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package com.google.gson;
/**
* Defines the expected format for a {@code long} or {@code Long} type when its serialized.
*
* @since 1.3
*
* @author Inderjeet Singh
* @author Joel Leitch
*/
public enum LongSerializationPolicy {
/**
* This is the "default" serialization policy that will output a {@code long} object as a JSON
* number. For example, assume an object has a long field named "f" then the serialized output
* would be:
* {@code {"f":123}}.
*/
DEFAULT() {
@Override public JsonElement serialize(Long value) {
return new JsonPrimitive(value);
}
},
/**
* Serializes a long value as a quoted string. For example, assume an object has a long field
* named "f" then the serialized output would be:
* {@code {"f":"123"}}.
*/
STRING() {
@Override public JsonElement serialize(Long value) {
return new JsonPrimitive(String.valueOf(value));
}
};
/**
* Serialize this {@code value} using this serialization policy.
*
* @param value the long value to be serialized into a {@link JsonElement}
* @return the serialized version of {@code value}
*/
public abstract JsonElement serialize(Long value);
}