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Returns the contained value if there is one, otherwise returns `u`.

== Synopsis

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

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----
template<class U = std::remove_cv_t<T>>
constexpr
std::remove_cv_t<T>
value_or(U&& u) &&;
----

== Return Value

T

== Template Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
|Name|Description

| *U*
| The type of the alternate value
|===

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
|Name|Description

| *u*
| The value to return in the empty case
|===


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