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package org.apache.commons.collections4.functors;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Predicate;

/**
 * Predicate implementation that returns the opposite of the decorated predicate.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 * @version $Id: NotPredicate.java 1686855 2015-06-22 13:00:27Z tn $
 */
public final class NotPredicate implements PredicateDecorator, Serializable {

    /** Serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2654603322338049674L;

    /** The predicate to decorate */
    private final Predicate iPredicate;

    /**
     * Factory to create the not predicate.
     *
     * @param  the type that the predicate queries
     * @param predicate  the predicate to decorate, not null
     * @return the predicate
     * @throws NullPointerException if the predicate is null
     */
    public static  Predicate notPredicate(final Predicate predicate) {
        if (predicate == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Predicate must not be null");
        }
        return new NotPredicate(predicate);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor that performs no validation.
     * Use notPredicate if you want that.
     *
     * @param predicate  the predicate to call after the null check
     */
    public NotPredicate(final Predicate predicate) {
        super();
        iPredicate = predicate;
    }

    /**
     * Evaluates the predicate returning the opposite to the stored predicate.
     *
     * @param object  the input object
     * @return true if predicate returns false
     */
    public boolean evaluate(final T object) {
        return !iPredicate.evaluate(object);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the predicate being decorated.
     *
     * @return the predicate as the only element in an array
     * @since 3.1
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public Predicate[] getPredicates() {
        return new Predicate[] {iPredicate};
    }

}