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package java.util.function;

/**
 * Represents a supplier of results.
 *
 * There is no requirement that a new or distinct result be returned each
 * time the supplier is invoked.
 *
 * This is a functional interface
 * whose functional method is {@link #get()}.
 *
 * @param  the type of results supplied by this supplier
 *
 * @since 1.8
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Supplier {

    /**
     * Gets a result.
     *
     * @return a result
     */
    T get();
}