Interface Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>

Type Parameters:
T1 - argument 1 of the function
T2 - argument 2 of the function
T3 - argument 3 of the function
T4 - argument 4 of the function
T5 - argument 5 of the function
T6 - argument 6 of the function
T7 - argument 7 of the function
T8 - argument 8 of the function
R - return type of the function
All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
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 Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> extends Serializable
Represents a function with 8 arguments.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final long
    serialVersionUID
    The serial version uid.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    default <V> Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,V>
    andThen(Function<? super R, ? extends V> after)
    Returns a composed function that first applies this Function8 to the given argument and then applies Function after to the result.
    default Function7<T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1)
    Applies this function partially to one argument.
    default Function6<T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2)
    Applies this function partially to two arguments.
    default Function5<T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3)
    Applies this function partially to three arguments.
    default Function4<T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4)
    Applies this function partially to 4 arguments.
    default Function3<T6,T7,T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5)
    Applies this function partially to 5 arguments.
    default Function2<T7,T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6)
    Applies this function partially to 6 arguments.
    default Function1<T8,R>
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7)
    Applies this function partially to 7 arguments.
    R
    apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7, T8 t8)
    Applies this function to 8 arguments and returns the result.
    default int
    arity()
    Returns the number of function arguments.
    static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    constant(R value)
    Returns a function that always returns the constant value that you give in parameter.
    default Function1<T1, Function1<T2, Function1<T3, Function1<T4, Function1<T5, Function1<T6, Function1<T7, Function1<T8,R>>>>>>>>
    curried()
    Returns a curried version of this function.
    default boolean
    isMemoized()
    Checks if this function is memoizing (= caching) computed values.
    static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, Option<R>>
    lift(Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> partialFunction)
    Lifts the given partialFunction into a total function that returns an Option result.
    static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,Try<R>>
    liftTry(Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> partialFunction)
    Lifts the given partialFunction into a total function that returns an Try result.
    default Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    memoized()
    Returns a memoizing version of this function, which computes the return value for given arguments only one time.
    static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    narrow(Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> f)
    Narrows the given Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> to Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, R>
    static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R>
    of(Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> methodReference)
    Creates a Function8 based on method reference lambda expression Examples (w.l.o.g.
    default Function8<T8,T7,T6,T5,T4,T3,T2,T1,R>
    reversed()
    Returns a reversed version of this function.
    default Function1<Tuple8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8>, R>
    tupled()
    Returns a tupled version of this function.

  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • constant

      static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> constant(R value)
      Returns a function that always returns the constant value that you give in parameter.
      Type Parameters:
      T1 - generic parameter type 1 of the resulting function
      T2 - generic parameter type 2 of the resulting function
      T3 - generic parameter type 3 of the resulting function
      T4 - generic parameter type 4 of the resulting function
      T5 - generic parameter type 5 of the resulting function
      T6 - generic parameter type 6 of the resulting function
      T7 - generic parameter type 7 of the resulting function
      T8 - generic parameter type 8 of the resulting function
      R - the result type
      Parameters:
      value - the value to be returned
      Returns:
      a function always returning the given value

    • of

      static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> of(Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> methodReference)
      Creates a Function8 based on Examples (w.l.o.g. referring to Function1): 
      // using a lambda expression
Function1<Integer, Integer> add1 = Function1.of(i -> i + 1);

// using a method reference (, e.g. Integer method(Integer i) { return i + 1; })
Function1<Integer, Integer> add2 = Function1.of(this::method);

// using a lambda reference
Function1<Integer, Integer> add3 = Function1.of(add1::apply);

      Caution: Reflection loses type information of lambda references. 

      // type of a lambda expression
Type<?, ?> type1 = add1.getType(); // (Integer) -> Integer

// type of a method reference
Type<?, ?> type2 = add2.getType(); // (Integer) -> Integer

// type of a lambda reference
Type<?, ?> type3 = add3.getType(); // (Object) -> Object
      Type Parameters:
      T1 - 1st argument
      T2 - 2nd argument
      T3 - 3rd argument
      T4 - 4th argument
      T5 - 5th argument
      T6 - 6th argument
      T7 - 7th argument
      T8 - 8th argument
      R - return type
      Parameters:
      methodReference - (typically) a method reference, e.g. Type::method
      Returns:
      a Function8

    • lift

      static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, Option<R>> lift(Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> partialFunction)
      Lifts the given partialFunction into a total function that returns an Option result.
      Type Parameters:
      T1 - 1st argument
      T2 - 2nd argument
      T3 - 3rd argument
      T4 - 4th argument
      T5 - 5th argument
      T6 - 6th argument
      T7 - 7th argument
      T8 - 8th argument
      R - return type
      Parameters:
      partialFunction - a function that is not defined for all values of the domain (e.g. by throwing)
      Returns:
      a function that applies arguments to the given partialFunction and returns Some(result) if the function is defined for the given arguments, and None otherwise.

