Improve @Cacheable documentation regarding java.util.Optional

This commit improves the documentation for @Cacheable to point out that
`null` will be stored in the cache for an empty `Optional` return value.

Closes gh-27184
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Sam Brannen
2021-07-27 15:05:43 +02:00
parent 42edef0bcc
commit 161c9dc3bd
2 changed files with 14 additions and 10 deletions

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
* Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
* Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
* replace the default one (see {@link #keyGenerator}).
*
* <p>If no value is found in the cache for the computed key, the target method
* will be invoked and the returned value stored in the associated cache. Note
* that Java8's {@code Optional} return types are automatically handled and its
* content is stored in the cache if present.
* will be invoked and the returned value will be stored in the associated cache.
* Note that {@link java.util.Optional} return types are unwrapped automatically.
* If an {@code Optional} value is {@linkplain java.util.Optional#isPresent()
* present}, it will be stored in the associated cache. If an {@code Optional}
* value is not present, {@code null} will be stored in the associated cache.
*
* <p>This annotation may be used as a <em>meta-annotation</em> to create custom
* <em>composed annotations</em> with attribute overrides.