RomanNumeralsGenerator.java

public class RomanNumeralsGenerator {

    enum Numeral {
        I(1), IV(4), V(5), IX(9), X(10), XL(40), L(50), XC(90), C(100), CD(400), D(500), CM(900), M(1000);
        int weight;
 
        Numeral(int weight) {
            this.weight = weight;
        }
    };
 
    public String toRoman(long n) {
 
        if( n <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }
 
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
 
        final Numeral[] values = Numeral.values();
        for (int i = values.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            while (n >= values[i].weight) {
                buf.append(values[i]);
                n -= values[i].weight;
            }
        }
        return buf.toString();
    }
}