Interface ToStringFunction

src/me/xdrop/fuzzywuzzy/ToStringFunction.java:8–27

Transforms an item of type T to a String. @param The type of the item to transform.

 * @param <T> The type of the item to transform.
 */
public interface ToStringFunction<T> {
    /**
     * Transforms the input item to a string.
     *
     * @param item The item to transform.
     * @return A string to use for comparing the item.
     */
    String apply(T item);

    /**
     * A default ToStringFunction that returns the input string;
     * used by methods that use plain strings in {@link FuzzySearch}.
     */
    ToStringFunction<String> NO_PROCESS = new ToStringFunction<String>() {
        @Override
        public String apply(String item) {
            return item;
        }
    };
}