Package org.apache.commons.collections.functors

Class OrPredicate

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.collections.functors.OrPredicate
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, PredicateDecorator, Predicate
public final class OrPredicate extends Object implements Predicate, PredicateDecorator, Serializable
Predicate implementation that returns true if either of the predicates return true.
Since:
Commons Collections 3.0
Version:
$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
Author:
Stephen Colebourne
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • OrPredicate

      public OrPredicate(Predicate predicate1, Predicate predicate2)
      Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.
      Parameters:
      predicate1 - the first predicate to check, not null
      predicate2 - the second predicate to check, not null

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static Predicate getInstance(Predicate predicate1, Predicate predicate2)
      Factory to create the predicate.
      Parameters:
      predicate1 - the first predicate to check, not null
      predicate2 - the second predicate to check, not null
      Returns:
      the and predicate
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if either predicate is null

    • evaluate

      public boolean evaluate(Object object)
      Evaluates the predicate returning true if either predicate returns true.
      Specified by:
      evaluate in interface Predicate
      Parameters:
      object - the input object
      Returns:
      true if either decorated predicate returns true

    • getPredicates

      public Predicate[] getPredicates()
      Gets the two predicates being decorated as an array.
      Specified by:
      getPredicates in interface PredicateDecorator
      Returns:
      the predicates
      Since:
      Commons Collections 3.1