How to find a matching element in a list and map it in as an Scala API method?

Question

Is there a method to do the following without doing both methods: find and map?

val l = 0 to 3
l.find(_ * 33 % 2 == 0).map(_ * 33) //          


        

Answer 1

This can do it, but it would be easier if you tell what you're really trying to achieve:

l.flatMap(n => if (n * 33 % 2 == 0) Some(n * 33) else None).headOption