core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/functor/core/algorithm/RemoveMatching.java

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package org.apache.commons.functor.core.algorithm;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.commons.functor.BinaryProcedure;
import org.apache.commons.functor.Predicate;

/**
 * Remove elements from left Iterator that match right Predicate.
 *
 * @param <T> the procedure argument type.
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public final class RemoveMatching<T>
    implements BinaryProcedure<Iterator<? extends T>, Predicate<? super T>>, Serializable {
    /**
     * serialVersionUID declaration.
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8376577687898040683L;
    /**
     * A static {@link RemoveMatching} instance reference.
     */
    private static final RemoveMatching<Object> INSTANCE = new RemoveMatching<Object>();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @param left {@link Iterator}
     * @param right {@link Predicate}
     */
    public void run(Iterator<? extends T> left, Predicate<? super T> right) {
        while (left.hasNext()) {
            if (right.test(left.next())) {
                left.remove();
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        return obj == this || obj != null && obj.getClass().equals(getClass());
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return System.identityHashCode(INSTANCE);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "RemoveMatching";
    }

    /**
     * Get a static {@link RemoveMatching} instance.
     * @return {@link RemoveMatching}
     */
    public static RemoveMatching<Object> instance() {
        return INSTANCE;
    }

}