NullPropertyValueModel.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.uitools.app;

/**
 * A read-only property value model for when you
 * don't need to support a value.
 */
public final class NullPropertyValueModel
    extends AbstractReadOnlyPropertyValueModel
{

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    // singleton
    private static NullPropertyValueModel INSTANCE;

    /**
     * Return the singleton.
     */
    public static synchronized PropertyValueModel instance() {
        if (INSTANCE == null) {
            INSTANCE = new NullPropertyValueModel();
        }
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    /**
     * Ensure non-instantiability.
     */
    private NullPropertyValueModel() {
        super();
    }


    // ********** PropertyValueModel implementation **********

    /**
     * @see ValueModel#getValue()
     */
    public Object getValue() {
        return null;
    }


    // ********** Object overrides **********

    /**
     * @see Object#toString()
     */
    public String toString() {
        return "NullPropertyValueModel";
    }

    /**
     * Serializable singleton support
     */
    private Object readResolve() {
        return instance();
    }

}