Java 8 method references: provide a Supplier capable of supplying a parameterized result

Question

I'd like to use

java.util.Optional.orElseThrow()

with an Exception type that asks for a constructor parameter. Something like this:

.orElseThrow(MyException::new(someArgument)) // obviously NOT working

Is there a way to create a Supplier that passes my argument value in?

Answer 1

Sure.

.orElseThrow(() -> new MyException(someArgument))

Answer 2

It appears that you can throw only RuntimeException from the method orElseThrow. Otherwise you will get an error message like MyException cannot be converted to java.lang.RuntimeException

Update:- This was an issue with an older version of JDK. I don't see this issue with the latest versions.

Answer 3

optionalUsers.orElseThrow(() -> new UsernameNotFoundException("Username not found"));