Add valueOr to Validated, analog to Xor.valueOr

typelevel · Jun 14, 2016 · 26a044b · 26a044b
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diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Validated.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Validated.scala
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ sealed abstract class Validated[+E, +A] extends Product with Serializable {
    */
   def getOrElse[B >: A](default: => B): B = fold(_ => default, identity)
 
+  /**
+    * Return the Valid value, or the result of f if Invalid
+    */
+  def valueOr[B >: A](f: E => B): B = fold(f, identity)
+
   /**
    * Is this Valid and matching the given predicate
    */