public <T> Optional<T> getValueAs(Class<T> type) {
    return getValue().filter(StringUtils::hasText).map(value -> getConversionService().convert(value, type));
  }
public < T > Optional < T > getValueAs ( Class < T > type ) { return getValue ( ) . filter ( StringUtils :: hasText ) . map ( value -> getConversionService ( ) . convert ( value , type ) ) ; }
Returns the {@link String value} as an instance of the given {@link Class type}.

@param <T> {@link Class type} used in the conversion of the {@link String value}.
@param type {@link Class type} used in the conversion of the {@link String value}.
@return the {@link String value} of this key/value data structure as an instance
of the given {@link Class type}.
@see #getConversionService()
@see #getValue()
@see java.lang.Class