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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;

Predicate implementation that returns the opposite of the decorated predicate.
Author:Stephen Colebourne
Since:Commons Collections 3.0
Version:$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
/** * Predicate implementation that returns the opposite of the decorated predicate. * * @since Commons Collections 3.0 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $ * * @author Stephen Colebourne */
public final class NotPredicate implements Predicate, PredicateDecorator, Serializable {
Serial version UID
/** Serial version UID */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -2654603322338049674L;
The predicate to decorate
/** The predicate to decorate */
private final Predicate iPredicate;
Factory to create the not predicate.
Params:
  • predicate – the predicate to decorate, not null
Throws:
Returns:the predicate
/** * Factory to create the not predicate. * * @param predicate the predicate to decorate, not null * @return the predicate * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the predicate is null */
public static Predicate getInstance(Predicate predicate) { if (predicate == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Predicate must not be null"); } return new NotPredicate(predicate); }
Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.
Params:
  • predicate – the predicate to call after the null check
/** * Constructor that performs no validation. * Use <code>getInstance</code> if you want that. * * @param predicate the predicate to call after the null check */
public NotPredicate(Predicate predicate) { super(); iPredicate = predicate; }
Evaluates the predicate returning the opposite to the stored predicate.
Params:
  • object – the input object
Returns:true if predicate returns false
/** * Evaluates the predicate returning the opposite to the stored predicate. * * @param object the input object * @return true if predicate returns false */
public boolean evaluate(Object object) { return !(iPredicate.evaluate(object)); }
Gets the predicate being decorated.
Returns:the predicate as the only element in an array
Since:Commons Collections 3.1
/** * Gets the predicate being decorated. * * @return the predicate as the only element in an array * @since Commons Collections 3.1 */
public Predicate[] getPredicates() { return new Predicate[] {iPredicate}; } }