*       approaches to this</a> that should be considered first)
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question.
 *
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct

 *       approaches to this</a> that should be considered first)
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>A common alternative to using this class is to find or create a suitable <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Object_pattern">null object</a> for the type in question.
 *
 * <p>This class is not intended as a direct analogue of any existing "option" or "maybe" construct