Say, there is a case class
case class MyCaseClass(a: Int, b: String)
and an Option[MyCaseClass] variable
val myOption: Option[MyCaseClass] = someFunctionReturnOption()
Now, I want to map this Option variable like this:
myOption map {
case MyCaseClass(a, b) => do some thing
}
It seems the compiler reports error like It needs Option[MyCaseClass], BUT I gave her MyCaseClass, bla bla... How to use pattern match in Optional case class ?
Consider extracting the Option value like this,
myOption map {
case Some(MyCaseClass(a, b)) => do some thing
case None => do something else
}
or else use collect for a partial function, like this
myOption collect {
case Some(MyCaseClass(a, b)) => do some thing
}
Update
Please note that as commented, the OP code is correct, this answer addresses strictly the last question How to use pattern match in Optional case class ?
MyOption match {
Some(class) => // do something
None => // do something.
}
Or
MyOption map (class =>//do something)
Related
I have a collection with elements that have a field field1. I want to get all field1s that are options of type MyType.
Currently this is my code.
elems.map(_.field1).map {case Some(found: MyType) => found}
I'm sure this can be done in a much nicer way.. It bugs me that I need to use map twice. Is there a way to do this with only one map/collect ?
EDIT: My code works. I'm just wondering if it can be done in a better (i.e. shorter or prettier way).
elems.flatMap(_.field1.collect { case x: MyType => x })
I believe utilising .flatMap may solve this issue for you
elems.flatMap(_.field1 match {
case myType: MyType => Some(myType)
case _ => None
}
Calling iterator before transforming the collection accumulates all the transformations into a single one so perhaps try
elems
.iterator
.flatMap(_.field1)
.collect { case v: MyType => v }
.toList
if your Seq type is case class you can use pattern matching with one collect function like so (see actual seq):
case class MyTypeWrapper(field1: Option[MyType])
case class MyType(x: String)
val elems = Seq.empty[MyTypeWrapper]
val expected: Seq[MyType] = elems.map(_.field1).map{ case Some(found: MyType) => found }
val actual: Seq[MyType] = elems.collect{ case MyTypeWrapper(Some(mt: MyType)) => mt }
// expected and actual should contains the same elements
I have an Option instance, say O, which contains an instance of a class, say A, and A itself has some Options inside it.
I have to achieve something like this, expressed in pseudo code as:
if(A.x exists) {
if(A.y exists) {
//extract values from some another Option Z embedded in A
} else {
// return Option of some default value
}
}
So I try this:
O.filter(some filter condition to have only some specific types of A).filter(!A.x.isEmpty).filter(!A.y.isEmpty).flatMap(_.z.somevalue).orElse(Some("Some default value"))
Is this the correct way, OR do I need to use pattern matching at some point?
Edit: Result should be an Option[String].O si an Option[A]. A is a class with fields x,y,z, and all three are Option of String.
This looks like a good use case for pattern matching.
For what I understood of your question you want something like this:
(if not, the code should be easy to adjust)
final case class A(x: Option[String], x: Option[String], x: Option[String])
def getData(oa: Option[A]): Option[String] = oa match {
case Some(A(Some(_), Some(_), z)) => z
case None => None
case _ => Some("Default Value")
}
The cleanest expression of this would be
A.x.map(x => A.y.fold(default_value)(y => calculation_using_y))
In the following code the first expression returns a Result[String] which contains one of the strings "medical", "dental" or "pharmacy" inside of a Result. I can add .toOption.get to the end of the val statement to get the String, but is there a better way to use the Result? Without the .toOption.get, the code will not compile.
val service = element("h2").containingAnywhere("claim details").fullText()
service match {
case "medical" => extractMedicalClaim
case "dental" => extractDentalClaim
case "pharmacy" => extractPharmacyClaim
}
Hard to say without knowing what Result is. If it's a case class, with the target String as part of its constructor, then you could pattern match directly.
Something like this.
service match {
case Result("medical") => extractMedicalClaim
case Result("dental") => extractDentalClaim
case Result("pharmacy") => extractPharmacyClaim
case _ => // default result
}
If the Result class doesn't have an extractor (the upapply() method) you might be able to add one just for this purpose.
I'm assuming this Result[T] class has a toOption method which returns an Option[T] - if that's the case, you can call toOption and match on that option:
val service = element("h2").containingAnywhere("claim details").fullText().toOption
service match {
case Some("medical") => extractMedicalClaim
case Some("dental") => extractDentalClaim
case Some("pharmacy") => extractPharmacyClaim
case None => // handle the case where the result was empty
}
I'm trying to match an Option, and test to see if it's a Some containing the object making the call. So the code I want to write looks like this:
methodReturningOption() match {
case Some(this) => doSomething()
case _ => doSomethingElse()
}
but that fails to compile, with the error
'.' expected but ')' found
I also tried using Some(`this`) which gives the error
not found: value this
I can make it work if I add a variable which refers to this
val This = this
methodReturningOption() match {
case Some(This) => doSomething()
case _ => doSomethingElse()
}
but that looks ugly and seems like an unpleasant workaround. Is there an easier way to pattern match with this as an argument?
I suppose you could try this:
methodReturningOption() match {
case Some(x) if x == this => doSomething()
case _ => doSomethingElse()
}
It looks like this is considered a special keyword and can't be used in that context.
Jack Leow's solution is probably the best - I'd recommend going with that since it's much more explicit. However as an alternative you can also create a variable point to 'this' using the following syntax. (Note the self => on the first line)
class Person { self =>
def bla() = methodReturningOption() match {
case Some(`self`) => ???
case _ => ???
}
}
This doesn't really answer the question, it's just a potential alternative syntax that may be useful to you.
How to do pattern matching on a Map in Scala ?
A (non working) attempt includes,
Map("a"->1, "b"->2, "c"->3) match {
case Map(a,b,_*) => a
}
which errs with
value Map is not a case class, nor does it have an unapply/unapplySeq member
case Map(a,b,_*) => a
The error is indicative enough, yet how to enrich Map with an unapply method for pattern matching ?
Many Thanks
Update
Following #Paul's comment, a neater use case may be like this,
Map("a"->1, "b"->2, "c"->3) match {
case Map("b"->2,_*) => "222"
}
namely, in this case, if map contains key b that maps onto value 2.
Most easy way is tramsform Map to List:
Map("a"->1, "b"->2, "c"->3).to[List] match {
case List(a,b,_*) => a
}
An approach to enriching Map with an unapplySeq method for pattern matching includes this,
object MapExtractor {
def unapplySeq[A <% Ordered[A], B <% Ordered[B]]
(s: Map[A,B]): Option[Seq[(A,B)]] = Some(s.toSeq.sorted)
}
where the sorting approach may be changed to any orderable (items comparable) logic. In this example,
Map("b"->2, "a"->1, "c"->3) match {
case MapExtractor ( x, xs # _* ) => println(s"x: $x") ; println(s"xs: $xs")
}
delivers
x: (a,1)
xs: ArrayBuffer((b,2), (c,3))