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