PredicateUtils (Apache Commons Collections 4.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.collections4.PredicateUtils

```
public class PredicateUtils
extends Object
```
PredicateUtils provides reference implementations and utilities for the Predicate functor interface. The supplied predicates are:
- Invoker - returns the result of a method call on the input object
- InstanceOf - true if the object is an instanceof a class
- Equal - true if the object equals() a specified object
- Identity - true if the object == a specified object
- Null - true if the object is null
- NotNull - true if the object is not null
- Unique - true if the object has not already been evaluated
- And/All - true if all of the predicates are true
- Or/Any - true if any of the predicates is true
- Either/One - true if only one of the predicate is true
- Neither/None - true if none of the predicates are true
- Not - true if the predicate is false, and vice versa
- Transformer - wraps a Transformer as a Predicate
- True - always return true
- False - always return false
- Exception - always throws an exception
- NullIsException/NullIsFalse/NullIsTrue - check for null input
- Transformed - transforms the input before calling the predicate
All the supplied predicates are Serializable.
Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: PredicateUtils.java 1469004 2013-04-17 17:37:03Z tn $

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`allPredicate(Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true only if all of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`allPredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true only if all of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`andPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1, Predicate<? super T> predicate2)` Create a new Predicate that returns true only if both of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`anyPredicate(Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if any of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`anyPredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if any of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`asPredicate(Transformer<? super T,Boolean> transformer)` Create a new Predicate that wraps a Transformer.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`eitherPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1, Predicate<? super T> predicate2)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if one, but not both, of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`equalPredicate(T value)` Creates a Predicate that checks if the input object is equal to the specified object using equals().
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`exceptionPredicate()` Gets a Predicate that always throws an exception.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`falsePredicate()` Gets a Predicate that always returns false.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`identityPredicate(T value)` Creates a Predicate that checks if the input object is equal to the specified object by identity.
`static Predicate<Object>`	`instanceofPredicate(Class<?> type)` Creates a Predicate that checks if the object passed in is of a particular type, using instanceof.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`invokerPredicate(String methodName)` Creates a Predicate that invokes a method on the input object.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`invokerPredicate(String methodName, Class<?>[] paramTypes, Object[] args)` Creates a Predicate that invokes a method on the input object.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`neitherPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1, Predicate<? super T> predicate2)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if neither of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`nonePredicate(Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if none of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`nonePredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if none of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`notNullPredicate()` Gets a Predicate that checks if the input object passed in is not null.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`notPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if the specified predicate returns false and vice versa.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`nullIsExceptionPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)` Gets a Predicate that throws an exception if the input object is null, otherwise it calls the specified Predicate.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`nullIsFalsePredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)` Gets a Predicate that returns false if the input object is null, otherwise it calls the specified Predicate.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`nullIsTruePredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)` Gets a Predicate that returns true if the input object is null, otherwise it calls the specified Predicate.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`nullPredicate()` Gets a Predicate that checks if the input object passed in is null.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`onePredicate(Collection<Predicate<T>> predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if only one of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`onePredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if only one of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`orPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1, Predicate<? super T> predicate2)` Create a new Predicate that returns true if either of the specified predicates are true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`transformedPredicate(Transformer<? super T,? extends T> transformer, Predicate<? super T> predicate)` Creates a predicate that transforms the input object before passing it to the predicate.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`truePredicate()` Gets a Predicate that always returns true.
`static <T> Predicate<T>`	`uniquePredicate()` Creates a Predicate that returns true the first time an object is encountered, and false if the same object is received again.

