org.springframework.core.closure
Interface Closure

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryClosure

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBinaryClosure, AbstractClosure, Block, ClosureChain, FileChecks.FileConverter, IfBlock, Maximum, Minimum, NoArgBlock, StringLength, StringTrimmer, SwingBindingFactory.BeanPropertyEditorClosure

public interface Closure

A function object that evaluates one argument, executing a block of code. It returns a single result.

A closure evaluates a single argument against some expression. For example, a "StringLength" closure might accept any object and return the length of the object's string form.

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

Object

call(Object argument) Evaluate the function with the provided argument, returning the result.

Method Detail

call

Object call(Object argument)

Evaluate the function with the provided argument, returning the result.

Parameters:

argument - the argument

Returns:

the function return value