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017package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;
018
019import java.io.Serializable;
020
021import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;
022
023/**
024 * Predicate implementation that always returns false.
025 *
026 * @since 3.0
027 */
028public final class FalsePredicate<T> implements Predicate<T>, Serializable {
029
030    /** Serial version UID */
031    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7533784454832764388L;
032
033    /** Singleton predicate instance */
034    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // the static instance works for all types
035    public static final Predicate INSTANCE = new FalsePredicate<>();
036
037    /**
038     * Get a typed instance.
039     *
040     * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
041     * @return the singleton instance
042     * @since 4.0
043     */
044    public static <T> Predicate<T> falsePredicate() {
045        return INSTANCE;
046    }
047
048    /**
049     * Restricted constructor.
050     */
051    private FalsePredicate() {
052        super();
053    }
054
055    /**
056     * Evaluates the predicate returning false always.
057     *
058     * @param object  the input object
059     * @return false always
060     */
061    @Override
062    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
063        return false;
064    }
065
066    private Object readResolve() {
067        return INSTANCE;
068    }
069
070}