FalsePredicate.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;

/**
 * Predicate implementation that always returns false.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
 * @since 3.0
 */
public final class FalsePredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7533784454832764388L;

    /** Singleton predicate instance */
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // the static instance works for all types
    public static final Predicate INSTANCE = new FalsePredicate<>();

    /**
     * Gets a typed instance.
     *
     * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
     * @return the singleton instance
     * @since 4.0
     */
    public static <T> Predicate<T> falsePredicate() {
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    /**
     * Restricted constructor.
     */
    private FalsePredicate() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the singleton instance.
     *
     * @return the singleton instance.
     */
    private Object readResolve() {
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    /**
     * Evaluates the predicate returning false always.
     *
     * @param object  the input object
     * @return false always
     */
    @Override
    public boolean test(final T object) {
        return false;
    }

}