package jal.GENERIC; /** * Interface that represents a function object: a predicate that returns * true or false depending on some binary operation involving the * arguments. Examples include equality tests and comparison functions. * *
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* @see Predicate
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public interface BinaryPredicate {
/**
* Tests whether or not the arguments satisfy some condition.
* @param x First argument
* @param y Second argument
* @return Result of the binary operation.
*/
abstract public boolean apply(generic x, generic y);
}