Use map
if the function returns the object you need or flatMap
if the function returns an Optional
. For example:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Optional<String> s = Optional.of("input");
System.out.println(s.map(Test::getOutput));
System.out.println(s.flatMap(Test::getOutputOpt));
}
static String getOutput(String input) {
return input == null ? null : "output for " + input;
}
static Optional<String> getOutputOpt(String input) {
return input == null ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of("output for " + input);
}
Both print statements print the same thing.