8005298: Add FunctionalInterface type to the core libraries
authordarcy
Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:08:29 -0800
changeset 15012 8fa5871c30c6
parent 15011 ca5fca41f778
child 15015 1ff7af181393
8005298: Add FunctionalInterface type to the core libraries Reviewed-by: mduigou
jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/FunctionalInterface.java
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+/*
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+
+package java.lang;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates that an interface type declaration is intended to be a
+ * <i>functional interface</i> as defined by the Java Language
+ * Specification.
+ *
+ * Conceptually, a functional interface has exactly one abstract
+ * method.  Since {@linkplain java.lang.reflect.Method#isDefault()
+ * default methods} have an implementation, they are not abstract.  If
+ * an interface declares an abstract method overriding one of the
+ * public methods of {@code java.lang.Object}, that also does
+ * <em>not</em> count toward the interface's abstract method count
+ * since any implementation of the interface will have an
+ * implementation from {@code java.lang.Object} or elsewhere.
+ *
+ * <p>Note that instances of functional interfaces can be created with
+ * lambda expressions, method references, or constructor references.
+ *
+ * <p>If a type is annotated with this annotation type, compilers are
+ * required to generate an error message unless:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ * <li> The type is an interface type and not an annotation type, enum, or class.
+ * <li> The annotated type satisfies the requirements of a functional interface.
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @jls 4.3.2. The Class Object
+ * @jls 9.8 Functional Interfaces
+ * @jls 9.4.3 Interface Method Body
+ * @since 1.8
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface FunctionalInterface {}