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"><B>com.google.common.base.Predicates</B> 97</PRE> 98<HR> 99<DL> 100<DT><PRE>public final class <B>Predicates</B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></DL> 101</PRE> 102 103<P> 104Contains static factory methods for creating <code>Predicate</code> instances. 105 106 <p>All methods returns serializable predicates as long as they're given 107 serializable parameters. 108<P> 109 110<P> 111<DL> 112<DT><B>Since:</B></DT> 113 <DD>2010.01.04 <b>stable</b> (imported from Google Collections Library)</DD> 114<DT><B>Author:</B></DT> 115 <DD>Kevin Bourrillion</DD> 116</DL> 117<HR> 118 119<P> 120 121<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> 122 123<A NAME="method_summary"><!-- --></A> 124<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 125<TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 126<TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 127<B>Method Summary</B></FONT></TH> 128</TR> 129<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 130<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 131<CODE>static 132<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 133<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 134<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 135<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 136</TR> 137</TABLE> 138</CODE></FONT></TD> 139<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#alwaysFalse()">alwaysFalse</A></B>()</CODE> 140 141<BR> 142 Returns a predicate that always evaluates to <code>false</code>.</TD> 143</TR> 144<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 145<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 146<CODE>static 147<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 148<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 149<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 150<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 151</TR> 152</TABLE> 153</CODE></FONT></TD> 154<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#alwaysTrue()">alwaysTrue</A></B>()</CODE> 155 156<BR> 157 Returns a predicate that always evaluates to <code>true</code>.</TD> 158</TR> 159<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 160<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 161<CODE>static 162<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 163<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 164<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 165<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 166</TR> 167</TABLE> 168</CODE></FONT></TD> 169<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#and(java.lang.Iterable)">and</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>> components)</CODE> 170 171<BR> 172 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if each of its 173 components evaluates to <code>true</code>.</TD> 174</TR> 175<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 176<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 177<CODE>static 178<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 179<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 180<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 181<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 182</TR> 183</TABLE> 184</CODE></FONT></TD> 185<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#and(com.google.common.base.Predicate...)">and</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>... components)</CODE> 186 187<BR> 188 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if each of its 189 components evaluates to <code>true</code>.</TD> 190</TR> 191<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 192<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 193<CODE>static 194<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 195<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 196<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 197<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 198</TR> 199</TABLE> 200</CODE></FONT></TD> 201<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#and(com.google.common.base.Predicate, com.google.common.base.Predicate)">and</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> first, 202 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> second)</CODE> 203 204<BR> 205 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if both of its 206 components evaluate to <code>true</code>.</TD> 207</TR> 208<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 209<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 210<CODE>static 211<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 212<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 213<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 214<CODE><A,B> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><A></CODE></FONT></TD> 215</TR> 216</TABLE> 217</CODE></FONT></TD> 218<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#compose(com.google.common.base.Predicate, com.google.common.base.Function)">compose</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><B> predicate, 219 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Function.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Function</A><A,? extends B> function)</CODE> 220 221<BR> 222 Returns the composition of a function and a predicate.</TD> 223</TR> 224<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 225<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 226<CODE>static 227<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 228<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 229<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 230<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 231</TR> 232</TABLE> 233</CODE></FONT></TD> 234<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#equalTo(T)">equalTo</A></B>(T target)</CODE> 235 236<BR> 237 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object being 238 tested <code>equals()</code> the given target or both are null.</TD> 239</TR> 240<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 241<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 242<CODE>static 243<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 244<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 245<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 246<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 247</TR> 248</TABLE> 249</CODE></FONT></TD> 250<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#in(java.util.Collection)">in</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collection.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Collection</A><? extends T> target)</CODE> 251 252<BR> 253 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object reference 254 being tested is a member of the given collection.</TD> 255</TR> 256<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 257<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 258<CODE>static <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>></CODE></FONT></TD> 259<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#instanceOf(java.lang.Class)">instanceOf</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</A><?