Interface Gatherer.Downstream<T>

Type Parameters:
T - the type of elements this downstream accepts
Enclosing interface:
Gatherer<T,A,R>
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface public static interface Gatherer.Downstream<T>
A Downstream object is the next stage in a pipeline of operations, to which elements can be sent.
Since:
24
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    default boolean
    Checks whether the next stage is known to not want any more elements sent to it.
    boolean
    push(T element)
    Pushes, if possible, the provided element downstream -- to the next stage in the pipeline.
  • Method Details

    • push

      boolean push(T element)
      Pushes, if possible, the provided element downstream -- to the next stage in the pipeline.
      Parameters:
      element - the element to push downstream
      Returns:
      true if more elements can be sent, and false if not.
    • isRejecting

      default boolean isRejecting()
      Checks whether the next stage is known to not want any more elements sent to it.
      Returns:
      true if this Downstream is known not to want any more elements sent to it, false if otherwise