/// <summary>
/// Find the most likely country for a given tail number
/// </summary>
/// <param name="szTail">The tailnumber, including prefix</param>
/// <returns>The countrycodeprefix object representing the best match</returns>
public static CountryCodePrefix BestMatchCountryCode(string szTail)
{
if (szTail == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(szTail));
}
CountryCodePrefix ccBestMatch = CountryCodePrefix.UnknownCountry;
// check for simulator, which isn't in rgcc
if (szTail.StartsWith(CountryCodePrefix.szSimPrefix, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(CountryCodePrefix.SimCountry);
}
if (szTail.StartsWith(CountryCodePrefix.szAnonPrefix, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(CountryCodePrefix.AnonymousCountry);
}
IEnumerable <CountryCodePrefix> rgcc = CountryCodePrefix.CountryCodes();
string szCompare = szTail.Replace("-", string.Empty);
foreach (CountryCodePrefix cc in rgcc)
{
if (szCompare.StartsWith(cc.NormalizedPrefix, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) && cc.NormalizedPrefix.Length > ccBestMatch.NormalizedPrefix.Length)
{
ccBestMatch = cc;
}
}
return(ccBestMatch);
}