars {

	/**
	 * Method for mapping some Arabic characters to their equivalent ASCII codes. 
	 */
	public static char arabicCharacters(char c) {
		char car;
		switch (c) {
	   		case '،':
	     		car = ',';
	   	 		break;
	   	 	case '؛':
		   		car = ';';
		 		break;    
			case '؟':
		     	car = '?';
	   		 	break;
			case '٠':
		     	car = '0';
		     	break;
	   		 case '١':
		     	car = '1';
				break;
	   		 case '٢':
		     	car = '2';
				break;
	   		 case '٣':
		     	car = '3';
	   		 	break;
	   		 case '٤':
		     	car = '4';
	   		 	break;
	   		 case '٥':
		     	car = '5';
	   		 	break;
	   		 case '٦':
		     	car = '6';
	   		 	break;
	   		 case '٧':
	      		car = '7';
				break;
	   		 case '٨':
		     	car = '8';
		     	break;
	   		 case '٩':
		     	car = '9';
	   		 	break;
	  		 default:
	     		car = c;    
	     	   	break;
	 	}
		return car;
	}
	
}
