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014
015package org.apache.tapestry.binding;
016
017import org.apache.hivemind.Location;
018import org.apache.tapestry.coerce.ValueConverter;
019
020/**
021 * Stores a static (invariant) string as the value.
022 * 
023 * <p>
024 * Note: renamed from StaticBinding to LiteralBinding in release 4.0.
025 * 
026 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
027 */
028
029public class LiteralBinding extends AbstractBinding
030{
031    private final String _value;
032
033    public LiteralBinding(String description, ValueConverter valueConverter, Location location,
034            String value)
035    {
036        super(description, valueConverter, location);
037
038        _value = value;
039    }
040
041    public Object getObject()
042    {
043        return _value;
044    }
045
046    public String toString()
047    {
048        return "StaticBinding[" + _value + "]";
049    }
050}