Pattern Matching - language feature

Example from 1 languages: Haskell

fib 0 = 1
fib 1 = 1
fib n | n >= 2
      = fib (n-1) + fib (n-2)

Example from 1 languages: Elixir

def fib(0), do: 1
def fib(1), do: 1
def fib(n) when n >= 2, do: fib(n-1) + fib(n-2)

Example from 1 languages: Coconut

match [head] + tail in [0, 1, 2, 3]:
   print(head, tail)

Example from 1 languages: Felix

match x with
 | Some x => println$ x;
 | None => println "NONE";
 endmatch;

Example from 1 languages: Aardvark

This functionality is included in switch statements.

Languages with Pattern Matching include Rust, Haskell, Elixir, Coconut, MoonBit, Felix, Egison, HOPE, Aardvark, NPL

Languages without Pattern Matching include progsbase, Veryl

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