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given an optional variable is there any other way to express

```if (optional != null) {
   // do a few random things with optional 
}```

I’m aware you can do `optional?.someFunction` but it doesn’t also handle my needs

I’m looking for something like ```if (optional.isPresent) {}``` or even ```if (optional?) {}```

The one thing that’s stopping me from completely enjoying Kotlin’s null-safety, is having to still type `null` in these checks.