// $Id: Predicate.java 15579 2008-08-18 21:41:39Z tfmorris $
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package org.argouml.util;
/**
* Interface for objects that act as predicate functions. Based on
* {@link gef.util.Predicate} by Jason Robbins, but uses <code>evaluate</code>
* instead of <code>predicate</code> for better compatibility with other
* implementations.
*
* @author Tom Morris
*/
public interface Predicate {
/**
* Evaluate the predicate for the given object and return true or false.
*
* @param object object to be tested
* @return boolean indicating whether predicate evaluated true or false.
*/
public boolean evaluate(Object object);
}