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package org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.common;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.AbstractCondition;
import org.springmodules.validation.util.condition.Condition;
/**
* A condition that represents a logical <code>NOT</code> of another condition.
*
* @author Uri Boness
*/
public class NotCondition extends AbstractCondition {
private Condition condition;
/**
* Constructs a new NotCondition with the condition to reverse.
*
* @param condition The condition to reverse.
*/
public NotCondition(Condition condition) {
Assert.notNull(condition, "Condition cannot be null");
this.condition = condition;
}
/**
* Checks and reverses the associated condition on the given object.
*
* @param object The object to be checked.
* @return <code>true</code> if the associated condition returns <code>false</code>, <code>false</code> otherwise.
*/
public boolean doCheck(Object object) {
return !condition.check(object);
}
//============================================= Setter/Getter ===================================================
/**
* Returns the reverse condition associated with this condition.
*
* @return The reverse condition associated with this condition.
*/
public Condition getCondition() {
return condition;
}
}