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    017
    018package org.apache.commons.lang3.function;
    019
    020import java.util.function.Supplier;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Helps use {@link Supplier}.
    024 *
    025 * @since 3.13.0
    026 */
    027public class Suppliers {
    028
    029    /**
    030     * Returns the singleton supplier that always returns null.
    031     * <p>
    032     * This supplier never throws an exception.
    033     * </p>
    034     */
    035    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    036    private static Supplier NUL = () -> null;
    037
    038    /**
    039     * Null-safe call to {@link Supplier#get()}.
    040     *
    041     * @param <T> the type of results supplied by this supplier.
    042     * @param supplier the supplier or null.
    043     * @return Result of {@link Supplier#get()} or null.
    044     */
    045    public static <T> T get(final Supplier<T> supplier) {
    046        return supplier == null ? null : supplier.get();
    047    }
    048
    049    /**
    050     * Returns the singleton supplier that always returns null.
    051     * <p>
    052     * This supplier never throws an exception.
    053     * </p>
    054     *
    055     * @param <T> Supplied type.
    056     * @return The NUL singleton.
    057     * @since 3.14.0
    058     */
    059    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    060    public static <T> Supplier<T> nul() {
    061        return NUL;
    062    }
    063
    064}