Chaining Optionals in Java 8

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Use a Stream: 

Stream.of(find1(), find2(), find3())
    .filter(Optional::isPresent)
    .map(Optional::get)
    .findFirst();

If you need to evaluate the find methods lazily, use supplier functions:

Stream.of(this::find1, this::find2, this::find3)
    .map(Supplier::get)
    .filter(Optional::isPresent)
    .map(Optional::get)
    .findFirst();

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