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package com.google.gson;
/**
* A class representing a Json {@code null} value.
*
* @author Inderjeet Singh
* @author Joel Leitch
* @since 1.2
*/
public final class JsonNull extends JsonElement {
/**
* singleton for JsonNull
*
* @since 1.8
*/
public static final JsonNull INSTANCE = new JsonNull();
/**
* Creates a new JsonNull object.
* Deprecated since Gson version 1.8. Use {@link #INSTANCE} instead
*/
@Deprecated
public JsonNull() {
// Do nothing
}
/**
* Returns the same instance since it is an immutable value
* @since 2.8.2
*/
@Override
public JsonNull deepCopy() {
return INSTANCE;
}
/**
* All instances of JsonNull have the same hash code since they are indistinguishable
*/
@Override
public int hashCode() {
return JsonNull.class.hashCode();
}
/**
* All instances of JsonNull are the same
*/
@Override
public boolean equals(Object other) {
return this == other || other instanceof JsonNull;
}
}