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package org.hibernate.type;
import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.CharacterArrayTypeDescriptor;
import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.VarcharTypeDescriptor;

A type that maps between VARCHAR and Character[] 
Author:
Emmanuel Bernard, Steve Ebersole/**
 * A type that maps between {@link java.sql.Types#VARCHAR VARCHAR} and {@link Character Character[]}
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public class CharacterArrayType extends AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType<Character[]> {
	public static final CharacterArrayType INSTANCE = new CharacterArrayType();

	public CharacterArrayType() {
		super( VarcharTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE, CharacterArrayTypeDescriptor.INSTANCE );
	}

	public String getName() {
		return "wrapper-characters";
	}

	@Override
	public String[] getRegistrationKeys() {
		return new String[] { getName(), Character[].class.getName(), "Character[]" };
	}
}