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package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions;

import org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.DatabaseField;
import org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.DatabaseRecord;

/**
 * <p>
 * <b>Purpose</b>: Define a singleton empty record to avoid record creation when not required.
 * <p>
 * @since 11
 * @author James Sutherland
 */
public class EmptyRecord extends DatabaseRecord {

    /** PERF: Store a singleton empty record to avoid creation when not required. */
    public static DatabaseRecord emptyRecord = new EmptyRecord();

    /**
     * Return the singleton empty record.
     */
    public static DatabaseRecord getEmptyRecord() {
        return EmptyRecord.emptyRecord;
    }
    
    protected EmptyRecord() {
        super(0);
    }
    
    /**
     * Need to return a real record.
     */
    public DatabaseRecord clone() {
        return new DatabaseRecord();
    }

    public void add(DatabaseField key, Object value) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public Object put(String key, Object value) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public Object put(DatabaseField key, Object value) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public void replaceAt(Object value, int index) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
}
