Outcome

java.lang.Object
- com.saxonica.ee.trans.Outcome<T>

```
public class Outcome<T>
extends java.lang.Object
```
An Outcome represents the result of a task, which might be success or failure T is the class of the result of the task in the event that it is successful

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Outcome(java.lang.Exception exception)
Create a failure outcome

Outcome(T result)
Create a success outcome

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Exception`	`getException()`	Get the result of the task if it was unsuccessful
`T`	`getResult()`	Get the result of the task if it was successful
`boolean`	`isSuccess()`	Ask if the task was successful

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Outcome
```
public Outcome(T result)
```
    Create a success outcome
    
    Parameters:
    
    result - the successful outcome
  - Outcome
```
public Outcome(java.lang.Exception exception)
```
    Create a failure outcome
    
    Parameters:
    
    exception - the unsuccessful outcome
- Method Detail
  - isSuccess
```
public boolean isSuccess()
```
    Ask if the task was successful
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the task was successful
  - getResult
```
public T getResult()
```
    Get the result of the task if it was successful
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the task if it was successful, or null otherwise
  - getException
```
public java.lang.Exception getException()
```
    Get the result of the task if it was unsuccessful
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the task if it was unsuccessful, or null otherwise