NullPointerException在开发过程中经常遇到,稍有不慎小BUG就出现了,如果避免这个问题呢,Optional就是专门解决这个问题的类,那么Optional如何使用呢?让我们一起探索一下吧!
Optional类是Java8为了解决null值判断问题而创建的容器类,在java.util 下,使用Optional类可以避免显式的null值判断,避免null导致的NullPointerException。首先,Optional是一个容器,它可以保存类型T的值,也可以为null的容器对象。Optional容器只能存一个值。
1)源码:
- /**
- * Common instance for {@code empty()}.
- */
- private static final Optional<?> EMPTY = new Optional<>();
-
-
- /**
- * If non-null, the value; if null, indicates no value is present
- */
- private final T value;
根据源码可以看到Optional有两个属性,一个是为空值准备的EMPTY和泛型值value;
Optional除toString()、hashCode() 、equals()等Object的方法外,还包含以下方法。
- /**
- * Constructs an empty instance.
- *
- * @implNote Generally only one empty instance, {@link Optional#EMPTY},
- * should exist per VM.
- */
- private Optional() {
- this.value = null;
- }
-
-
- /**
- * Constructs an instance with the value present.
- *
- * @param value the non-null value to be present
- * @throws NullPointerException if value is null
- */
- private Optional(T value) {
- this.value = Objects.requireNonNull(value);
- }
分别是创建一个空实例和构造一个具有当前值的实例。
1)源码
- public static<T> Optional<T> empty() {
- @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
- Optional<T> t = (Optional<T>) EMPTY;
- return t;
- }
- public static <T> Optional<T> of(T value) {
- return new Optional<>(value);
- }
- public static <T> Optional<T> ofNullable(T value) {
- return value == null ? empty() : of(value);
- }
2)方法说明
3)测试代码
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- Integer value1 = null;
- Integer value2 = 1;
- try {
- Optional<Integer> optional1 = Optional.empty();
- System.out.println("optional1创建了");
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional1失败了");
- }
- try {
- Optional<Integer> optional2 = Optional.of(value1);
- System.out.println("optional2创建了");
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional2失败了");
- }
- try {
- Optional<Integer> optional3 = Optional.ofNullable(value1);
- System.out.println("optional3创建了");
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional3失败了");
- }
- try {
- Optional<Integer> optional4 = Optional.of(value2);
- System.out.println("optional4创建了");
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional4失败了");
- }
- try {
- Optional<Integer> optional5 = Optional.ofNullable(value2);
- System.out.println("optional5创建了");
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional5失败了");
- }
- }
4)运行结果

1)源码
- public T get() {
- if (value == null) {
- throw new NoSuchElementException("No value present");
- }
- return value;
- }
2)方法说明
get(): 如果Optional不为空,则返回该Optional容器中的值,否则抛出NoSuchElementExceptio 。
3)测试代码
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- Integer value1 = null;
- Integer value2 = 1;
- Optional<Integer> optional1 = Optional.ofNullable(value1);
- Optional<Integer> optional2 = Optional.of(value2);
- try {
- Integer result=optional1.get();
- System.out.println("optional1的值是:"+result);
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional1的值获取失败,原因:"+e.getMessage());
- }
- try {
- Integer result=optional2.get();
- System.out.println("optional2的值是:"+result);
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional2的值获取失败,原因:"+e.getMessage());
- }
- }
4)运行结果

