Add a default getOptionalValue() to HasValue (#8324)

Fixes #8323

server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/data/HasValue.java

 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.EventObject;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import com.vaadin.event.SerializableEventListener;
 import com.vaadin.server.Setter;
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the current value of this object, wrapped in an {@code Optional}.
+     * <p>
+     * The {@code Optional} will be empty if the value is {@code null} or
+     * {@code isEmpty()} returns {@code true}. 
+     *
+     * @return the current value, wrapped in an {@code Optional}
+     */
+    public default Optional<V> getOptionalValue() {
+        return isEmpty() ? Optional.empty() : Optional.ofNullable(getValue());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns whether this {@code HasValue} is considered to be empty.
      * <p>