Scala Language Pattern Matching Pattern Matching with Case Classes
Example
Every case class defines an extractor that can be used to capture the members of the case class when pattern matching:
case class Student(name: String, email: String)
def matchStudent1(student: Student): String = student match {
case Student(name, email) => s"$name has the following email: $email" // extract name and email
}
All the normal rules of pattern-matching apply - you can use guards and constant expressions to control matching:
def matchStudent2(student: Student): String = student match {
case Student("Paul", _) => "Matched Paul" // Only match students named Paul, ignore email
case Student(name, _) if name == "Paul" => "Matched Paul" // Use a guard to match students named Paul, ignore email
case s if s.name == "Paul" => "Matched Paul" // Don't use extractor; use a guard to match students named Paul, ignore email
case Student("Joe", email) => s"Joe has email $email" // Match students named Joe, capture their email
case Student(name, email) if name == "Joe" => s"Joe has email $email" // use a guard to match students named Joe, capture their email
case Student(name, email) => s"$name has email $email." // Match all students, capture name and email
}
