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Returns an optional containing the stored value if it has one, or the result of applying `f` to the optional if it does not.

== Synopses

Declared in `<beman/optional/optional.hpp>`

Returns an optional containing the stored value if it has one, or the result of applying `f` to the optional if it does not.


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template<class F>
constexpr
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Returns an optional containing the stored value if it has one, or the result of applying `f` to the optional if it does not.


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----
template<class F>
constexpr
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== Return Value

* optional
* optional<T>
* auto


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