Editing Comparison of C Sharp and Java (section)

=== Type lifting ===
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Java doesn't have this feature, although a similar effect is possible with the {{mono|Optional}} class
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
var a = Optional.of(42);
var b = Optional.<Integer>empty();

var c = a.flatMap(aa -> b.map(bb -> aa * bb));
</syntaxhighlight>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="csharp">
int? a = 42;
int? b = null;

// c will receive the null value
// because*is lifted and one of the operands are null
int? c = a * b;
</syntaxhighlight>
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