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package java.util.function;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* An operation upon two operands yielding a result. This is a specialization of
* {@code BiFunction} where the operands and the result are all of the same type.
*
* @param <T> the type of operands to {@code apply} and of the result
*
* @see BiFunction
* @since 1.8
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface BinaryOperator<T> extends BiFunction<T,T,T> {
/**
* Returns a {@link BinaryOperator} which returns the lesser of two elements
* according to the specified {@code Comparator}
*
* @param <T> the type of values to be compared and returned
* @param comparator a {@code Comparator} for comparing the two values
* @return a {@code BinaryOperator} which returns the lesser of its operands,
* according to the supplied {@code Comparator}
* @throws NullPointerException if the argument is null
*/
public static<T> BinaryOperator<T> minBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
Objects.requireNonNull(comparator);
return (a, b) -> comparator.compare(a, b) <= 0 ? a : b;
}
/**
* Returns a {@link BinaryOperator} which returns the greater of two elements
* according to the specified {@code Comparator}
*
* @param <T> the type of values to be compared and returned
* @param comparator a {@code Comparator} for comparing the two values
* @return a {@code BinaryOperator} which returns the greater of its operands,
* according to the supplied {@code Comparator}
* @throws NullPointerException if the argument is null
*/
public static<T> BinaryOperator<T> maxBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
Objects.requireNonNull(comparator);
return (a, b) -> comparator.compare(a, b) >= 0 ? a : b;
}
}