> clazz)</CODE> 260 261<BR> 262 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object being 263 tested is an instance of the given class.</TD> 264</TR> 265<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 266<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 267<CODE>static 268<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 269<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 270<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 271<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 272</TR> 273</TABLE> 274</CODE></FONT></TD> 275<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#isNull()">isNull</A></B>()</CODE> 276 277<BR> 278 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object reference 279 being tested is null.</TD> 280</TR> 281<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 282<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 283<CODE>static 284<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 285<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 286<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 287<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 288</TR> 289</TABLE> 290</CODE></FONT></TD> 291<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#not(com.google.common.base.Predicate)">not</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> predicate)</CODE> 292 293<BR> 294 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the given predicate 295 evaluates to <code>false</code>.</TD> 296</TR> 297<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 298<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 299<CODE>static 300<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 301<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 302<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 303<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 304</TR> 305</TABLE> 306</CODE></FONT></TD> 307<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#notNull()">notNull</A></B>()</CODE> 308 309<BR> 310 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object reference 311 being tested is not null.</TD> 312</TR> 313<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 314<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 315<CODE>static 316<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 317<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 318<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 319<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 320</TR> 321</TABLE> 322</CODE></FONT></TD> 323<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#or(java.lang.Iterable)">or</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>> components)</CODE> 324 325<BR> 326 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if any one of its 327 components evaluates to <code>true</code>.</TD> 328</TR> 329<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 330<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 331<CODE>static 332<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 333<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 334<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 335<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 336</TR> 337</TABLE> 338</CODE></FONT></TD> 339<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#or(com.google.common.base.Predicate...)">or</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>... components)</CODE> 340 341<BR> 342 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if any one of its 343 components evaluates to <code>true</code>.</TD> 344</TR> 345<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 346<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 347<CODE>static 348<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 349<TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 350<TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 351<CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 352</TR> 353</TABLE> 354</CODE></FONT></TD> 355<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicates.html#or(com.google.common.base.Predicate, com.google.common.base.Predicate)">or</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> first, 356 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> second)</CODE> 357 358<BR> 359 Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if either of its 360 components evaluates to <code>true</code>.</TD> 361</TR> 362</TABLE> 363 <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.lang.Object"><!-- --></A> 364<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 365<TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> 366<TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods inherited from class java.lang.<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></B></TH> 367</TR> 368<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 369<TD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang">clone</A>, <A 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NAME="alwaysTrue()"><!-- --></A><H3> 386alwaysTrue</H3> 387<PRE> 388public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>alwaysTrue</B>()</PRE> 389<DL> 390<DD>Returns a predicate that always evaluates to <code>true</code>. 391<P> 392<DD><DL> 393</DL> 394</DD> 395</DL> 396<HR> 397 398<A NAME="alwaysFalse()"><!-- --></A><H3> 399alwaysFalse</H3> 400<PRE> 401public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>alwaysFalse</B>()</PRE> 402<DL> 403<DD>Returns a predicate that always evaluates to <code>false</code>. 404<P> 405<DD><DL> 406</DL> 407</DD> 408</DL> 409<HR> 410 411<A NAME="isNull()"><!-- --></A><H3> 412isNull</H3> 413<PRE> 414public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>isNull</B>()</PRE> 415<DL> 416<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object reference 417 being tested is null. 418<P> 419<DD><DL> 420</DL> 421</DD> 422</DL> 423<HR> 424 425<A NAME="notNull()"><!-- --></A><H3> 426notNull</H3> 427<PRE> 428public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>notNull</B>()</PRE> 429<DL> 430<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object reference 431 being tested is not null. 432<P> 433<DD><DL> 434</DL> 435</DD> 436</DL> 437<HR> 438 439<A NAME="not(com.google.common.base.Predicate)"><!-- --></A><H3> 440not</H3> 441<PRE> 442public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>not</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> predicate)</PRE> 443<DL> 444<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the given predicate 445 evaluates to <code>false</code>. 446<P> 447<DD><DL> 448</DL> 449</DD> 450</DL> 451<HR> 452 453<A NAME="and(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 454and</H3> 455<PRE> 456public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>and</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>> components)</PRE> 457<DL> 458<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if each of its 459 components evaluates to <code>true</code>. The components are evaluated in 460 order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited" as soon as a false 461 predicate is found. It defensively copies the iterable passed in, so future 462 changes to it won't alter the behavior of this predicate. If <code>components</code> is empty, the returned predicate will always evaluate to <code>true</code>. 