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  25 package java.util.function;
  26 
  27 import java.util.Objects;
  28 import java.util.Comparator;
  29 
  30 /**
  31  * Represents an operation upon two operands of the same type, producing a result
  32  * of the same type as the operands.  This is a specialization of
  33  * {@link BiFunction} for the case where the operands and the result are all of
  34  * the same type.
  35  *
  36  * <p>This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
  37  * whose functional method is {@link #apply(Object, Object)}.
  38  *
  39  * @param <T> the type of the operands and result of the operator
  40  *
  41  * @see BiFunction
  42  * @see UnaryOperator
  43  * @since 1.8
  44  */
  45 @FunctionalInterface
  46 public interface BinaryOperator<T> extends BiFunction<T,T,T> {
  47     /**
  48      * Returns a {@link BinaryOperator} which returns the lesser of two elements
  49      * according to the specified {@code Comparator}.
  50      *
  51      * @param <T> the type of the input arguments of the comparator
  52      * @param comparator a {@code Comparator} for comparing the two values
  53      * @return a {@code BinaryOperator} which returns the lesser of its operands,
  54      *         according to the supplied {@code Comparator}
  55      * @throws NullPointerException if the argument is null
  56      */
  57     public static <T> BinaryOperator<T> minBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
  58         Objects.requireNonNull(comparator);
  59         return (a, b) -> comparator.compare(a, b) <= 0 ? a : b;
  60     }
  61 
  62     /**
  63      * Returns a {@link BinaryOperator} which returns the greater of two elements
  64      * according to the specified {@code Comparator}.
  65      *
  66      * @param <T> the type of the input arguments of the comparator
  67      * @param comparator a {@code Comparator} for comparing the two values
  68      * @return a {@code BinaryOperator} which returns the greater of its operands,
  69      *         according to the supplied {@code Comparator}
  70      * @throws NullPointerException if the argument is null
  71      */
  72     public static <T> BinaryOperator<T> maxBy(Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
  73         Objects.requireNonNull(comparator);
  74         return (a, b) -> comparator.compare(a, b) >= 0 ? a : b;
  75     }
  76 }