NotEquals.java

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package com.sri.ai.util.base;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;

/**
 * A {@link Predicate} given an element on construction that tests if it is
 * <i>not</i> equal to a given object when it is applied.
 * 
 * @author braz
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            the type of the element to be tested for equality.
 */
@Beta
public class NotEquals<T> implements Predicate<T> {

	private T element;

	public NotEquals(T element) {
		this.element = element;
	}

	/**
	 * A "constructor" that captures the type automatically.
	 * 
	 * @param element
	 *            the element to construct the NotEquals predicate with.
	 * @return a new NotEquals predicate using the given element.
	 * @param <T1>
	 *            the type of the element.
	 */
	public static <T1> NotEquals<T1> make(T1 element) {
		return new NotEquals<T1>(element);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean apply(T obj) {
		boolean equals = (element == null && obj == null)
				|| element.equals(obj);
		boolean result = !equals;
		return result;
	}
}