InstanceofPredicate (Apache Commons Collections 4.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.InstanceofPredicate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Predicate<Object>
```
public final class InstanceofPredicate
extends Object
implements Predicate<Object>, Serializable
```
Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is an instanceof the type stored in this predicate.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

InstanceofPredicate(Class<?> type)
Constructor that performs no validation.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`evaluate(Object object)`	Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is of the correct type.
`Class<?>`	`getType()`	Gets the type to compare to.
`static Predicate<Object>`	`instanceOfPredicate(Class<?> type)`	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
  - InstanceofPredicate
```
public InstanceofPredicate(Class<?> type)
```
    Constructor that performs no validation. Use instanceOfPredicate if you want that.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type to check for
- Method Detail
  - instanceOfPredicate
```
public static Predicate<Object> instanceOfPredicate(Class<?> type)
```
    Factory to create the identity predicate.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type to check for, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the class is null
  - evaluate
```
public boolean evaluate(Object object)
```
    Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is of the correct type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    evaluate in interface Predicate<Object>
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the input object
    
    Returns:
    
    true if input is of stored type
  - getType
```
public Class<?> getType()
```
    Gets the type to compare to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type
    
    Since:
    
    3.1