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UnaryOperator
  public
  
  
  
  interface
  UnaryOperator
  
  
      implements
      
        Function<T, T>
      
  
  
  
    
    | java.util.function.UnaryOperator<T> | 
  
  
    
  Represents an operation on a single operand that produces a result of the
 same type as its operand.  This is a specialization of Function for
 the case where the operand and result are of the same type.
 
This is a functional interface
 whose functional method is Function.apply(java.lang.Object).
  
Summary
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        static
        
        <T>
        UnaryOperator<T> | 
      identity()
      Returns a unary operator that always returns its input argument.
        
    
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    From interface
      
        
          java.util.function.Function
        
      
      
  
  
  
    | 
        
        default
        
        
        <V>
        Function<T, V> | 
      andThen(Function<? super R, ? extends V> after)
      Returns a composed function that first applies this function to
 its input, and then applies the afterfunction to the result. |  
  
  
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        abstract
        
        
        
        
        T | 
      apply(T t)
      Applies this function to the given argument.
        
    
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    | 
        
        default
        
        
        <V>
        Function<V, T> | 
      compose(Function<? super V, ? extends T> before)
      Returns a composed function that first applies the beforefunction to its input, and then applies this function to the result. |  
  
  
    | 
        
        
        static
        
        <T>
        Function<T, T> | 
      identity()
      Returns a function that always returns its input argument.
        
    
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Public methods
    identity
    
public static UnaryOperator<T> identity ()
    
    
    
  Returns a unary operator that always returns its input argument.
    
      | Returns | 
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        | UnaryOperator<T> | a unary operator that always returns its input argument | 
    
 
 
 
  
  
    
  
 
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
    
    
  
       
    
    
      
    
  
  
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