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package java.util;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.function.Function;
import java.util.function.Predicate;
import java.util.function.Supplier;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
A container object which may or may not contain a non-null
value. If a value is present, isPresent()
returns true
. If no value is present, the object is considered empty and isPresent()
returns false
. Additional methods that depend on the presence or absence of a contained value are provided, such as orElse()
(returns a default value if no value is present) and ifPresent()
(performs an action if a value is present).
This is a value-based class; use of identity-sensitive operations (including reference equality (==
), identity hash code, or synchronization) on instances of Optional
may have unpredictable results and should be avoided.
Type parameters: - <T> – the type of value
API Note: Optional
is primarily intended for use as a method return type where there is a clear need to represent "no result," and where using null
is likely to cause errors. A variable whose type is Optional
should never itself be null
; it should always point to an Optional
instance. Since: 1.8
/**
* A container object which may or may not contain a non-{@code null} value.
* If a value is present, {@code isPresent()} returns {@code true}. If no
* value is present, the object is considered <i>empty</i> and
* {@code isPresent()} returns {@code false}.
*
* <p>Additional methods that depend on the presence or absence of a contained
* value are provided, such as {@link #orElse(Object) orElse()}
* (returns a default value if no value is present) and
* {@link #ifPresent(Consumer) ifPresent()} (performs an
* action if a value is present).
*
* <p>This is a <a href="../lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
* class; use of identity-sensitive operations (including reference equality
* ({@code ==}), identity hash code, or synchronization) on instances of
* {@code Optional} may have unpredictable results and should be avoided.
*
* @apiNote
* {@code Optional} is primarily intended for use as a method return type where
* there is a clear need to represent "no result," and where using {@code null}
* is likely to cause errors. A variable whose type is {@code Optional} should
* never itself be {@code null}; it should always point to an {@code Optional}
* instance.
*
* @param <T> the type of value
* @since 1.8
*/
public final class Optional<T> {
Common instance for empty()
. /**
* Common instance for {@code empty()}.
*/
private static final Optional<?> EMPTY = new Optional<>(null);
If non-null, the value; if null, indicates no value is present
/**
* If non-null, the value; if null, indicates no value is present
*/
private final T value;
Returns an empty Optional
instance. No value is present for this Optional
. Type parameters: - <T> – The type of the non-existent value
API Note: Though it may be tempting to do so, avoid testing if an object is empty by comparing with ==
against instances returned by Optional.empty()
. There is no guarantee that it is a singleton. Instead, use isPresent()
. Returns: an empty Optional
/**
* Returns an empty {@code Optional} instance. No value is present for this
* {@code Optional}.
*
* @apiNote
* Though it may be tempting to do so, avoid testing if an object is empty
* by comparing with {@code ==} against instances returned by
* {@code Optional.empty()}. There is no guarantee that it is a singleton.
* Instead, use {@link #isPresent()}.
*
* @param <T> The type of the non-existent value
* @return an empty {@code Optional}
*/
public static<T> Optional<T> empty() {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
Optional<T> t = (Optional<T>) EMPTY;
return t;
}
Constructs an instance with the described value.
Params: - value – the value to describe; it's the caller's responsibility to ensure the value is non-
null
unless creating the singleton instance returned by empty()
.
/**
* Constructs an instance with the described value.
*
* @param value the value to describe; it's the caller's responsibility to
* ensure the value is non-{@code null} unless creating the singleton
* instance returned by {@code empty()}.
*/
private Optional(T value) {
this.value = value;
}
Returns an Optional
describing the given non-null
value. Params: - value – the value to describe, which must be non-
null
Type parameters: - <T> – the type of the value
Throws: - NullPointerException – if value is
null
Returns: an Optional
with the value present
/**
* Returns an {@code Optional} describing the given non-{@code null}
* value.
*
* @param value the value to describe, which must be non-{@code null}
* @param <T> the type of the value
* @return an {@code Optional} with the value present
* @throws NullPointerException if value is {@code null}
*/
public static <T> Optional<T> of(T value) {
return new Optional<>(Objects.requireNonNull(value));
}
Returns an Optional
describing the given value, if non-null
, otherwise returns an empty Optional
. Params: - value – the possibly-
null
value to describe
Type parameters: - <T> – the type of the value
Returns: an Optional
with a present value if the specified value is non-null
, otherwise an empty Optional
/**
* Returns an {@code Optional} describing the given value, if
* non-{@code null}, otherwise returns an empty {@code Optional}.
