InstanceofPredicate.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;

/**
 * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is an instanceof
 * the type stored in this predicate.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 * @version $Id$
 */
public final class InstanceofPredicate implements Predicate<Object>, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6682656911025165584L;

    /** The type to compare to */
    private final Class<?> iType;

    /**
     * Factory to create the identity predicate.
     *
     * @param type  the type to check for, may not be null
     * @return the predicate
     * @throws NullPointerException if the class is null
     */
    public static Predicate<Object> instanceOfPredicate(final Class<?> type) {
        if (type == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("The type to check instanceof must not be null");
        }
        return new InstanceofPredicate(type);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     * Use <code>instanceOfPredicate</code> if you want that.
     *
     * @param type  the type to check for
     */
    public InstanceofPredicate(final Class<?> type) {
        super();
        iType = type;
    }

    /**
     * Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is of the correct type.
     *
     * @param object  the input object
     * @return true if input is of stored type
     */
    @Override
    public boolean evaluate(final Object object) {
        return iType.isInstance(object);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the type to compare to.
     *
     * @return the type
     * @since 3.1
     */
    public Class<?> getType() {
        return iType;
    }

}