Class Functions

java.lang.Object
com.google.common.base.Functions
@GwtCompatible public final class Functions extends Object
Static utility methods pertaining to com.google.common.base.Function instances; see that class for information about migrating to java.util.function.

All methods return serializable functions as long as they're given serializable parameters.

See the Guava User Guide article on the use of Function.

Since:
2.0
Author:
Mike Bostock, Jared Levy

  • Method Details

    • toStringFunction

      public static Function<Object,String> toStringFunction()
      A function equivalent to the method reference Object::toString, for users not yet using Java 8. The function simply invokes toString on its argument and returns the result. It throws a NullPointerException on null input.

      Warning: The returned function may not be consistent with equals (as documented at Function.apply(F)). For example, this function yields different results for the two equal instances ImmutableSet.of(1, 2) and ImmutableSet.of(2, 1).

      Warning: as with all function types in this package, avoid depending on the specific equals, hashCode or toString behavior of the returned function. A future migration to java.util.function will not preserve this behavior.

      Java 8+ users: use the method reference Object::toString instead. In the future, when this class requires Java 8, this method will be deprecated. See Function for more important information about the Java 8+ transition.

    • identity

      public static <E extends @Nullable Object> Function<E,E> identity()
      Returns the identity function.

      Discouraged: Prefer using a lambda like v -> v, which is shorter and often more readable.

    • forMap

      public static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object> Function<K,V> forMap(Map<K,V> map)
      Returns a function which performs a map lookup. The returned function throws an IllegalArgumentException if given a key that does not exist in the map. See also forMap(Map, Object), which returns a default value in this case.

      Note: if map is a BiMap (or can be one), you can use Maps.asConverter instead to get a function that also supports reverse conversion.

      Java 8+ users: if you are okay with null being returned for an unrecognized key (instead of an exception being thrown), you can use the method reference map::get instead.

    • forMap

      public static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object> Function<K,V> forMap(Map<K,? extends V> map, V defaultValue)
      Returns a function which performs a map lookup with a default value. The function created by this method returns defaultValue for all inputs that do not belong to the map's key set. See also forMap(Map), which throws an exception in this case.

      Java 8+ users: you can just write the lambda expression k -> map.getOrDefault(k, defaultValue) instead.

      Parameters:
      map - source map that determines the function behavior
      defaultValue - the value to return for inputs that aren't map keys
      Returns:
      function that returns map.get(a) when a is a key, or defaultValue otherwise

    • compose

      public static <A extends @Nullable Object, B extends @Nullable Object, C extends @Nullable Object> Function<A,C> compose(Function<B,C> g, Function<A,? extends B> f)
      Returns the composition of two functions. For f: A->B and g: B->C, composition is defined as the function h such that h(a) == g(f(a)) for each a.

      Java 8+ users: use g.compose(f) or (probably clearer) f.andThen(g) instead.

      Parameters:
      g - the second function to apply
      f - the first function to apply
      Returns:
      the composition of f and g
      See Also:

    • forPredicate

      public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Function<T,Boolean> forPredicate(Predicate<T> predicate)
      Creates a function that returns the same boolean output as the given predicate for all inputs.

      The returned function is consistent with equals (as documented at Function.apply(F)) if and only if predicate is itself consistent with equals.

      Java 8+ users: use the method reference predicate::test instead.

    • constant

      public static <E extends @Nullable Object> Function<@Nullable Object,E> constant(E value)
      Returns a function that ignores its input and always returns value.

      Java 8+ users: use the lambda expression o -> value instead.

      Parameters:
      value - the constant value for the function to return
      Returns:
      a function that always returns value

    • forSupplier

      public static <F extends @Nullable Object, T extends @Nullable Object> Function<F,T> forSupplier(Supplier<T> supplier)
      Returns a function that ignores its input and returns the result of supplier.get().

      Java 8+ users: use the lambda expression o -> supplier.get() instead.

      Since:
      10.0