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diff --git a/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc b/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc index e49c09a1f8..6a30380f46 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/pattern_matching.rdoc @@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ These core and library classes implement deconstruction: == Guard clauses -+if+ can be used to attach an additional condition (guard clause) when the pattern matches. This condition may use bound variables: ++if+ can be used to attach an additional condition (guard clause) when the pattern matches in +case+/+in+ expressions. +This condition may use bound variables: case [1, 2] in a, b if b == a*2 @@ -450,6 +451,11 @@ These core and library classes implement deconstruction: end #=> "matched" +Note that <code>=></code> and +in+ operator can not have a guard clause. +The following examples is parsed as a standalone expression with modifier +if+. + + [1, 2] in a, b if b == a*2 + == Appendix A. Pattern syntax Approximate syntax is: |