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package org.refcodes.matcher.impls;

import org.refcodes.matcher.Matcher;

/**
 * A LESS THAN {@link Matcher}, comparing its matchee with the matchee provided
 * to the {@link #isMatching(Object)} method using the
 * {@link Comparable#compareTo(Object)} method to be implemented by the
 * matchees.
 *
 * @param  The matchee type, which must implement the {@link Comparable}
 *        interface for being able to do the according comparisons required by
 *        this {@link Matcher}.
 */
public class LessThanMatcherImpl> implements Matcher {

	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// VARIABLES:
	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	private M _matchee;

	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// CONSTRUCTORS:
	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	/**
	 * Constructs an LESS THAN {@link Matcher}, comparing its matchee with the
	 * matchee provided to the {@link #isMatching(Object)} method using the
	 * {@link Comparable#compareTo(Object)} method to be implemented by the
	 * matchees.
	 * 
	 * @param aMatchee The matchee with which to match.
	 */
	public LessThanMatcherImpl( M aMatchee ) {
		assert (aMatchee != null);
		_matchee = aMatchee;
	}

	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// METHODS:
	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	@Override
	public boolean isMatching( M aMatchee ) {
		return _matchee.compareTo( aMatchee ) < 0;
	}
}