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package org.apache.commons.functor;

/**
 * A functor that takes two arguments and returns a value.
 * <p>
 * Implementors are encouraged but not required to make their functors
 * {@link java.io.Serializable Serializable}.
 * </p>
 * @param <L> the left argument type.
 * @param <R> the right argument type.
 * @param <T> the returned value type.
 * @since 1.0
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface BinaryFunction<L, R, T> extends BinaryFunctor<L, R> {
    /**
     * Evaluate this function.
     *
     * @param left the L element of the ordered pair of arguments
     * @param right the R element of the ordered pair of arguments
     * @return the T result of this function for the given arguments
     */
    T evaluate(L left, R right);
}