X-Git-Url: https://git.hedgecode.org/?p=snooker-score-api.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fmain%2Fjava%2Forg%2Fhedgecode%2Fsnooker%2Fjson%2FJsonPlayers.java;h=2ba59d3a6b2eac844b5a86f73e88503cc49d3e77;hp=26c68e2a7844014875d5396c94e2e59fbbd37a54;hb=edb206228987f506c5dc7a20585537b71f7a2e9d;hpb=20a8093246c9bb7def0c07a03bceff6f31412f35

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hedgecode/snooker/json/JsonPlayers.java b/src/main/java/org/hedgecode/snooker/json/JsonPlayers.java
index 26c68e2..2ba59d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hedgecode/snooker/json/JsonPlayers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hedgecode/snooker/json/JsonPlayers.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.hedgecode.snooker.compare.PlayerComparators;
  */
 public class JsonPlayers extends JsonCollectionEntity<Player> implements Players {
 
+    private static final JsonPlayers EMPTY = new JsonPlayers(new Player[0]);
+
     protected JsonPlayers(Player[] entities) {
         super(entities);
     }
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ public class JsonPlayers extends JsonCollectionEntity<Player> implements Players
         for (Player player : this)
             if (player.type() == type)
                 players.add(player);
-        return players.isEmpty() ? null : new JsonPlayers(players);
+        return players.isEmpty() ? EMPTY : new JsonPlayers(players);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public class JsonPlayers extends JsonCollectionEntity<Player> implements Players
         for (Player player : this)
             if (player.shortName().contains(name))
                 players.add(player);
-        return players.isEmpty() ? null : new JsonPlayers(players);
+        return players.isEmpty() ? EMPTY : new JsonPlayers(players);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ public class JsonPlayers extends JsonCollectionEntity<Player> implements Players
         for (Player player : this)
             if (player.nationality().equals(nationality))
                 players.add(player);
-        return players.isEmpty() ? null : new JsonPlayers(players);
+        return players.isEmpty() ? EMPTY : new JsonPlayers(players);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public class JsonPlayers extends JsonCollectionEntity<Player> implements Players
         for (Player player : this)
             if (player.nationality().equals(sex))
                 players.add(player);
-        return players.isEmpty() ? null : new JsonPlayers(players);
+        return players.isEmpty() ? EMPTY : new JsonPlayers(players);
     }
 
     @Override