pattern matching syntax
[ˈpætərn ˈmætʃɪŋ ˈsɪntæks]
nounpl: pattern matching syntaxes
sintaxe de correspondência de padrões
1. A programming language feature that allows developers to match values against specific patterns and extract data from them, commonly used in functional programming
Rust uses pattern matching syntax to safely deconstruct enums and handle different cases.
Rust usa sintaxe de correspondência de padrões para desconstruir enums com segurança e lidar com diferentes casos.
2. The formal grammatical rules and symbols used to define and recognize patterns in code structure or data
The pattern matching syntax in the language includes wildcards, literals, and destructuring operators.
A sintaxe de correspondência de padrões na linguagem inclui curingas, literais e operadores de desestruturação.
3. A declarative way to specify conditions and extract values from data structures without explicit conditional statements
Using pattern matching syntax reduces boilerplate code compared to traditional if-else statements.
Usar sintaxe de correspondência de padrões reduz código padrão em comparação com instruções if-else tradicionais.
This is primarily a technical term used in software development communities across both Brazil and the USA. In Brazil, it gained prominence with the adoption of functional programming languages like Haskell, Scala, and more recently Rust. The term is usually kept in English in informal tech discussions but translated in formal documentation. In Portuguese-speaking tech communities, there's a trend toward using English terminology directly due to the international nature of programming, though the full Portuguese translation is preferred in educational contexts.
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