org.apache.commons.collections.functors
Class ExceptionPredicate<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ExceptionPredicate<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Predicate<T>

public final class ExceptionPredicate<T>
extends Object
implements Predicate<T>, Serializable

Predicate implementation that always throws an exception.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2005/05/23 04:34:19 $

Author:

Matt Hall, John Watkinson, Stephen Colebourne

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Predicate

INSTANCE Singleton predicate instance

Method Summary

boolean	evaluate(T object) Evaluates the predicate always throwing an exception.
static Predicate	getInstance() Factory returning the singleton instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final Predicate INSTANCE

Singleton predicate instance

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Predicate getInstance()

Factory returning the singleton instance.

Returns:

the singleton instance

Since:

Commons Collections 3.1

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(T object)

Evaluates the predicate always throwing an exception.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Predicate<T>

Parameters:

object - the input object

Returns:

never

Throws:

FunctorException - always