# Candid code generation for nullable types

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/candid-code-generation-for-nullable-types/6820>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [August 30, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/candid-code-generation-for-nullable-types/6820 "2021-08-30T19:46:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/candid-code-generation-for-nullable-types/6820/8 "2021-09-01T15:44:39Z")

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> [@Ori](#):
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> create small helper functions to wrap/unwrap

Of course I did (shared [here](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/incorrect-optional-typescript-declaration-generation/6045/7)). Nevertheless, the less code I wrote because the platform supports it, the better 😉.

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