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/*
* Copyright (C) 2011 The Guava Authors
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
* in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package com.google.common.base;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.errorprone.annotations.DoNotMock;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
/**
* An immutable object that may contain a non-null reference to another object. Each instance of
* this type either contains a non-null reference, or contains nothing (in which case we say that
* the reference is "absent"); it is never said to "contain {@code null}".
*
* A non-null {@code Optional} reference can be used as a replacement for a nullable {@code T}
* reference. It allows you to represent "a {@code T} that must be present" and a "a {@code T} that
* might be absent" as two distinct types in your program, which can aid clarity.
*
* Some uses of this class include
*
*
* - As a method return type, as an alternative to returning {@code null} to indicate that no
* value was available
*
- To distinguish between "unknown" (for example, not present in a map) and "known to have no
* value" (present in the map, with value {@code Optional.absent()})
*
- To wrap nullable references for storage in a collection that does not support {@code null}
* (though there are several other
* approaches to this that should be considered first)
*
*
* A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable null object for the type in question.
*
*
This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct
* from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities.
*
*
An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable
* object.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional} (JDK 8 and higher): A new {@code Optional}
* class was added for Java 8. The two classes are extremely similar, but incompatible (they cannot
* share a common supertype). All known differences are listed either here or with the
* relevant methods below.
*
*
* - This class is serializable; {@code java.util.Optional} is not.
*
- {@code java.util.Optional} has the additional methods {@code ifPresent}, {@code filter},
* {@code flatMap}, and {@code orElseThrow}.
*
- {@code java.util} offers the primitive-specialized versions {@code OptionalInt}, {@code
* OptionalLong} and {@code OptionalDouble}, the use of which is recommended; Guava does not
* have these.
*
*
* There are no plans to deprecate this class in the foreseeable future. However, we do
* gently recommend that you prefer the new, standard Java class whenever possible.
*
*
See the Guava User Guide article on using {@code
* Optional}.
*
* @param the type of instance that can be contained. {@code Optional} is naturally covariant on
* this type, so it is safe to cast an {@code Optional} to {@code Optional} for any
* supertype {@code S} of {@code T}.
* @author Kurt Alfred Kluever
* @author Kevin Bourrillion
* @since 10.0
*/
@DoNotMock("Use Optional.of(value) or Optional.absent()")
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
public abstract class Optional implements Serializable {
/**
* Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method is equivalent to Java 8's
* {@code Optional.empty}.
*/
public static Optional absent() {
return Absent.withType();
}
/**
* Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code
* null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: no differences.
*
* @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null
*/
public static Optional of(T reference) {
return new Present(checkNotNull(reference));
}
/**
* If {@code nullableReference} is non-null, returns an {@code Optional} instance containing that
* reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method is equivalent to Java 8's
* {@code Optional.ofNullable}.
*/
public static Optional fromNullable(@CheckForNull T nullableReference) {
return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.absent() : new Present(nullableReference);
}
Optional() {}
/**
* Returns {@code true} if this holder contains a (non-null) instance.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: no differences.
*/
public abstract boolean isPresent();
/**
* Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use
* {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: when the value is absent, this method
* throws {@link IllegalStateException}, whereas the Java 8 counterpart throws {@link
* java.util.NoSuchElementException NoSuchElementException}.
*
* @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns {@code
* false}); depending on this specific exception type (over the more general {@link
* RuntimeException}) is discouraged
*/
public abstract T get();
/**
* Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If no default
* value should be required because the instance is known to be present, use {@link #get()}
* instead. For a default value of {@code null}, use {@link #orNull}.
*
*
Note about generics: The signature {@code public T or(T defaultValue)} is overly
* restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public S or(S)}, is not legal
* Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors:
*
* {@code
* Optional optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt();
* Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error
*
* FluentIterable numbers = getSomeNumbers();
* Optional first = numbers.first();
* Number value = first.or(0.5); // error
* }
*
*
As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional} to {@code
* Optional}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code
* Optional} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem:
*
* {@code
* Optional optionalInt = (Optional) getSomeOptionalInt();
* Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // fine
*
* FluentIterable numbers = getSomeNumbers();
* Optional first = (Optional) numbers.first();
* Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine
* }
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
* Optional.orElse}, but will not accept {@code null} as a {@code defaultValue} ({@link #orNull}
* must be used instead). As a result, the value returned by this method is guaranteed non-null,
* which is not the case for the {@code java.util} equivalent.
*/
public abstract T or(T defaultValue);
/**
* Returns this {@code Optional} if it has a value present; {@code secondChoice} otherwise.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
* {@code Optional} class; write {@code thisOptional.isPresent() ? thisOptional : secondChoice}
* instead.
*/
public abstract Optional or(Optional secondChoice);
/**
* Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code supplier.get()} otherwise.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
* Optional.orElseGet}, except when {@code supplier} returns {@code null}. In this case this
* method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns the {@code null} to the caller.
*
* @throws NullPointerException if this optional's value is absent and the supplier returns {@code
* null}
*/
public abstract T or(Supplier supplier);
/**
* Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code null} otherwise. If the instance is
* known to be present, use {@link #get()} instead.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method is equivalent to Java 8's
* {@code Optional.orElse(null)}.
*/
@CheckForNull
public abstract T orNull();
/**
* Returns an immutable singleton {@link Set} whose only element is the contained instance if it
* is present; an empty immutable {@link Set} otherwise.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
* {@code Optional} class. However, this common usage:
*
*
{@code
* for (Foo foo : possibleFoo.asSet()) {
* doSomethingWith(foo);
* }
* }
*
* ... can be replaced with:
*
* {@code
* possibleFoo.ifPresent(foo -> doSomethingWith(foo));
* }
*
* Java 9 users: some use cases can be written with calls to {@code optional.stream()}.
*
* @since 11.0
*/
public abstract Set asSet();
/**
* If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given {@link Function}; otherwise,
* {@link Optional#absent} is returned.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method is similar to Java 8's {@code
* Optional.map}, except when {@code function} returns {@code null}. In this case this method
* throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns {@code Optional.absent()}.
*
* @throws NullPointerException if the function returns {@code null}
* @since 12.0
*/
public abstract Optional transform(Function function);
/**
* Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is an {@code Optional} instance, and either the
* contained references are {@linkplain Object#equals equal} to each other or both are absent.
* Note that {@code Optional} instances of differing parameterized types can be equal.
*
* Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: no differences.
*/
@Override
public abstract boolean equals(@CheckForNull Object object);
/**
* Returns a hash code for this instance.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this class leaves the specific choice of
* hash code unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent.
*/
@Override
public abstract int hashCode();
/**
* Returns a string representation for this instance.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this class leaves the specific string
* representation unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent.
*/
@Override
public abstract String toString();
/**
* Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied {@code optionals}, in order,
* skipping over occurrences of {@link Optional#absent}. Iterators are unmodifiable and are
* evaluated lazily.
*
*
Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}: this method has no equivalent in Java 8's
* {@code Optional} class; use {@code
* optionals.stream().filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get)} instead.
*
*
Java 9 users: use {@code optionals.stream().flatMap(Optional::stream)} instead.
*
* @since 11.0 (generics widened in 13.0)
*/
public static Iterable presentInstances(
final Iterable> optionals) {
checkNotNull(optionals);
return new Iterable() {
@Override
public Iterator iterator() {
return new AbstractIterator() {
private final Iterator> iterator =
checkNotNull(optionals.iterator());
@Override
@CheckForNull
protected T computeNext() {
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
Optional optional = iterator.next();
if (optional.isPresent()) {
return optional.get();
}
}
return endOfData();
}
};
}
};
}
private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
}