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Each 033 * instance of this type either contains a non-null reference, or contains nothing (in 034 * which case we say that the reference is "absent"); it is never said to "contain {@code 035 * null}". 036 * 037 * <p>A non-null {@code Optional<T>} reference can be used as a replacement for a nullable 038 * {@code T} reference. It allows you to represent "a {@code T} that must be present" and 039 * a "a {@code T} that might be absent" as two distinct types in your program, which can 040 * aid clarity. 041 * 042 * <p>Some uses of this class include 043 * 044 * <ul> 045 * <li>As a method return type, as an alternative to returning {@code null} to indicate 046 * that no value was available 047 * <li>To distinguish between "unknown" (for example, not present in a map) and "known to 048 * have no value" (present in the map, with value {@code Optional.absent()}) 049 * <li>To wrap nullable references for storage in a collection that does not support 050 * {@code null} (though there are 051 * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/LivingWithNullHostileCollections"> 052 * several other approaches to this</a> that should be considered first) 053 * </ul> 054 * 055 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable 056 * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the 057 * type in question. 058 * 059 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" 060 * construct from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities. 061 * 062 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional} (JDK 8 and higher):</b> A new {@code Optional} 063 * class was added for Java 8. The two classes are extremely similar, but incompatible (they cannot 064 * share a common supertype). <i>All</i> known differences are listed either here or with the 065 * relevant methods below. 066 * 067 * <ul> 068 * <li>This class is serializable; {@code java.util.Optional} is not. 069 * <li>{@code java.util.Optional} has the additional methods {@code ifPresent}, {@code filter}, 070 * {@code flatMap}, and {@code orElseThrow}. 071 * <li>{@code java.util} offers the primitive-specialized versions {@code OptionalInt}, {@code 072 * OptionalLong} and {@code OptionalDouble}, the use of which is recommended; Guava does not 073 * have these. 074 * </ul> 075 * 076 * <p><b>There are no plans to deprecate this class in the foreseeable future.</b> However, we do 077 * gently recommend that you prefer the new, standard Java class whenever possible. 078 * 079 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a 080 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/UsingAndAvoidingNullExplained#optional"> 081 * using {@code Optional}</a>. 082 * 083 * @param <T> the type of instance that can be contained. {@code Optional} is naturally 084 * covariant on this type, so it is safe to cast an {@code Optional<T>} to {@code 085 * Optional<S>} for any supertype {@code S} of {@code T}. 086 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever 087 * @author Kevin Bourrillion 088 * @since 10.0 089 */ 090@CheckReturnValue 091@GwtCompatible(serializable = true) 092public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable { 093 /** 094 * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference. 095 * 096 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 097 * {@code Optional.empty}. 098 */ 099 public static <T> Optional<T> absent() { 100 return Absent.withType(); 101 } 102 103 /** 104 * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code 105 * null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead. 106 * 107 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 108 * 109 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null 110 */ 111 public static <T> Optional<T> of(T reference) { 112 return new Present<T>(checkNotNull(reference)); 113 } 114 115 /** 116 * If {@code nullableReference} is non-null, returns an {@code Optional} instance containing that 117 * reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}. 118 * 119 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 120 * {@code Optional.ofNullable}. 121 */ 122 public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@Nullable T nullableReference) { 123 return (nullableReference == null) 124 ? Optional.<T>absent() 125 : new Present<T>(nullableReference); 126 } 127 128 Optional() {} 129 130 /** 131 * Returns {@code true} if this holder contains a (non-null) instance. 132 * 133 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 134 */ 135 public abstract boolean isPresent(); 136 137 /** 138 * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be 139 * absent, use {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead. 140 * 141 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method 142 * throws {@link IllegalStateException}, whereas the Java 8 counterpart throws {@link 143 * NoSuchElementException}. 144 * 145 * @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns 146 * {@code false}); depending on this <i>specific</i> exception type (over the more general 147 * {@link RuntimeException}) is discouraged 148 */ 149 public abstract T get(); 150 151 /** 152 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If 153 * no default value should be required because the instance is known to be present, use 154 * {@link #get()} instead. For a default value of {@code null}, use {@link #orNull}. 