src/main/java/io/reactivex/Observable.java
@CheckReturnValue
    @SchedulerSupport(SchedulerSupport.NONE)
    public final <R> Observable<R> switchMap(Function<? super T, ? extends ObservableSource<? extends R>> mapper, int bufferSize) {
        ObjectHelper.requireNonNull(mapper, "mapper is null");
        ObjectHelper.verifyPositive(bufferSize, "bufferSize");
        if (this instanceof ScalarCallable) {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            T v = ((ScalarCallable<T>)this).call();
            if (v == null) {
                return empty();
            }
            return ObservableScalarXMap.scalarXMap(v, mapper);
        }
        return RxJavaPlugins.onAssembly(new ObservableSwitchMap<T, R>(this, mapper, bufferSize, false));
    }
@CheckReturnValue
    @SchedulerSupport(SchedulerSupport.NONE)
    public final <R> Observable<R> switchMap(Function<? super T, ? extends ObservableSource<? extends R>> mapper, int bufferSize) {
        ObjectHelper.requireNonNull(mapper, "mapper is null");
        ObjectHelper.verifyPositive(bufferSize, "bufferSize");
        if (this instanceof ScalarCallable) {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            T v = ((ScalarCallable<T>)this).call();
            if (v == null) {
                return empty();
            }
            return ObservableScalarXMap.scalarXMap(v, mapper);
        }
        return RxJavaPlugins.onAssembly(new ObservableSwitchMap<T, R>(this, mapper, bufferSize, false));
    }
@ CheckReturnValue @ SchedulerSupport ( SchedulerSupport . NONE ) public final < R > Observable < R > switchMap ( Function < ? super T , ? extends ObservableSource < ? extends R > > mapper , int bufferSize ) { ObjectHelper . requireNonNull ( mapper , "mapper is null" ) ; ObjectHelper . verifyPositive ( bufferSize , "bufferSize" ) ; if ( this instanceof ScalarCallable ) { @ SuppressWarnings ( "unchecked" ) T v = ( ( ScalarCallable < T > ) this ) . call ( ) ; if ( v == null ) { return empty ( ) ; } return ObservableScalarXMap . scalarXMap ( v , mapper ) ; } return RxJavaPlugins . onAssembly ( new ObservableSwitchMap < T , R > ( this , mapper , bufferSize , false ) ) ; }
Returns a new ObservableSource by applying a function that you supply to each item emitted by the source
ObservableSource that returns an ObservableSource, and then emitting the items emitted by the most recently emitted
of these ObservableSources.
<p>
The resulting ObservableSource completes if both the upstream ObservableSource and the last inner ObservableSource, if any, complete.
If the upstream ObservableSource signals an onError, the inner ObservableSource is disposed and the error delivered in-sequence.
<p>
<img width="640" height="350" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/switchMap.png" alt="">
<dl>
<dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
<dd>{@code switchMap} does not operate by default on a particular {@link Scheduler}.</dd>
</dl>

@param <R> the element type of the inner ObservableSources and the output
@param mapper
a function that, when applied to an item emitted by the source ObservableSource, returns an
ObservableSource
@param bufferSize
the number of elements to prefetch from the current active inner ObservableSource
@return an Observable that emits the items emitted by the ObservableSource returned from applying {@code func} to the most recently emitted item emitted by the source ObservableSource
@see <a href="http://reactivex.io/documentation/operators/flatmap.html">ReactiveX operators documentation: FlatMap</a>
Returns a new ObservableSource by applying a function that you supply to each item emitted by the source ObservableSource that returns an ObservableSource and then emitting the items emitted by the most recently emitted of these ObservableSources . <p > The resulting ObservableSource completes if both the upstream ObservableSource and the last inner ObservableSource if any complete . If the upstream ObservableSource signals an onError the inner ObservableSource is disposed and the error delivered in - sequence . <p > <img width = 640 height = 350 src = https : // raw . github . com / wiki / ReactiveX / RxJava / images / rx - operators / switchMap . png alt = > <dl > <dt > <b > Scheduler : < / b > < / dt > <dd > { @code switchMap } does not operate by default on a particular { @link Scheduler } . < / dd > < / dl >