T
- the type of the operands and result of the operator@FunctionalInterface public interface BinaryOperator<T> extends BiFunction<T,T,T>
BiFunction
for the case where the operands and the result are all of
the same type.
This is a functional interface
whose functional method is BiFunction.apply(Object, Object)
.
BiFunction
,
UnaryOperator
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
static <T> BinaryOperator<T> |
maxBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator)
Returns a
BinaryOperator which returns the greater of two elements
according to the specified Comparator . |
static <T> BinaryOperator<T> |
minBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator)
Returns a
BinaryOperator which returns the lesser of two elements
according to the specified Comparator . |
andThen, apply
static <T> BinaryOperator<T> minBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator)
BinaryOperator
which returns the lesser of two elements
according to the specified Comparator
.T
- the type of the input arguments of the comparatorcomparator
- a Comparator
for comparing the two valuesBinaryOperator
which returns the lesser of its operands,
according to the supplied Comparator
NullPointerException
- if the argument is nullstatic <T> BinaryOperator<T> maxBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator)
BinaryOperator
which returns the greater of two elements
according to the specified Comparator
.T
- the type of the input arguments of the comparatorcomparator
- a Comparator
for comparing the two valuesBinaryOperator
which returns the greater of its operands,
according to the supplied Comparator
NullPointerException
- if the argument is null Submit a bug or feature
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