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017package org.apache.commons.text.diff;
018
019/**
020 * Command representing the keeping of one object present in both sequences.
021 * <p>
022 * When one object of the first sequence <code>equals</code> another objects in
023 * the second sequence at the right place, the {@link EditScript edit script}
024 * transforming the first sequence into the second sequence uses an instance of
025 * this class to represent the keeping of this object. The objects embedded in
026 * these type of commands always come from the first sequence.
027 * </p>
028 *
029 * @see StringsComparator
030 * @see EditScript
031 *
032 * @param <T> object type
033 * @since 1.0
034 */
035public class KeepCommand<T> extends EditCommand<T> {
036
037    /**
038     * Simple constructor. Creates a new instance of KeepCommand
039     *
040     * @param object  the object belonging to both sequences (the object is a
041     *   reference to the instance in the first sequence which is known
042     *   to be equal to an instance in the second sequence)
043     */
044    public KeepCommand(final T object) {
045        super(object);
046    }
047
048    /**
049     * Accept a visitor. When a <code>KeepCommand</code> accepts a visitor, it
050     * calls its {@link CommandVisitor#visitKeepCommand visitKeepCommand} method.
051     *
052     * @param visitor  the visitor to be accepted
053     */
054    @Override
055    public void accept(final CommandVisitor<T> visitor) {
056        visitor.visitKeepCommand(getObject());
057    }
058}