// streams/CreatingOptionals.java import java.util.*; import java.util.stream.*; import java.util.function.*; class CreatingOptionals { static void test(String testName, Optional opt) { System.out.println(" === " + testName + " === "); System.out.println(opt.orElse("Null")); } public static void main(String[] args) { test("empty", Optional.empty()); test("of", Optional.of("Howdy")); try { test("of", Optional.of(null)); } catch(Exception e) { System.out.println(e); } test("ofNullable", Optional.ofNullable("Hi")); test("ofNullable", Optional.ofNullable(null)); } } /* Output: === empty === Null === of === Howdy java.lang.NullPointerException === ofNullable === Hi === ofNullable === Null */