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 * Bytecode Analysis Framework
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package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.ba.type;

import org.apache.bcel.generic.Type;

/**
 * Special "top" type. It is the identity element for the type merge operation.
 *
 * @author David Hovemeyer
 * @see TypeAnalysis
 * @see TypeFrame
 * @see TypeMerger
 */
public class TopType extends Type implements ExtendedTypes {
    /**
     *
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private static final Type theInstance = new TopType();

    private TopType() {
        super(T_TOP, "");
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return System.identityHashCode(this);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        return o == this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the single instance of the top type.
     */
    public static Type instance() {
        return theInstance;
    }
}