package OT;

/**
 * Represents alignment direction (left or right).
 * @version 1998-6-6
 * @see Align
 * @author Andrea Heiberg, University of Arizona
*/
public class Direction {
	private String direction = new String();

	public Direction(String direction) {
		if (direction.equalsIgnoreCase(new String("left"))) {
			this.direction = new String("left");
		} else if (direction.equalsIgnoreCase(new String("right"))) {
			this.direction = new String("right");
		} else {
			this.direction = new String();
		} //end if
	} //end constructor
	
	public String toString() {
		return direction;
	} //end toString

	public boolean equals(Direction d) {
		return direction.equals(d.toString());
	} //end compareTo

} //end class