Optional usage

public Optional<String> getDings() {
  String dings = ...;
  return Optional.ofNullable(dings);
}

public void usageWithOptional(Optional<String> val) {
  String x = val.orElse("defaultValue");
  or
  String x = val.get() // and boom if missing instead of Validate.notNull
}

public void usageWithoutOptional(String val) {... }
...

public void callIt() {
  Optional<String> myval = getDings();
  
  usageWithOptional(myval);
  usageWithoutOptional(myval.orElse( "bla") or myval.get() ); ??? hell, I don't like that
}