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003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 *
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017 *     Nuxeo - initial API and implementation
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020 */
021
022package org.nuxeo.common.utils;
023
024import java.io.Serializable;
025
026/**
027 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
028 */
029public final class Null implements Serializable {
030
031    public static final Null VALUE = new Null();
032
033    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
034
035    private Null() {
036    }
037
038    /**
039     * Serialization handling.
040     */
041    private Object readResolve() {
042        return VALUE;
043    }
044
045    @Override
046    public String toString() {
047        return "Null";
048    }
049
050}