org.apache.commons.collections.functors

Class UniquePredicate

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.collections.functors.UniquePredicate

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Predicate

public final class UniquePredicate
extends java.lang.Object
implements Predicate, java.io.Serializable

Predicate implementation that returns true the first time an object is passed into the predicate.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UniquePredicate() Constructor that performs no validation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(java.lang.Object object) Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object hasn't been received yet.
static Predicate	getInstance() Factory to create the predicate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UniquePredicate

public UniquePredicate()

Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Predicate getInstance()

Factory to create the predicate.

Returns:

the predicate

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the predicate is null

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(java.lang.Object object)

Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object hasn't been received yet.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Predicate

Parameters:

object - the input object

Returns:

true if this is the first time the object is seen