Objects.java

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 * Copyright 2017 OmniFaces
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package org.omnifaces.el.functions;

/**
 * Collection of EL functions for objects.
 *
 * @author Bauke Scholtz
 */
public final class Objects {

	// Constructors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	private Objects() {
		// Hide constructor.
	}

	// Utility --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Returns the first non-<code>null</code> object from the provided two objects. So, if the first object is not
	 * <code>null</code>, then it will be returned, otherwise the second object will be returned.
	 * @param first The first object.
	 * @param second The second object.
	 * @return The first non-<code>null</code> object from the provided two objects.
	 */
	public static Object coalesce(Object first, Object second) {
		return first != null ? first : second;
	}

}