Rust by Example

7.5.1.2 enums

An enum is destructured similarly:

// Must derive `Debug` so `println!` can be used. // `allow` required to silence warnings because only // one variant is used. #[allow(dead_code)] #[derive(Debug)] enum Color { // These 3 are specified solely by their name. Red, Blue, Green, // This requires 3 `i32`s and a name. RGB(i32, i32, i32), } fn main() { let color = Color::RGB(122, 17, 40); // TODO ^ Try different variants for `color` println!("What color is it?"); // An `enum` can be destructured using a `match`. match color { Color::Red => println!("The color is Red!"), Color::Blue => println!("The color is Blue!"), Color::Green => println!("The color is Green!"), Color::RGB(r, g, b) => { println!("Red: {:?}, green: {:?}, and blue: {:?}!:", r, g, b); }, // Don't need another arm because all variants have been examined } }

See also:

#[allow(...)], enum, and #[derive(...)]