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package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.utility.diff;
/**
* The two objects are always "identical".
*
* All of the behavior for this class is parameterized,
* allowing us to use a singleton.
*/
public class NullDifferentiator implements Differentiator {
// singleton
private static NullDifferentiator INSTANCE;
/**
* Return the singleton.
*/
public static synchronized Differentiator instance() {
if (INSTANCE == null) {
INSTANCE = new NullDifferentiator();
}
return INSTANCE;
}
/**
* Ensure non-instantiability.
*/
private NullDifferentiator() {
super();
}
/**
* @see Differentiator#diff(Object, Object)
*/
public Diff diff(Object object1, Object object2) {
return new NullDiff(object1, object2, this);
}
/**
* @see Differentiator#keyDiff(Object, Object)
*/
public Diff keyDiff(Object object1, Object object2) {
return this.diff(object1, object2);
}
/**
* @see Differentiator#comparesValueObjects()
*/
public boolean comparesValueObjects() {
return false;
}
/**
* @see Object#toString()
*/
public String toString() {
return "NullDifferentiator";
}
}