[jira] [Commented] (GROOVY-7611) java.util.Optional should evaluate to false if empty

["Paul King (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Paul King commented on GROOVY-7611:
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Marked as a breaking change for anyone relying on the old behavior.

> java.util.Optional should evaluate to false if empty
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>
>                 Key: GROOVY-7611
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-7611
>             Project: Groovy
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>    Affects Versions: 2.4.5
>            Reporter: Christopher Smith
>            Assignee: John Wagenleitner
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: breaking
>             Fix For: 2.5.0-beta-1
>
>
> In the spirit of the rest of the Groovy truth semantics, I suggest that an empty {{java.util.Optional}}, which is essentially a stream-safe equivalent of {{null}}, should evaluate to false: {{asBoolean()}} should simply delegate to {{isPresent()}}.



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