MaybeOption
MaybeOption is a general term used in programming to denote a type that encodes an optional value—one that may be present or absent. It sits at the core of null-safety patterns and is conceptually aligned with the Maybe type from functional programming and the Option type in many languages. The name is not universal; different ecosystems use different identifiers, but the goal is consistent: avoid null references by encoding absence in the type.
A MaybeOption typically provides constructors such as Some(value) and None (or Just/Nothing, depending on language). It
The pattern is used when computations can fail or produce no result, enabling composition of several steps
In practice, MaybeOption is often implemented as a library type that adapts to the host language conventions.
Example (pseudo): a MaybeOption[Int] value can be Some(5); mapping it gives Some(6); a None remains None; unwrapOr(0)