diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/CollectionUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/CollectionUtils.java
index 2cbdf78ff..becc15553 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/CollectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/CollectionUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/CollectionUtils.java,v 1.27 2003/01/25 11:29:37 scolebourne Exp $
+ * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/CollectionUtils.java,v 1.28 2003/01/25 11:40:26 scolebourne Exp $
  * ====================================================================
  *
  * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.collections.iterators.EnumerationIterator;
  * A set of {@link Collection} related utility methods.
  *
  * @since Commons Collections 1.0
- * @version $Revision: 1.27 $ $Date: 2003/01/25 11:29:37 $
+ * @version $Revision: 1.28 $ $Date: 2003/01/25 11:40:26 $
  * 
  * @author Rodney Waldhoff
  * @author Paul Jack
@@ -449,6 +449,26 @@ public class CollectionUtils {
         return count;
     }
 
+    /** 
+     * Answers true if a predicate is true for at least one element of a collection.
+     * <p>
+     * A <code>null</code> collection or predicate returns false.
+     * 
+     * @param collection the collection to get the input from, may be null
+     * @param predicate the predicate to use, may be null
+     * @return true if at least one element of the collection matches the predicate
+     */
+    public static boolean exists(Collection collection, Predicate predicate) {
+        if (collection != null && predicate != null) {
+            for (Iterator it = collection.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+                if (predicate.evaluate(it.next())) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /** 
      * Selects all elements from input collection which match the given predicate
      * into an output collection.
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java
index 017560db9..8ce1ca36f 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * $Id: TestCollectionUtils.java,v 1.11 2003/01/25 11:31:12 scolebourne Exp $
- * $Revision: 1.11 $
- * $Date: 2003/01/25 11:31:12 $
+ * $Id: TestCollectionUtils.java,v 1.12 2003/01/25 11:40:26 scolebourne Exp $
+ * $Revision: 1.12 $
+ * $Date: 2003/01/25 11:40:26 $
  *
  * ====================================================================
  *
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 /**
  * @author Rodney Waldhoff
- * @version $Revision: 1.11 $ $Date: 2003/01/25 11:31:12 $
+ * @version $Revision: 1.12 $ $Date: 2003/01/25 11:40:26 $
  */
 public class TestCollectionUtils extends TestCase {
     public TestCollectionUtils(String testName) {
@@ -459,6 +459,21 @@ public class TestCollectionUtils extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(0, CollectionUtils.countMatches(null, null));
     }
 
+    public void testExists() {
+        List list = new ArrayList();
+        assertEquals(false, CollectionUtils.exists(null, null));
+        assertEquals(false, CollectionUtils.exists(list, null));
+        assertEquals(false, CollectionUtils.exists(null, EQUALS_TWO));
+        assertEquals(false, CollectionUtils.exists(list, EQUALS_TWO));
+        list.add("One");
+        list.add("Three");
+        list.add("Four");
+        assertEquals(false, CollectionUtils.exists(list, EQUALS_TWO));
+
+        list.add("Two");
+        assertEquals(true, CollectionUtils.exists(list, EQUALS_TWO));
+    }
+    
     public void testSelect() {
         List list = new ArrayList();
         list.add("One");