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/*
* Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
*
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package com.google.common.base;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
/**
* Static utility methods pertaining to {@code Function} instances.
*
* All methods returns serializable functions as long as they're given serializable parameters.
*
* @author Mike Bostock
* @author Jared Levy
* @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
*/
@GwtCompatible
public final class Functions {
private Functions() {}
/**
* Returns a function that calls {@code toString()} on its argument. The function does not accept
* nulls; it will throw a {@link NullPointerException} when applied to {@code null}.
*
*
Warning: The returned function may not be consistent with equals (as
* documented at {@link Function#apply}). For example, this function yields different results for
* the two equal instances {@code ImmutableSet.of(1, 2)} and {@code ImmutableSet.of(2, 1)}.
*/
public static Function