ak.types.OptionType
===================

Defined in `awkward.types.optiontype <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/585bc59c3a9a989f940a8fe79edb0733051367fb/src/awkward/types/optiontype.py>`__ on `line 22 <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/585bc59c3a9a989f940a8fe79edb0733051367fb/src/awkward/types/optiontype.py#L22>`__.

.. py:class:: ak.types.OptionType(content: awkward.types.type.Type, *, parameters: awkward._typing.JSONMapping | None = None)



   .. py:method:: copy(*, content: awkward.types.type.Type | awkward._util.Sentinel = UNSET, parameters: awkward._typing.JSONMapping | awkward._util.Sentinel | None = UNSET) -> OptionType


   .. py:attribute:: _content
      :type:  awkward.types.type.Type


   .. py:attribute:: _parameters
      :type:  awkward._typing.JSONMapping | None
      :value: None



   .. py:property:: content
      :type: awkward.types.type.Type



   .. py:method:: _str(indent: str, compact: bool, behavior: collections.abc.Mapping | None) -> list[str]


   .. py:method:: __repr__() -> str


   .. py:method:: simplify_option_union() -> awkward.types.type.Type


   .. py:method:: _is_equal_to(other: awkward._typing.Any, all_parameters: bool) -> bool