RFR 9: 8138963 : java.lang.Objects new method to default to non-null

[Paul Benedict]

It's quite possible for the second argument to be null. Is that your
intention? I am not sure it makes sense, but it's not harmful either. I
recommend you can either (1) explicitly document that's a possibility and
this method could still return null or (2) prevent it by calling
requireNonNull.


Cheers,
Paul

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Roger Riggs <Roger.Riggs at oracle.com> wrote:

> Java.lang.Objects contains a number of convenience methods to make it
> easier to handle references that are null.
> For example, toString(obj, nullDefault),
>
> A new method is proposed to return the reference or a default value if the
> reference is null.
>    static <T> T nonNull(T obj, T nullDefault);
>
> Alternatives to the method name include
> nonNullOrElse ( using the java.util.Optional name pattern) or
> nonNullOrDefault
>
> Please review and comment.
>
> Webrev:
>   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-object-non-null/
>
> Issue:
>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8138963
>
> Thanks, Roger
>
>