ariba.util.formatter
Class NullStringParser

java.lang.Object
  ariba.util.formatter.NullStringParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

StringParser

public class NullStringParser
extends Object
implements StringParser

NullStringParser is a trivial implementation of StringParser that always parses any string as null. This is useful for CONSTANT style defaulters where you want the value to be defaulted as null (specifying this class as the implementer gets the effect).

Constructor Summary

NullStringParser()
Creates a new NullStringParser.

Method Summary

Object	getValue(Object object) Trivial implementation of StringParser.getValue which always returns a null.
Object	parse(String string) Trivial implementation of StringParser.parse which always returns a null.
Object	parse(String string, Locale locale) Trivial implementation of StringParser.parse which always returns a null.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NullStringParser

public NullStringParser()

Creates a new NullStringParser.

Method Detail

parse

public Object parse(String string)

Trivial implementation of StringParser.parse which always returns a null. Assumes the default locale.

Specified by:

parse in interface StringParser

Parameters:

string - The string to be parsed.

Returns:

null

parse

public Object parse(String string,
                    Locale locale)

Trivial implementation of StringParser.parse which always returns a null.

Specified by:

parse in interface StringParser

Parameters:

string - The string to be parsed

locale - The locale used for parsing

Returns:

null

getValue

public Object getValue(Object object)

Trivial implementation of StringParser.getValue which always returns a null.

Specified by:

getValue in interface StringParser

Parameters:

object - object to be parsed

Returns:

null