Why is foreach better than get for Scala Options?

Question

Why using foreach, map, flatMap etc. are considered better than using get for Scala Options? If I useisEmpty I c

Answer 1

Put simply:

• If you need to do something (a procedure when you don't need to capture the return value of each invocation) only if the option is defined (i.e. is a Some): use foreach (if you care about the results of each invocation, use map)

• If you need to do something if the option defined and something else if it's not: use isDefined in an if statement

• If you need the value if the option is a Some, or a default value if it is a None: use getOrElse