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17  package org.apache.commons.io.function;
18  
19  import java.io.IOException;
20  import java.util.Objects;
21  import java.util.function.Function;
22  
23  /**
24   * Represents a function that accepts four arguments and produces a result. This is the four-arity specialization of
25   * {@link IOFunction}.
26   *
27   * <p>
28   * This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a> whose functional method is
29   * {@link #apply(Object, Object, Object, Object)}.
30   * </p>
31   *
32   * @param <T> the type of the first argument to the function
33   * @param <U> the type of the second argument to the function
34   * @param <V> the type of the third argument to the function
35   * @param <W> the type of the fourth argument to the function
36   * @param <R> the type of the result of the function
37   *
38   * @see Function
39   * @since 2.12.0
40   */
41  @FunctionalInterface
42  public interface IOQuadFunction<T, U, V, W, R> {
43  
44      /**
45       * Creates a composed function that first applies this function to its input, and then applies the {@code after}
46       * function to the result. If evaluation of either function throws an exception, it is relayed to the caller of the
47       * composed function.
48       *
49       * @param <X> the type of output of the {@code after} function, and of the composed function
50       * @param after the function to apply after this function is applied
51       * @return a composed function that first applies this function and then applies the {@code after} function
52       * @throws NullPointerException if after is null
53       */
54      default <X> IOQuadFunction<T, U, V, W, X> andThen(final IOFunction<? super R, ? extends X> after) {
55          Objects.requireNonNull(after);
56          return (final T t, final U u, final V v, final W w) -> after.apply(apply(t, u, v, w));
57      }
58  
59      /**
60       * Applies this function to the given arguments.
61       *
62       * @param t the first function argument
63       * @param u the second function argument
64       * @param v the third function argument
65       * @param w the fourth function argument
66       * @return the function result
67       * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
68       */
69      R apply(T t, U u, V v, W w) throws IOException;
70  }