Package ru.progrm_jarvis.javacommons.util

Class BlackHole

java.lang.Object

ru.progrm_jarvis.javacommons.util.BlackHole

public final class BlackHole
extends Object

Black hole. Helper class used to consume(Object) values without any visible side effects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> void	consume(T value)	Consumes the provided value without any visible side effects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

consume

public static <T> void consume(T value)

Consumes the provided value without any visible side effects. This may be used for scenarios when an arbitrary expression has to be treated as a statement, for exampleString.class is an expression but not a statement but BlackHole.consume(String.class) is.

Type Parameters:

T - type of consumed value

Parameters:

value - consumed value