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 * Systems Group,
 * Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich.
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package ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi.types;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Boxes a primitive value for remote method calls that have primitive type
 * arguments.
 * 
 * @author Jan S. Rellermeyer, ETH Zurich.
 * @since 0.4
 */
public final class BoxedPrimitive implements Serializable {
	/**
	 * the serial UID.
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 5293209550505179288L;

	/**
	 * the boxed value.
	 */
	private Object boxed;

	/**
	 * hidden default constructor.
	 */
	private BoxedPrimitive() {

	}

	/**
	 * create from object.
	 * 
	 * @param o
	 *            the object.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final Object o) {
		this();
		boxed = o;
	}

	/**
	 * box an <code>int</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param i
	 *            the int value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final int i) {
		boxed = Integer.valueOf(i);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>boolean</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param b
	 *            the <code>boolean</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final boolean b) {
		boxed = new Boolean(b);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>long</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param l
	 *            the <code>long</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final long l) {
		boxed = new Long(l);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>char</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param c
	 *            the <code>char</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final char c) {
		boxed = new Character(c);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>double</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param d
	 *            the <code>double</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final double d) {
		boxed = new Double(d);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>float</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param f
	 *            the <code>float</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final float f) {
		boxed = new Float(f);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>short</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param s
	 *            the <code>short</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final short s) {
		boxed = new Short(s);
	}

	/**
	 * box a <code>byte</code> value.
	 * 
	 * @param b
	 *            the <code>short</code> value.
	 */
	public BoxedPrimitive(final byte b) {
		boxed = new Byte(b);
	}

	/**
	 * get the boxed value.
	 * 
	 * @return the boxing object.
	 */
	public Object getBoxed() {
		return boxed;
	}

	public String toString() {
		return "BoxedPrimitive{" + boxed.toString() + "}"; //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
	}

	/**
	 * check for equality.
	 * 
	 * @param o
	 *            the other object.
	 * @return true, iff equal.
	 */
	public boolean equals(final Object o) {
		return boxed.equals(o);
	}

	/**
	 * get the hash code.
	 * 
	 * @return the hash code.
	 */
	public int hashCode() {
		return boxed.hashCode();
	}

}