org.jboss.cache.pojo.util
Class Null

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.jboss.cache.pojo.util.Null
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public final class Null
extends Object
implements Serializable

Represent null values (based on org.jboss.util.Null)

Author:
Scott Marlow
See Also:
Serialized Form

Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object obj)
          Check if the given object is a Null instance or null.
 int hashCode()
          Hashcode of unknown (null) value will be zero.
static Object toNullKeyObject(Object aObject)
          Represents null key as a special string value.
static Object toNullKeyValue(Object aObject)
          Converts Null string representation back to null value.
static Object toNullObject(Object aObject)
          Represents null as a special Null object marker.
static Object toNullValue(Object aObject)
          If the passed object represents null (instance of Null.NULL_OBJECT_MARKER), will replace with null value.
 String toString()
          Return a string representation of null value.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

toNullObject

public static final Object toNullObject(Object aObject)
Represents null as a special Null object marker.

Parameters:
aObject -
Returns:
if aObject is null, return Null.NULL_OBJECT_MARKER otherwise return aObject.

toNullKeyObject

public static final Object toNullKeyObject(Object aObject)
Represents null key as a special string value.

Parameters:
aObject -
Returns:
if aObject is null, return Null.NULL_AS_STRING_REPRESENTATION otherwise return aObject.

toNullValue

public static final Object toNullValue(Object aObject)
If the passed object represents null (instance of Null.NULL_OBJECT_MARKER), will replace with null value.

Parameters:
aObject -
Returns:
null if aObject is instance of Null.NULL_OBJECT_MARKER, otherwise return aObject.

toNullKeyValue

public static final Object toNullKeyValue(Object aObject)
Converts Null string representation back to null value.

Parameters:
aObject -
Returns:
null if aObject represents a null, otherwise return aObject.

toString

public String toString()
Return a string representation of null value.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
Null.NULL_AS_STRING_REPRESENTATION;

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Hashcode of unknown (null) value will be zero.

Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
Returns:
Zero.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
Check if the given object is a Null instance or null.

Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
obj - Object to test.
Returns:
True if the given object is a Null instance or null.


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