/*
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 */
package com.mysql.jdbc;

/**
 * Represents various constants used in the driver.
 * 
 * @author Mark Matthews
 * 
 * @version $Id$
 */
class Constants {
	/**
	 * Avoids allocation of empty byte[] when representing 0-length strings.
	 */
	public final static byte[] EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY = new byte[0];
	
	/**
	 * I18N'd representation of the abbreviation for "ms"
	 */
	public final static String MILLIS_I18N = Messages.getString("Milliseconds");

	/**
	 * Prevents instantiation
	 */
	private Constants() {
	}
}