org.apache.commons.collections

Interface Closure

public interface Closure

Defines a functor interface implemented by classes that do something.

A Closure represents a block of code which is executed from inside some block, function or iteration. It operates an input object.

Standard implementations of common closures are provided by ClosureUtils. These include method invokation and for/while loops.

Since: Commons Collections 1.0

Version: $Revision: 155406 $ $Date: 2005-02-26 12:55:26 +0000 (Sat, 26 Feb 2005) $

Author: James Strachan Nicola Ken Barozzi Stephen Colebourne

Method Summary
voidexecute(Object input)
Performs an action on the specified input object.

Method Detail

execute

public void execute(Object input)
Performs an action on the specified input object.

Parameters: input the input to execute on

Throws: ClassCastException (runtime) if the input is the wrong class IllegalArgumentException (runtime) if the input is invalid FunctorException (runtime) if any other error occurs

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