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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;
    018
    019import java.io.Serializable;
    020
    021import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;
    022
    023/**
    024 * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is the same object
    025 * as the one stored in this predicate.
    026 *
    027 * @since 3.0
    028 */
    029public final class IdentityPredicate<T> implements Predicate<T>, Serializable {
    030
    031    /** Serial version UID */
    032    private static final long serialVersionUID = -89901658494523293L;
    033
    034    /** The value to compare to */
    035    private final T iValue;
    036
    037    /**
    038     * Factory to create the identity predicate.
    039     *
    040     * @param <T> the type that the predicate queries
    041     * @param object  the object to compare to
    042     * @return the predicate
    043     */
    044    public static <T> Predicate<T> identityPredicate(final T object) {
    045        if (object == null) {
    046            return NullPredicate.<T>nullPredicate();
    047        }
    048        return new IdentityPredicate<>(object);
    049    }
    050
    051    /**
    052     * Constructor that performs no validation.
    053     * Use <code>identityPredicate</code> if you want that.
    054     *
    055     * @param object  the object to compare to
    056     */
    057    public IdentityPredicate(final T object) {
    058        super();
    059        iValue = object;
    060    }
    061
    062    /**
    063     * Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input object is identical to
    064     * the stored object.
    065     *
    066     * @param object  the input object
    067     * @return true if input is the same object as the stored value
    068     */
    069    @Override
    070    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
    071        return iValue == object;
    072    }
    073
    074    /**
    075     * Gets the value.
    076     *
    077     * @return the value
    078     * @since 3.1
    079     */
    080    public T getValue() {
    081        return iValue;
    082    }
    083
    084}