Java Utililty Methods Type Coalesce

List of utility methods to do Type Coalesce

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Description

The list of methods to do Type Coalesce are organized into topic(s).

Method

Ecoalesce(E... objects)
Returns the first non-null object that is passed in. 
for (E object : objects) {
    if (object != null) {
        return object;
return null;
Ocoalesce(final O... values)
Returns the first non-null value in the set 
if (null != values) {
    for (O value : values) {
        if (null != value) {
            return value;
return null;
...
Stringcoalesce(final String... strings)
coalesce 
for (String str : strings) {
    if (str != null) {
        return str;
return null;
Tcoalesce(final T eitherThis, final T orThat)
First non-null value. 
return eitherThis != null ? eitherThis : orThat;
Tcoalesce(final T... argv)
coalesce 
for (T i : argv) {
    if (i != null) {
        return i;
return null;
Tcoalesce(final T... objects)
Returns the first non-null object of the argument list, or null if there is no such element. 
for (final T object : objects) {
    if (object != null) {
        return object;
return null;
Tcoalesce(final T... ts)
Returns the first non null argument given or null if non of the arguments are non null. 
for (final T t : ts) {
    if (t != null) {
        return t;
return null;
floatcoalesce(float... p)
SQL-like coalescing using isReal() 
for (float v : p) {
    if (isReal(v)) {
        return v;
return p[p.length - 1];
Objectcoalesce(Object src, Object defaultValue)
coalesce 
return null != src ? src : defaultValue;
Objectcoalesce(Object... args)
Coalesce all of the arguments passed to this function and return the first non-null argument passed. 
for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++)
    if (args[i] != null)
        return args[i];
return null;