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# `Option` & `unwrap`
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In the last example, we showed that we can induce program failure at will.
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We told our program to `panic` if the princess received an inappropriate
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gift - a snake. But what if the princess expected a gift and didn't receive
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In the last example, we showed that we can induce program failure at will.
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We told our program to `panic` if the royal received an inappropriate
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gift - a snake. But what if the royal expected a gift and didn't receive
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one? That case would be just as bad, so it needs to be handled!
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We *could* test this against the null string (`""`) as we do with a snake.
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Since we're using Rust, let's instead have the compiler point out cases
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We *could* test this against the null string (`""`) as we do with a snake.
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Since we're using Rust, let's instead have the compiler point out cases
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where there's no gift.
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An `enum` called `Option<T>` in the `std` library is used when absence is a
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An `enum` called `Option<T>` in the `std` library is used when absence is a
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possibility. It manifests itself as one of two "options":
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* `Some(T)`: An element of type `T` was found
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* `None`: No element was found
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These cases can either be explicitly handled via `match` or implicitly with
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These cases can either be explicitly handled via `match` or implicitly with
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`unwrap`. Implicit handling will either return the inner element or `panic`.
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Note that it's possible to manually customize `panic` with [expect][expect],
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but `unwrap` otherwise leaves us with a less meaningful output than explicit
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handling. In the following example, explicit handling yields a more
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Note that it's possible to manually customize `panic` with [expect][expect],
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but `unwrap` otherwise leaves us with a less meaningful output than explicit
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handling. In the following example, explicit handling yields a more
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controlled result while retaining the option to `panic` if desired.
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```rust,editable,ignore,mdbook-runnable
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// Our sheltered princess will `panic` at the sight of snakes.
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// Our sheltered royal will `panic` at the sight of snakes.
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// All gifts are handled implicitly using `unwrap`.
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fn give_princess(gift: Option<&str>) {
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fn give_royal(gift: Option<&str>) {
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// `unwrap` returns a `panic` when it receives a `None`.
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let inside = gift.unwrap();
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if inside == "snake" { panic!("AAAaaaaa!!!!"); }
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let bird = Some("robin");
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let nothing = None;
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give_princess(bird);
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give_princess(nothing);
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give_royal(bird);
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give_royal(nothing);
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}
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```
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