SafeSpecializable (Javacord 3.3.2 (api) Documentation)

Type Parameters:

S - The base type of which subclasses are eligible to be cast.

All Superinterfaces:

Specializable<S>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Interaction, MessageComponentInteraction, SelectMenuInteraction
```
public interface SafeSpecializable<S>
extends Specializable<S>
```
An object that may be specialized further and recast as a subclass. As opposed to Specializable, it will not throw a NullPointerException if the passed type is null.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Default Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  default <T extends S> Optional<T> as(Class<T> type)
  Get this instance as a desired subtype.

- Method Detail
  - as
```
default <T extends S> Optional<T> as(Class<T> type)
```
    Get this instance as a desired subtype.
    If the instance is not castable to the specified type, the Optional will be empty.
    If the passed type is null, an empty Optional will be returned.
    
    Specified by:
    
    as in interface Specializable<S>
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The desired type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type as which to obtain this instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns an Optional of this instance if it could be cast, otherwise an empty result.