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

- Method Detail
  - exceptionPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> exceptionPredicate()
```
    Gets a Predicate that always throws an exception. This could be useful during testing as a placeholder.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    ExceptionPredicate
  - truePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> truePredicate()
```
    Gets a Predicate that always returns true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    TruePredicate
  - falsePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> falsePredicate()
```
    Gets a Predicate that always returns false.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    FalsePredicate
  - nullPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> nullPredicate()
```
    Gets a Predicate that checks if the input object passed in is null.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    NullPredicate
  - notNullPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> notNullPredicate()
```
    Gets a Predicate that checks if the input object passed in is not null.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    NotNullPredicate
  - equalPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> equalPredicate(T value)
```
    Creates a Predicate that checks if the input object is equal to the specified object using equals().
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    value - the value to compare against
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    EqualPredicate
  - identityPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> identityPredicate(T value)
```
    Creates a Predicate that checks if the input object is equal to the specified object by identity.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    value - the value to compare against
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    IdentityPredicate
  - instanceofPredicate
```
public static Predicate<Object> instanceofPredicate(Class<?> type)
```
    Creates a Predicate that checks if the object passed in is of a particular type, using instanceof. A null input object will return false.
    
    Parameters:
    type - the type to check for, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the class is null
    See Also:
    InstanceofPredicate
  - uniquePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> uniquePredicate()
```
    Creates a Predicate that returns true the first time an object is encountered, and false if the same object is received again. The comparison is by equals(). A null input object is accepted and will return true the first time, and false subsequently as well.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    See Also:
    UniquePredicate
  - invokerPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> invokerPredicate(String methodName)
```
    Creates a Predicate that invokes a method on the input object. The method must return either a boolean or a non-null Boolean, and have no parameters. If the input object is null, a PredicateException is thrown.
    For example, PredicateUtils.invokerPredicate("isEmpty"); will call the isEmpty method on the input object to determine the predicate result.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    methodName - the method name to call on the input object, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the methodName is null.
    See Also:
    InvokerTransformer, TransformerPredicate
  - invokerPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> invokerPredicate(String methodName,
                                Class<?>[] paramTypes,
                                Object[] args)
```
    Creates a Predicate that invokes a method on the input object. The method must return either a boolean or a non-null Boolean, and have no parameters. If the input object is null, a PredicateException is thrown.
    For example, PredicateUtils.invokerPredicate("isEmpty"); will call the isEmpty method on the input object to determine the predicate result.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    methodName - the method name to call on the input object, may not be null
    paramTypes - the parameter types
    args - the arguments
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the method name is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the paramTypes and args don't match
    See Also:
    InvokerTransformer, TransformerPredicate
  - andPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> andPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1,
                            Predicate<? super T> predicate2)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true only if both of the specified predicates are true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate1 - the first predicate, may not be null
    predicate2 - the second predicate, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the and predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if either predicate is null
    See Also:
    AndPredicate
  - allPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> allPredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true only if all of the specified predicates are true. If the array of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - an array of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the all predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the array is null
    See Also:
    AllPredicate
  - allPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> allPredicate(Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true only if all of the specified predicates are true. The predicates are checked in iterator order. If the collection of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - a collection of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the all predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates collection is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the collection is null
    See Also:
    AllPredicate
  - orPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> orPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1,
                           Predicate<? super T> predicate2)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if either of the specified predicates are true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate1 - the first predicate, may not be null
    predicate2 - the second predicate, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the or predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if either predicate is null
    See Also:
    OrPredicate
  - anyPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> anyPredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if any of the specified predicates are true. If the array of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns false.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - an array of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the any predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the array is null
    See Also:
    AnyPredicate
  - anyPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> anyPredicate(Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if any of the specified predicates are true. The predicates are checked in iterator order. If the collection of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns false.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - a collection of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the any predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates collection is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the collection is null
    See Also:
    AnyPredicate
  - eitherPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> eitherPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1,
                               Predicate<? super T> predicate2)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if one, but not both, of the specified predicates are true. XOR
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate1 - the first predicate, may not be null
    predicate2 - the second predicate, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the either predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if either predicate is null
    See Also:
    OnePredicate
  - onePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> onePredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if only one of the specified predicates are true. If the array of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns false.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - an array of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the one predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the array is null
    See Also:
    OnePredicate
  - onePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> onePredicate(Collection<Predicate<T>> predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if only one of the specified predicates are true. The predicates are checked in iterator order. If the collection of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns false.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - a collection of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the one predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates collection is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the collection is null
    See Also:
    OnePredicate
  - neitherPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> neitherPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate1,
                                Predicate<? super T> predicate2)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if neither of the specified predicates are true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate1 - the first predicate, may not be null
    predicate2 - the second predicate, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the neither predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if either predicate is null
    See Also:
    NonePredicate
  - nonePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> nonePredicate(Predicate<? super T>... predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if none of the specified predicates are true. If the array of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - an array of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the none predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the array is null
    See Also:
    NonePredicate
  - nonePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> nonePredicate(Collection<? extends Predicate<T>> predicates)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if none of the specified predicates are true. The predicates are checked in iterator order. If the collection of predicates is empty, then this predicate returns true.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicates - a collection of predicates to check, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the none predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicates collection is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if any predicate in the collection is null
    See Also:
    NonePredicate
  - notPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> notPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)
```
    Create a new Predicate that returns true if the specified predicate returns false and vice versa.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate - the predicate to not
    
    Returns:
    the not predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicate is null
    See Also:
    NotPredicate
  - asPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> asPredicate(Transformer<? super T,Boolean> transformer)
```
    Create a new Predicate that wraps a Transformer. The Transformer must return either Boolean.TRUE or Boolean.FALSE otherwise a PredicateException will be thrown.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    transformer - the transformer to wrap, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the transformer wrapping predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the transformer is null
    See Also:
    TransformerPredicate
  - nullIsExceptionPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> nullIsExceptionPredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)
```
    Gets a Predicate that throws an exception if the input object is null, otherwise it calls the specified Predicate. This allows null handling behaviour to be added to Predicates that don't support nulls.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate - the predicate to wrap, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicate is null.
    See Also:
    NullIsExceptionPredicate
  - nullIsFalsePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> nullIsFalsePredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)
```
    Gets a Predicate that returns false if the input object is null, otherwise it calls the specified Predicate. This allows null handling behaviour to be added to Predicates that don't support nulls.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate - the predicate to wrap, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicate is null.
    See Also:
    NullIsFalsePredicate
  - nullIsTruePredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> nullIsTruePredicate(Predicate<? super T> predicate)
```
    Gets a Predicate that returns true if the input object is null, otherwise it calls the specified Predicate. This allows null handling behaviour to be added to Predicates that don't support nulls.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    predicate - the predicate to wrap, may not be null
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the predicate is null.
    See Also:
    NullIsTruePredicate
  - transformedPredicate
```
public static <T> Predicate<T> transformedPredicate(Transformer<? super T,? extends T> transformer,
                                    Predicate<? super T> predicate)
```
    Creates a predicate that transforms the input object before passing it to the predicate.
    
    Type Parameters:
    T - the type that the predicate queries
    Parameters:
    transformer - the transformer to call first
    predicate - the predicate to call with the result of the transform
    
    Returns:
    the predicate
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the transformer or the predicate is null
    Since:
    
    3.1
    
    See Also:
    TransformedPredicate

Class PredicateUtils

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

exceptionPredicate

truePredicate

falsePredicate

nullPredicate

notNullPredicate

equalPredicate

identityPredicate

instanceofPredicate

uniquePredicate

invokerPredicate

invokerPredicate

andPredicate

allPredicate

allPredicate

orPredicate

anyPredicate

anyPredicate

eitherPredicate

onePredicate

onePredicate

neitherPredicate

nonePredicate

nonePredicate

notPredicate

asPredicate

nullIsExceptionPredicate

nullIsFalsePredicate

nullIsTruePredicate

transformedPredicate