ExceptionClosure.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Closure;
import org.apache.commons.collections.FunctorException;

/**
 * Closure implementation that always throws an exception.
 * 
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 348444 $ $Date: 2005-11-23 14:06:56 +0000 (Wed, 23 Nov 2005) $
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public final class ExceptionClosure implements Closure, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7179106032121985545L;
    

    /** Singleton predicate instance */
    public static final Closure INSTANCE = new ExceptionClosure();

    /**
     * Factory returning the singleton instance.
     * 
     * @return the singleton instance
     * @since Commons Collections 3.1
     */
    public static Closure getInstance() {
        return INSTANCE;
    }

    /**
     * Restricted constructor.
     */
    private ExceptionClosure() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Always throw an exception.
     * 
     * @param input  the input object
     * @throws FunctorException always
     */
    public void execute(Object input) {
        throw new FunctorException("ExceptionClosure invoked");
    }

}