Predicate.java

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 * File:        $Source: /cvsroot/slrp/common/com.ibm.adtech.java.util/src/com/ibm/adtech/java/util/Predicate.java,v $
 * Created by:  Lee Feigenbaum ( <a href="mailto:feigenbl@us.ibm.com">feigenbl@us.ibm.com </a>)
 * Created on:  10/23/2006
 * Revision:	$Id: Predicate.java 167 2007-07-31 14:11:13Z mroy $
 * 
 * Contributors: IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation 
 *     Cambridge Semantics Incorporated - Fork to Anzo
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package org.openanzo.rdf.utils;

/**
 * 
 * @author Lee Feigenbaum ( <a href="mailto:feigenbl@us.ibm.com">feigenbl@us.ibm.com </a>)
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            Type of objects being filtered
 */
public interface Predicate<T> {

	/**
	 * Determine if the object satisfies this filter
	 * 
	 * @param thing
	 *            object to test
	 * @return true if object satisfies this filter
	 */
	public boolean satisfies(T thing);
}