2017-12-30 12:00:14 +00:00
|
|
|
% if let
|
2017-03-03 14:50:30 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2017-12-31 03:21:47 +00:00
|
|
|
<small>There is a new edition of the book and this is an old link.</small>
|
2017-12-31 01:56:24 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
> The `if let` syntax lets you combine `if` and `let` into a less verbose way to handle values that match one pattern and ignore the rest.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
```rust
|
|
|
|
let some_u8_value = Some(3u8);
|
|
|
|
if let Some(3) = some_u8_value {
|
|
|
|
println!("three");
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
|
2017-12-31 03:21:47 +00:00
|
|
|
Here are the relevant sections in the new and old books:
|
2017-03-03 14:50:30 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2018-12-07 14:56:43 +00:00
|
|
|
* [In the current edition: Ch 6.03 — Concise Control Flow with `if let`][2]
|
2017-12-31 03:21:47 +00:00
|
|
|
* <small>[In the first edition: Ch 3.21 — if let][1]</small>
|
2017-06-14 18:11:46 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2018-12-07 14:56:43 +00:00
|
|
|
[1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.30.0/book/first-edition/if-let.html
|
|
|
|
[2]: ch06-03-if-let.html
|