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17  package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  
21  import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;
22  
23  /**
24   * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is the same object
25   * as the one stored in this predicate.
26   *
27   * @since 3.0
28   */
29  public final class IdentityPredicate<T> implements Predicate<T>, Serializable {
30  
31      /** Serial version UID */
32      private static final long serialVersionUID = -89901658494523293L;
33  
34      /**
35       * Factory to create the identity predicate.
36       *
37       * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
38       * @param object  the object to compare to
39       * @return the predicate
40       */
41      public static <T> Predicate<T> identityPredicate(final T object) {
42          if (object == null) {
43              return NullPredicate.<T>nullPredicate();
44          }
45          return new IdentityPredicate<>(object);
46      }
47  
48      /** The value to compare to */
49      private final T iValue;
50  
51      /**
52       * Constructor that performs no validation.
53       * Use {@code identityPredicate} if you want that.
54       *
55       * @param object  the object to compare to
56       */
57      public IdentityPredicate(final T object) {
58          iValue = object;
59      }
60  
61      /**
62       * Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is identical to
63       * the stored object.
64       *
65       * @param object  the input object
66       * @return true if input is the same object as the stored value
67       */
68      @Override
69      public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
70          return iValue == object;
71      }
72  
73      /**
74       * Gets the value.
75       *
76       * @return the value
77       * @since 3.1
78       */
79      public T getValue() {
80          return iValue;
81      }
82  
83  }