rustlings/exercises/options
lionel-rowe 836134202e
feat(options2): better tests for layered_option
The existing test can be solved with the following:

```rs
        while let Some(integer) = optional_integers.pop() {
            assert_eq!(integer.unwrap(), range);
```

Similarly with `expect(...)`, `unwrap_or(0)`, `unwrap_or_default()`, etc. However, none of these solutions use the learning point of stacking `Option<T>`s.

The updated test can _only_ be solved by stacking `Option<T>`s:

```rs
        while let Some(Some(integer)) = optional_integers.pop() {
            assert_eq!(integer, cursor);
```

With the updated test, using `unwrap` or `expect` will panic when it hits the `None` value, and using `unwrap_or` or `unwrap_or_default` will cause the final `assert_eq!(cursor, 0)`  to panic.
2023-04-21 06:05:25 +01:00
..
options1.rs chore: added more descriptive TODOs 2022-11-24 19:39:54 +00:00
options2.rs feat(options2): better tests for layered_option 2023-04-21 06:05:25 +01:00
options3.rs feat(options): add hint comments 2022-07-14 17:53:42 +02:00
README.md feat(docs): add markdown linter for exercises README.md files 2023-03-30 19:53:22 +03:30

Options

Type Option represents an optional value: every Option is either Some and contains a value, or None, and does not. Option types are very common in Rust code, as they have a number of uses:

  • Initial values
  • Return values for functions that are not defined over their entire input range (partial functions)
  • Return value for otherwise reporting simple errors, where None is returned on error
  • Optional struct fields
  • Struct fields that can be loaned or "taken"
  • Optional function arguments
  • Nullable pointers
  • Swapping things out of difficult situations

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