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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.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible; 021import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible; 022import com.google.errorprone.annotations.DoNotMock; 023import java.io.Serializable; 024import java.util.Iterator; 025import java.util.Set; 026import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable; 027 028/** 029 * An immutable object that may contain a non-null reference to another object. Each instance of 030 * this type either contains a non-null reference, or contains nothing (in which case we say that 031 * the reference is "absent"); it is never said to "contain {@code null}". 032 * 033 * <p>A non-null {@code Optional<T>} reference can be used as a replacement for a nullable {@code T} 034 * reference. It allows you to represent "a {@code T} that must be present" and a "a {@code T} that 035 * might be absent" as two distinct types in your program, which can aid clarity. 036 * 037 * <p>Some uses of this class include 038 * 039 * <ul> 040 * <li>As a method return type, as an alternative to returning {@code null} to indicate that no 041 * value was available 042 * <li>To distinguish between "unknown" (for example, not present in a map) and "known to have no 043 * value" (present in the map, with value {@code Optional.absent()}) 044 * <li>To wrap nullable references for storage in a collection that does not support {@code null} 045 * (though there are <a 046 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/LivingWithNullHostileCollections">several other 047 * approaches to this</a> that should be considered first) 048 * </ul> 049 * 050 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a 051 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question. 052 * 053 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct 054 * from other programming environments, though it may bear some similarities. 055 * 056 * <p>An instance of this class is serializable if its reference is absent or is a serializable 057 * object. 058 * 059 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional} (JDK 8 and higher):</b> A new {@code Optional} 060 * class was added for Java 8. The two classes are extremely similar, but incompatible (they cannot 061 * share a common supertype). <i>All</i> known differences are listed either here or with the 062 * relevant methods below. 063 * 064 * <ul> 065 * <li>This class is serializable; {@code java.util.Optional} is not. 066 * <li>{@code java.util.Optional} has the additional methods {@code ifPresent}, {@code filter}, 067 * {@code flatMap}, and {@code orElseThrow}. 068 * <li>{@code java.util} offers the primitive-specialized versions {@code OptionalInt}, {@code 069 * OptionalLong} and {@code OptionalDouble}, the use of which is recommended; Guava does not 070 * have these. 071 * </ul> 072 * 073 * <p><b>There are no plans to deprecate this class in the foreseeable future.</b> However, we do 074 * gently recommend that you prefer the new, standard Java class whenever possible. 075 * 076 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a 077 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/UsingAndAvoidingNullExplained#optional">using {@code 078 * Optional}</a>. 079 * 080 * @param <T> the type of instance that can be contained. {@code Optional} is naturally covariant on 081 * this type, so it is safe to cast an {@code Optional<T>} to {@code Optional<S>} for any 082 * supertype {@code S} of {@code T}. 083 * @author Kurt Alfred Kluever 084 * @author Kevin Bourrillion 085 * @since 10.0 086 */ 087@DoNotMock("Use Optional.of(value) or Optional.absent()") 088@GwtCompatible(serializable = true) 089public abstract class Optional<T> implements Serializable { 090 /** 091 * Returns an {@code Optional} instance with no contained reference. 092 * 093 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 094 * {@code Optional.empty}. 095 */ 096 public static <T> Optional<T> absent() { 097 return Absent.withType(); 098 } 099 100 /** 101 * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code 102 * null} treated as {@link #absent}, use {@link #fromNullable} instead. 103 * 104 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 105 * 106 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code reference} is null 107 */ 108 public static <T> Optional<T> of(T reference) { 109 return new Present<>(checkNotNull(reference)); 110 } 111 112 /** 113 * If {@code nullableReference} is non-null, returns an {@code Optional} instance containing that 114 * reference; otherwise returns {@link Optional#absent}. 115 * 116 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 117 * {@code Optional.ofNullable}. 118 */ 119 public static <T> Optional<T> fromNullable(@Nullable T nullableReference) { 120 return (nullableReference == null) ? Optional.