Error code E0408

An "or" pattern was used where the variable bindings are not consistently bound across patterns.

Erroneous code example:

#![allow(unused)] fn main() { match x { Some(y) | None => { /* use y */ } // error: variable `y` from pattern #1 is // not bound in pattern #2 _ => () } }

Here, y is bound to the contents of the Some and can be used within the block corresponding to the match arm. However, in case x is None, we have not specified what y is, and the block will use a nonexistent variable.

To fix this error, either split into multiple match arms:

#![allow(unused)] fn main() { let x = Some(1); match x { Some(y) => { /* use y */ } None => { /* ... */ } } }

or, bind the variable to a field of the same type in all sub-patterns of the or pattern:

#![allow(unused)] fn main() { let x = (0, 2); match x { (0, y) | (y, 0) => { /* use y */} _ => {} } }

In this example, if x matches the pattern (0, _), the second field is set to y. If it matches (_, 0), the first field is set to y; so in all cases y is set to some value.