--- old/src/share/classes/java/util/Objects.java	2013-04-30 15:32:44.134184672 -0700
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/util/Objects.java	2013-04-30 15:32:43.934184662 -0700
@@ -226,4 +226,40 @@
             throw new NullPointerException(message);
         return obj;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if the provided reference is null otherwise returns
+     * {@code false}.
+     *
+     * @apiNote This method exists to be used as a
+     * {@link java.util.function.Predicate}, {@code filter(Objects::isNull)}
+     *
+     * @param obj a reference to be checked against null
+     * @return {@code true} if the provided reference is null otherwise returns
+     * {@code false}
+     *
+     * @see java.util.function.Predicate
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean isNull(Object obj) {
+        return obj == null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if the provided reference is non-null otherwise
+     * returns {@code false}.
+     *
+     * @apiNote This method exists to be used as a
+     * {@link java.util.function.Predicate}, {@code filter(Objects::nonNull)}
+     *
+     * @param obj a reference to be checked against null
+     * @return {@code true} if the provided reference is non-null otherwise
+     * returns {@code false}
+     *
+     * @see java.util.function.Predicate
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean nonNull(Object obj) {
+        return obj != null;
+    }
 }