Consumer.java

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package org.modeshape.common.function;

/**
 * Represents an operation that accepts a single input argument and returns no result. Unlike most other functional interfaces,
 * Consumer is expected to operate via side-effects.
 *
 * @author Randall Hauch (rhauch@redhat.com)
 * @param <T> - the type of the input to the function
 */
public interface Consumer<T> {

    /**
     * Performs this operation on the given argument.
     * 
     * @param t the value to consume
     */
    void accept( T t );

}