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    017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.interpol;
    018
    019/**
    020 * <p>
    021 * A simple dummy {@code Lookup} implementation.
    022 * </p>
    023 * <p>
    024 * This implementation always returns <b>null</b> for a passed in variable indicating that it cannot resolve that
    025 * variable. This is useful for instance as an application of the <em>null object</em> pattern.
    026 * </p>
    027 * <p>
    028 * This class does not define any state, therefore a single instance can be shared. To enforce usage of only a single
    029 * instance this class is actually an enumeration.
    030 * </p>
    031 *
    032 * @since 2.0
    033 */
    034public enum DummyLookup implements Lookup {
    035    /** The single instance of this class. */
    036    INSTANCE;
    037
    038    /**
    039     * {@inheritDoc} This implementation always returns <b>null</b>.
    040     */
    041    @Override
    042    public Object lookup(final String variable) {
    043        return null;
    044    }
    045}