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+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/text/DontCareFieldPosition.java	Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package java.text;
+
+/**
+ * DontCareFieldPosition defines no-op FieldDelegate. Its
+ * singleton is used for the format methods that don't take a
+ * FieldPosition.
+ */
+class DontCareFieldPosition extends FieldPosition {
+    // The singleton of DontCareFieldPosition.
+    static final FieldPosition INSTANCE = new DontCareFieldPosition();
+
+    private final Format.FieldDelegate noDelegate = new Format.FieldDelegate() {
+        public void formatted(Format.Field attr, Object value, int start,
+                              int end, StringBuffer buffer) {
+        }
+        public void formatted(int fieldID, Format.Field attr, Object value,
+                              int start, int end, StringBuffer buffer) {
+        }
+    };
+
+    private DontCareFieldPosition() {
+        super(0);
+    }
+
+    Format.FieldDelegate getFieldDelegate() {
+        return noDelegate;
+    }
+}