FlatMapFunction (Flink : Core 1.20.2-cp1 API)

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the input elements.

O - Type of the returned elements.

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Function, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BulkIterationBase.TerminationCriterionMapper, RichFlatMapFunction

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@Public
@FunctionalInterface
public interface FlatMapFunction<T,O>
extends org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Function, Serializable
```
Base interface for flatMap functions. FlatMap functions take elements and transform them, into zero, one, or more elements. Typical applications can be splitting elements, or unnesting lists and arrays. Operations that produce multiple strictly one result element per input element can also use the MapFunction.
The basic syntax for using a FlatMapFunction is as follows:
```
 DataSet<X> input = ...;

 DataSet<Y> result = input.flatMap(new MyFlatMapFunction());
 
```

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  void flatMap(T value, Collector<O> out)
  The core method of the FlatMapFunction.

- Method Detail
  - flatMap
```
void flatMap(T value,
             Collector<O> out)
      throws Exception
```
    The core method of the FlatMapFunction. Takes an element from the input data set and transforms it into zero, one, or more elements.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The input value.
    
    out - The collector for returning result values.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - This method may throw exceptions. Throwing an exception will cause the operation to fail and may trigger recovery.