A container object which may or may not contain a long
value.
If a value is present, isPresent()
returns true
. If no
value is present, the object is considered empty and
isPresent()
returns false
.
Additional methods that depend on the presence or absence of a contained
value are provided, such as orElse()
(returns a default value if no value is present) and
ifPresent()
(performs an
action if a value is present).
This is a value-based
class; use of identity-sensitive operations (including reference equality
( ==
), identity hash code, or synchronization) on instances of
OptionalLong
may have unpredictable results and should be avoided.
@apiNote
OptionalLong
is primarily intended for use as a method return type where
there is a clear need to represent "no result." A variable whose type is
OptionalLong
should never itself be null
; it should always point
to an OptionalLong
instance.