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25 package java.util.function;
26
27 import java.util.Objects;
28
29 /**
30 * Represents a function that accepts one argument and produces a result.
31 *
32 * <p>This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
33 * whose functional method is {@link #apply(Object)}.
34 *
35 * @param <T> the type of the input to the function
36 * @param <R> the type of the result of the function
37 *
38 * @since 1.8
39 */
40 @FunctionalInterface
41 public interface Function<T, R> {
42
43 /**
44 * Applies this function to the given argument.
45 *
46 * @param t the function argument
47 * @return the function result
48 */
49 R apply(T t);
50
51 /**
52 * Returns a composed function that first applies the {@code before}
53 * function to its input, and then applies this function to the result.
54 * If evaluation of either function throws an exception, it is relayed to
55 * the caller of the composed function.
56 *
57 * @param <V> the type of input to the {@code before} function, and to the
58 * composed function
59 * @param before the function to apply before this function is applied
60 * @return a composed function that first applies the {@code before}
61 * function and then applies this function
62 * @throws NullPointerException if before is null
63 *
64 * @see #andThen(Function)
65 */
66 default <V> Function<V, R> compose(Function<? super V, ? extends T> before) {
67 Objects.requireNonNull(before);
68 return (V v) -> apply(before.apply(v));
69 }
70
71 /**
72 * Returns a composed function that first applies this function to
73 * its input, and then applies the {@code after} function to the result.
74 * If evaluation of either function throws an exception, it is relayed to
75 * the caller of the composed function.
76 *
77 * @param <V> the type of output of the {@code after} function, and of the
78 * composed function
79 * @param after the function to apply after this function is applied
80 * @return a composed function that first applies this function and then
81 * applies the {@code after} function
82 * @throws NullPointerException if after is null
83 *
84 * @see #compose(Function)
85 */
86 default <V> Function<T, V> andThen(Function<? super R, ? extends V> after) {
87 Objects.requireNonNull(after);
88 return (T t) -> after.apply(apply(t));
89 }
90
91 /**
92 * Returns a function that always returns its input argument.
93 *
94 * @param <T> the type of the input and output objects to the function
95 * @return a function that always returns its input argument
96 */
97 static <T> Function<T, T> identity() {
98 return t -> t;
99 }
100 }
101