Update ChronoParser.java

Author: MenoData

base/src/main/java/net/time4j/format/expert/ChronoParser.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Copyright © 2013-2018 Meno Hochschild, <http://www.menodata.de/>
+ * Copyright © 2013-2024 Meno Hochschild, <http://www.menodata.de/>
  * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * This file (ChronoParser.java) is part of project Time4J.
  *
@@ -171,5 +171,27 @@ default AttributeQuery getAttributes() {
         return Attributes.empty();
 
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * <p>Creates a simple placeholder in situations where parsing
+     * is not used. </p>
+     * 
+     * @param   <T> generic type of chronological entity to be parsed
+     * @return  dummy parser
+     * @since   5.9.4
+     */
+    /*[deutsch]
+     * <p>Erzeugt einen einfachen Platzhalter in Situationen, in denen
+     * das Parsen nicht gebraucht wird. </p>
+     * 
+     * @param   <T> generic type of chronological entity to be parsed
+     * @return  dummy parser
+     * @since   5.9.4
+     */
+    static <T> ChronoParser<T> unsupported() {
+        return (CharSequence text, ParseLog status, AttributeQuery attrs) -> {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Parsing not used.");
+        };
+    }
 
 }