berlin.yuna.typemap.model

Interface FunctionOrNull<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - the type of the input to the function.

T - the type of the result of the function.

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface FunctionOrNull<S,T>

A functional interface similar to Function, but with the ability to ignore exceptions. The interface provides a method to apply a function to a given input, with the provision to throw an exception. If an exception occurs, the default implementation returns null.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default T	apply(S source) Applies this function to the given argument and handles any exceptions.
T	applyWithException(S source) Applies this function to the given argument, allowing exceptions to be thrown.

Method Detail

applyWithException

T applyWithException(S source)
              throws Exception

Applies this function to the given argument, allowing exceptions to be thrown.

Parameters:

source - the function argument.

Returns:

the function result.

Throws:

Exception - if an error occurs during function application.

apply

default T apply(S source)

Applies this function to the given argument and handles any exceptions. If an exception occurs, this method returns null.

Parameters:

source - the function argument.

Returns:

the function result or null if an exception occurs.