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package net.java.dev.webdav.jaxrs.xml.elements;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;

import net.java.dev.webdav.util.Utilities;

/**
 * WebDAV exclusive XML Element.
 * 
 * 
 * This is a singleton. All instances are absolutely identical, hence can be compared using {@code ==} and share one unique hash code. Use {@link #EXCLUSIVE}
 * always.
 * 
 * 
 * @author Markus KARG ([email protected])
 * 
 * @see Chapter 14.6 "exclusive XML Element" of RFC 4918
 *      "HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)"
 */
@XmlRootElement
@XmlType(factoryMethod = "createSingleton")
public final class Exclusive {
	/**
	 * Singleton instance, providing improved performance and the ability to compare by same instance.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.2
	 */
	public static final Exclusive EXCLUSIVE = new Exclusive();

	/**
	 * @since 1.1.1
	 * @deprecated Since 1.2. Use {@link #EXCLUSIVE} instead to obtain a singleton. In future releases this will be removed.
	 */
	public static final Exclusive SINGLETON = new Exclusive();

	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	private static final Exclusive createSingleton() {
		return EXCLUSIVE;
	}

	private Exclusive() {
		// For unmarshalling only.
	}

	@Override
	public final boolean equals(final Object object) {
		return object instanceof Exclusive;
	}

	@Override
	public final int hashCode() {
		return 1;
	}

	@Override
	public final String toString() {
		return Utilities.toString(this);
	}
}