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018    /*
019     * $Id: NotEquals.java 468655 2006-10-28 07:12:06Z minchau $
020     */
021    package org.apache.xpath.operations;
022    
023    import org.apache.xpath.objects.XBoolean;
024    import org.apache.xpath.objects.XObject;
025    
026    /**
027     * The '!=' operation expression executer.
028     */
029    public class NotEquals extends Operation
030    {
031        static final long serialVersionUID = -7869072863070586900L;
032    
033      /**
034       * Apply the operation to two operands, and return the result.
035       *
036       *
037       * @param left non-null reference to the evaluated left operand.
038       * @param right non-null reference to the evaluated right operand.
039       *
040       * @return non-null reference to the XObject that represents the result of the operation.
041       *
042       * @throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException
043       */
044      public XObject operate(XObject left, XObject right)
045              throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException
046      {
047        return (left.notEquals(right)) ? XBoolean.S_TRUE : XBoolean.S_FALSE;
048      }
049    }