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package com.sun.max.util;

import com.sun.max.*;

/**
 */
public interface Predicate<T> {

    boolean evaluate(T object);

    public static final class Static {
        private Static() {
        }

        private static Predicate<Object> alwaysTrue = new Predicate<Object>() {
            public boolean evaluate(Object object) {
                return true;
            }
        };

        public static <T> Predicate<T> alwaysTrue() {
            final Class<Predicate<T>> predicateType = null;
            return Utils.cast(predicateType, alwaysTrue);
        }
    }

}