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  25 package java.util.function;
  26 
  27 /**
  28  * Represents an operation on a single operand that produces a result of the
  29  * same type as its operand.  This is a specialization of {@code Function} for
  30  * the case where the operand and result are of the same type.
  31  *
  32  * <p>This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
  33  * whose functional method is {@link #apply(Object)}.
  34  *
  35  * @param <T> the type of the operand and result of the operator
  36  *
  37  * @see Function
  38  * @since 1.8
  39  */
  40 @FunctionalInterface
  41 public interface UnaryOperator<T> extends Function<T, T> {
  42 
  43     /**
  44      * Returns a unary operator that always returns its input argument.
  45      *
  46      * @param <T> the type of the input and output of the operator
  47      * @return a unary operator that always returns its input argument
  48      */
  49     static <T> UnaryOperator<T> identity() {
  50         return t -> t;
  51     }
  52 }