# std::optional<T>::transform

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template< class F > constexpr auto transform( F&& f ) &; | (1) | (since C++23)
template< class F > constexpr auto transform( F&& f ) const&; | (2) | (since C++23)
template< class F > constexpr auto transform( F&& f ) &&; | (3) | (since C++23)
template< class F > constexpr auto transform( F&& f ) const&&; | (4) | (since C++23)

If *this contains a value, invokes `f` with the contained value as an argument, and returns an `std::optional` that contains the result of that invocation; otherwise, returns an empty `std::optional`.

The type of contained value in the result (denoted by `U` below) must be a non-array object type, and must not be std::in_place_t or std::nullopt_t). Otherwise, the program is ill-formed.

1) Let `U` be std::remove_cv_t < std::invoke_result_t <F, T&>>. If *this contains a value, returns a std::optional <U> whose contained value is direct-initialized from std::invoke ( std::forward <F>(f), **this) (unlike `and_then()`, which must return an std::optional directly). Otherwise, returns an empty std::optional <U>.
The program is ill-formed if the variable definition U x( std::invoke ( std::forward <F>(f), **this)); is ill-formed.
2) Same as (1), except that `U` is std::remove_cv_t < std::invoke_result_t <F, const T&>>.
3) Let `U` be std::remove_cv_t < std::invoke_result_t <F, T>>. If *this contains a value, returns a std::optional <U> whose contained value is direct-initialized from std::invoke ( std::forward <F>(f), std::move(**this)). Otherwise, returns an empty std::optional <U>.
The program is ill-formed if the variable definition U x( std::invoke ( std::forward <F>(f), std::move(**this))); is ill-formed.
4) Same as (3), except that `U` is std::remove_cv_t < std::invoke_result_t <F, const T>>.

### Parameters

f | - | a suitable function or Callable object whose call signature returns a non-reference type

### Return value

An std::optional containing the result of `f` or an empty std::optional, as described above.

### Notes

Because `transform` directly constructs a `U` object at the right location, rather than passing it to a constructor, std::is_move_constructible_v <U> can be false.

As the callable `f` can't return a reference type, it cannot be a pointer to data member.

Some languages call this operation map.

Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature
--- | --- | --- | ---
`__cpp_lib_optional` | `202110L` | (C++23) | Monadic operations in std::optional

### Example

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    #include <iostream>
    #include <optional>

    struct A { /* ... */ };
    struct B { /* ... */ };
    struct C { /* ... */ };
    struct D { /* ... */ };

    auto A_to_B(A) -> B { /* ... */ std::cout << "A => B \n"; return {}; }
    auto B_to_C(B) -> C { /* ... */ std::cout << "B => C \n"; return {}; }
    auto C_to_D(C) -> D { /* ... */ std::cout << "C => D \n"; return {}; }

    void try_transform_A_to_D(std::optional<A> o_A)
    {
        std::cout << (o_A ? "o_A has a value\n" : "o_A is empty\n");

        std::optional<D> o_D = o_A.transform(A_to_B)
                                  .transform(B_to_C)
                                  .transform(C_to_D);

        std::cout << (o_D ? "o_D has a value\n\n" : "o_D is empty\n\n");
    };

    int main()
    {
        try_transform_A_to_D( A{} );
        try_transform_A_to_D( {} );
    }

Output:

    o_A has a value
    A => B
    B => C
    C => D
    o_D has a value

    o_A is empty
    o_D is empty

### See also

value_or | returns the contained value if available, another value otherwise (public member function)
and_then (C++23) | returns the result of the given function on the contained value if it exists, or an empty `optional` otherwise (public member function)
or_else (C++23) | returns the `optional` itself if it contains a value, or the result of the given function otherwise (public member function)

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