Improvements to Optional type

container/optional.go

@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 package ucontainer
 
-// Optional is an optional value.
+// Optional can either hold a value, or nothing.
 type Optional[T any] struct {
 	value T
 	exists bool
 }
 
-// Value returns the value and true if the value exists. If not, it returns the
+// O creates a new optional with the specified value.
-// last set value and false.
+func O[T any] (value T) Optional[T] {
-func (this *Optional[T]) Value () (T, bool) {
+	return Optional[T] {
-	return this.value, this.exists
+		value: value,
+		exists: true,
+	}
 }
 
-// Set sets the value.
+// Void returns an optional with no value.
-func (this *Optional[T]) Set (value T) {
+func Void[T any] () Optional[T] {
-	this.value = value
+	return Optional[T] { }
-	this.exists = true
-}
-
-// Unset unsets the value.
-func (this *Optional[T]) Unset () {
-	var zero T
-	this.value = zero
-	this.exists = false
 }
 
 // Exists returns if the value is currently set.
-func (this *Optional[T]) Exists () bool {
+func (optional Optional[T]) Exists () bool {
-	return this.exists
+	return optional.exists
+}
+
+// Value returns the value and true if the value exists. If not, it returns the
+// zero value and false.
+func (optional Optional[T]) Value () (T, bool) {
+	return optional.value, optional.exists
 }