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package org.apache.commons.lang3.function;

import java.util.function.Function;

/**
 * Represents a function that accepts an int-valued argument and produces a long-valued result. This is the
 * {@code int}-to-{@code long} primitive specialization for {@link Function}.
 *
 * <p>
 * This is a <a href="package-summary.html">functional interface</a> whose functional method is
 * {@link #applyAsChar(int)}.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see Function
 * @since 3.13.0
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IntToCharFunction {

    /**
     * Applies this function to the given argument.
     *
     * @param value the function argument.
     * @return the function result.
     */
    char applyAsChar(int value);
}