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017    package org.apache.commons.functor;
018    
019    /**
020     * A functor that takes no arguments and returns a <code>boolean</code> value.
021     * <p>
022     * Implementors are encouraged but not required to make their functors
023     * {@link java.io.Serializable Serializable}.
024     * </p>
025     *
026     * @since 1.0
027     * @version $Revision: 647290 $ $Date: 2008-04-11 22:08:44 +0200 (Fri, 11 Apr 2008) $
028     * @author Rodney Waldhoff
029     */
030    public interface Predicate extends NullaryFunctor {
031        /**
032         * Evaluate this predicate.
033         * @return the result of this test
034         */
035        boolean test();
036    }