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017    package org.apache.commons.functor;
018    
019    /**
020     * A functor that takes one argument 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     * @param <A> the argument type.
027     * @since 1.0
028     * @version $Revision: 1156740 $ $Date: 2011-08-11 21:02:40 +0200 (Thu, 11 Aug 2011) $
029     * @author Rodney Waldhoff
030     */
031    public interface UnaryPredicate<A> extends UnaryFunctor<A> {
032        /**
033         * Evaluate this predicate.
034         *
035         * @param obj the A object to test
036         * @return the result of this test
037         */
038        boolean test(A obj);
039    }