# java:S3655 Call "Optional#isPresent()" before accessing the value

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**Created:** [May 29, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/java-s3655-call-optional-ispresent-before-accessing-the-value/25526 "2020-05-29T23:08:04Z")\
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This is not a false positive. Your code is as follow:

```auto
if (obj.getOptional().isPresent()) {
    obj.getOptional().get() // issue
}

```

There is no guarantee that the first `getOptional()` method execution returns the same object as the second `getOptional()` method execution. You have to store the value locally:

```auto
Optional<String> value = obj.getOptional()
if (value.isPresent()) {
    value.get() // no issue
}

```

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