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* with the License.
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* You can obtain a copy of the license at
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* trunk/opends/resource/legal-notices/OpenDS.LICENSE
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* or https://OpenDS.dev.java.net/OpenDS.LICENSE.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions
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* and limitations under the License.
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*
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* When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each
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*
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*
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* Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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*/
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package com.sun.opends.sdk.util;
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/**
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* Functions transform input values of type {@code M} to output values of type
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* {@code N}.
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*
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* @param <M>
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* The type of input values transformed by this function.
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* @param <N>
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* The type of output values return by this function.
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* @param <P>
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* The type of the additional parameter to this function's {@code
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* apply} method. Use {@link java.lang.Void} for functions that do not
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* need an additional parameter.
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*/
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public interface Function<M, N, P>
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{
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/**
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* Applies this function to the provided input value of type {@code M} ,
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* returning an output value of type {@code N}.
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*
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* @param value
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* The value to be transformed.
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* @param p
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* A function specified parameter.
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* @return The result of the transformation.
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*/
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N apply(M value, P p);
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}
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