# Optional playload can't be comptime values?

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/optional-playload-cant-be-comptime-values/16042>\
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**Tags:** language\
**Created:** [June 9, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/optional-playload-cant-be-comptime-values/16042 "2026-06-09T08:46:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![hachanuy](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/hachanuy/32/3619_2.png) [@hachanuy](https://ziggit.dev/u/hachanuy)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/optional-playload-cant-be-comptime-values/16042/8 "2026-06-09T17:55:17Z")

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`t orelse unreachable` doesn’t necessarily mean it runs at runtime, it’s possible that it is forced to run at comptime also by putting `comptime` in front of it.

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