Ignoring variants when matchin enums

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#1

In the rust book we have the section Ignoring Variants.

It uses .. to ignore the value, while I have only seen _ to do that so far, so is there any semantic difference in matching x and y in the following code example?

enum OptInt {
    Value(i32),
    Missing,
}

fn main() {
    let x = OptInt::Value(5);
    let y = OptInt::Value(5);

    match x {
        OptInt::Value(..) => println!("Got an int!"),
        OptInt::Missing => println!("No such luck."),
    }

    match y {
        OptInt::Value(_) => println!("Got an int!"),
        OptInt::Missing => println!("No such luck."),
    }
}
#2

You can use _ as a placeholder for exactly one field, but .. can elide an arbitrary number of fields. For example, if your enum had Pair(i32, i32), you could match Pair(_, _) or Pair(..).

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#3

Oh, this is nice, perhaps this should be made more clear in the book…

#4

Check the Second Edition of the Rust Book.
It’s better for learning the language, but explore less deeply the exoteric potentials of Rust.

https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/second-edition/ch18-03-pattern-syntax.html

The book even have a good chapter order, not like the first edition who is a mess of unordered notions

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#5

Please note that the book linked in the OP is

also for Rust 1.2.

#6

I landed via Google on that page, at first I thought it were the second edition of the book.

I’ll take a closer look at the edition in the future :slight_smile:

#7

The address bar save the life sometimes with reference by Google!