Method encodeCharacter

src/Encoder/MorseCode.js:352–369

* Encodes given character to its morse code representation. * @protected * @param {string} char Character to be encoded. * @param {string} shortMark * @param {string} longerMark * @param {string} spaceMark * @return {?string} Morse code representation or null, if not defined.

(char, shortMark, longerMark, spaceMark)

   * @return {?string} Morse code representation or null, if not defined.
   */
  static encodeCharacter (char, shortMark, longerMark, spaceMark) {
    // Handle space
    if (StringUtil.isWhitespace(char)) {
      return spaceMark
    }

    // Find char in alphabet
    const index = alphabet.indexOf(char)
    if (index === -1) {
      // Char is not defined
      return null
    }

    // Translate marks
    const code = codeAlphabet[index]
    return MorseCodeEncoder.translateMarks(
      code, ['.', '-'], [shortMark, longerMark])
  }

  /**
   * Decodes given code to its character representation.