Is there any advantage using Option over nullable?

# arrow

[Kev]

Is there any advantage using Option over nullable?

[Alejandro Serrano.Mena]

in general you should prefer nullable types because of their better integration with the language

Option wins, though, when "something is `null`" is a potential result and you want to distinguish it from error

a longer version of this is available in the API docs https://arrow-kt.io/learn/typed-errors/nullable-and-option/

[Alejandro Serrano.Mena]

(any feedback on that page is welcome 🙂 , since this is a topic which is raised from time to time)

[Ties]

Its better to raise this topic than exceptions 🙂