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package org.hibernate.type;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.sql.Types;

import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.BigDecimalTypeDescriptor;
import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.NumericTypeDescriptor;

A type that maps between a NUMERIC and BigDecimal. 
Author:
Gavin King, Steve Ebersole/**
 * A type that maps between a {@link Types#NUMERIC NUMERIC} and {@link BigDecimal}.
 *
 * @author Gavin King
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public class BigDecimalType extends AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType<BigDecimal> {
	public static final BigDecimalType INSTANCE = new BigDecimalType();

	public BigDecimalType() {
		super( NumericTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE, BigDecimalTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE );
	}

	@Override
	public String getName() {
		return "big_decimal";
	}

	@Override
	protected boolean registerUnderJavaType() {
		return true;
	}
}