Class NullObject

java.lang.Object
groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.NullObject
All Implemented Interfaces:
GroovyObject
public class NullObject extends GroovyObjectSupport

  • Method Details

    • getNullObject

      public static NullObject getNullObject()
      get the NullObject reference
      Returns:
      the null object

    • clone

      public Object clone()
      Since this is implemented as a singleton, we should avoid the use of the clone method
      Overrides:
      clone in class Object

    • getProperty

      public Object getProperty(String property)
      Tries to get a property on null, which will always fail
      Specified by:
      getProperty in interface GroovyObject
      Overrides:
      getProperty in class GroovyObjectSupport
      Parameters:
      property - - the property to get
      Returns:
      a NPE

    • setProperty

      public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue)
      Tries to set a property on null, which will always fail
      Specified by:
      setProperty in interface GroovyObject
      Overrides:
      setProperty in class GroovyObjectSupport
      Parameters:
      property - - the proprty to set
      newValue - - the new value of the property

    • invokeMethod

      public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args)
      Tries to invoke a method on null, which will always fail
      Specified by:
      invokeMethod in interface GroovyObject
      Overrides:
      invokeMethod in class GroovyObjectSupport
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the method to invoke
      args - - arguments to the method
      Returns:
      a NPE

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object to)
      null is only equal to null
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      to - - the reference object with which to compare
      Returns:
      - true if this object is the same as the to argument

    • iterator

      public Iterator iterator()
      iterator() method to be able to iterate on null. Note: this part is from Invoker
      Returns:
      an iterator for an empty list

    • plus

      public Object plus(String s)
      Allows to add a String to null. The result is concatenated String of the result of calling toString() on this object and the String in the parameter.
      Parameters:
      s - - the String to concatenate
      Returns:
      the concatenated string

    • is

      public boolean is(Object other)
      The method "is" is used to test for equal references. This method will return true only if the given parameter is null
      Parameters:
      other - - the object to test
      Returns:
      true if other is null

    • asType

      public Object asType(Class c)
      Type conversion method for null.
      Parameters:
      c - - the class to convert to
      Returns:
      always null

    • asBoolean

      public boolean asBoolean()
      A null object always coerces to false.
      Returns:
      false

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object