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

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.functor.BinaryFunction;
import org.apache.commons.functor.BinaryPredicate;

/**
 * {@link #evaluate Evaluates} to its first argument.
 * 
 * {@link #test Tests} to the <code>boolean</code>
 * value of the <code>Boolean</code>-valued first
 * argument. The {@link #test test} method 
 * throws an exception if the parameter isn't a 
 * non-<code>null</code> <code>Boolean</code>.
 * 
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 * @author Rodney Waldhoff
 */
public final class LeftIdentity implements BinaryPredicate, BinaryFunction, Serializable {
    
    // constructor
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public LeftIdentity() {
    }
 
    // functor interface
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    public Object evaluate(Object left, Object right) {
        return left;
    }

    public boolean test(Object left, Object right) {
        return test((Boolean)left);
    }

    private boolean test(Boolean bool) {
        return bool.booleanValue();
    }

    public boolean equals(Object that) {
        return (that instanceof LeftIdentity);
    }
    
    public int hashCode() {
        return "LeftIdentity".hashCode();
    }
    
    public String toString() {
        return "LeftIdentity";
    }
    
    // static methods
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public static LeftIdentity instance() {
        return INSTANCE;
    }
    
    // static attributes
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    private static final LeftIdentity INSTANCE = new LeftIdentity();
}