here are two different ways to mix functions in Java:
- using
andThen - using
compose
It is important to understand the difference between the two.
andThen: function1.andThen(function2) will first apply function1 to the input and the result of this will be passed to the function2.
compose: function1.compose(function2) will first apply the input to the function2 and the result of this will be passed to the function1
When they are used for operations that are not commutative then you will end up with totally different results.
You can see that in the example below:
Function<Double, Double> half = (a) -> a / 2; Function<Double, Double> twice = (a) -> a * a; Function<Double, Double> squareAndThenCube = half.andThen(twice); Double result = squareAndThenCube.apply(3d); System.out.println(result); Function<Double, Double> squareComposeCube = half.compose(twice); result = squareComposeCube.apply(3d); System.out.println(result);
The output for the above will be:
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I think you could have used a far better example without resorting to floating point non trivial arithmetic, now you are forcing your readers to use a calculator to double check the result 2.25 and 4.5.