*
* @param value the possibly-{@code null} value to describe
* @param <T> the type of the value
* @return an {@code Optional} with a present value if the specified value
* is non-{@code null}, otherwise an empty {@code Optional}
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> Optional<T> ofNullable(T value) {
return value == null ? (Optional<T>) EMPTY
: new Optional<>(value);
}
If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise throws NoSuchElementException
. Throws: - NoSuchElementException – if no value is present
API Note: The preferred alternative to this method is orElseThrow()
. Returns: the non-null
value described by this Optional
/**
* If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise throws
* {@code NoSuchElementException}.
*
* @apiNote
* The preferred alternative to this method is {@link #orElseThrow()}.
*
* @return the non-{@code null} value described by this {@code Optional}
* @throws NoSuchElementException if no value is present
*/
public T get() {
if (value == null) {
throw new NoSuchElementException("No value present");
}
return value;
}
If a value is present, returns true
, otherwise false
. Returns: true
if a value is present, otherwise false
/**
* If a value is present, returns {@code true}, otherwise {@code false}.
*
* @return {@code true} if a value is present, otherwise {@code false}
*/
public boolean isPresent() {
return value != null;
}
If a value is not present, returns true
, otherwise false
. Returns: true
if a value is not present, otherwise false
Since: 11
/**
* If a value is not present, returns {@code true}, otherwise
* {@code false}.
*
* @return {@code true} if a value is not present, otherwise {@code false}
* @since 11
*/
public boolean isEmpty() {
return value == null;
}
If a value is present, performs the given action with the value,
otherwise does nothing.
Params: - action – the action to be performed, if a value is present
Throws: - NullPointerException – if value is present and the given action is
null
/**
* If a value is present, performs the given action with the value,
* otherwise does nothing.
*
* @param action the action to be performed, if a value is present
* @throws NullPointerException if value is present and the given action is
* {@code null}
*/
public void ifPresent(Consumer<? super T> action) {
if (value != null) {
action.accept(value);
}
}
If a value is present, performs the given action with the value,
otherwise performs the given empty-based action.
Params: - action – the action to be performed, if a value is present
- emptyAction – the empty-based action to be performed, if no value is
present
Throws: - NullPointerException – if a value is present and the given action is
null
, or no value is present and the given empty-based action is null
.
Since: 9
/**
* If a value is present, performs the given action with the value,
* otherwise performs the given empty-based action.
*
* @param action the action to be performed, if a value is present
* @param emptyAction the empty-based action to be performed, if no value is
* present
* @throws NullPointerException if a value is present and the given action
* is {@code null}, or no value is present and the given empty-based
* action is {@code null}.
* @since 9
*/
public void ifPresentOrElse(Consumer<? super T> action, Runnable emptyAction) {
if (value != null) {
action.accept(value);
} else {
emptyAction.run();
}
}
If a value is present, and the value matches the given predicate, returns an Optional
describing the value, otherwise returns an empty Optional
. Params: - predicate – the predicate to apply to a value, if present
Throws: - NullPointerException – if the predicate is
null
Returns: an Optional
describing the value of this Optional
, if a value is present and the value matches the given predicate, otherwise an empty Optional
/**
* If a value is present, and the value matches the given predicate,
* returns an {@code Optional} describing the value, otherwise returns an
* empty {@code Optional}.
*
* @param predicate the predicate to apply to a value, if present
* @return an {@code Optional} describing the value of this
* {@code Optional}, if a value is present and the value matches the
* given predicate, otherwise an empty {@code Optional}
* @throws NullPointerException if the predicate is {@code null}
*/
public Optional<T> filter(Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
Objects.requireNonNull(predicate);
if (!isPresent()) {
return this;
} else {
return predicate.test(value) ? this : empty();
}
}
If a value is present, returns an Optional
describing (as if by ofNullable
) the result of applying the given mapping function to the value, otherwise returns an empty Optional
. If the mapping function returns a null
result then this method returns an empty Optional
.
Params: - mapper – the mapping function to apply to a value, if present
Type parameters: - <U> – The type of the value returned from the mapping function
Throws: - NullPointerException – if the mapping function is
null
API Note: This method supports post-processing on Optional
values, without the need to explicitly check for a return status. For example, the following code traverses a stream of URIs, selects one that has not yet been processed, and creates a path from that URI, returning an Optional<Path>
:
Optional<Path> p =
uris.stream().filter(uri -> !isProcessedYet(uri))
.findFirst()
.map(Paths::get);
Here, findFirst
returns an Optional<URI>
, and then map
returns an Optional<Path>
for the desired URI if one exists. Returns: an Optional
describing the result of applying a mapping function to the value of this Optional
, if a value is present, otherwise an empty Optional
/**
* If a value is present, returns an {@code Optional} describing (as if by
* {@link #ofNullable}) the result of applying the given mapping function to
* the value, otherwise returns an empty {@code Optional}.
