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package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.model.value;

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.model.AbstractModel;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.value.PropertyValueModel;

/**
 * A property value model for when you
 * don't need to support a value.
 * <p>
 * We don't use a singleton because we hold on to listeners.
 */
public final class NullPropertyValueModel<T>
	extends AbstractModel
	implements PropertyValueModel<T>, Serializable
{
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	/**
	 * Default constructor.
	 */
	public NullPropertyValueModel() {
		super();
	}
	
	public T getValue() {
		return null;
	}

    @Override
	public String toString() {
		return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
	}
}