rustlings/exercises/08_enums/README.md

# Enums

Rust allows you to define types called "enums" which enumerate possible values.
Enums are a feature in many languages, but their capabilities differ in each language. Rust’s enums are most similar to algebraic data types in functional languages, such as F#, OCaml, and Haskell.
Useful in combination with enums is Rust's "pattern matching" facility, which makes it easy to run different code for different values of an enumeration.

## Further information

- [Enums](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch06-00-enums.html)
- [Pattern syntax](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch18-03-pattern-syntax.html)
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all exercises readme files now have a unified structure and a description

											
										
										
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+								# Enums
-												feat: Add enums exercises

											
										
										
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Co-authored-by: Corentin ARNOULD <corentin.arn@gmail.com>
											
										
										
											2020-08-27 18:51:19 +01:00
+								Rust allows you to define types called "enums" which enumerate possible values.
-												Fixed mangled sentence from book; edited for clarity
											
										
										
											2020-01-25 08:24:14 +00:00
+								Enums are a feature in many languages, but their capabilities differ in each language. Rust’s enums are most similar to algebraic data types in functional languages, such as F#, OCaml, and Haskell.
-												chore: Removed extra whitespaces

Co-authored-by: Corentin ARNOULD <corentin.arn@gmail.com>
											
										
										
											2020-08-27 18:51:19 +01:00
+								Useful in combination with enums is Rust's "pattern matching" facility, which makes it easy to run different code for different values of an enumeration.
-												feat: Add enums exercises

											
										
										
											2019-10-29 03:49:49 +00:00
-												docs(exercises): updated all exercises readme files

all exercises readme files now have a unified structure and a description

											
										
										
											2021-04-23 18:54:31 +01:00
+								## Further information
-												feat: Add enums exercises

											
										
										
											2019-10-29 03:49:49 +00:00
 								- [Enums](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch06-00-enums.html)
-												Add link to chapter on pattern syntax

After being stuck on exercise enums3.rs for about an hour or two, having read the entire chapter on enums 2-3 times, and still being unable to complete the exercise, i started broadening my reading. I finally found the answer in the rust docs via google.
											
										
										
											2019-11-24 08:28:33 +00:00
+								- [Pattern syntax](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch18-03-pattern-syntax.html)