1)源码
- public boolean isPresent() {
- return value != null;
- }
- public void ifPresent(Consumer<? super T> consumer) {
- if (value != null)
- consumer.accept(value);
- }
- public T orElse(T other) {
- return value != null ? value : other;
- }
- public T orElseGet(Supplier<? extends T> other) {
- return value != null ? value : other.get();
- }
- public <X extends Throwable> T orElseThrow(Supplier<? extends X> exceptionSupplier) throws X {
- if (value != null) {
- return value;
- } else {
- throw exceptionSupplier.get();
- }
- }
2)方法说明
3)测试代码
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- Integer value1 = null;
- Integer value2 = 1;
- Optional<Integer> optional1 = Optional.ofNullable(value1);
- Optional<Integer> optional2 = Optional.of(value2);
- try {
- if(optional1.isPresent()){
- System.out.println("optional1的isPresent结果不为空");
- }else{
- System.out.println("optional1的isPresent结果为空");
- }
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional1的isPresent判空失败,原因:"+e.getMessage());
- }
- try {
- if(optional2.isPresent()){
- System.out.println("optional2的isPresent结果不为空");
- }else{
- System.out.println("optional2的isPresent结果为空");
- }
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional2的isPresent判空失败,原因:"+e.getMessage());
- }
-
-
- optional1.ifPresent(t->{
- int i =t+1;
- System.out.println("optional1处理后的值是"+i);
- });
- optional2.ifPresent(t->{
- int i =t+1;
- System.out.println("optional2处理后的值是"+i);});
-
-
- Integer value3 = 2;
- Integer result = optional1.orElse(value3);
- System.out.println("optional1执行orElse处理后的值是"+result);
-
-
- result = optional2.orElse(value3);
- System.out.println("optional2执行orElse处理后的值是"+result);
-
-
- result = optional1.orElseGet(()-> new Integer(-1));
- System.out.println("optional1执行orElseGet处理后的值是"+result);
-
-
- result = optional2.orElseGet(()-> new Integer(-1));
- System.out.println("optional2执行orElseGet处理后的值是"+result);
- try {
- result = optional1.orElseThrow (()-> new RuntimeException("值是空的"));
- System.out.println("optional1执行orElseThrow处理后的值是"+result);
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional1的orElseThrow抛出异常:"+e.getMessage());
- }
- try {
- result = optional2.orElseThrow (()-> new RuntimeException("值是空的"));
- System.out.println("optional2执行orElseThrow处理后的值是"+result);
- }catch (Exception e){
- System.out.println("optional2的orElseThrow抛出异常:"+e.getMessage());
4)运行结果

1)源码
- public Optional
filter(Predicate super T> predicate) { - Objects.requireNonNull(predicate);
- if (!isPresent())
- return this;
- else
- return predicate.test(value) ? this : empty();
- }
2)方法说明
filter(Predicate p): 如果optional不为空,则执行Predicate p,如果p的结果为true,则返回原本的optional,否则返回空的optional
3)测试代码
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- Integer value1 = 5;
- Integer value2 = 6;
- Optional<Integer> optional1 = Optional.ofNullable(value1);
- Optional<Integer> optional2 = Optional.of(value2);
-
-
- Optional<Integer> result =optional1.filter(t->t > 5);
- System.out.println("optional1的filter后的值:"+result);
- result =optional2.filter(t->t > 5);
- System.out.println("optional2的filter后的值:"+result);
4)运行结果

1)源码
- 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));
- }
- }
- public<U> Optional<U> flatMap(Function<? super T, Optional<U>> mapper) {
- Objects.requireNonNull(mapper);
- if (!isPresent())
- return empty();
- else {
- return Objects.requireNonNull(mapper.apply(value));
- }
- }
2)方法说明
3)测试代码
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- User user1 = null;
- User user2 = new User("user2名字",19);
- Optional<User> optional1 = Optional.ofNullable(user1);
- Optional<User> optional2 = Optional.of(user2);
- System.out.println("=========map==========");
- System.out.println("optional1的map前的值:"+optional1);
- Optional<String> result =optional1.map(t->t.getName());
- System.out.println("optional1的map后的值:"+result);
-
-
- System.out.println("optional2的map前的值:"+optional2);
- result =optional2.map(t->t.getName());
- System.out.println("optional2的map后的值:"+result);
-
-
- System.out.println("===========flatMap========");
-
-
- System.out.println("optional1的flatMap前的值:"+optional1);
- Optional<Integer> result2 =optional1.flatMap(t->Optional.ofNullable(t.getAge()));
- System.out.println("optional1的flatMap后的值:"+result2);
-
-
- System.out.println("optional2的flatMap前的值:"+optional2);
- result2 =optional2.flatMap(t->Optional.ofNullable(t.getAge()));
- System.out.println("optional2的flatMap后的值:"+result2);
-
- }
- public class User {
- String name;
- Integer age;
- public User(String name,Integer age){
- this.name = name;
- this.age=age;
- }
-
-
- public String getName() {
- return name;
- }
-
-
- public Integer getAge() {
- return age;
4)运行结果

A类有属性B类,B类有属性C类,C类有name这个字段。
使用Optional之前:
- if(atest!=null){
- Btest btest =atest.getBtest();
- if(btest!=null){
- Ctest ctest = btest.getCtest();
- if (ctest != null) {
- name =ctest.getName();
- }
- }
- }
使用Optional之后:
name = Optional.ofNullable(atest).map(t->t.getBtest()).map(t->t.getCtest()).map(t->t.getName()).orElse("默认值");
代码是不是看上去更整洁了呢?
通过对Optional源码解析和用例测试代码的运行结果,可以看出使用Optional可以优化null值判断代码,让代码变得更加优雅和整洁。
作者:陈昌浩