Add example and documentation for pattern matching condition

candy-lang · Jan 6, 2024 · be79e56 · be79e56
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diff --git a/language.md b/language.md
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ Candy supports structural pattern matching using the match operator `%`.
 
 ```candy
 bar = foo 5 %
-  [Ok, value] -> ...
-  [Error, errorValue], core.int.isEven errorValue -> ...
+  Ok value -> ...
+  Error errorValue, core.int.isEven errorValue -> ...
   _ -> ...
 ```
 

diff --git a/packages/Examples/match.candy b/packages/Examples/match.candy
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[ifElse, int] = use "Core"
+
+foo value =
+  needs (int.is value)
+  ifElse (value | int.isLessThan 5) { Ok value } { Error "NOPE" }
+
+main = foo 2 %
+  Ok value, value | int.isGreaterThan 5 -> value
+  Error value -> 10
+  _ -> 20