Assign value of Optional to a variable if present

Question

Hi I am using Java Optional. I saw that the Optional has a method ifPresent.

Instead of doing something like:

Optional object = someMeth         


        

Answer 1

You could use #orElse or orElseThrow to improve the readbility of your code.

Optional object = someMethod();
String myValue = object.orElse(new MyObject()).getValue();

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Optional object = someMethod();
String myValue = object.orElseThrow(RuntimeException::new).getValue();