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Pattern matching

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, pattern matching means: Choosing a code branch by checking a value's structure or contents, often also giving names to its parts.

In Turkish: örüntü eşleme

How it is used

Used with structured values and alternatives in language guides. It is broader than searching text with a regular expression.

Example sentences

  1. The handler uses pattern matching to separate successful results from errors.

    Each result shape selects a branch and can expose the value carried inside it.

  2. With pattern matching, the parser extracts both coordinates from a point value.

    The match both checks the structure and binds its components for later use.

Common collocations

  • structural pattern matching
  • pattern matching expression
  • if statementA piece of code that runs only when a condition is true, often followed by an else part that runs when the condition is false.
  • tupleAn ordered group of values treated as one value, often allowing elements of different types in fixed positions.

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