JSONNull.java

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package com.nfwork.dbfound.json;


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/**
 * JSONObject.NULL is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls null, whilst
 * Java's null is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls undefined.
 * 
 * @author JSON.org
 * @version 1
 */
public final class JSONNull
{
   /** singleton instance */
   private static JSONNull instance;

   static{
      instance = new JSONNull();
   }

   /**
    * Returns the singleton instance of JSONNull
    */
   public static JSONNull getInstance()
   {
      return instance;
   }

   private JSONNull()
   {

   }

   /**
    * A Null object is equal to the null value and to itself.
    * 
    * @param object An object to test for nullness.
    * @return true if the object parameter is the JSONObject.NULL object or
    *         null.
    */
   public boolean equals( Object object )
   {
      return object == null || object == this;
   }

   public int hashCode()
   {
      return 42 + "null".hashCode();
   }

   /**
    * Get the "null" string value.
    * 
    * @return The string "null".
    */
   public String toString()
   {
      return "null";
   }
}