src/java/org/apache/commons/functor/adapter/ProcedureFunction.java

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package org.apache.commons.functor.adapter;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.functor.Function;
import org.apache.commons.functor.Procedure;

/**
 * Adapts a
 * {@link Procedure Procedure} 
 * to the 
 * {@link Function Function} interface
 * by always returning <code>null</code>.
 * <p/>
 * Note that although this class implements 
 * {@link Serializable}, a given instance will
 * only be truly <code>Serializable</code> if the
 * underlying procedure is.  Attempts to serialize
 * an instance whose delegate is not 
 * <code>Serializable</code> will result in an exception.
 * 
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 * @author Rodney Waldhoff
 */
public final class ProcedureFunction implements Function, Serializable {
    public ProcedureFunction(Procedure procedure) {
        this.procedure = procedure;
    }
 
    public Object evaluate() {
        procedure.run();
        return null;
    }   

    public boolean equals(Object that) {
        if(that instanceof ProcedureFunction) {
            return equals((ProcedureFunction)that);
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
        
    public boolean equals(ProcedureFunction that) {
        return that == this || (null != that && (null == procedure ? null == that.procedure : procedure.equals(that.procedure)));
    }
    
    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = "ProcedureFunction".hashCode();
        if(null != procedure) {
            hash ^= procedure.hashCode();
        }
        return hash;
    }
    
    public String toString() {
        return "ProcedureFunction<" + procedure + ">";
    }

    public static ProcedureFunction adapt(Procedure procedure) {
        return null == procedure ? null : new ProcedureFunction(procedure);
    }

    /** The {@link Procedure Procedure} I'm wrapping. */
    private Procedure procedure = null;
}