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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under 012 * the License. 013 */ 014 015package com.google.common.base; 016 017import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull; 018 019import com.google.common.annotations.Beta; 020import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible; 021import java.io.Serializable; 022import java.util.Iterator; 023import java.util.Set; 024import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableDecl; 025 026/** 027 * An immutable object that may contain a non-null reference to another object. Each instance of 028 * this type either contains a non-null reference, or contains nothing (in which case we say that 029 * the reference is "absent"); it is never said to "contain {@code null}". 030 * 031 * <p>A non-null {@code Optional<T>} reference can be used as a replacement for a nullable {@code T} 032 * reference. It allows you to represent "a {@code T} that must be present" and a "a {@code T} that 033 * might be absent" as two distinct types in your program, which can aid clarity. 034 * 035 * <p>Some uses of this class include 036 * 037 * <ul> 038 * <li>As a method return type, as an alternative to returning {@code null} to indicate that no 039 * value was available 040 * <li>To distinguish between "unknown" (for example, not present in a map) and "known to have no 041 * value" (present in the map, with value {@code Optional.absent()}) 042 * <li>To wrap nullable references for storage in a collection that does not support {@code null} 043 * (though there are <a 044 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/LivingWithNullHostileCollections">several other 045 * approaches to this</a> that should be considered first) 046 * </ul> 047 * 048 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a 049 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question. 050 * 051 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct 052 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities. 053 * 054 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional} (JDK 8 and higher):</b> A new {@code Optional} 055 * class was added for Java 8. The two classes are extremely similar, but incompatible (they cannot 056 * share a common supertype). <i>All</i> known differences are listed either here or with the 057 * relevant methods below. 058 * 059 * <ul> 060 * <li>This class is serializable; {@code java.util.Optional} is not. 061 * <li>{@code java.util.Optional} has the additional methods {@code ifPresent}, {@code filter}, 062 * {@code flatMap}, and {@code orElseThrow}. 063 * <li>{@code java.util} offers the primitive-specialized versions {@code OptionalInt}, {@code 064 * OptionalLong} and {@code OptionalDouble}, the use of which is recommended; Guava does not 065 * have these. 066 * </ul> 067 * 068 * <p><b>There are no plans to deprecate this class in the foreseeable future.</b> However, we do 069 * gently recommend that you prefer the new, standard Java class whenever possible. 070 * 071 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a 072 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/UsingAndAvoidingNullExplained#optional">using {@code 073 * Optional}</a>. 074 * 075 * @param <T> the type of instance that can be contained. {@code Optional} is naturally covariant on 076 * this type, so it is safe to cast an {@code Optional<T>} to {@code Optional<S>} for any 077 * supertype {@code S} of {@code T}. 078 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever 079 * @author Kevin Bourrillion 080 * @since 10.0 081 */ 082@GwtCompatible(serializable = true) 083public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable { 084 /** 085 * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference. 086 * 087 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 088 * {@code Optional.empty}. 089 */ 090 public static <T> Optional<T> absent() { 091 return Absent.withType(); 092 } 093 094 /** 095 * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code 096 * null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead. 097 * 098 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 099 * 100 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null 101 */ 102 public static <T> Optional<T> of(T reference) { 103 return new Present<T>(checkNotNull(reference)); 104 } 105 106 /** 107 * If {@code nullableReference} is non-null, returns an {@code Optional} instance containing that 108 * reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}. 109 * 110 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 111 * {@code Optional.ofNullable}. 112 */ 113 public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@NullableDecl T nullableReference) { 114 return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference); 115 } 116 117 Optional() {} 118 119 /** 120 * Returns {@code true} if this holder contains a (non-null) instance. 121 * 122 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 123 */ 124 public abstract boolean isPresent(); 125 126 /** 127 * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use 128 * {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead. 129 * 130 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method 131 * throws {@link IllegalStateException}, whereas the Java 8 counterpart throws {@link 132 * java.util.NoSuchElementException NoSuchElementException}. 133 * 134 * @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns {@code 135 * false}); depending on this <i>specific</i> exception type (over the more general {@link 136 * RuntimeException}) is discouraged 137 */ 138 public abstract T get(); 139 140 /** 141 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If no default 142 * value should be required because the instance is known to be present, use {@link #get()} 143 * instead. For a default value of {@code null}, use {@link #orNull}. 