Track 3 · Lesson 10 of 11

The match statement

Choose between many exact values with match and case, combine options with |, catch everything else with _, and capture unmatched values.

You will be able to

• Write a match statement that compares one value against several literal patterns
• Combine alternatives in one case with |
• Use case _ as the catch-all branch
• Explain why a bare name in a case captures every value, and use that deliberately