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| package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.predicate; |
| |
| /** |
| * A predicate that evaulates to the result of some combination of a set of |
| * other predicates (e.g. the compound predicate's value may be the result |
| * of ANDing the values of its child predicates together). |
| * <p> |
| * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still |
| * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching |
| * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from |
| * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API |
| * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves. |
| * |
| * @param <V> the type of objects to be evaluated |
| * |
| * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.predicate.PredicateTools |
| */ |
| public interface CompoundPredicate<V> |
| extends Predicate<V> |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return the child predicates used to calculate the compound predicate's |
| * value (e.g. the compound predicate's value may be the result |
| * of ANDing the values of these predicates together). |
| */ |
| Predicate<? super V>[] getPredicates(); |
| } |
