Mapper (Helidon Project 2.6.9 API)

Type Parameters:

SOURCE - type of the supported source

TARGET - type of the supported target

All Superinterfaces:

Function<SOURCE,TARGET>

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Mapper<SOURCE,TARGET>
extends Function<SOURCE,TARGET>
```
A generic and general approach to mapping two types. A mapper is unidirectional - from SOURCE to TARGET.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default TARGET`	`apply(SOURCE source)`
`TARGET`	`map(SOURCE source)`	Map an instance of source type to an instance of target type.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function
andThen, compose

- Method Detail
  - map
```
TARGET map(SOURCE source)
```
    Map an instance of source type to an instance of target type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - object to map
    
    Returns:
    
    result of the mapping
  - apply
```
default TARGET apply(SOURCE source)
```
    Specified by:
    
    apply in interface Function<SOURCE,TARGET>