src/share/classes/java/util/Optional.java

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rev 7596 : 8015317: Optional.filter, map, and flatMap
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Contributed-by: brian.goetz@oracle.com, henry.jen@oracle.com

*** 23,32 **** --- 23,34 ---- * questions. */ package java.util; import java.util.function.Consumer; + import java.util.function.Function; + import java.util.function.Predicate; import java.util.function.Supplier; /** * A container object which may or may not contain a non-null value. * If a value is present, {@code isPresent()} will return {@code true} and
*** 50,60 **** * If non-null, the value; if null, indicates no value is present */ private final T value; /** ! * Construct an empty instance. * * @implNote Generally only one empty instance, {@link Optional#EMPTY}, * should exist per VM. */ private Optional() { --- 52,62 ---- * If non-null, the value; if null, indicates no value is present */ private final T value; /** ! * Constructs an empty instance. * * @implNote Generally only one empty instance, {@link Optional#EMPTY}, * should exist per VM. */ private Optional() {
*** 78,106 **** Optional<T> t = (Optional<T>) EMPTY; return t; } /** ! * Construct an instance with the value present. * * @param value the non-null value to be present */ private Optional(T value) { this.value = Objects.requireNonNull(value); } /** ! * Return an {@code Optional} with the specified present value. * * @param value the value to be present, which must be non-null * @return an {@code Optional} with the value present */ public static <T> Optional<T> of(T value) { return new Optional<>(value); } /** * If a value is present in this {@code Optional}, returns the value, * otherwise throws {@code NoSuchElementException}. * * @return the non-null value held by this {@code Optional} * @throws NoSuchElementException if there is no value present --- 80,120 ---- Optional<T> t = (Optional<T>) EMPTY; return t; } /** ! * Constructs an instance with the value present. * * @param value the non-null value to be present */ private Optional(T value) { this.value = Objects.requireNonNull(value); } /** ! * Returns an {@code Optional} with the specified present non-null value. * * @param value the value to be present, which must be non-null * @return an {@code Optional} with the value present */ public static <T> Optional<T> of(T value) { return new Optional<>(value); } /** + * Returns an {@code Optional} describing the specified value, if non-null, + * otherwise returns an empty {@code Optional}. + * + * @param value the possibly-null value to describe + * @return an {@code Optional} with a present value if the specified value + * is non-null, otherwise an empty {@code Optional} + */ + public static <T> Optional<T> ofNullable(T value) { + return value == null ? empty() : of(value); + } + + /** * If a value is present in this {@code Optional}, returns the value, * otherwise throws {@code NoSuchElementException}. * * @return the non-null value held by this {@code Optional} * @throws NoSuchElementException if there is no value present
*** 122,132 **** public boolean isPresent() { return value != null; } /** ! * Have the specified consumer accept the value if a value is present, * otherwise do nothing. * * @param consumer block to be executed if a value is present * @throws NullPointerException if value is present and {@code consumer} is * null --- 136,146 ---- public boolean isPresent() { return value != null; } /** ! * If a value is present, invoke the specified consumer with the value, * otherwise do nothing. * * @param consumer block to be executed if a value is present * @throws NullPointerException if value is present and {@code consumer} is * null
*** 135,144 **** --- 149,241 ---- if (value != null) consumer.accept(value); } /** + * If a value is present, and the value matches the given predicate, + * return an {@code Optional} describing the value, otherwise return an + * empty {@code Optional}. + * + * @param predicate a predicate to apply to the value, if present + * @return an {@code Optional} describing the value of this {@code Optional} + * if a value is present and the value matches the given predicate, + * otherwise an empty {@code Optional} + * @throws NullPointerException if the predicate is null + */ + public Optional<T> filter(Predicate<? super T> predicate) { + Objects.requireNonNull(predicate); + if (!isPresent()) + return this; + else + return predicate.test(value) ? this : empty(); + } + + /** + * If a value is present, apply the provided mapping function to it, + * and if the result is non-null, return an {@code Optional} describing the + * result. Otherwise return an empty {@code Optional}. + * + * @apiNote This method supports post-processing on optional values, without + * the need to explicitly check for a return status. For example, the + * following code traverses a stream of file names, selects one that has + * not yet been processed, and then opens that file, returning an + * {@code Optional<FileInputStream>}: + * + * <pre>{@code + * Optional<FileInputStream> fis = + * names.stream().filter(name -> !isProcessedYet(name)) + * .findFirst() + * .map(name -> new FileInputStream(name)); + * }</pre> + * + * Here, {@code findFirst} returns an {@code Optional<String>}, and then + * {@code map} returns an {@code Optional<FileInputStream>} for the desired + * file if one exists. + * + * @param <U> The type of the result of the mapping function + * @param mapper a mapping function to apply to the value, if present + * @return an {@code Optional} describing the result of applying a mapping + * function to the value of this {@code Optional}, if a value is present, + * otherwise an empty {@code Optional} + * @throws NullPointerException if the mapping function is null + */ + public<U> Optional<U> map(Function<? super T, ? extends U> mapper) { + Objects.requireNonNull(mapper); + if (!isPresent()) + return empty(); + else { + return Optional.ofNullable(mapper.apply(value)); + } + } + + /** + * If a value is present, apply the provided {@code Optional}-bearing + * mapping function to it, return that result, otherwise return an empty + * {@code Optional}. This method is similar to {@link #map(Function)}, + * but the provided mapper is one whose result is already an {@code Optional}, + * and if invoked, {@code flatMap} does not wrap it with an additional + * {@code Optional}. + * + * @param <U> The type parameter to the {@code Optional} returned by + * @param mapper a mapping function to apply to the value, if present + * the mapping function + * @return the result of applying an {@code Optional}-bearing mapping + * function to the value of this {@code Optional}, if a value is present, + * otherwise an empty {@code Optional} + * @throws NullPointerException if the mapping function is null or returns + * a null result + */ + public<U> Optional<U> flatMap(Function<? super T, ? extends Optional<U>> mapper) { + Objects.requireNonNull(mapper); + if (!isPresent()) + return empty(); + else { + return Objects.requireNonNull(mapper.apply(value)); + } + } + + /** * Return the value if present, otherwise return {@code other}. * * @param other the value to be returned if there is no value present, may * be null * @return the value, if present, otherwise {@code other}