Method absent

output/java_guava/1.4.16/Optional.java:94–96

Returns an Optional instance with no contained reference. Comparison to java.util.Optional: this method is equivalent to Java 8's Optional.empty.

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  public static <T> Optional<T> absent() {
    return Absent.withType();
  }

  /**
   * Returns an {@code Optional} instance containing the given non-null reference. To have {@code