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017package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;
018
019import java.io.Serializable;
020
021import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;
022
023/**
024 * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is the same object
025 * as the one stored in this predicate.
026 *
027 * @since 3.0
028 */
029public final class IdentityPredicate<T> implements Predicate<T>, Serializable {
030
031    /** Serial version UID */
032    private static final long serialVersionUID = -89901658494523293L;
033
034    /**
035     * Factory to create the identity predicate.
036     *
037     * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
038     * @param object  the object to compare to
039     * @return the predicate
040     */
041    public static <T> Predicate<T> identityPredicate(final T object) {
042        if (object == null) {
043            return NullPredicate.<T>nullPredicate();
044        }
045        return new IdentityPredicate<>(object);
046    }
047
048    /** The value to compare to */
049    private final T iValue;
050
051    /**
052     * Constructor that performs no validation.
053     * Use {@code identityPredicate} if you want that.
054     *
055     * @param object  the object to compare to
056     */
057    public IdentityPredicate(final T object) {
058        iValue = object;
059    }
060
061    /**
062     * Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is identical to
063     * the stored object.
064     *
065     * @param object  the input object
066     * @return true if input is the same object as the stored value
067     */
068    @Override
069    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
070        return iValue == object;
071    }
072
073    /**
074     * Gets the value.
075     *
076     * @return the value
077     * @since 3.1
078     */
079    public T getValue() {
080        return iValue;
081    }
082
083}