com.google.common.base
Date: 2016-05-24

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# Package com.google.common.base

Basic utility libraries and interfaces.

See: Description

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  FinalizableReference | Implemented by references that have code to run after garbage collection of their referents.
  Function<F,T> | Determines an output value based on an input value.
  Predicate<T> | Determines a true or false value for a given input.
  Supplier<T> | A class that can supply objects of a single type.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  Ascii | Static methods pertaining to ASCII characters (those in the range of values `0x00` through `0x7F`), and to strings containing such characters.
  CharMatcher | Determines a true or false value for any Java `char` value, just as `Predicate` does for any `Object`.
  Charsets | Contains constant definitions for the six standard `Charset` instances, which are guaranteed to be supported by all Java platform implementations.
  Converter<A,B> | A function from `A` to `B` with an associated reverse function from `B` to `A`; used for converting back and forth between different representations of the same information.
  Defaults | This class provides default values for all Java types, as defined by the JLS.
  Enums | Utility methods for working with `Enum` instances.
  Equivalence<T> | A strategy for determining whether two instances are considered equivalent.
  Equivalence.Wrapper<T> | Wraps an object so that `Equivalence.Wrapper.equals(Object)` and `Equivalence.Wrapper.hashCode()` delegate to an `Equivalence`.
  FinalizablePhantomReference<T> | Phantom reference with a `finalizeReferent()` method which a background thread invokes after the garbage collector reclaims the referent.
  FinalizableReferenceQueue | A reference queue with an associated background thread that dequeues references and invokes `FinalizableReference.finalizeReferent()` on them.
  FinalizableSoftReference<T> | Soft reference with a `finalizeReferent()` method which a background thread invokes after the garbage collector reclaims the referent.
  FinalizableWeakReference<T> | Weak reference with a `finalizeReferent()` method which a background thread invokes after the garbage collector reclaims the referent.
  Functions | Static utility methods pertaining to `Function` instances.
  Joiner | An object which joins pieces of text (specified as an array, `Iterable`, varargs or even a `Map`) with a separator.
  Joiner.MapJoiner | An object that joins map entries in the same manner as `Joiner` joins iterables and arrays.
  MoreObjects | Helper functions that operate on any `Object`, and are not already provided in `Objects`.
  MoreObjects.ToStringHelper | Support class for `MoreObjects.toStringHelper(java.lang.Object)`.
  Objects | Helper functions that can operate on any `Object`.
  Objects.ToStringHelper | Deprecated Use `MoreObjects.ToStringHelper` instead.
  Optional<T> | An immutable object that may contain a non-null reference to another object.
  Preconditions | Static convenience methods that help a method or constructor check whether it was invoked correctly (whether its preconditions have been met).
  Predicates | Static utility methods pertaining to `Predicate` instances.
  Splitter | Extracts non-overlapping substrings from an input string, typically by recognizing appearances of a separator sequence.
  Splitter.MapSplitter | An object that splits strings into maps as `Splitter` splits iterables and lists.
  Stopwatch | An object that measures elapsed time in nanoseconds.
  Strings | Static utility methods pertaining to `String` or `CharSequence` instances.
  Suppliers | Useful suppliers.
  Throwables | Static utility methods pertaining to instances of `Throwable`.
  Ticker | A time source; returns a time value representing the number of nanoseconds elapsed since some fixed but arbitrary point in time.
  Utf8 | Low-level, high-performance utility methods related to the UTF-8 character encoding.
  Verify | Static convenience methods that serve the same purpose as Java language assertions, except that they are always enabled.

- Enum Summary
  Enum | Description
  --- | ---
  CaseFormat | Utility class for converting between various ASCII case formats.
  StandardSystemProperty | Represents a standard system property.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  VerifyException | Exception thrown upon the failure of a verification check, including those performed by the convenience methods of the `Verify` class.

## Package com.google.common.base Description

Basic utility libraries and interfaces.

This package is a part of the open-source Guava libraries.

## Contents

### String-related utilities

- `Ascii`
- `CaseFormat`
- `CharMatcher`
- `Charsets`
- `Joiner`
- `Splitter`
- `Strings`

### Function types

- `Function`, `Functions`
- `Predicate`, `Predicates`
- `Equivalence`
- `Converter`
- `Supplier`, `Suppliers`

### Other

- `Defaults`
- `Enums`
- `Objects`
- `Optional`
- `Preconditions`
- `Stopwatch`
- `Throwables`