IOQuadFunction.java

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package org.apache.commons.io.function;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.function.Function;

/**
 * Represents a function that accepts four arguments and produces a result. This is the four-arity specialization of
 * {@link IOFunction}.
 *
 * <p>
 * This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a> whose functional method is
 * {@link #apply(Object, Object, Object, Object)}.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the first argument to the function
 * @param <U> the type of the second argument to the function
 * @param <V> the type of the third argument to the function
 * @param <W> the type of the fourth argument to the function
 * @param <R> the type of the result of the function
 *
 * @see Function
 * @since 2.12.0
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IOQuadFunction<T, U, V, W, R> {

    /**
     * Creates a composed function that first applies this function to its input, and then applies the {@code after}
     * function to the result. If evaluation of either function throws an exception, it is relayed to the caller of the
     * composed function.
     *
     * @param <X> the type of output of the {@code after} function, and of the composed function
     * @param after the function to apply after this function is applied
     * @return a composed function that first applies this function and then applies the {@code after} function
     * @throws NullPointerException if after is null
     */
    default <X> IOQuadFunction<T, U, V, W, X> andThen(final IOFunction<? super R, ? extends X> after) {
        Objects.requireNonNull(after);
        return (final T t, final U u, final V v, final W w) -> after.apply(apply(t, u, v, w));
    }

    /**
     * Applies this function to the given arguments.
     *
     * @param t the first function argument
     * @param u the second function argument
     * @param v the third function argument
     * @param w the fourth function argument
     * @return the function result
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    R apply(T t, U u, V v, W w) throws IOException;
}