463<P> 464<DD><DL> 465</DL> 466</DD> 467</DL> 468<HR> 469 470<A NAME="and(com.google.common.base.Predicate...)"><!-- --></A><H3> 471and</H3> 472<PRE> 473public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>and</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>... components)</PRE> 474<DL> 475<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if each of its 476 components evaluates to <code>true</code>. The components are evaluated in 477 order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited" as soon as a false 478 predicate is found. It defensively copies the array passed in, so future 479 changes to it won't alter the behavior of this predicate. If <code>components</code> is empty, the returned predicate will always evaluate to <code>true</code>. 480<P> 481<DD><DL> 482</DL> 483</DD> 484</DL> 485<HR> 486 487<A NAME="and(com.google.common.base.Predicate, com.google.common.base.Predicate)"><!-- --></A><H3> 488and</H3> 489<PRE> 490public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>and</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> first, 491 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> second)</PRE> 492<DL> 493<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if both of its 494 components evaluate to <code>true</code>. The components are evaluated in 495 order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited" as soon as a false 496 predicate is found. 497<P> 498<DD><DL> 499</DL> 500</DD> 501</DL> 502<HR> 503 504<A NAME="or(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 505or</H3> 506<PRE> 507public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>or</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>> components)</PRE> 508<DL> 509<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if any one of its 510 components evaluates to <code>true</code>. The components are evaluated in 511 order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited" as soon as as soon as a 512 true predicate is found. It defensively copies the iterable passed in, so 513 future changes to it won't alter the behavior of this predicate. If <code>components</code> is empty, the returned predicate will always evaluate to <code>false</code>. 514<P> 515<DD><DL> 516</DL> 517</DD> 518</DL> 519<HR> 520 521<A NAME="or(com.google.common.base.Predicate...)"><!-- --></A><H3> 522or</H3> 523<PRE> 524public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>or</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T>... components)</PRE> 525<DL> 526<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if any one of its 527 components evaluates to <code>true</code>. The components are evaluated in 528 order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited" as soon as as soon as a 529 true predicate is found. It defensively copies the array passed in, so 530 future changes to it won't alter the behavior of this predicate. If <code>components</code> is empty, the returned predicate will always evaluate to <code>false</code>. 531<P> 532<DD><DL> 533</DL> 534</DD> 535</DL> 536<HR> 537 538<A NAME="or(com.google.common.base.Predicate, com.google.common.base.Predicate)"><!-- --></A><H3> 539or</H3> 540<PRE> 541public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>or</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> first, 542 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><? super T> second)</PRE> 543<DL> 544<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if either of its 545 components evaluates to <code>true</code>. The components are evaluated in 546 order, and evaluation will be "short-circuited" as soon as as soon as a 547 true predicate is found. 548<P> 549<DD><DL> 550</DL> 551</DD> 552</DL> 553<HR> 554 555<A NAME="equalTo(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><A NAME="equalTo(T)"><!-- --></A><H3> 556equalTo</H3> 557<PRE> 558public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>equalTo</B>(<FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="http://jsr-305.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/javadoc/javax/annotation/Nullable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.annotation">@Nullable</A></FONT> 559 T target)</PRE> 560<DL> 561<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object being 562 tested <code>equals()</code> the given target or both are null. 563<P> 564<DD><DL> 565</DL> 566</DD> 567</DL> 568<HR> 569 570<A NAME="instanceOf(java.lang.Class)"><!-- --></A><H3> 571instanceOf</H3> 572<PRE> 573public static <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>> <B>instanceOf</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</A><?> clazz)</PRE> 574<DL> 575<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object being 576 tested is an instance of the given class. If the object being tested 577 is <code>null</code> this predicate evaluates to <code>false</code>. 578 579 <p>If you want to filter an <code>Iterable</code> to narrow its type, consider 580 using <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Iterables.html#filter(java.lang.Iterable, java.lang.Class)"><CODE>Iterables.filter(Iterable, Class)</CODE></A> 581 in preference. 582<P> 583<DD><DL> 584</DL> 585</DD> 586</DL> 587<HR> 588 589<A NAME="in(java.util.Collection)"><!-- --></A><H3> 590in</H3> 591<PRE> 592public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><T> <B>in</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collection.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Collection</A><? extends T> target)</PRE> 593<DL> 594<DD>Returns a predicate that evaluates to <code>true</code> if the object reference 595 being tested is a member of the given collection. It does not defensively 596 copy the collection passed in, so future changes to it will alter the 597 behavior of the predicate. 598 599 This method can technically accept any Collection<?>, but using a typed 600 collection helps prevent bugs. This approach doesn't block any potential 601 users since it is always possible to use <code>Predicates.<Object>in()</code>. 602<P> 603<DD><DL> 604<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>target</CODE> - the collection that may contain the function input</DL> 605</DD> 606</DL> 607<HR> 608 609<A NAME="compose(com.google.common.base.Predicate, com.google.common.base.Function)"><!-- --></A><H3> 610compose</H3> 611<PRE> 612public static <A,B> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><A> <B>compose</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Predicate.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Predicate</A><B> predicate, 613 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Function.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Function</A><A,? extends B> function)</PRE> 614<DL> 615<DD>Returns the composition of a function and a predicate. 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