// "Replace Stream API chain with loop" "true-preview" import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class Main { private static String test(List list) { return list == null ? // if list is null null : // return null list.stream().filter(str -> str.contains("x")).findFirst().orElse(null); // otherwise not null } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(test(Arrays.asList("a", "b", "syz"))); } }