*
* <p>If the mapping function returns a {@code null} result then this method
* returns an empty {@code Optional}.
*
* @apiNote
* This method supports post-processing on {@code Optional} values, without
* the need to explicitly check for a return status. For example, the
* following code traverses a stream of URIs, selects one that has not
* yet been processed, and creates a path from that URI, returning
* an {@code Optional<Path>}:
*
* <pre>{@code
* Optional<Path> p =
* uris.stream().filter(uri -> !isProcessedYet(uri))
* .findFirst()
* .map(Paths::get);
* }</pre>
*
* Here, {@code findFirst} returns an {@code Optional<URI>}, and then
* {@code map} returns an {@code Optional<Path>} for the desired
* URI if one exists.
*
* @param mapper the mapping function to apply to a value, if present
* @param <U> The type of the value returned from the mapping function
* @return an {@code Optional} describing the result of applying a mapping
* function to the value of this {@code Optional}, if a value is
* present, otherwise an empty {@code Optional}
* @throws NullPointerException if the mapping function is {@code null}
*/
public <U> Optional<U> map(Function<? super T, ? extends U> mapper) {
Objects.requireNonNull(mapper);
if (!isPresent()) {
return empty();
} else {
return Optional.ofNullable(mapper.apply(value));
}
}
If a value is present, returns the result of applying the given Optional
-bearing mapping function to the value, otherwise returns an empty Optional
. This method is similar to map(Function)
, but the mapping function is one whose result is already an Optional
, and if invoked, flatMap
does not wrap it within an additional Optional
.
Params: - mapper – the mapping function to apply to a value, if present
Type parameters: - <U> – The type of value of the
Optional
returned by the mapping function
Throws: - NullPointerException – if the mapping function is
null
or returns a null
result
Returns: the result of applying an Optional
-bearing mapping function to the value of this Optional
, if a value is present, otherwise an empty Optional
/**
* If a value is present, returns the result of applying the given
* {@code Optional}-bearing mapping function to the value, otherwise returns
* an empty {@code Optional}.
*
* <p>This method is similar to {@link #map(Function)}, but the mapping
* function is one whose result is already an {@code Optional}, and if
* invoked, {@code flatMap} does not wrap it within an additional
* {@code Optional}.
*
* @param <U> The type of value of the {@code Optional} returned by the
* mapping function
* @param mapper the mapping function to apply to a value, if present
* @return the result of applying an {@code Optional}-bearing mapping
* function to the value of this {@code Optional}, if a value is
* present, otherwise an empty {@code Optional}
* @throws NullPointerException if the mapping function is {@code null} or
* returns a {@code null} result
*/
public <U> Optional<U> flatMap(Function<? super T, ? extends Optional<? extends U>> mapper) {
Objects.requireNonNull(mapper);
if (!isPresent()) {
return empty();
} else {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
Optional<U> r = (Optional<U>) mapper.apply(value);
return Objects.requireNonNull(r);
}
}
If a value is present, returns an Optional
describing the value, otherwise returns an Optional
produced by the supplying function. Params: - supplier – the supplying function that produces an
Optional
to be returned
Throws: - NullPointerException – if the supplying function is
null
or produces a null
result
Returns: returns an Optional
describing the value of this Optional
, if a value is present, otherwise an Optional
produced by the supplying function. Since: 9
/**
* If a value is present, returns an {@code Optional} describing the value,
* otherwise returns an {@code Optional} produced by the supplying function.
*
* @param supplier the supplying function that produces an {@code Optional}
* to be returned
* @return returns an {@code Optional} describing the value of this
* {@code Optional}, if a value is present, otherwise an
* {@code Optional} produced by the supplying function.
* @throws NullPointerException if the supplying function is {@code null} or
* produces a {@code null} result
* @since 9
*/
public Optional<T> or(Supplier<? extends Optional<? extends T>> supplier) {
Objects.requireNonNull(supplier);
if (isPresent()) {
return this;
} else {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
Optional<T> r = (Optional<T>) supplier.get();
return Objects.requireNonNull(r);
}
}
If a value is present, returns a sequential Stream
containing only that value, otherwise returns an empty Stream
. API Note: This method can be used to transform a Stream
of optional elements to a Stream
of present value elements:
Stream<Optional<T>> os = ..
Stream<T> s = os.flatMap(Optional::stream)
Returns: the optional value as a Stream
Since: 9
/**
* If a value is present, returns a sequential {@link Stream} containing
* only that value, otherwise returns an empty {@code Stream}.
*
* @apiNote
* This method can be used to transform a {@code Stream} of optional
* elements to a {@code Stream} of present value elements:
* <pre>{@code
* Stream<Optional<T>> os = ..
