Convert alt to match. Stop parsing alt

Author: brson

doc/rust.md

@@ -209,15 +209,15 @@ import export use mod
 The keywords in [source files](#source-files) are the following strings:
 
 ~~~~~~~~ {.keyword}
-alt again assert
+again assert
 break
 check class const copy
 drop
 else enum export extern
 fail false fn for
 if impl import
 let log loop
-mod mut
+match mod mut
 pure
 return
 true trait type
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ An example of a predicate that uses an unchecked block:
 # import std::list::*;
 
 fn pure_foldl<T, U: copy>(ls: list<T>, u: U, f: fn(&&T, &&U) -> U) -> U {
-    alt ls {
+    match ls {
       nil => u,
       cons(hd, tl) => f(hd, pure_foldl(*tl, f(hd, u), f))
     }
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ class file_descriptor {
       let mut name: option<~str>;
     }
     fn get_name() -> ~str {
-      alt self.name {
+      match self.name {
          none    => fail ~"File has no name!",
          some(n) => n
       }
@@ -2171,21 +2171,21 @@ evaluated. If all `if` and `else if` conditions evaluate to `false`
 then any `else` block is executed.
 
 
-### Alternative expressions
+### Match expressions
 
 ~~~~~~~~{.ebnf .gram}
-alt_expr : "alt" expr '{' alt_arm [ '|' alt_arm ] * '}' ;
+match_expr : "match" expr '{' match_arm [ '|' match_arm ] * '}' ;
 
-alt_arm : alt_pat '=>' expr_or_blockish ;
+match_arm : match_pat '=>' expr_or_blockish ;
 
-alt_pat : pat [ "to" pat ] ? [ "if" expr ] ;
+match_pat : pat [ "to" pat ] ? [ "if" expr ] ;
 ~~~~~~~~
 
 
-An `alt` expression branches on a *pattern*. The exact form of matching that
+A `match` expression branches on a *pattern*. The exact form of matching that
 occurs depends on the pattern. Patterns consist of some combination of
 literals, destructured enum constructors, records and tuples, variable binding
-specifications, wildcards (`*`), and placeholders (`_`). An `alt` expression has a *head
+specifications, wildcards (`*`), and placeholders (`_`). A `match` expression has a *head
 expression*, which is the value to compare to the patterns. The type of the
 patterns must equal the type of the head expression.
 
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ enum list<X> { nil, cons(X, @list<X>) }
 
 let x: list<int> = cons(10, @cons(11, @nil));
 
-alt x {
+match x {
     cons(_, @nil) => fail ~"singleton list",
     cons(*)       => return,
     nil           => fail ~"empty list"
@@ -2210,13 +2210,13 @@ tail value of `@nil`. The second pattern matches `any` list constructed with `co
 ignoring the values of its arguments. The difference between `_` and `*` is that the pattern `C(_)` is only type-correct if
 `C` has exactly one argument, while the pattern `C(*)` is type-correct for any enum variant `C`, regardless of how many arguments `C` has.
 
-To execute an `alt` expression, first the head expression is evaluated, then
+To execute an `match` expression, first the head expression is evaluated, then
 its value is sequentially compared to the patterns in the arms until a match
 is found. The first arm with a matching pattern is chosen as the branch target
-of the `alt`, any variables bound by the pattern are assigned to local
+of the `match`, any variables bound by the pattern are assigned to local
 variables in the arm's block, and control enters the block.
 
-An example of an `alt` expression:
+An example of an `match` expression:
 
 
 ~~~~
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ enum list<X> { nil, cons(X, @list<X>) }
 
 let x: list<int> = cons(10, @cons(11, @nil));
 
-alt x {
+match x {
     cons(a, @cons(b, _)) => {
         process_pair(a,b);
     }
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ fn main() {
         }
     };
 
-    alt r {
+    match r {
       {options: {choose: true, _}, _} => {
         choose_player(r)
       }
@@ -2278,20 +2278,20 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ~~~~
 
-Multiple alternative patterns may be joined with the `|` operator.  A
+Multiple match patterns may be joined with the `|` operator.  A
 range of values may be specified with `to`. For example:
 
 ~~~~
 # let x = 2;
 
-let message = alt x {
+let message = match x {
   0 | 1  => ~"not many",
   2 to 9 => ~"a few",
   _      => ~"lots"
 };
 ~~~~
 
-Finally, alt patterns can accept *pattern guards* to further refine the
+Finally, match patterns can accept *pattern guards* to further refine the
 criteria for matching a case. Pattern guards appear after the pattern and
 consist of a bool-typed expression following the `if` keyword. A pattern
 guard may refer to the variables bound within the pattern they follow.
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ guard may refer to the variables bound within the pattern they follow.
 # fn process_digit(i: int) { }
 # fn process_other(i: int) { }
 
