/* * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors. * * 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 org.springframework.cache.support; import java.io.Serializable; /** * Simple serializable class that serves as a {@code null} replacement * for cache stores which otherwise do not support {@code null} values. * * @author Juergen Hoeller * @since 4.2.2 * @see AbstractValueAdaptingCache */ public final class NullValue implements Serializable { static final Object INSTANCE = new NullValue(); private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; private NullValue() { } private Object readResolve() { return INSTANCE; } }