SimpleValue.java

/*
 * Copyright 2016 Benjamin Sautner
 *
 *    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *    You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 *    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

package com.nimbits.client.model.common;


import java.io.Serializable;

public class SimpleValue<T> implements Serializable {

    private final T value;

    protected SimpleValue(final T aValue) {

        this.value = aValue;

    }

    public static <T> SimpleValue<T> getInstance(final T aValue) {
        return new SimpleValue<T>(aValue);
    }


    public T getValue() {
        return this.value;
    }


    public String toString() {
        return this.value.toString();
    }


    public static SimpleValue<String> getEmptyInstance() {
        return getInstance("");

    }

    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return value == null || value.toString().trim().length() == 0;
    }

}