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# go-opt
Package **opt** implements an **optional-type**, for the Go programming language.
In other programming languages, an **optional-type** might be know as: a **option-type**, or a **maybe-type**.
## Documention
Online documentation, which includes examples, can be found at: http://godoc.org/sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt
[![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt)
## Examples
Here is an example **optional-type** that can hold a string:
```go
import "sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt"
//
var op opt.Optional[string] // the default value is nothing.
// ...
if opt.Nothing[string]() == op {
fmt.Println("nothing")
}
// ...
op = opt.Something("Hello world! 👾")
// ...
switch op {
case op.Nothing[string]():
//@TODO
case op.Something("apple"):
//@TODO
case op.Something("banana"):
//@TODO
case op.Something("cherry"):
//@TODO
default:
//@TODO
}
// ...
value, found := op.Get()
if found {
fmt.Println("VALUE:", value)
} else {
fmt.Println("nothing")
}
```
## Import
To import package **opt** use `import` code like the follownig:
```
import "sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt"
```
## Installation
To install package **opt** do the following:
```
GOPROXY=direct go get https://sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt
```
## Author
Package **opt** was written by [Charles Iliya Krempeaux](http://changelog.ca)