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+/******************************************************************************
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+package org.compiere.util;
+
+/**
+ *	Italian Amount in Words
+ *	
+ *  @author Jorg Janke - http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0426.html
+ *  @translator Angelo Dabala' (genied) - nectosoft - Italian localization - www.nectosoft.it
+ *  @version $Id: AmtInWords_IT.java,v 1.3 2006/07/30 00:54:36 jjanke Exp $
+ */
+public class AmtInWords_IT implements AmtInWords
+{
+	/**
+	 * 	AmtInWords_IT
+	 */
+	public AmtInWords_IT ()
+	{
+		super ();
+	} //	AmtInWords_IT
+
+	private static final String[]	majorNames	= {
+		"", 
+		"MILLE", 		// 10^3
+		"UNMILIONE",	// 10^6
+		"UNMILIARDO", 	// 10^9
+		"UNBILIONE", 	// 10^12
+		"UNBILIARDO", 	// 10^15
+		"UNTRILIONE"  	// 10^18
+		};
+
+	private static final String[]	majorNamesPlural	= {
+		"", 
+		"MILA", 		// 10^3
+		"MILIONI",		// 10^6
+		"MILIARDI", 	// 10^9
+		"BILIONI", 		// 10^12
+		"BILIARDI", 	// 10^15
+		"TRILIONI"  	// 10^18
+		};
+
+	private static final String[]	tensNames	= { 
+		"", 
+		"DIECI", 
+		"VENTI",
+		"TRENTA", 
+		"QUARANTA", 
+		"CINQUANTA", 
+		"SESSANTA", 
+		"SETTANTA",
+		"OTTANTA", 
+		"NOVANTA"
+		};
+
+	private static final String[]	numNames	= { 
+		"", 
+		"UNO",
+		"DUE",
+		"TRE", 
+		"QUATTRO", 
+		"CINQUE", 
+		"SEI", 
+		"SETTE", 
+		"OTTO", 
+		"NOVE",
+		"DIECI", 
+		"UNDICI", 
+		"DODICI", 
+		"TREDICI", 
+		"QUATTORDICI", 
+		"QUINDICI",
+		"SEDICI", 
+		"DICIASSETTE", 
+		"DICIOTTO", 
+		"DICIANNOVE"
+		};
+
+	/**
+	 * 	Convert Less Than One Thousand
+	 *	@param number
+	 *	@return amt
+	 */
+	private String convertLessThanOneThousand (int number)
+	{
+		int unit = 0;
+		int tens = 0;
+		String soFar;
+		//  Sotto 20
+		if (number % 100 < 20)
+		{
+			soFar = numNames[number % 100];
+			number /= 100;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			unit = number % 10;
+			soFar = numNames[unit];
+			number /= 10;
+			// 
+			tens = number % 10;
+			// Uno e Otto iniziano con una vocale, quindi elido la finale dalle decine es. TRENTAUNO->TRENTUNO
+			if (unit == 1 || unit == 8)
+				soFar = tensNames[tens].substring(0, tensNames[tens].length()-1) + soFar;
+			else
+				soFar = tensNames[tens] + soFar;
+			number /= 10;
+		}
+		if (number == 0)
+			return soFar;
+		// Sopra 200
+		if (number > 1)
+			return numNames[number] + "CENTO" + soFar;
+		// Tra 100 e 199
+		else
+			return "CENTO" + soFar;
+	}	//	convertLessThanOneThousand
+
+	/**
+	 * 	Convert
+	 *	@param number
+	 *	@return amt
+	 */
+	private String convert (int number)
+	{
+		/* special case */
+		if (number == 0)
+			return "ZERO";
+		String prefix = "";
+		if (number < 0)
+		{
+			number = -number;
+			prefix = "MENO ";
+		}
+		String soFar = "";
+		int place = 0;
+		do
+		{
+			long n = number % 1000;
+			if (n != 0)
+			{
+				String s = convertLessThanOneThousand ((int)n);
+				if (n == 1)
+					soFar = majorNames[place] + soFar;
+				else
+					soFar = s + majorNamesPlural[place] + soFar;
+					
+			}
+			place++;
+			number /= 1000;
+		}
+		while (number > 0);
+		return (prefix + soFar).trim ();
+	}	//	convert
+
+	
+	/**************************************************************************
+	 * 	Get Amount in Words
+	 * 	@param amount numeric amount (352.80 or 352,80)
+	 * 	@return amount in words (TRECENTOCINQUANTADUE/80)
+	 * 	@throws Exception
+	 */
+	public String getAmtInWords (String amount) throws Exception
+	{
+		if (amount == null)
+			return amount;
+		//
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer ();
+		int pos = amount.lastIndexOf (',');  		
+		int pos2 = amount.lastIndexOf ('.');
+		if (pos2 > pos)
+			pos = pos2;
+		String oldamt = amount;
+
+		amount = amount.replaceAll( "\\.","");
+
+		int newpos = amount.lastIndexOf (',');
+		int amt = Integer.parseInt (amount.substring (0, newpos));
+		sb.append (convert (amt));
+		for (int i = 0; i < oldamt.length (); i++)
+		{
+			if (pos == i) //	we are done
+			{
+				String cents = oldamt.substring (i + 1);
+				sb.append ("/").append (cents);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return sb.toString ();
+	}	//	getAmtInWords
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+		AmtInWords_IT aiw = new AmtInWords_IT();
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("0,00"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("1000,00"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("14000,99"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("28000000,99"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("301000000,00"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("200000,99"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("-1234567890,99"));
+		System.out.println(aiw.getAmtInWords("2147483647,99"));
+	}
+	
+}	//	AmtInWords_IT