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add help on pattern guard
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steveklabnik committed May 11, 2016
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Expand Up @@ -215,22 +215,63 @@ match Some("hi".to_string()) {
The variable `s` has type `String`, and its use in the guard is as a variable of
type `String`. The guard code effectively executes in a separate scope to the
body of the arm, so the value would be moved into this anonymous scope and
therefore become unavailable in the body of the arm. Although this example seems
innocuous, the problem is most clear when considering functions that take their
argument by value.
therefore becomes unavailable in the body of the arm.
```compile_fail
The problem above can be solved by using the `ref` keyword.
```
match Some("hi".to_string()) {
Some(s) if { drop(s); false } => (),
Some(s) => {}, // use s.
Some(ref s) if s.len() == 0 => {},
_ => {},
}
```
The value would be dropped in the guard then become unavailable not only in the
body of that arm but also in all subsequent arms! The solution is to bind by
reference when using guards or refactor the entire expression, perhaps by
putting the condition inside the body of the arm.
Though this example seems innocuous and easy to solve, the problem becomes clear
when it encounters functions which consume the value:
```compile_fail
struct A{}
impl A {
fn consume(self) -> usize {
0
}
}
fn main() {
let a = Some(A{});
match a {
Some(y) if y.consume() > 0 => {}
_ => {}
}
}
```
In this situation, even the `ref` keyword cannot solve it, since borrowed
content cannot be moved. This problem cannot be solved generally. If the value
can be cloned, here is a not-so-specific solution:
```
#[derive(Clone)]
struct A{}
impl A {
fn consume(self) -> usize {
0
}
}
fn main() {
let a = Some(A{});
match a{
Some(ref y) if y.clone().consume() > 0 => {}
_ => {}
}
}
```
If the value will be consumed in the pattern guard, using its clone will not
move its ownership, so the code works.
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