Java: Predicates

Recall the function isInfant from the previous lesson:

static boolean isInfant(int age) {
    return age < 1;
}

isInfant is a predicate function.

The predicate answers the yes or no question by returning a boolean value.

Predicates in all languages ​​are called in a special way for ease of analysis. In Java, predicates usually begin with the prefix is or has:

• isInfant — «is it a baby?»
• hasChildren — «do you have children?»
• isEmpty — «Is it empty?»
• hasErrors — «are there any errors?»

A function can be considered a predicate only if it returns a boolean.

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Let's write another predicate function. It takes a string and checks if it is empty. An empty string is the string "" — its length is 0. As we remember, to calculate the length of the string str, you can use the expression str.length().:

public static void main(String[] args) {
  System.out.print(isEmpty("Sea"));
}

static boolean isEmpty(String str) {
    return str.length() == 0;
}

false

Instructions

Write a isNegative function that takes a number and checks if it is negative.

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Tips

• Naming in programming

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