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17  package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  
21  import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;
22  
23  /**
24   * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is the same object
25   * as the one stored in this predicate.
26   *
27   * @param <T> the type of the input to the predicate.
28   * @since 3.0
29   */
30  public final class IdentityPredicate<T> extends AbstractPredicate<T> implements Serializable {
31  
32      /** Serial version UID */
33      private static final long serialVersionUID = -89901658494523293L;
34  
35      /**
36       * Creates the identity predicate.
37       *
38       * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
39       * @param object  the object to compare to
40       * @return the predicate
41       */
42      public static <T> Predicate<T> identityPredicate(final T object) {
43          if (object == null) {
44              return NullPredicate.<T>nullPredicate();
45          }
46          return new IdentityPredicate<>(object);
47      }
48  
49      /** The value to compare to */
50      private final T iValue;
51  
52      /**
53       * Constructor that performs no validation.
54       * Use {@code identityPredicate} if you want that.
55       *
56       * @param object  the object to compare to
57       */
58      public IdentityPredicate(final T object) {
59          iValue = object;
60      }
61  
62      /**
63       * Gets the value.
64       *
65       * @return the value
66       * @since 3.1
67       */
68      public T getValue() {
69          return iValue;
70      }
71  
72      /**
73       * Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is identical to
74       * the stored object.
75       *
76       * @param object  the input object
77       * @return true if input is the same object as the stored value
78       */
79      @Override
80      public boolean test(final T object) {
81          return iValue == object;
82      }
83  
84  }