Here you can find the source of streamOfOptional(Optional
public static <T> Stream<T> streamOfOptional(Optional<T> element)
//package com.java2s; /**/* w w w .j a va 2 s . co m*/ * * Copyright (c) 2006-2015, Speedment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); You may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at: * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ import java.util.Optional; import java.util.stream.Stream; public class Main { public static <T> Stream<T> streamOfOptional(Optional<T> element) { return Stream.of(element.orElse(null)).filter(e -> e != null); } }