AbstractQuantifierPredicate.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;

/**
 * Abstract base class for quantification predicates, e.g. All, Any, None.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 * @version $Id$
 */
public abstract class AbstractQuantifierPredicate<T> implements PredicateDecorator<T>, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3094696765038308799L;

    /** The array of predicates to call */
    protected final Predicate<? super T>[] iPredicates;

    /**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     *
     * @param predicates  the predicates to check, not cloned, not null
     */
    public AbstractQuantifierPredicate(final Predicate<? super T>... predicates) {
        iPredicates = predicates;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the predicates.
     *
     * @return a copy of the predicates
     * @since 3.1
     */
    @Override
    public Predicate<? super T>[] getPredicates() {
        return FunctorUtils.<T>copy(iPredicates);
    }

}