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17  package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  
21  import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
22  import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;
23  
24  /**
25   * Transformer implementation that calls a Predicate using the input object
26   * and then returns the result.
27   *
28   * @since 3.0
29   * @version $Id: PredicateTransformer.java 1435965 2013-01-20 21:13:18Z tn $
30   */
31  public class PredicateTransformer<T> implements Transformer<T, Boolean>, Serializable {
32  
33      /** Serial version UID */
34      private static final long serialVersionUID = 5278818408044349346L;
35  
36      /** The closure to wrap */
37      private final Predicate<? super T> iPredicate;
38  
39      /**
40       * Factory method that performs validation.
41       * 
42       * @param <T>  the input type
43       * @param predicate  the predicate to call, not null
44       * @return the <code>predicate</code> transformer
45       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the predicate is null
46       */
47      public static <T> Transformer<T, Boolean> predicateTransformer(final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
48          if (predicate == null) {
49              throw new IllegalArgumentException("Predicate must not be null");
50          }
51          return new PredicateTransformer<T>(predicate);
52      }
53  
54      /**
55       * Constructor that performs no validation.
56       * Use <code>getInstance</code> if you want that.
57       * 
58       * @param predicate  the predicate to call, not null
59       */
60      public PredicateTransformer(final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
61          super();
62          iPredicate = predicate;
63      }
64  
65      /**
66       * Transforms the input to result by calling a predicate.
67       * 
68       * @param input  the input object to transform
69       * @return the transformed result
70       */
71      public Boolean transform(final T input) {
72          return Boolean.valueOf(iPredicate.evaluate(input));
73      }
74  
75      /**
76       * Gets the predicate.
77       * 
78       * @return the predicate
79       * @since 3.1
80       */
81      public Predicate<? super T> getPredicate() {
82          return iPredicate;
83      }
84  
85  }