com.phloc.commons.combine.ICombinator Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package com.phloc.commons.combine;
import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import com.phloc.commons.annotations.MustImplementEqualsAndHashcode;
/**
* Base interface for combining any two objects together.
*
* @author Philip Helger
* @param
* The type of the objects to be combined.
*/
@MustImplementEqualsAndHashcode
public interface ICombinator extends Serializable
{
/**
* Combine the passed elements in the correct order.
*
* @param aFirst
* The first element.
* @param aSecond
* The second element.
* @return The combination of first and second.
*/
@Nullable
DATATYPE combine (@Nullable DATATYPE aFirst, @Nullable DATATYPE aSecond);
}