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Java 8 in Action
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Java 8 in Action

by Mario Fusco, Alan Mycroft, Raoul-Gabriel Urma
August 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
424 pages
13h 50m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 10. Using Optional as a better alternative to null

This chapter covers

  • What’s wrong with null references and why you should avoid them
  • From null to Optional: rewriting your domain model in a null-safe way
  • Putting optionals to work: removing null checks from your code
  • Different ways to read the value possibly contained in an optional
  • Rethinking programming given potentially missing values

Raise your hand if you ever got a NullPointerException during your life as a Java developer. Keep it up if this is the Exception you encounter most frequently. Unfortunately, we can’t see you at this moment, but we believe there’s a very high probability that your hand is raised now. We also guess you may possibly be thinking something like “Yes, ...

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