Java Lambda - Java Function Interface








There are six specializations of the Function<T, R> interface:

  • IntFunction<R>
  • LongFunction<R>
  • DoubleFunction<R>
  • ToIntFunction<T>
  • ToLongFunction<T>
  • ToDoubleFunction<T>

IntFunction<R>, LongFunction<R>, and DoubleFunction<R> take an int, a long, and a double as an argument, respectively, and their return value is in type R.

ToIntFunction<T>, ToLongFunction<T>, and ToDoubleFunction<T> take an argument of type T and return an int, a long, and a double, respectively.





Helper methods

The Function interface contains the following default and static methods: 

default <V> Function<T,V> andThen(Function<? super  R,? extends V> after)
default <V> Function<V,R> compose(Function<? super  V,? extends T> before)
static <T> Function<T,T> identity()

andThen() creates a Function that calls the current function and specified function after to get the result.

compose() creates a Function that calls the specified function then current function and returns the result.

identify() creates a function that returns its argument.