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31
32package org.jf.dexlib2.iface.value;
33
34import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
35import javax.annotation.Nullable;
36
37/**
38 * This class represents an encoded null value.
39 */
40public interface NullEncodedValue extends EncodedValue {
41    /**
42     * Returns a hashcode for this EncodedNullValue.
43     *
44     * This hashCode is defined to be the following:
45     *
46     * <pre>
47     * {@code
48     * int hashCode = 0;
49     * }</pre>
50     *
51     * @return The hash code value for this EncodedNullValue
52     */
53    @Override int hashCode();
54
55    /**
56     * Compares this NullEncodedValue to another NullEncodedValue for equality.
57     *
58     * This NullEncodedValue is always equal to another other NullEncodedValue
59     *
60     * @param o The object to be compared for equality with this NullEncodedValue
61     * @return true if the specified object is equal to this NullEncodedValue
62     */
63    @Override boolean equals(@Nullable Object o);
64
65    /**
66     * Compare this NullEncodedValue to another EncodedValue.
67     *
68     * The comparison is first done on the return values of getValueType(). If the other value is another
69     * NullEncodedValue, then 0 is returned.
70     *
71     * @param o The EncodedValue to compare with this NullEncodedValue
72     * @return An integer representing the result of the comparison
73     */
74    @Override int compareTo(@Nonnull EncodedValue o);
75}
76