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package java.util.function;
/**
* Represents an operation on a single operand that produces a result of the
* same type as its operand. This is a specialization of {@code Function} for
* the case where the operand and result are of the same type.
*
* <p>This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
* whose functional method is {@link #apply(Object)}.
*
* @param <T> the type of the operand and result of the operator
*
* @see Function
* @since 1.8
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface UnaryOperator<T> extends Function<T, T> {
/**
* Returns a unary operator that always returns its input argument.
*
* @param <T> the type of the input and output of the operator
* @return a unary operator that always returns its input argument
*/
static <T> UnaryOperator<T> identity() {
return t -> t;
}
}