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package com.google.common.base;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableDecl;

/**
 * Determines an output value based on an input value; a pre-Java-8 version of {@link
 * java.util.function.Function java.util.function.Function}.
 *
 * 

The {@link Functions} class provides common functions and related utilities. * *

See the Guava User Guide article on the use of {@code Function}. * *

For Java 8+ users

* *

This interface is now a legacy type. Use {@code java.util.function.Function} (or the * appropriate primitive specialization such as {@code ToIntFunction}) instead whenever possible. * Otherwise, at least reduce explicit dependencies on this type by using lambda expressions * or method references instead of classes, leaving your code easier to migrate in the future. * *

To use an existing function (say, named {@code function}) in a context where the other * type of function is expected, use the method reference {@code function::apply}. A future * version of {@code com.google.common.base.Function} will be made to extend {@code * java.util.function.Function}, making conversion code necessary only in one direction. At that * time, this interface will be officially discouraged. * * @author Kevin Bourrillion * @since 2.0 */ @GwtCompatible public interface Function { /** * Returns the result of applying this function to {@code input}. This method is generally * expected, but not absolutely required, to have the following properties: * *

    *
  • Its execution does not cause any observable side effects. *
  • The computation is consistent with equals; that is, {@link Objects#equal * Objects.equal}{@code (a, b)} implies that {@code Objects.equal(function.apply(a), * function.apply(b))}. *
* * @throws NullPointerException if {@code input} is null and this function does not accept null * arguments */ @CanIgnoreReturnValue // TODO(kevinb): remove this @NullableDecl T apply(@NullableDecl F input); /** * May return {@code true} if {@code object} is a {@code Function} that behaves identically * to this function. * *

Warning: do not depend on the behavior of this method. * *

Historically, {@code Function} instances in this library have implemented this method to * recognize certain cases where distinct {@code Function} instances would in fact behave * identically. However, as code migrates to {@code java.util.function}, that behavior will * disappear. It is best not to depend on it. */ @Override boolean equals(@NullableDecl Object object); }





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