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   Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.util.ReuseFactory

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package org.apache.derby.iapi.util;

/**
	Factory methods for reusable objects. So far, the objects allocated
	by this factory are all immutable. Any immutable object can be re-used.

	All the methods in this class are static.
*/
public class ReuseFactory {

	/** Private constructor so no instances can be made */
	private ReuseFactory() {
	}

	public static Integer getInteger(int i)
	{
        return Integer.valueOf(i);
	}

	public static Short getShort(short i)
	{
        return Short.valueOf(i);
	}

	public static Byte getByte(byte i)
	{
        return Byte.valueOf(i);
	}

	public static Long getLong(long i)
	{
        return Long.valueOf(i);
	}

    public static Boolean getBoolean( boolean b)
    {
        return Boolean.valueOf(b);
    }

	private static final byte[] staticZeroLenByteArray = new byte[0];
	public static byte[] getZeroLenByteArray() 
	{
		return staticZeroLenByteArray;
	}
}