Supplier (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• Type Parameters:
  T - the type of results supplied by this supplier
  Functional Interface:
  This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Supplier
Represents a supplier of results.
There is no requirement that a new or distinct result be returned each time the supplier is invoked.
This is a functional interface whose functional method is get().
Since:
1.8

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  T	get()	Gets a result.

• • Method Detail

     * #### get  
     [T](../../../java/util/function/Supplier.html "type parameter in Supplier") get()  
     Gets a result.  
     Returns:  
     a result

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