Class Nullable<E>


  • @Removal(version="4.2")
    @Deprecated
    public final class Nullable<E>
    extends Object
    Deprecated.
    No longer used in POI code base, use Optional instead
    An immutable object that could be defined as null.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Nullable

        public Nullable()
        Deprecated.
        Constructor.
      • Nullable

        public Nullable​(E value)
        Deprecated.
        Constructor.
        Parameters:
        value - The value to set to this nullable.
    • Method Detail

      • getValue

        public E getValue()
        Deprecated.
        Get the store value if any.
        Returns:
        the store value
      • hasValue

        public boolean hasValue()
        Deprecated.
        Get the status of this nullable.
        Returns:
        true if the nullable store a value (empty string is considered to be a value) else false.
      • nullify

        public void nullify()
        Deprecated.
        Set the stored value to null.