# Introduction
## Handle success and failure in Java without exceptions
Wave goodbye to slow exceptions and embrace clean, efficient error handling by encapsulating operations that may succeed or fail in a type-safe way.
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Result is a Java library for modeling operation outcomes explicitly. It gives you a simpler, faster alternative to exception-driven flow when you want to represent both success and failure in a single, composable type.
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### Why Result?
Optional is great for values that may be present or absent, but it does not explain **why** something is missing. Result fills that gap by carrying either a successful value or a failure reason, so your code can describe what happened instead of hiding it.
### Quick Start
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**Create a result from an operation**
```java
Result result = Results.ofCallable(() -> db.getUser(id));
```
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**Inspect whether it succeeded or failed**
```java
result.ifFailure(error -> logger.error("Couldn't get user: {}", id, error));
```
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**Transform it if needed, then unwrap it as required**
```java
String name = result.mapSuccess(User::name).orElse("Anonymous");
```
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### Latest Releases
Available in [](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.leakyabstractions/result/)
### Ready to Tap into the Power of Results?
Read the guide and transform your error handling today.
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[start](https://result.leakyabstractions.com/docs/start)
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[basic](https://result.leakyabstractions.com/docs/basic)
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[advanced](https://result.leakyabstractions.com/docs/advanced)
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Also available as an **ebook** in multiple formats. [Download your free copy now!](https://leanpub.com/result/)
### TL;DR
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