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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;

Predicate implementation that transforms the given object before invoking another Predicate.
Author:Alban Peignier, Stephen Colebourne
Since:Commons Collections 3.1
Version:$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
/** * Predicate implementation that transforms the given object before invoking * another <code>Predicate</code>. * * @since Commons Collections 3.1 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $ * @author Alban Peignier * @author Stephen Colebourne */
public final class TransformedPredicate implements Predicate, PredicateDecorator, Serializable {
Serial version UID
/** Serial version UID */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -5596090919668315834L;
The transformer to call
/** The transformer to call */
private final Transformer iTransformer;
The predicate to call
/** The predicate to call */
private final Predicate iPredicate;
Factory to create the predicate.
Params:
  • transformer – the transformer to call
  • predicate – the predicate to call with the result of the transform
Throws:
Returns:the predicate
/** * Factory to create the predicate. * * @param transformer the transformer to call * @param predicate the predicate to call with the result of the transform * @return the predicate * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the transformer or the predicate is null */
public static Predicate getInstance(Transformer transformer, Predicate predicate) { if (transformer == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The transformer to call must not be null"); } if (predicate == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("The predicate to call must not be null"); } return new TransformedPredicate(transformer, predicate); }
Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.
Params:
  • transformer – the transformer to use
  • predicate – the predicate to decorate
/** * Constructor that performs no validation. * Use <code>getInstance</code> if you want that. * * @param transformer the transformer to use * @param predicate the predicate to decorate */
public TransformedPredicate(Transformer transformer, Predicate predicate) { iTransformer = transformer; iPredicate = predicate; }
Evaluates the predicate returning the result of the decorated predicate once the input has been transformed
Params:
  • object – the input object which will be transformed
Returns:true if decorated predicate returns true
/** * Evaluates the predicate returning the result of the decorated predicate * once the input has been transformed * * @param object the input object which will be transformed * @return true if decorated predicate returns true */
public boolean evaluate(Object object) { Object result = iTransformer.transform(object); return iPredicate.evaluate(result); }
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}; }
Gets the transformer in use.
Returns:the transformer
/** * Gets the transformer in use. * * @return the transformer */
public Transformer getTransformer() { return iTransformer; } }