    • liftTry

      static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,Try<R>> liftTry(Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> partialFunction)
      Lifts the given partialFunction into a total function that returns an Try result.
      Type Parameters:
      T1 - 1st argument
      T2 - 2nd argument
      T3 - 3rd argument
      T4 - 4th argument
      T5 - 5th argument
      T6 - 6th argument
      T7 - 7th argument
      T8 - 8th argument
      R - return type
      Parameters:
      partialFunction - a function that is not defined for all values of the domain (e.g. by throwing)
      Returns:
      a function that applies arguments to the given partialFunction and returns Success(result) if the function is defined for the given arguments, and Failure(throwable) otherwise.

    • narrow

      static <T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> narrow(Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> f)
      Narrows the given Function8<? super T1, ? super T2, ? super T3, ? super T4, ? super T5, ? super T6, ? super T7, ? super T8, ? extends R> to Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, R>
      Type Parameters:
      T1 - 1st argument
      T2 - 2nd argument
      T3 - 3rd argument
      T4 - 4th argument
      T5 - 5th argument
      T6 - 6th argument
      T7 - 7th argument
      T8 - 8th argument
      R - return type
      Parameters:
      f - A Function8
      Returns:
      the given f instance as narrowed type Function8<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, R>

    • apply

      R apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7, T8 t8)
      Applies this function to 8 arguments and returns the result.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      t3 - argument 3
      t4 - argument 4
      t5 - argument 5
      t6 - argument 6
      t7 - argument 7
      t8 - argument 8
      Returns:
      the result of function application

    • apply

      default Function7<T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> apply(T1 t1)
      Applies this function partially to one argument.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • apply

      default Function6<T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> apply(T1 t1, T2 t2)
      Applies this function partially to two arguments.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • apply

      default Function5<T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3)
      Applies this function partially to three arguments.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      t3 - argument 3
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • apply

      default Function4<T5,T6,T7,T8,R> apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4)
      Applies this function partially to 4 arguments.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      t3 - argument 3
      t4 - argument 4
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • apply

      default Function3<T6,T7,T8,R> apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5)
      Applies this function partially to 5 arguments.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      t3 - argument 3
      t4 - argument 4
      t5 - argument 5
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • apply

      default Function2<T7,T8,R> apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6)
      Applies this function partially to 6 arguments.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      t3 - argument 3
      t4 - argument 4
      t5 - argument 5
      t6 - argument 6
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • apply

      default Function1<T8,R> apply(T1 t1, T2 t2, T3 t3, T4 t4, T5 t5, T6 t6, T7 t7)
      Applies this function partially to 7 arguments.
      Parameters:
      t1 - argument 1
      t2 - argument 2
      t3 - argument 3
      t4 - argument 4
      t5 - argument 5
      t6 - argument 6
      t7 - argument 7
      Returns:
      a partial application of this function

    • arity

      default int arity()
      Returns the number of function arguments.
      Returns:
      an int value >= 0
      See Also:

    • curried

      default Function1<T1, Function1<T2, Function1<T3, Function1<T4, Function1<T5, Function1<T6, Function1<T7, Function1<T8,R>>>>>>>> curried()
      Returns a curried version of this function.
      Returns:
      a curried function equivalent to this.

    • tupled

      default Function1<Tuple8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8>, R> tupled()
      Returns a tupled version of this function.
      Returns:
      a tupled function equivalent to this.

    • reversed

      default Function8<T8,T7,T6,T5,T4,T3,T2,T1,R> reversed()
      Returns a reversed version of this function. This may be useful in a recursive context.
      Returns:
      a reversed function equivalent to this.

    • memoized

      default Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,R> memoized()
      Returns a memoizing version of this function, which computes the return value for given arguments only one time. On subsequent calls given the same arguments the memoized value is returned.

      Please note that memoizing functions do not permit null as single argument or return value.

      Returns:
      a memoizing function equivalent to this.

    • isMemoized

      default boolean isMemoized()
      Checks if this function is memoizing (= caching) computed values.
      Returns:
      true, if this function is memoizing, false otherwise

    • andThen

      default <V> Function8<T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8,V> andThen(Function<? super R, ? extends V> after)
      Returns a composed function that first applies this Function8 to the given argument and then applies Function after to the result.
      Type Parameters:
      V - return type of after
      Parameters:
      after - the function applied after this
      Returns:
      a function composed of this and after
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if after is null