parameter optionnal java code example

Example 1: java how to make a parameter optional

void foo(String a, Integer... b) {
    Integer b1 = b.length > 0 ? b[0] : 0;
    Integer b2 = b.length > 1 ? b[1] : 0;
    //...
}

foo("a");
foo("a", 1, 2);

Example 2: java how to make a parameter optional

void foo(Map<String, Object> parameters) {
    String a = ""; 
    Integer b = 0;
    if (parameters.containsKey("a")) { 
        if (!(parameters.get("a") instanceof Integer)) { 
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("...");
        }
        a = (Integer)parameters.get("a");
    }
    if (parameters.containsKey("b")) { 
        //... 
    }
    //...
}

foo(ImmutableMap.<String, Object>of(
    "a", "a",
    "b", 2, 
    "d", "value"));