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17  package org.apache.commons.functor.core;
18  
19  import org.apache.commons.functor.BinaryFunction;
20  import org.apache.commons.functor.BinaryPredicate;
21  import org.apache.commons.functor.adapter.BinaryFunctionBinaryPredicate;
22  import org.apache.commons.functor.adapter.IgnoreRightFunction;
23  
24  /**
25   * Holder class for a left-identity <code>BinaryFunction</code> (evaluates to the left argument) and a left-identity
26   * <code>BinaryPredicate</code> (tests whether left <code>Boolean</code> argument equals <code>Boolean.TRUE</code>).
27   *
28   * @version $Revision: 1160411 $ $Date: 2011-08-22 22:09:01 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2011) $
29   * @author Rodney Waldhoff
30   * @author Matt Benson
31   */
32  public final class LeftIdentity {
33  
34      // static attributes
35      // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
36      /**
37       * Left-identity function.
38       */
39      public static final BinaryFunction<Object, Object, Object> FUNCTION = LeftIdentity.<Object, Object>function();
40  
41      /**
42       * Left-identity predicate.
43       */
44      public static final BinaryPredicate<Boolean, Object> PREDICATE = LeftIdentity.<Object>predicate();
45  
46      // constructor
47      // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
48      /**
49       * Create a new LeftIdentity (for clients that require an object).
50       */
51      public LeftIdentity() {
52      }
53  
54      // static methods
55      // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
56  
57      /**
58       * Get a Left-identity BinaryFunction.
59       * @param <L> the left argument type.
60       * @param <R> the right argument type.
61       * @return BinaryFunction<L, R, L>
62       */
63      public static <L, R> BinaryFunction<L, R, L> function() {
64          return IgnoreRightFunction.adapt(new Identity<L>());
65      }
66  
67      /**
68       * Get a left-identity BinaryPredicate.
69       * @param <R> the right argument type.
70       * @return BinaryPredicate<Boolean, R>
71       */
72      public static <R> BinaryPredicate<Boolean, R> predicate() {
73          return BinaryFunctionBinaryPredicate.adapt(IgnoreRightFunction
74                  .<Boolean, R, Boolean> adapt(new Identity<Boolean>()));
75      }
76  }