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package org.junit.jupiter.api.function;

import static org.apiguardian.api.API.Status.STABLE;

import org.apiguardian.api.API;

ThrowingSupplier is a functional interface that can be used to implement any generic block of code that returns an object and potentially throws a Throwable.

The ThrowingSupplier interface is similar to Supplier, except that a ThrowingSupplier can throw any kind of exception, including checked exceptions.

Rationale for throwing Throwable instead of Exception

Although Java applications typically throw exceptions that are instances of Exception, RuntimeException, Error, or AssertionError (in testing scenarios), there may be use cases where a ThrowingSupplier needs to explicitly throw a Throwable. In order to support such specialized use cases, get is declared to throw Throwable.

Type parameters:
  • <T> – the type of argument supplied
See Also:
Since:5.0
/** * {@code ThrowingSupplier} is a functional interface that can be used to * implement any generic block of code that returns an object and * potentially throws a {@link Throwable}. * * <p>The {@code ThrowingSupplier} interface is similar to * {@link java.util.function.Supplier}, except that a {@code ThrowingSupplier} * can throw any kind of exception, including checked exceptions. * * <h4>Rationale for throwing {@code Throwable} instead of {@code Exception}</h4> * * <p>Although Java applications typically throw exceptions that are instances * of {@link Exception}, {@link RuntimeException}, * {@link Error}, or {@link AssertionError} (in testing * scenarios), there may be use cases where a {@code ThrowingSupplier} needs to * explicitly throw a {@code Throwable}. In order to support such specialized * use cases, {@link #get} is declared to throw {@code Throwable}. * * @since 5.0 * @param <T> the type of argument supplied * @see java.util.function.Supplier * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions#assertTimeout(java.time.Duration, ThrowingSupplier) * @see org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions#assertTimeoutPreemptively(java.time.Duration, ThrowingSupplier) * @see Executable * @see ThrowingConsumer */
@FunctionalInterface @API(status = STABLE, since = "5.0") public interface ThrowingSupplier<T> {
Get a result, potentially throwing an exception.
Returns:a result
/** * Get a result, potentially throwing an exception. * * @return a result */
T get() throws Throwable; }