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package org.apache.commons.collections4;
/**
* Defines a functor interface implemented by classes that do something.
*
* A Closure
represents a block of code which is executed from
* inside some block, function or iteration. It operates an input object.
*
* Standard implementations of common closures are provided by
* {@link ClosureUtils}. These include method invocation and for/while loops.
*
* @param the type that the closure acts on
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface Closure {
/**
* Performs an action on the specified input object.
*
* @param input the input to execute on
* @throws ClassCastException (runtime) if the input is the wrong class
* @throws IllegalArgumentException (runtime) if the input is invalid
* @throws FunctorException (runtime) if any other error occurs
*/
void execute(T input);
}