[#BloombergLP-bslstl-Optional_Base-05-2constructor-096] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bslstl.adoc[bslstl]::xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05.adoc[Optional_Base]::Optional_Base :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: If the specified `original` contains a value, create an `Optional_Base` object whose contained value is initialized from `*original`. Otherwise, create a disengaged `Optional_Base` object. Use the specified `allocator` to supply memory. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslstl_optional.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- Optional_Base( std::allocator_arg_t, xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05/allocator_type.adoc[allocator_type] allocator, xref:BloombergLP/bslstl/Optional_Base-05.adoc[Optional_Base] const& original); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#