155 * 156 * <p>Note about generics: The signature {@code public T or(T defaultValue)} is overly 157 * restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public <S super T> S or(S)}, is not legal 158 * Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors: 159 * <pre> {@code 160 * 161 * Optional<Integer> optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt(); 162 * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error 163 * 164 * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers(); 165 * Optional<? extends Number> first = numbers.first(); 166 * Number value = first.or(0.5); // error}</pre> 167 * 168 * <p>As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional<? extends T>} to {@code 169 * Optional<T>}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code 170 * Optional<Number>} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem: 171 * <pre> {@code 172 * 173 * Optional<Number> optionalInt = (Optional) getSomeOptionalInt(); 174 * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // fine 175 * 176 * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers(); 177 * Optional<Number> first = (Optional) numbers.first(); 178 * Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine}</pre> 179 * 180 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's 181 * {@code Optional.orElse}, but will not accept {@code null} as a {@code defaultValue} ({@link 182 * #orNull} must be used instead). As a result, the value returned by this method is guaranteed 183 * non-null, which is not the case for the {@code java.util} equivalent. 184 */ 185 public abstract T or(T defaultValue); 186 187 /** 188 * Returns this {@code Optional} if it has a value present; {@code secondChoice} 189 * otherwise. 190 * 191 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 192 * {@code Optional} class; write {@code thisOptional.isPresent() ? thisOptional : secondChoice} 193 * instead. 194 */ 195 public abstract Optional<T> or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice); 196 197 /** 198 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code supplier.get()} otherwise. 199 * 200 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's 201 * {@code Optional.orElseGet}, except when {@code supplier} returns {@code null}. In this case 202 * this method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns the {@code null} to the 203 * caller. 204 * 205 * @throws NullPointerException if this optional's value is absent and the supplier returns 206 * {@code null} 207 */ 208 @Beta 209 public abstract T or(Supplier<? extends T> supplier); 210 211 /** 212 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code null} otherwise. If the 213 * instance is known to be present, use {@link #get()} instead. 214 * 215 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 216 * {@code Optional.orElse(null)}. 217 */ 218 @Nullable 219 public abstract T orNull(); 220 221 /** 222 * Returns an immutable singleton {@link Set} whose only element is the contained instance 223 * if it is present; an empty immutable {@link Set} otherwise. 224 * 225 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 226 * {@code Optional} class. However, this common usage: <pre> {@code 227 * 228 * for (Foo foo : possibleFoo.asSet()) { 229 * doSomethingWith(foo); 230 * }}</pre> 231 * 232 * ... can be replaced with: <pre> {@code 233 * 234 * possibleFoo.ifPresent(foo -> doSomethingWith(foo));}</pre> 235 * 236 * @since 11.0 237 */ 238 public abstract Set<T> asSet(); 239 240 /** 241 * If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given {@link Function}; otherwise, 242 * {@link Optional#absent} is returned. 243 * 244 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's 245 * {@code Optional.map}, except when {@code function} returns {@code null}. In this case this 246 * method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns {@code Optional.absent()}. 247 * 248 * @throws NullPointerException if the function returns {@code null} 249 * @since 12.0 250 */ 251 public abstract <V> Optional<V> transform(Function<? super T, V> function); 252 253 /** 254 * Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is an {@code Optional} instance, and either 255 * the contained references are {@linkplain Object#equals equal} to each other or both 256 * are absent. Note that {@code Optional} instances of differing parameterized types can 257 * be equal. 258 * 259 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 260 */ 261 @Override 262 public abstract boolean equals(@Nullable Object object); 263 264 /** 265 * Returns a hash code for this instance. 266 * 267 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific choice of 268 * hash code unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent. 269 */ 270 @Override 271 public abstract int hashCode(); 272 273 /** 274 * Returns a string representation for this instance. 275 * 276 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific string 277 * representation unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent. 278 */ 279 @Override 280 public abstract String toString(); 281 282 /** 283 * Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied {@code optionals}, in order, 284 * skipping over occurrences of {@link Optional#absent}. Iterators are unmodifiable and are 285 * evaluated lazily. 286 * 287 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 288 * {@code Optional} class; use 289 * {@code optionals.stream().filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get)} instead. 290 * 291 * @since 11.0 (generics widened in 13.0) 292 */ 293 @Beta 294 public static <T> Iterable<T> presentInstances( 295 final Iterable<? extends Optional<? extends T>> optionals) { 296 checkNotNull(optionals); 297 return new Iterable<T>() { 298 @Override 299 public Iterator<T> iterator() { 300 return new AbstractIterator<T>() { 301 private final Iterator<? extends Optional<? extends T>> iterator = 302 checkNotNull(optionals.iterator()); 303 304 @Override 305 protected T computeNext() { 306 while (iterator.hasNext()) { 307 Optional<? extends T> optional = iterator.next(); 308 if (optional.isPresent()) { 309 return optional.get(); 310 } 311 } 312 return endOfData(); 313 } 314 }; 315 } 316 }; 317 } 318 319 private static final long serialVersionUID = 0; 320}