8001634: Initial set of functional interface types
Summary: Add the core functional interfaces used by the JSR335 libraries.
Reviewed-by: dholmes, briangoetz, darcy
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package java.util.function;
/**
* An operation upon two operands yielding a result. The operands and the result
* are all of the same type.
*
* @param <T> the type of operands to {@code operate} and of the result
*
* @since 1.8
*/
public interface BinaryOperator<T> {
/**
* Returns the result of the operation upon the operands.
* The operands are named {@code left} and {@code right} for operations
* where the order of operands matters.
*
* @param left the left operand
* @param right the right operand
* @return the result of the operation
*/
public T operate(T left, T right);
}