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+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/EmptySettings.java	Wed Dec 14 10:20:56 2011 +0000
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+package de.intevation.flys.exports;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+
+import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.state.Settings;
+import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.state.Section;
+
+
+/**
+ * An implementation of <i>Settings</i> that doesn't take new <i>Section</i>s
+ * and that always creates an empty <b>settings</b> DOM node in its
+ * <i>toXML()</i> operation.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:ingo.weinzierl@intevation.de">Ingo Weinzierl</a>
+ */
+public class EmptySettings implements Settings {
+
+    public EmptySettings() {
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method has no function. It is not implemented!
+     *
+     * @param section A Section.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void addSection(Section section) {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Always returns 0.
+     *
+     * @return 0.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int getSectionCount() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method always returns null. It is not implemented!
+     *
+     * @param pos A position.
+     *
+     * @return null.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Section getSection(int pos) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * This method creates an empty <i>settings</i> DOM node.
+     *
+     * @param parent A parent DOM node.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void toXML(Node parent) {
+        Document owner = parent.getOwnerDocument();
+        parent.appendChild(owner.createElement("art:settings"));
+    }
+}