LongSupplier.java revision 607050af5a16c46ae53ff4d2c3f47b4ef694b559 
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25package java.util.function;
26
27/**
28 * Represents a supplier of {@code long}-valued results.  This is the
29 * {@code long}-producing primitive specialization of {@link Supplier}.
30 *
31 * <p>There is no requirement that a distinct result be returned each
32 * time the supplier is invoked.
33 *
34 * <p>This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a>
35 * whose functional method is {@link #getAsLong()}.
36 *
37 * @see Supplier
38 * @since 1.8
39 * @hide 1.8
40 */
41@FunctionalInterface
42public interface LongSupplier {
43
44    /**
45     * Gets a result.
46     *
47     * @return a result
48     */
49    long getAsLong();
50}
51