com.phloc.commons.combine

Interface ICombinator<DATATYPE>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The type of the objects to be combined.

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CombinatorString, CombinatorStringIgnoreNull, CombinatorStringWithSeparator, CombinatorStringWithSeparatorIgnoreNull

@MustImplementEqualsAndHashcode
public interface ICombinator<DATATYPE>
extends Serializable

Base interface for combining any two objects together.

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DATATYPE	combine(DATATYPE aFirst, DATATYPE aSecond) Combine the passed elements in the correct order.

Method Detail

combine

@Nullable
DATATYPE combine(@Nullable
                        DATATYPE aFirst,
                        @Nullable
                        DATATYPE aSecond)

Combine the passed elements in the correct order.

Parameters:

aFirst - The first element.

aSecond - The second element.

Returns:

The combination of first and second.