144 * 145 * <p>Note about generics: The signature {@code public T or(T defaultValue)} is overly 146 * restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public <S super T> S or(S)}, is not legal 147 * Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors: 148 * 149 * <pre>{@code 150 * Optional<Integer> optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt(); 151 * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error 152 * 153 * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers(); 154 * Optional<? extends Number> first = numbers.first(); 155 * Number value = first.or(0.5); // error 156 * }</pre> 157 * 158 * <p>As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional<? extends T>} to {@code 159 * Optional<T>}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code 160 * Optional<Number>} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem: 161 * 162 * <pre>{@code 163 * Optional<Number> optionalInt = (Optional) getSomeOptionalInt(); 164 * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // fine 165 * 166 * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers(); 167 * Optional<Number> first = (Optional) numbers.first(); 168 * Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine 169 * }</pre> 170 * 171 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code 172 * Optional.orElse}, but will not accept {@code null} as a {@code defaultValue} ({@link #orNull} 173 * must be used instead). As a result, the value returned by this method is guaranteed non-null, 174 * which is not the case for the {@code java.util} equivalent. 175 */ 176 public abstract T or(T defaultValue); 177 178 /** 179 * Returns this {@code Optional} if it has a value present; {@code secondChoice} otherwise. 180 * 181 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 182 * {@code Optional} class; write {@code thisOptional.isPresent() ? thisOptional : secondChoice} 183 * instead. 184 */ 185 public abstract Optional<T> or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice); 186 187 /** 188 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code supplier.get()} otherwise. 189 * 190 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code 191 * Optional.orElseGet}, except when {@code supplier} returns {@code null}. In this case this 192 * method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns the {@code null} to the caller. 193 * 194 * @throws NullPointerException if this optional's value is absent and the supplier returns {@code 195 * null} 196 */ 197 @Beta 198 public abstract T or(Supplier<? extends T> supplier); 199 200 /** 201 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code null} otherwise. If the instance is 202 * known to be present, use {@link #get()} instead. 203 * 204 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 205 * {@code Optional.orElse(null)}. 206 */ 207 @NullableDecl 208 public abstract T orNull(); 209 210 /** 211 * Returns an immutable singleton {@link Set} whose only element is the contained instance if it 212 * is present; an empty immutable {@link Set} otherwise. 213 * 214 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 215 * {@code Optional} class. However, this common usage: 216 * 217 * <pre>{@code 218 * for (Foo foo : possibleFoo.asSet()) { 219 * doSomethingWith(foo); 220 * } 221 * }</pre> 222 * 223 * ... can be replaced with: 224 * 225 * <pre>{@code 226 * possibleFoo.ifPresent(foo -> doSomethingWith(foo)); 227 * }</pre> 228 * 229 * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> some use cases can be written with calls to {@code optional.stream()}. 230 * 231 * @since 11.0 232 */ 233 public abstract Set<T> asSet(); 234 235 /** 236 * If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given {@link Function}; otherwise, 237 * {@link Optional#absent} is returned. 238 * 239 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code 240 * Optional.map}, except when {@code function} returns {@code null}. In this case this method 241 * throws an exception, whereas the Java 8 method returns {@code Optional.absent()}. 242 * 243 * @throws NullPointerException if the function returns {@code null} 244 * @since 12.0 245 */ 246 public abstract <V> Optional<V> transform(Function<? super T, V> function); 247 248 /** 249 * Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is an {@code Optional} instance, and either the 250 * contained references are {@linkplain Object#equals equal} to each other or both are absent. 251 * Note that {@code Optional} instances of differing parameterized types can be equal. 252 * 253 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 254 */ 255 @Override 256 public abstract boolean equals(@NullableDecl Object object); 257 258 /** 259 * Returns a hash code for this instance. 260 * 261 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific choice of 262 * hash code unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent. 263 */ 264 @Override 265 public abstract int hashCode(); 266 267 /** 268 * Returns a string representation for this instance. 269 * 270 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific string 271 * representation unspecified, unlike the Java 8 equivalent. 272 */ 273 @Override 274 public abstract String toString(); 275 276 /** 277 * Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied {@code optionals}, in order, 278 * skipping over occurrences of {@link Optional#absent}. Iterators are unmodifiable and are 279 * evaluated lazily. 280 * 281 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 282 * {@code Optional} class; use {@code 283 * optionals.stream().filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get)} instead. 284 * 285 * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> use {@code optionals.stream().flatMap(Optional::stream)} instead. 286 * 287 * @since 11.0 (generics widened in 13.0) 288 */ 289 @Beta 290 public static <T> Iterable<T> presentInstances( 291 final Iterable<? extends Optional<? extends T>> optionals) { 292 checkNotNull(optionals); 293 return new Iterable<T>() { 294 @Override 295 public Iterator<T> iterator() { 296 return new AbstractIterator<T>() { 297 private final Iterator<? extends Optional<? extends T>> iterator = 298 checkNotNull(optionals.iterator()); 299 300 @Override 301 protected T computeNext() { 302 while (iterator.hasNext()) { 303 Optional<? extends T> optional = iterator.next(); 304 if (optional.isPresent()) { 305 return optional.get(); 306 } 307 } 308 return endOfData(); 309 } 310 }; 311 } 312 }; 313 } 314 315 private static final long serialVersionUID = 0; 316}