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

rev 11381 : 8071670: java.util.Optional: please add a way to specify if-else behavior
Reviewed-by: dfuchs

@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
  * {@code get()} will return the value.
  *
  * <p>Additional methods that depend on the presence or absence of a contained
  * value are provided, such as {@link #orElse(java.lang.Object) orElse()}
  * (return a default value if value not present) and
- * {@link #ifPresent(java.util.function.Consumer) ifPresent()} (execute a block
- * of code if the value is present).
+ * {@link #ifPresent(java.util.function.Consumer) ifPresent()} (perform an
+ * action if the value is present).
  *
  * <p>This is a <a href="../lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  * class; use of identity-sensitive operations (including reference equality
  * ({@code ==}), identity hash code, or synchronization) on instances of
  * {@code Optional} may have unpredictable results and should be avoided.

@@ -146,20 +146,39 @@
     public boolean isPresent() {
         return value != null;
     }
 
     /**
-     * If a value is present, invoke the specified consumer with the value,
+     * If a value is present, perform the given action 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
+     * @param action the action to be performed if a value is present
+     * @throws NullPointerException if a value is present and {@code action} is
      * null
      */
-    public void ifPresent(Consumer<? super T> consumer) {
+    public void ifPresent(Consumer<? super T> action) {
         if (value != null) {
-            consumer.accept(value);
+            action.accept(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If a value is present, perform the given action with the value,
+     * otherwise perform the given empty-based action.
+     *
+     * @param action the action to be performed if a value is present
+     * @param emptyAction the empty-based action to be performed if a value is
+     * not present
+     * @throws NullPointerException if a value is present and {@code action} is
+     * null, or a value is not present and {@code emptyAction} is null.
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    public void ifPresentOrElse(Consumer<? super T> action, Runnable emptyAction) {
+        if (value != null) {
+            action.accept(value);
+        } else {
+            emptyAction.run();
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * If a value is present, and the value matches the given predicate,