cern.colt.matrix.tlong

Interface LongMatrix2DProcedure

public interface LongMatrix2DProcedure

Longerface that represents a condition or procedure object: takes a single argument and returns a boolean value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	apply(LongMatrix2D element) Applies a procedure to an argument.

Method Detail

apply

boolean apply(LongMatrix2D element)

Applies a procedure to an argument. Optionally can return a boolean flag to inform the object calling the procedure.

Example: forEach() methods often use procedure objects. To signal to a forEach() method whether iteration should continue normally or terminate (because for example a matching element has been found), a procedure can return false to indicate termination and true to indicate continuation.

Parameters:

element - element passed to the procedure.

Returns:

a flag to inform the object calling the procedure.