core/src/main/java/org/apache/metamodel/util/ExclusionPredicate.java

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package org.apache.metamodel.util;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;

/**
 * A predicate that uses an exclusion list ("black list") of elements to
 * determine whether to evaluate true or false.
 * 
 * @param <E>
 */
public class ExclusionPredicate<E> implements Predicate<E> {

    private final Collection<E> _exclusionList;

    public ExclusionPredicate(Collection<E> exclusionList) {
        _exclusionList = exclusionList;
    }

    @Override
    public Boolean eval(E arg) {
        if (_exclusionList.contains(arg)) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    public Collection<E> getExclusionList() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(_exclusionList);
    }
}