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 package org.apache.commons.el;

 import javax.servlet.jsp.el.ELException;

 /**

  *

  * <p>This is the superclass for all equality operators (==, !=)

  * 

  * @author Nathan Abramson - Art Technology Group

  * @version $Change: 181177 $$DateTime: 2001/06/26 08:45:09 $$Author: bayard $

  **/

 public abstract class EqualityOperator

   extends BinaryOperator

 {

   //-------------------------------------

   /**

    *

    * Applies the operator to the given value

    **/

   public Object apply (Object pLeft,

                        Object pRight)

     throws ELException

   {

     return Coercions.applyEqualityOperator (pLeft, pRight, this);

   }

   //-------------------------------------

   /**

    *

    * Applies the operator given the fact that the two elements are

    * equal.

    **/

   public abstract boolean apply (boolean pAreEqual);

   //-------------------------------------

 }