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017package org.apache.commons.collections4;
018
019/**
020 * Defines a functor interface implemented by classes that do something.
021 * <p>
022 * A <code>Closure</code> represents a block of code which is executed from
023 * inside some block, function or iteration. It operates an input object.
024 * <p>
025 * Standard implementations of common closures are provided by
026 * {@link ClosureUtils}. These include method invocation and for/while loops.
027 *
028 * @param <T> the type that the closure acts on
029 * @since 1.0
030 */
031public interface Closure<T> {
032
033    /**
034     * Performs an action on the specified input object.
035     *
036     * @param input  the input to execute on
037     * @throws ClassCastException (runtime) if the input is the wrong class
038     * @throws IllegalArgumentException (runtime) if the input is invalid
039     * @throws FunctorException (runtime) if any other error occurs
040     */
041    void execute(T input);
042
043}