JSONNull.java

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package net.sf.json;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;

/**
 * JSONNull is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls null, whilst Java's
 * null is equivalent to the value that JavaScript calls undefined.
 *
 * @author JSON.org
 */
public final class JSONNull implements JSON {
   /** singleton instance */
   private static JSONNull instance;

   static{
      instance = new JSONNull();
   }

   /**
    * Returns the singleton instance of JSONNull
    */
   public static JSONNull getInstance() {
      return instance;
   }

   private JSONNull() {

   }

   /**
    * A Null object is equal to the null value and to itself.
    *
    * @param object An object to test for nullness.
    * @return true if the object parameter is the JSONObject.NULL object or
    *         null.
    */
   public boolean equals( Object object ) {
      return object == null || object == this || object == instance
            || (object instanceof JSONObject && ((JSONObject) object).isNullObject())
            || "null".equals( object );
   }

   public int hashCode() {
      return 37 + "null".hashCode();
   }

   public boolean isArray() {
      return false;
   }

   public boolean isEmpty() {
      throw new JSONException( "Object is null" );
   }

   public int size() {
      throw new JSONException( "Object is null" );
   }

   /**
    * Get the "null" string value.
    *
    * @return The string "null".
    */
   public String toString() {
      return "null";
   }

   public String toString( int indentFactor ) {
      return toString();
   }

   public String toString( int indentFactor, int indent ) {
      StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
      for( int i = 0; i < indent; i += 1 ){
         sb.append( ' ' );
      }
      sb.append( toString() );
      return sb.toString();
   }

   public Writer write( Writer writer ) throws IOException {
       writer.write( toString() );
       return writer;
   }

    public Writer writeCanonical(Writer w) throws IOException {
        return write(w);
    }
}