<T>absent() : new Present<T>(nullableReference); 121 } 122 123 /** 124 * Returns the equivalent {@code com.google.common.base.Optional} value to the given {@code 125 * java.util.Optional}, or {@code null} if the argument is null. 126 * 127 * @since 21.0 (but only since 33.4.0 in the Android flavor) 128 */ 129 @SuppressWarnings("NullableOptional") // Null passthrough is reasonable for type conversions 130 public static <T> @Nullable Optional<T> fromJavaUtil( 131 java.util.@Nullable Optional<T> javaUtilOptional) { 132 return (javaUtilOptional == null) ? null : fromNullable(javaUtilOptional.orElse(null)); 133 } 134 135 /** 136 * Returns the equivalent {@code java.util.Optional} value to the given {@code 137 * com.google.common.base.Optional}, or {@code null} if the argument is null. 138 * 139 * <p>If {@code googleOptional} is known to be non-null, use {@code googleOptional.toJavaUtil()} 140 * instead. 141 * 142 * <p>Unfortunately, the method reference {@code Optional::toJavaUtil} will not work, because it 143 * could refer to either the static or instance version of this method. Write out the lambda 144 * expression {@code o -> Optional.toJavaUtil(o)} instead. 145 * 146 * @since 21.0 (but only since 33.4.0 in the Android flavor) 147 */ 148 @SuppressWarnings({ 149 "AmbiguousMethodReference", // We chose the name despite knowing this risk. 150 "NullableOptional", // Null passthrough is reasonable for type conversions 151 }) 152 public static <T> java.util.@Nullable Optional<T> toJavaUtil( 153 @Nullable Optional<T> googleOptional) { 154 return googleOptional == null ? null : googleOptional.toJavaUtil(); 155 } 156 157 /** 158 * Returns the equivalent {@code java.util.Optional} value to this optional. 159 * 160 * <p>Unfortunately, the method reference {@code Optional::toJavaUtil} will not work, because it 161 * could refer to either the static or instance version of this method. Write out the lambda 162 * expression {@code o -> o.toJavaUtil()} instead. 163 * 164 * @since 21.0 (but only since 33.4.0 in the Android flavor) 165 */ 166 @SuppressWarnings("AmbiguousMethodReference") // We chose the name despite knowing this risk. 167 public java.util.Optional<T> toJavaUtil() { 168 return java.util.Optional.ofNullable(orNull()); 169 } 170 171 Optional() {} 172 173 /** 174 * Returns {@code true} if this holder contains a (non-null) instance. 175 * 176 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 177 */ 178 public abstract boolean isPresent(); 179 180 /** 181 * Returns the contained instance, which must be present. If the instance might be absent, use 182 * {@link #or(Object)} or {@link #orNull} instead. 183 * 184 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> when the value is absent, this method 185 * throws {@link IllegalStateException}, whereas the {@code java.util} counterpart throws {@link 186 * java.util.NoSuchElementException NoSuchElementException}. 187 * 188 * @throws IllegalStateException if the instance is absent ({@link #isPresent} returns {@code 189 * false}); depending on this <i>specific</i> exception type (over the more general {@link 190 * RuntimeException}) is discouraged 191 */ 192 public abstract T get(); 193 194 /** 195 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code defaultValue} otherwise. If no default 196 * value should be required because the instance is known to be present, use {@link #get()} 197 * instead. For a default value of {@code null}, use {@link #orNull}. 198 * 199 * <p>Note about generics: The signature {@code public T or(T defaultValue)} is overly 200 * restrictive. However, the ideal signature, {@code public <S super T> S or(S)}, is not legal 201 * Java. As a result, some sensible operations involving subtypes are compile errors: 202 * 203 * <pre>{@code 204 * Optional<Integer> optionalInt = getSomeOptionalInt(); 205 * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // error 206 * 207 * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers(); 208 * Optional<? extends Number> first = numbers.first(); 209 * Number value = first.or(0.5); // error 210 * }</pre> 211 * 212 * <p>As a workaround, it is always safe to cast an {@code Optional<? extends T>} to {@code 213 * Optional<T>}. Casting either of the above example {@code Optional} instances to {@code 214 * Optional<Number>} (where {@code Number} is the desired output type) solves the problem: 215 * 216 * <pre>{@code 217 * Optional<Number> optionalInt = (Optional) getSomeOptionalInt(); 218 * Number value = optionalInt.or(0.5); // fine 219 * 220 * FluentIterable<? extends Number> numbers = getSomeNumbers(); 221 * Optional<Number> first = (Optional) numbers.first(); 222 * Number value = first.or(0.5); // fine 223 * }</pre> 224 * 225 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code 226 * Optional.orElse}, but will not accept {@code null} as a {@code defaultValue} ({@link #orNull} 227 * must be used instead). As a result, the value returned by this method is guaranteed non-null, 228 * which is not the case for the {@code java.util} equivalent. 