* Stream<T> s = os.flatMap(Optional::stream)
* }</pre>
*
* @return the optional value as a {@code Stream}
* @since 9
*/
public Stream<T> stream() {
if (!isPresent()) {
return Stream.empty();
} else {
return Stream.of(value);
}
}
If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise returns other
. Params: - other – the value to be returned, if no value is present. May be
null
.
Returns: the value, if present, otherwise other
/**
* If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise returns
* {@code other}.
*
* @param other the value to be returned, if no value is present.
* May be {@code null}.
* @return the value, if present, otherwise {@code other}
*/
public T orElse(T other) {
return value != null ? value : other;
}
If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise returns the result
produced by the supplying function.
Params: - supplier – the supplying function that produces a value to be returned
Throws: - NullPointerException – if no value is present and the supplying function is
null
Returns: the value, if present, otherwise the result produced by the
supplying function
/**
* If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise returns the result
* produced by the supplying function.
*
* @param supplier the supplying function that produces a value to be returned
* @return the value, if present, otherwise the result produced by the
* supplying function
* @throws NullPointerException if no value is present and the supplying
* function is {@code null}
*/
public T orElseGet(Supplier<? extends T> supplier) {
return value != null ? value : supplier.get();
}
If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise throws NoSuchElementException
. Throws: - NoSuchElementException – if no value is present
Returns: the non-null
value described by this Optional
Since: 10
/**
* If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise throws
* {@code NoSuchElementException}.
*
* @return the non-{@code null} value described by this {@code Optional}
* @throws NoSuchElementException if no value is present
* @since 10
*/
public T orElseThrow() {
if (value == null) {
throw new NoSuchElementException("No value present");
}
return value;
}
If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise throws an exception
produced by the exception supplying function.
Params: - exceptionSupplier – the supplying function that produces an
exception to be thrown
Type parameters: - <X> – Type of the exception to be thrown
Throws: - X – if no value is present
- NullPointerException – if no value is present and the exception supplying function is
null
API Note: A method reference to the exception constructor with an empty argument list can be used as the supplier. For example, IllegalStateException::new
Returns: the value, if present
/**
* If a value is present, returns the value, otherwise throws an exception
* produced by the exception supplying function.
*
* @apiNote
* A method reference to the exception constructor with an empty argument
* list can be used as the supplier. For example,
* {@code IllegalStateException::new}
*
* @param <X> Type of the exception to be thrown
* @param exceptionSupplier the supplying function that produces an
* exception to be thrown
* @return the value, if present
* @throws X if no value is present
* @throws NullPointerException if no value is present and the exception
* supplying function is {@code null}
*/
public <X extends Throwable> T orElseThrow(Supplier<? extends X> exceptionSupplier) throws X {
if (value != null) {
return value;
} else {
throw exceptionSupplier.get();
}
}
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this Optional
. The other object is considered equal if:
- it is also an
Optional
and; - both instances have no value present or;
- the present values are "equal to" each other via
equals()
.
Params: - obj – an object to be tested for equality
Returns: true
if the other object is "equal to" this object otherwise false
/**
* Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this {@code Optional}.
* The other object is considered equal if:
* <ul>
* <li>it is also an {@code Optional} and;
* <li>both instances have no value present or;
* <li>the present values are "equal to" each other via {@code equals()}.
* </ul>
*
* @param obj an object to be tested for equality
* @return {@code true} if the other object is "equal to" this object
* otherwise {@code false}
*/
@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
if (this == obj) {
return true;
}
if (!(obj instanceof Optional)) {
return false;
}
Optional<?> other = (Optional<?>) obj;
return Objects.equals(value, other.value);
}
Returns the hash code of the value, if present, otherwise 0
(zero) if no value is present. Returns: hash code value of the present value or 0
if no value is present
/**
* Returns the hash code of the value, if present, otherwise {@code 0}
* (zero) if no value is present.
*
* @return hash code value of the present value or {@code 0} if no value is
* present
*/
@Override
public int hashCode() {
return Objects.hashCode(value);
}
Returns a non-empty string representation of this Optional
suitable for debugging. The exact presentation format is unspecified and may vary between implementations and versions. Implementation Requirements: If a value is present the result must include its string representation in the result. Empty and present Optional
s must be unambiguously differentiable. Returns: the string representation of this instance
/**
* Returns a non-empty string representation of this {@code Optional}
* suitable for debugging. The exact presentation format is unspecified and
* may vary between implementations and versions.
*
* @implSpec
* If a value is present the result must include its string representation
* in the result. Empty and present {@code Optional}s must be unambiguously
* differentiable.
*
* @return the string representation of this instance
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
return value != null
? String.format("Optional[%s]", value)
: "Optional.empty";
}
}