ToStringFunction (fuzzywuzzy 1.4.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the item to transform.

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultStringFunction, DefaultStringProcessor, NoProcess, StringProcessor
```
public interface ToStringFunction<T>
```
Transforms an item of type T to a String.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static ToStringFunction<java.lang.String>`	`NO_PROCESS`	A default ToStringFunction that returns the input string; used by methods that use plain strings in `FuzzySearch`.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

java.lang.String apply(T item)
Transforms the input item to a string.

- Field Detail
  - NO_PROCESS
```
static final ToStringFunction<java.lang.String> NO_PROCESS
```
    A default ToStringFunction that returns the input string; used by methods that use plain strings in FuzzySearch.
- Method Detail
  - apply
```
java.lang.String apply(T item)
```
    Transforms the input item to a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - The item to transform.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string to use for comparing the item.