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package org.apache.commons.collections;
/**
* Defines a functor interface implemented by classes that do something.
* <p>
* A <code>Closure</code> represents a block of code which is executed from
* inside some block, function or iteration. It operates an input object.
* <p>
* Standard implementations of common closures are provided by
* {@link ClosureUtils}. These include method invokation and for/while loops.
*
* @since Commons Collections 1.0
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
*
* @author James Strachan
* @author Nicola Ken Barozzi
* @author Stephen Colebourne
*/
public interface Closure {
/**
* Performs an action on the specified input object.
*
* @param input the input to execute on
* @throws ClassCastException (runtime) if the input is the wrong class
* @throws IllegalArgumentException (runtime) if the input is invalid
* @throws FunctorException (runtime) if any other error occurs
*/
public void execute(Object input);
}