IdentityPredicate (Apache Commons Collections 4.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.IdentityPredicate<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Predicate<T>
```
public final class IdentityPredicate<T>
extends Object
implements Predicate<T>, Serializable
```
Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is the same object as the one stored in this predicate.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

IdentityPredicate(T object)
Constructor that performs no validation.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`evaluate(T object)`	Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is identical to the stored object.
`T`	`getValue()`	Gets the value.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`identityPredicate(T object)`	Factory to create the identity predicate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - IdentityPredicate
```
public IdentityPredicate(T object)
```
    Constructor that performs no validation. Use identityPredicate if you want that.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object to compare to
- Method Detail
  - identityPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> identityPredicate(T object)
```
    Factory to create the identity predicate.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    the predicate
  - evaluate
```
public boolean evaluate(T object)
```
    Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is identical to the stored object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    evaluate in interface Predicate<T>
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the input object
    
    Returns:
    
    true if input is the same object as the stored value
  - getValue
```
public T getValue()
```
    Gets the value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value
    
    Since:
    
    3.1