Data Structure
Networking
RDBMS
Operating System
Java
MS Excel
iOS
HTML
CSS
Android
Python
C Programming
C++
C#
MongoDB
MySQL
Javascript
PHP
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
English
Economics
Psychology
Social Studies
Fashion Studies
Legal Studies
- Selected Reading
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
- Developer's Best Practices
- Questions and Answers
- Effective Resume Writing
- HR Interview Questions
- Computer Glossary
- Who is Who
What is the use of the Optional.stream() method in Java 9?
In Java 9, the stream() method has been added to the Optional class to improve its functionality. The stream() method can be used to transform a Stream of optional elements to a Stream of present value elements. If the Optional contains a value, then return a Stream containing the value. Otherwise, it returns an empty stream.
Syntax
public Stream<T> stream()
Example
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
public class StreamMethodTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<Optional<String>> list = Arrays.asList(
Optional.empty(),
Optional.of("TutorialsPoint"),
Optional.empty(),
Optional.of("Tutorix"));
// If optional is non-empty, get the value in stream, otherwise return empty
List<String> filteredListJava8 = list.stream()
.flatMap(o -> o.isPresent() ? Stream.of(o.get()) : Stream.empty())
.collect(Collectors.toList());
// Optional::stream method can return a stream of either one or zero element if data is present or not.
List<String> filteredListJava9 = list.stream()
.flatMap(Optional::stream)
.collect(Collectors.toList());
System.out.println(filteredListJava8);
System.out.println(filteredListJava9);
}
}Output
[TutorialsPoint, Tutorix] [TutorialsPoint, Tutorix]
Updated on: 24-Feb-2020
1K+ Views
Advertisements