# Class PredicateTransformer<T>

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.PredicateTransformer<T>

Type Parameters:
  `T` - the type of the input and result to the function.

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Function<T,Boolean>`, `Transformer<T,Boolean>`

public class PredicateTransformer<T> extends Object implements Transformer<T,Boolean>, Serializable
Transformer implementation that calls a Predicate using the input object and then returns the result.

Since:
  3.0
See Also:
  - Serialized Form

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `PredicateTransformer(Predicate<? super T> predicate)`
  Constructor that performs no validation.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Predicate<? super T>`
  `getPredicate()`
  Gets the predicate.
  `static <T> Transformer<T,Boolean>`
  `predicateTransformer(Predicate<? super T> predicate)`
  Factory method that performs validation.
  `Boolean`
  `transform(T input)`
  Transforms the input to result by calling a predicate.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function

  `andThen, compose`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer

  `apply`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### PredicateTransformer

    public PredicateTransformer(Predicate<? super T> predicate)
    Constructor that performs no validation. Use `predicateTransformer` if you want that.
    Parameters:
      `predicate` - the predicate to call, not null

- ## Method Details

  - ### predicateTransformer

    public static <T> Transformer<T,Boolean> predicateTransformer(Predicate<? super T> predicate)
    Factory method that performs validation.
    Type Parameters:
      `T` - the input type
    Parameters:
      `predicate` - the predicate to call, not null
    Returns:
      the `predicate` transformer
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the predicate is null

  - ### getPredicate

    public Predicate<? super T> getPredicate()
    Gets the predicate.
    Returns:
      the predicate
    Since:
      3.1

  - ### transform

    public Boolean transform(T input)
    Transforms the input to result by calling a predicate.
    Specified by:
      `transform` in interface `Transformer<T,Boolean>`
    Parameters:
      `input` - the input object to transform
    Returns:
      the transformed result