AnyPredicate (Apache Commons Collections 3.2.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.collections.functors.AnyPredicate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, PredicateDecorator, Predicate
```
public final class AnyPredicate
extends Object
implements Predicate, PredicateDecorator, Serializable
```
Predicate implementation that returns true if any of the predicates return true. If the array of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns false.
NOTE: In versions prior to 3.2 an array size of zero or one threw an exception.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

Version:

$Revision: 972404 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $

Author:

Stephen Colebourne, Matt Benson

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

AnyPredicate(Predicate[] predicates)
Constructor that performs no validation.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`AnyPredicate(Predicate[] predicates)` Constructor that performs no validation.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`evaluate(Object object)` Evaluates the predicate returning true if any predicate returns true.
`static Predicate`	`getInstance(Collection predicates)` Factory to create the predicate.
`static Predicate`	`getInstance(Predicate[] predicates)` Factory to create the predicate.
`Predicate[]`	`getPredicates()` Gets the predicates, do not modify the array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AnyPredicate
```
public AnyPredicate(Predicate[] predicates)
```
    Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.
    
    Parameters:
    predicates - the predicates to check, not cloned, not null
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static Predicate getInstance(Predicate[] predicates)
```
    Factory to create the predicate.
    If the array is size zero, the predicate always returns false. If the array is size one, then that predicate is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    predicates - the predicates to check, cloned, not null
    
    Returns:
    the any predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the array is null
  - getInstance
```
public static Predicate getInstance(Collection predicates)
```
    Factory to create the predicate.
    If the collection is size zero, the predicate always returns false. If the collection is size one, then that predicate is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    predicates - the predicates to check, cloned, not null
    
    Returns:
    the all predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the array is null
  - evaluate
```
public boolean evaluate(Object object)
```
    Evaluates the predicate returning true if any predicate returns true.
    
    Specified by:
    
    evaluate in interface Predicate
    
    Parameters:
    object - the input object
    
    Returns:
    true if any decorated predicate return true
  - getPredicates
```
public Predicate[] getPredicates()
```
    Gets the predicates, do not modify the array.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPredicates in interface PredicateDecorator
    
    Returns:
    the predicates
    Since:
    
    Commons Collections 3.1

Class AnyPredicate

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

AnyPredicate

Method Detail

getInstance

getInstance

evaluate

getPredicates