前提 : 现在有A B C三个类, 代码如下 :

A.java

package com.ahut.essearch.Optional;

/**
* desc :
* create_user : cheng
* create_date : 2018/9/14 14:30
*/
public class A

private B b;

public B getB() {
return this.b;
}

public void setB(B b) {
this.b = b;
}
}

B.java

package com.ahut.essearch.Optional;

/**
* desc :
* create_user : cheng
* create_date : 2018/9/14 14:30
*/
public class B

private C c;

public C getC() {
return this.c;
}

public void setC(C c) {
this.c = c;
}
}

C.java

package com.ahut.essearch.Optional;

/**
* desc :
* create_user : cheng
* create_date : 2018/9/14 14:30
*/
public class C

private String desc;

public String getDesc() {
return desc;
}

public void setDesc(String desc) {
this.desc = desc;
}
}

测试 :

/**
* desc :
* create_user : cheng
* create_date : 2018/9/14 14:32
*/
@Test
public void testOptional() {
A a = new A();

String desc = Optional.ofNullable(a)
.map(m -> m.getB())
.map(m -> m.getC())
.map(m -> m.getDesc())
.orElseGet(() -> null);

System.out.println(desc);// null
/**
* desc :
* create_user : cheng
* create_date : 2018/9/14 14:32
*/
@Test
public void testOptional() {
A a = new A();

String desc = Optional.ofNullable(a)
.map(m -> m.getB())
.map(m -> m.getC())
.map(m -> m.getDesc())
.orElseGet(null);

System.out.println(desc);// 抛出NullPointerException

查看Optional中orElseGet方法源码 :

the value if present, otherwise invoke {@code other} and return
* the result of that invocation.
*
* @param other a {@code Supplier} whose result is returned if no value
* is present
* @return the value if present otherwise the result of {@code other.get()}
* @throws NullPointerException if value is not present and {@code other} is
* null
*/
public T orElseGet(Supplier<? extends T> other) {
return value != null ? value : other.get();
}

可知 : 因为需要调用other的get方法, 所以other不能为null