# `untagged-option`

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This crate provides the `UntaggedOption` type, an unsafe alternative to the existing `Option`.

In contrast to `Option`, `UntaggedOption` does not have a discriminant and thus does not know whether it contains a value or not, which makes the type very unsafe to use. It's the user's responsibility to only call `UntaggedOption`'s methods when appropriate.

`UntaggedOption` is useful in contexts where the discriminant of `Option` would consume significant amounts of memory (eg. microcontrollers). Building a safe abstraction on top of it allows safe and resource-friendly usage.