// "Replace Stream API chain with loop" "true" import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; import java.util.OptionalDouble; public class Main { public static double test(List strings) { boolean seen = false; double best = 0; for (String string : strings) { double v = string.length(); if (!seen || Double.compare(v, best) > 0) { seen = true; best = v; } } return (seen ? OptionalDouble.of(best) : OptionalDouble.empty()).orElse(-1); } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(test(Arrays.asList())); System.out.println(test(Arrays.asList("a", "bbb", "cc", "d"))); } }