Package 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.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionboolean
apply
(long element) Applies a procedure to an argument.
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Method Details
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apply
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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