/* * #! * Ontopia Engine * #- * Copyright (C) 2001 - 2013 The Ontopia Project * #- * 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 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. * !# */ package net.ontopia.utils; /** * INTERNAL: A singleton null object for use where null cannot be used, * and an object is required. */ public final class NullObject { public static final NullObject INSTANCE = new NullObject(); private NullObject() { } public boolean equals(Object other) { return (other instanceof NullObject); } public int hashCode() { return 12345678; } }