/// <summary>
/// Check wheter the Plate is following the Brazillian new MercoSul pattern
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if it is following the Brazilling new MercoSul pattern</returns>
public bool IsBrazilMercoSul()
{
return(Plate.IsBrazilMercoSul(this.value));
}
/// <summary>
/// Convert and old pattern plate to the Brazillian MercoSul pattern
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The Plate's value following the old ABC-1234 pattern</param>
/// <returns>The Plate's value following the new ABC1D23 pattern</returns>
public static string ConvertToBrazilMercoSul(string value)
{
if (!Plate.IsValid(value))
{
throw new System.ArgumentException(Resources.GetString("plate", "ImplicitStringOperator"));
}
if (Plate.IsBrazilMercoSul(value))
{
return(value.Trim().ToUpper());
}
var match = Regex.Match(value, Plate.regexUnformattedOldPlate);
StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder(match.Value.Substring(0, 4));
switch (match.Value.Substring(4, 1))
{
case "0":
str.Append("A");
break;
case "1":
str.Append("B");
break;
case "2":
str.Append("C");
break;
case "3":
str.Append("D");
break;
case "4":
str.Append("E");
break;
case "5":
str.Append("F");
break;
case "6":
str.Append("G");
break;
case "7":
str.Append("H");
break;
case "8":
str.Append("I");
break;
case "9":
str.Append("J");
break;
default:
throw new System.ArgumentException(Resources.GetString("plate", "ImplicitStringOperator"));
}
str.Append(match.Value.Substring(5, 2));
return(str.ToString());
}