Java tutorial
import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; import java.util.Optional; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { List<String> names = Arrays.asList("Bob", "Tom", "Jeff", "Scott", "Jennifer", "Steve"); Optional<String> firstS = names.stream().filter(name -> name.startsWith("S")).findFirst(); System.out.println(firstS.orElse("None found")); Optional<String> firstZ = names.stream().filter(name -> name.startsWith("Z")).findFirst(); if (firstZ.isPresent()) { System.out.println(firstZ.get()); } else { System.out.println("No Z's found"); } } }