markphelps · markphelps · Jul 7, 2023 · Dec 7, 2018 · Dec 7, 2018 · Dec 7, 2018
diff --git a/bool.go b/bool.go
diff --git a/byte.go b/byte.go
diff --git a/cmd/optional/main.go b/cmd/optional/main.go
@@ -146,11 +146,28 @@ func New{{ .OutputName }}(v {{ .TypeName }}) {{ .OutputName }} {
 	return {{ .OutputName }}{&v}
 }
 
+// New{{ .OutputName }}FromPointer creates an optional.{{ .OutputName }} from a {{ .TypeName }} pointer.
+func New{{ .OutputName }}FromPointer(v *{{ .TypeName }}) {{ .OutputName }} {
+	if v == nil {
+		return {{ .OutputName }}{}
+	}
+	return New{{ .OutputName }}(*v)
+}
+
 // Set sets the {{ .TypeName }} value.
 func ({{ .VariableName }} *{{ .OutputName }}) Set(v {{ .TypeName }}) {
 	{{ .VariableName }}.value = &v
 }
 
+// ToPointer returns a *{{ .TypeName }} of the value or nil if not present.
+func ({{ .VariableName }} {{ .OutputName }}) ToPointer() *{{ .TypeName }} {
+	if !{{ .VariableName }}.Present() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	v := *{{ .VariableName }}.value
+	return &v
+}
+
 // Get returns the {{ .TypeName }} value or an error if not present.
 func ({{ .VariableName }} {{ .OutputName }}) Get() ({{ .TypeName }}, error) {
 	if !{{ .VariableName }}.Present() {

diff --git a/cmd/optional/testdata/optional_bar.go b/cmd/optional/testdata/optional_bar.go
diff --git a/cmd/optional/testdata/optional_foo.go b/cmd/optional/testdata/optional_foo.go
diff --git a/cmd/optional/testdata/string.go b/cmd/optional/testdata/string.go
diff --git a/complex128.go b/complex128.go
diff --git a/complex64.go b/complex64.go
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
diff --git a/float32.go b/float32.go
diff --git a/float64.go b/float64.go