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Option

Optional values are specified using the type Option t, where t is some type. The Option ADT has two constructors:

Some represents the presence of a value. The Some constructor takes one argument (the value, of type t).

None represents the absence of a value. The None constructor takes no arguments.

Example contract#

scilla_version 0(************************************************************************)(* Scilla's Option type: a type that either is "empty" ("None") or has  *)(* a Uint32 ("Some {Uint32}")                                           *)(* How to i) create (with and without value), (ii) to extract the value *)(* and iii) do different things depending if the Option is empty or not *)(************************************************************************)library Option
let empty_option = None {Uint32}
contract Option()
(* mutable fields declarations *)field opt : Option Uint32 = empty_option
(* give the option a value *)transition SetTo(v: Uint32)  o = Some {Uint32} v;  opt := oend
(* remove the value in the option *)transition Clear()  o = empty_option;  opt := oend
(* extract the value (if any) and emit *)transition Emit()  o <- opt;  match o with (* depending on Option state, do different things *)  | None =>    ev = {_eventname: "EmitNone"};    event ev  | Some v =>    ev = {_eventname: "EmitValue"; value: v};    event ev  endend

Further reading#

Scilla Documentation - Option