Document null-safe index operator in SpEL
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[[expressions-operator-safe-navigation]]
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= Safe Navigation Operator
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The safe navigation operator (`?`) is used to avoid a `NullPointerException` and comes
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The safe navigation operator (`?.`) is used to avoid a `NullPointerException` and comes
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from the https://www.groovy-lang.org/operators.html#_safe_navigation_operator[Groovy]
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language. Typically, when you have a reference to an object, you might need to verify
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that it is not `null` before accessing methods or properties of the object. To avoid
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`max(int, int)` method will be invoked on the `#calculator`.
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====
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[[expressions-operator-safe-navigation-indexing]]
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== Safe Index Access
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Since Spring Framework 6.2, the Spring Expression Language supports safe navigation for
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indexing into the following types of structures.
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* xref:core/expressions/language-ref/properties-arrays.adoc#expressions-indexing-arrays-and-collections[arrays and collections]
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* xref:core/expressions/language-ref/properties-arrays.adoc#expressions-indexing-strings[strings]
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* xref:core/expressions/language-ref/properties-arrays.adoc#expressions-indexing-maps[maps]
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* xref:core/expressions/language-ref/properties-arrays.adoc#expressions-indexing-objects[objects]
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The following example shows how to use the safe navigation operator for indexing into
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a list (`?.[]`).
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[tabs]
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======
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Java::
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="primary"]
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----
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ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
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IEEE society = new IEEE();
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EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(society);
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// evaluates to Inventor("Nikola Tesla")
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Inventor inventor = parser.parseExpression("members?.[0]") // <1>
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.getValue(context, Inventor.class);
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society.members = null;
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// evaluates to null - does not throw an exception
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inventor = parser.parseExpression("members?.[0]") // <2>
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.getValue(context, Inventor.class);
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----
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<1> Use null-safe index operator on a non-null `members` list
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<2> Use null-safe index operator on a null `members` list
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Kotlin::
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[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="secondary"]
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----
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val parser = SpelExpressionParser()
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val society = IEEE()
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val context = StandardEvaluationContext(society)
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// evaluates to Inventor("Nikola Tesla")
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var inventor = parser.parseExpression("members?.[0]") // <1>
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.getValue(context, Inventor::class.java)
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society.members = null
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// evaluates to null - does not throw an exception
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inventor = parser.parseExpression("members?.[0]") // <2>
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.getValue(context, Inventor::class.java)
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----
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<1> Use null-safe index operator on a non-null `members` list
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<2> Use null-safe index operator on a null `members` list
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======
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[[expressions-operator-safe-navigation-selection-and-projection]]
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== Safe Collection Selection and Projection
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NOTE: Numerical index values are zero-based, such as when accessing the n^th^ element of
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an array in Java.
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TIP: See the xref:core/expressions/language-ref/operator-safe-navigation.adoc[Safe Navigation Operator]
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section for details on how to navigate object graphs and index into various structures
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using the null-safe operator.
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[[expressions-property-navigation]]
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== Property Navigation
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