Java Optional Class Java introduced a new class Optional in jdk8. It is a public final class and used to deal with NullPointerException in Java application. You must import java.util package to use this class. It provides methods which are used to check the presence of value for particular variable. Java Optional Class Methods
| Methods |
Description |
| public static Optional empty() |
It returns an empty Optional object. No value is present for this Optional. |
| public static Optional of(T value) |
It returns an Optional with the specified present non-null value. |
| public static Optional ofNullable(T value) |
It returns an Optional describing the specified value, if non-null, otherwise returns an empty Optional. |
| public T get() |
If a value is present in this Optional, returns the value, otherwise throws NoSuchElementException. |
| public boolean isPresent() |
It returns true if there is a value present, otherwise false. |
| public void ifPresent(Consumer consumer) |
If a value is present, invoke the specified consumer with the value, otherwise do nothing. |
| public Optional filter(Predicate predicate) |
If a value is present, and the value matches the given predicate, return an Optional describing the value, otherwise return an empty Optional. |
| public Optional map(Function mapper) |
If a value is present, apply the provided mapping function to it, and if the result is non-null, return an Optional describing the result. Otherwise return an empty Optional. |
| public Optional flatMap(Function mapper) |
If a value is present, apply the provided Optional-bearing mapping function to it, return that result, otherwise return an empty Optional. |
| public T orElse(T other) |
It returns the value if present, otherwise returns other. |
| public T orElseGet(Supplier other) |
It returns the value if present, otherwise invoke other and return the result of that invocation. |
| public T orElseThrow(Supplier exceptionSupplier) throws X extends Throwable |
It returns the contained value, if present, otherwise throw an exception to be created by the provided supplier. |
| public boolean equals(Object obj) |
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this Optional or not. The other object is considered equal if:
- It is also an Optional and;
- Both instances have no value present or;
- the present values are "equal to" each other via equals().
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| public int hashCode() |
It returns the hash code value of the present value, if any, or returns 0 (zero) if no value is present. |
| public String toString() |
It returns a non-empty string representation of this Optional suitable for debugging. The exact presentation format is unspecified and may vary between implementations and versions. |
Example: Java Program without using Optional In the following example, we are not using Optional class. This program terminates abnormally and throws a nullPointerException.
Output:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at lambdaExample.OptionalExample.main(OptionalExample.java:6)
To avoid the abnormal termination, we use Optional class. In the following example, we are using Optional. So, our program can execute without crashing.
Java Optional Example: If Value is not Present
Output:
string value is not present
Java Optional Example: If Value is Present
Output:
java optional class example
Another Java Optional Example
Output:
JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE
JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE
java optional class example
Java Optional Methods Example
Output:
Optional.empty
Filtered value: Optional.empty
Filtered value: Optional[JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE]
Getting value: JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE
Getting hashCode: -619947648
Is value present: true
Nullable Optional: Optional[JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE]
orElse: JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE
orElse: Value is not present
JAVA OPTIONAL CLASS EXAMPLE
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