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Control flow in Mist provides a bridge between C-style procedural logic and Rust's expression-oriented design. Blocks, if statements, while/for/loop loops, and match expressions all support statement bodies.
Control flow in Mist provides a bridge between C-style procedural logic and Rust's expression-oriented design. Conditions do not require parentheses, and blocks support expression bodies.
## Conditionals
The `if` statement evaluates a boolean expression:
The `if` statement evaluates a boolean expression without parentheses:
```mist
if (score > 50) {
if score > 50 {
println!("Pass");
} else if (score == 50) {
} else if score == 50 {
println!("Borderline");
} else {
println!("Fail");
}
// Single-statement body (no braces needed)
if (is_active) println!("Running");
// Expression body (implicit return)
let result = if (valid) { "ok" } else { "err" };
let result = if valid { "ok" } else { "err" };
```
## Match
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ let result = if (valid) { "ok" } else { "err" };
The `match` statement provides exhaustive pattern matching with support for multiple patterns per arm via `|`:
```mist
match (task_state) {
match task_state {
TaskState::Pending => { println!("Queued"); }
TaskState::Failed { reason, code } => {
println!("Error {}: {}", code, reason);
@@ -49,9 +46,9 @@ Patterns support destructuring, or-patterns, and wildcards:
let x = 2;
let result;
match (x) {
match x {
1 => { result = 10; }
2 => { result = 20; }
2 => result = 20,
3 => { result = 30; }
_ => panic!();
}
@@ -66,33 +63,39 @@ An infinite loop construct:
```mist
loop {
println!("forever");
if (done) break;
if done { break; }
}
```
### For-In Loop
For loops iterate over an expression using the `pattern : expr` syntax:
For loops iterate over an expression using `for pattern in expr` syntax:
```mist
for (i : 0..4) {
for i in 0 .. 4 {
sum += i;
}
// With pattern destructuring
for ([k, _] : pairs) {
for (k, _) in pairs {
keys += k;
}
// With range variable
let r = 0 .. 5;
for i in r {
count++;
}
```
### While Loop
```mist
while (count < 5) {
while count < 5 {
count++;
}
while (active) {
while active {
wait_for_event();
}
```
@@ -105,7 +108,8 @@ while (active) {
## Key Characteristics
- **Statement Bodies**: If, while, for, and loop branches can omit braces for single statements or expressions.
- **Implicit Returns**: Expression bodies (without `;`) implicitly return their value.
- **No Parentheses**: Conditions in `if`, `while`, and `match` do not require parentheses.
- **Implicit Returns**: Expression bodies implicitly return their value.
- **Pattern Integration**: Loops and match arms utilize Mist's pattern system for data destructuring.
- **Multiple Patterns**: Match arms support `|` for matching multiple patterns.
- **Expression `if`**: `if/else` blocks can be used as expressions.