229 */ 230 public abstract T or(T defaultValue); 231 232 /** 233 * Returns this {@code Optional} if it has a value present; {@code secondChoice} otherwise. 234 * 235 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 236 * {@code Optional} class; write {@code thisOptional.isPresent() ? thisOptional : secondChoice} 237 * instead. 238 */ 239 public abstract Optional<T> or(Optional<? extends T> secondChoice); 240 241 /** 242 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code supplier.get()} otherwise. 243 * 244 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code 245 * Optional.orElseGet}, except when {@code supplier} returns {@code null}. In this case this 246 * method throws an exception, whereas the Java 8+ method returns the {@code null} to the caller. 247 * 248 * @throws NullPointerException if this optional's value is absent and the supplier returns {@code 249 * null} 250 */ 251 public abstract T or(Supplier<? extends T> supplier); 252 253 /** 254 * Returns the contained instance if it is present; {@code null} otherwise. If the instance is 255 * known to be present, use {@link #get()} instead. 256 * 257 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is equivalent to Java 8's 258 * {@code Optional.orElse(null)}. 259 */ 260 public abstract @Nullable T orNull(); 261 262 /** 263 * Returns an immutable singleton {@link Set} whose only element is the contained instance if it 264 * is present; an empty immutable {@link Set} otherwise. 265 * 266 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 267 * {@code Optional} class. However, this common usage: 268 * 269 * <pre>{@code 270 * for (Foo foo : possibleFoo.asSet()) { 271 * doSomethingWith(foo); 272 * } 273 * }</pre> 274 * 275 * ... can be replaced with: 276 * 277 * <pre>{@code 278 * possibleFoo.ifPresent(foo -> doSomethingWith(foo)); 279 * }</pre> 280 * 281 * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> some use cases can be written with calls to {@code optional.stream()}. 282 * 283 * @since 11.0 284 */ 285 public abstract Set<T> asSet(); 286 287 /** 288 * If the instance is present, it is transformed with the given {@link Function}; otherwise, 289 * {@link Optional#absent} is returned. 290 * 291 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method is similar to Java 8's {@code 292 * Optional.map}, except when {@code function} returns {@code null}. In this case this method 293 * throws an exception, whereas the Java 8+ method returns {@code Optional.absent()}. 294 * 295 * @throws NullPointerException if the function returns {@code null} 296 * @since 12.0 297 */ 298 public abstract <V> Optional<V> transform(Function<? super T, V> function); 299 300 /** 301 * Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is an {@code Optional} instance, and either the 302 * contained references are {@linkplain Object#equals equal} to each other or both are absent. 303 * Note that {@code Optional} instances of differing parameterized types can be equal. 304 * 305 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> no differences. 306 */ 307 @Override 308 public abstract boolean equals(@Nullable Object object); 309 310 /** 311 * Returns a hash code for this instance. 312 * 313 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific choice of 314 * hash code unspecified, unlike the Java 8+ equivalent. 315 */ 316 @Override 317 public abstract int hashCode(); 318 319 /** 320 * Returns a string representation for this instance. 321 * 322 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this class leaves the specific string 323 * representation unspecified, unlike the Java 8+ equivalent. 324 */ 325 @Override 326 public abstract String toString(); 327 328 /** 329 * Returns the value of each present instance from the supplied {@code optionals}, in order, 330 * skipping over occurrences of {@link Optional#absent}. Iterators are unmodifiable and are 331 * evaluated lazily. 332 * 333 * <p><b>Comparison to {@code java.util.Optional}:</b> this method has no equivalent in Java 8's 334 * {@code Optional} class; use {@code 335 * optionals.stream().filter(Optional::isPresent).map(Optional::get)} instead. 336 * 337 * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> use {@code optionals.stream().flatMap(Optional::stream)} instead. 338 * 339 * @since 11.0 (generics widened in 13.0) 340 */ 341 public static <T> Iterable<T> presentInstances( 342 Iterable<? extends Optional<? extends T>> optionals) { 343 checkNotNull(optionals); 344 return () -> 345 new AbstractIterator<T>() { 346 private final Iterator<? extends Optional<? extends T>> iterator = 347 checkNotNull(optionals.iterator()); 348 349 @Override 350 protected @Nullable T computeNext() { 351 while (iterator.hasNext()) { 352 Optional<? extends T> optional = iterator.next(); 353 if (optional.isPresent()) { 354 return optional.get(); 355 } 356 } 357 return endOfData(); 358 } 359 }; 360 } 361 362 @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0; 363}