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17 package org.apache.commons.functor;
18
19 /**
20 * A functor that takes one argument and returns a <code>boolean</code> value.
21 * <p>
22 * Implementors are encouraged but not required to make their functors
23 * {@link java.io.Serializable Serializable}.
24 * </p>
25 *
26 * @param <A> the argument type.
27 * @since 1.0
28 * @version $Revision: 1156740 $ $Date: 2011-08-11 21:02:40 +0200 (Thu, 11 Aug 2011) $
29 * @author Rodney Waldhoff
30 */
31 public interface UnaryPredicate<A> extends UnaryFunctor<A> {
32 /**
33 * Evaluate this predicate.
34 *
35 * @param obj the A object to test
36 * @return the result of this test
37 */
38 boolean test(A obj);
39 }