cern.colt.function
Interface LongProcedure
- public interface LongProcedure
Interface that represents a procedure object: a procedure that takes
a single argument and does not return a value.
Method Summary |
boolean |
apply(long element)
Applies a procedure to an argument. |
apply
public boolean apply(long element)
- Applies a procedure to an argument.
Optionally can return a boolean flag to inform the object calling the procedure.
Example: forEach() methods often use procedure objects.
To signal to a forEach() method whether iteration should continue normally or terminate (because for example a matching element has been found),
a procedure can return false to indicate termination and true to indicate continuation.
- Parameters:
element
- element passed to the procedure.- Returns:
- a flag to inform the object calling the procedure.
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