Uses of Class
com.google.common.base.Optional

Packages that use Optional

Package	Description
com.google.common.base	Basic utility libraries and interfaces.
com.google.common.collect	Collection interfaces and implementations, and other utilities for collections.
com.google.common.io	Utility methods and classes for I/O; for example input streams, output streams, readers, writers, and files.
com.google.common.net	Utility methods and classes for networking (such as IP addresses and domain names).

Uses of Optional in com.google.common.base

Methods in com.google.common.base that return Optional

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Optional<T>	Optional.absent()	Returns an Optional instance with no contained reference.
static <T> Optional<T>	Optional.fromNullable(T nullableReference)	If nullableReference is non-null, returns an Optional instance containing that reference; otherwise returns absent().
static <T extends java.lang.Enum<T>> Optional<T>	Enums.getIfPresent(java.lang.Class<T> enumClass, java.lang.String value)	Returns an optional enum constant for the given type, using Enum.valueOf(java.lang.Class<T>, java.lang.String).
static <T> Optional<T>	Optional.of(T reference)	Returns an Optional instance containing the given non-null reference.
abstract Optional<T>	Optional.or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice)	Returns this Optional if it has a value present; secondChoice otherwise.
abstract <V> Optional<V>	Optional.transform(Function<? super T,V> function)	If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given Function; otherwise, absent() is returned.

Methods in com.google.common.base with parameters of type Optional

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Optional<T>	Optional.or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice)	Returns this Optional if it has a value present; secondChoice otherwise.

Method parameters in com.google.common.base with type arguments of type Optional

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> java.lang.Iterable<T>	Optional.presentInstances(java.lang.Iterable<? extends Optional<? extends T>> optionals)	Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied optionals, in order, skipping over occurrences of absent().

Uses of Optional in com.google.common.collect

Methods in com.google.common.collect that return Optional

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Optional<@NonNull E>	FluentIterable.first()	Returns an Optional containing the first element in this fluent iterable.
Optional<@NonNull E>	FluentIterable.firstMatch(Predicate<? super E> predicate)	Returns an Optional containing the first element in this fluent iterable that satisfies the given predicate, if such an element exists.
Optional<@NonNull E>	FluentIterable.last()	Returns an Optional containing the last element in this fluent iterable.
static <T> Optional<T>	Iterables.tryFind(java.lang.Iterable<T> iterable, Predicate<? super T> predicate)	Returns an Optional containing the first element in iterable that satisfies the given predicate, if such an element exists.
static <T> Optional<T>	Iterators.tryFind(java.util.Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate)	Returns an Optional containing the first element in iterator that satisfies the given predicate, if such an element exists.

Uses of Optional in com.google.common.io

Methods in com.google.common.io that return Optional

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Optional<java.lang.Long>	CharSource.lengthIfKnown()	Returns the size of this source in chars, if the size can be easily determined without actually opening the data stream.
Optional<java.lang.Long>	ByteSource.sizeIfKnown()	Returns the size of this source in bytes, if the size can be easily determined without actually opening the data stream.

Uses of Optional in com.google.common.net

Methods in com.google.common.net that return Optional

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Optional<java.nio.charset.Charset>	MediaType.charset()	Returns an optional charset for the value of the charset parameter if it is specified.