01: package org.tigris.scarab.util.comparators;
02:
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48:
49: import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
50:
51: /**
52: * Returns only strings that start with a specific string!
53: * Good for filtering through a long list of paramerters and
54: * only getting some back.
55: *
56: *@author epugh
57: *@created May 5, 2002
58: */
59: public class StartsWithPredicate implements Predicate {
60: private String startsWith;
61:
62: public StartsWithPredicate(String startsWith) {
63: this .startsWith = startsWith;
64: }
65:
66: /**
67: * Takes in the input object, and call's it's toString method.
68: * Then checks if it starts with the value.
69: */
70: public boolean evaluate(Object input) {
71: return (input.toString().startsWith(startsWith));
72: }
73: }
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