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  2. JDK-8152617

add missing wildcards to Optional or() and flatMap()

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      In Optional, the signature of flatMap() should be changed as follows:

      OLD: <U> Optional<U> flatMap(Function<? super T, Optional<U>> mapper)
      NEW: <U> Optional<U> flatMap(Function<? super T, Optional<? extends U>> mapper)

      The signature of or() should be changed as follows:

      OLD: Optional<T> or(Supplier<Optional<T>> supplier)
      NEW: Optional<T> or(Supplier<Optional<? extends T>> supplier)

      This will alleviate some restrictions on the mapper and supplier functions.

      Some compatibility analysis should be done on flatMap() because it was originally defined in Java 8. The or() method is new in Java 9 so there should be no compatibility impact.

            smarks Stuart Marks
            smarks Stuart Marks
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