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 * Copyright 2006-2017 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.objenesis.instantiator.basic;

import org.objenesis.instantiator.ObjectInstantiator;
import org.objenesis.instantiator.annotations.Instantiator;
import org.objenesis.instantiator.annotations.Typology;

/**
 * The instantiator that always return a null instance
 *
 * @author Henri Tremblay
 */
@Instantiator(Typology.NOT_COMPLIANT)
public class NullInstantiator<T> implements ObjectInstantiator<T> {

   public NullInstantiator(Class<T> type) {
   }

   /**
    * @return Always null
    */
   public T newInstance() {
      return null;
   }
}