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017    package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;
018    
019    import java.io.Serializable;
020    
021    import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
022    
023    /**
024     * Predicate implementation that returns true if the input is the same object
025     * as the one stored in this predicate by equals.
026     * 
027     * @since Commons Collections 3.0
028     * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
029     *
030     * @author Stephen Colebourne
031     */
032    public final class EqualPredicate implements Predicate, Serializable {
033    
034        /** Serial version UID */
035        private static final long serialVersionUID = 5633766978029907089L;
036    
037        /** The value to compare to */
038        private final Object iValue;
039        
040        /**
041         * Factory to create the identity predicate.
042         * 
043         * @param object  the object to compare to
044         * @return the predicate
045         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the predicate is null
046         */
047        public static Predicate getInstance(Object object) {
048            if (object == null) {
049                return NullPredicate.INSTANCE;
050            }
051            return new EqualPredicate(object);
052        }
053    
054        /**
055         * Constructor that performs no validation.
056         * Use <code>getInstance</code> if you want that.
057         * 
058         * @param object  the object to compare to
059         */
060        public EqualPredicate(Object object) {
061            super();
062            iValue = object;
063        }
064    
065        /**
066         * Evaluates the predicate returning true if the input equals the stored value.
067         * 
068         * @param object  the input object
069         * @return true if input object equals stored value
070         */
071        public boolean evaluate(Object object) {
072            return (iValue.equals(object));
073        }
074    
075        /**
076         * Gets the value.
077         * 
078         * @return the value
079         * @since Commons Collections 3.1
080         */
081        public Object getValue() {
082            return iValue;
083        }
084    
085    }