gistfile1.txt

final class RichAnyRef[T <:AnyRef](val value: T) extends Proxy {
    def self: Any = value
    def ? : Option[T] = if( value==null ) None else Some(value)
    def ?[R] ( func: (T=>R) ) : Option[R] = if( value==null ) None else Some(func(value))
}
implicit def RichAnyRefWrapper[T <:AnyRef](x: T) = new RichAnyRef(x)

final class RichOption[T](val value: Option[T]) extends Proxy {
    def self: Any = value
    def | (other:T): T = value.getOrElse(other)
}
implicit def RichOptionWrapper[T](x: Option[T]) = new RichOption(x)

var x = "hello"

x.?.|("not set")

x.?( _.length )

x = null

x.?.|("not set")

x.?( _.length )

scala> var x = "Hello"
x: java.lang.String = Hello

scala> x.?
res0: Option[java.lang.String] = Some(Hello)

scala> x = null
x: java.lang.String = null

scala> x ?
res2: Option[java.lang.String] = None