net.sf.collections15.functors.predicate
Class FalsePredicate<E>

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.collections15.functors.predicate.FalsePredicate<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Predicate<E>

public final class FalsePredicate<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements Predicate<E>, java.io.Serializable

Predicate implementation that always evaluates to false.

Since:

Collections15 1.0

Author:

Stephen Colebourne, Chris Lambrou (port to Java 5.0)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

FalsePredicate() Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

boolean	evaluate(E object) Evaluates the Predicate, always returning false.
static <T> Predicate<T>	getInstance() ReturnsFactory returning the singleton instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FalsePredicate

protected FalsePredicate()

Creates a new instance.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static <T> Predicate<T> getInstance()

ReturnsFactory returning the singleton instance.

Returns:

the singleton instance

Since:

Commons Collections 3.1

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(E object)

Evaluates the Predicate, always returning false.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Predicate<E>

Parameters:

object - The input object.

Returns:

Always returns false.