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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;
/**
* Transformer implementation that returns the result of calling
* <code>String.valueOf</code> on the input object.
*
* @since Commons Collections 3.0
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
*/
public final class StringValueTransformer implements Transformer, Serializable {
/** Serial version UID */
private static final long serialVersionUID = 7511110693171758606L;
/** Singleton predicate instance */
public static final Transformer INSTANCE = new StringValueTransformer();
/**
* Factory returning the singleton instance.
*
* @return the singleton instance
* @since Commons Collections 3.1
*/
public static Transformer getInstance() {
return INSTANCE;
}
/**
* Restricted constructor.
*/
private StringValueTransformer() {
super();
}
/**
* Transforms the input to result by calling <code>String.valueOf</code>.
*
* @param input the input object to transform
* @return the transformed result
*/
public Object transform(Object input) {
return String.valueOf(input);
}
}