-let message = alt maybe_digit {
+let message = match maybe_digit {
   some(x) if x < 10 => process_digit(x),
   some(x) => process_other(x),
   none => fail

doc/tutorial.md

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn main() {
         let pick = || (~[rock, paper, scissors])[rng.gen_uint() % 3];
 
         // Pick two gestures and decide the result
-        alt (pick(), pick()) {
+        match (pick(), pick()) {
             (rock, scissors) | (paper, rock) | (scissors, paper) => copy player1,
             (scissors, rock) | (rock, paper) | (paper, scissors) => copy player2,
             _ => ~"tie"
@@ -707,14 +707,14 @@ have type `int`, because control doesn't reach the end of that arm
 
 ## Pattern matching
 
-Rust's `alt` construct is a generalized, cleaned-up version of C's
+Rust's `match` construct is a generalized, cleaned-up version of C's
 `switch` construct. You provide it with a value and a number of arms,
 each labelled with a pattern, and it will execute the arm that matches
 the value.
 
 ~~~~
 # let my_number = 1;
-alt my_number {
+match my_number {
   0       => io::println(~"zero"),
   1 | 2   => io::println(~"one or two"),
   3 to 10 => io::println(~"three to ten"),
@@ -732,14 +732,14 @@ valid patterns, and will match only their own value. The pipe operator
 of numeric literal patterns can be expressed with `to`. The underscore
 (`_`) is a wildcard pattern that matches everything.
 
-The patterns in an alt arm are followed by a fat arrow, `=>`, then an
+The patterns in an match arm are followed by a fat arrow, `=>`, then an
 expression to evaluate. Each case is separated by commas. It's often
 convenient to use a block expression for a case, in which case the
 commas are optional.
 
 ~~~
 # let my_number = 1;
-alt my_number {
+match my_number {
   0 => {
     io::println(~"zero")
   }
@@ -750,9 +750,9 @@ alt my_number {
 ~~~
 
 If the arm with the wildcard pattern was left off in the above
-example, the typechecker would reject it at compile time. `alt`
+example, the typechecker would reject it at compile time. `match`
 constructs must be exhaustive: they must have an arm covering every
-possible case. (You may use the `alt check` construct to write a
+possible case. (You may use the `match check` construct to write a
 non-exhaustive match, but it's highly undesirable to do so. You may
 reason that the missing cases will never occur, but the typechecker
 provides you with no assurance that your reasoning is correct.)
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ that `(float, float)` is a tuple of two floats:
 
 ~~~~
 fn angle(vec: (float, float)) -> float {
-    alt vec {
+    match vec {
       (0f, y) if y < 0f => 1.5 * float::consts::pi,
       (0f, y) => 0.5 * float::consts::pi,
       (x, y) => float::atan(y / x)
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ y)` matches any tuple whose first element is zero, and binds `y` to
 the second element. `(x, y)` matches any tuple, and binds both
 elements to a variable.
 
-Any `alt` arm can have a guard clause (written `if EXPR`), which is
+Any `match` arm can have a guard clause (written `if EXPR`), which is
 an expression of type `bool` that determines, after the pattern is
 found to match, whether the arm is taken or not. The variables bound
 by the pattern are available in this guard expression.
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ task failure:
 
 * Accessing an out-of-bounds element of a vector.
 
-* Having no clauses match when evaluating an `alt check` expression.
+* Having no clauses match when evaluating an `match check` expression.
 
 * An assertion failure.
 
@@ -1044,14 +1044,14 @@ not an actual new type.)
 
 ## Record patterns
 
-Records can be destructured in `alt` patterns. The basic syntax is
+Records can be destructured in `match` patterns. The basic syntax is
 `{fieldname: pattern, ...}`, but the pattern for a field can be
 omitted as a shorthand for simply binding the variable with the same
 name as the field.
 
 ~~~~
 # let mypoint = {x: 0f, y: 0f};
-alt mypoint {
+match mypoint {
     {x: 0f, y: y_name} => { /* Provide sub-patterns for fields */ }
     {x, y}             => { /* Simply bind the fields */ }
 }
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ patterns, as in this definition of `area`:
 # type point = {x: float, y: float};
 # enum shape { circle(point, float), rectangle(point, point) }
 fn area(sh: shape) -> float {
-    alt sh {
+    match sh {
         circle(_, size) => float::consts::pi * size * size,
         rectangle({x, y}, {x: x2, y: y2}) => (x2 - x) * (y2 - y)
     }
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ Another example, matching nullary enum variants:
 # type point = {x: float, y: float};
 # enum direction { north, east, south, west }
 fn point_from_direction(dir: direction) -> point {
-    alt dir {
+    match dir {
         north => {x:  0f, y:  1f},
         east  => {x:  1f, y:  0f},
         south => {x:  0f, y: -1f},
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ nil, `()`, as the empty tuple if you like).
 
 ~~~~
 let mytup: (int, int, float) = (10, 20, 30.0);
-alt mytup {
+match mytup {
   (a, b, c) => log(info, a + b + (c as int))
 }
 ~~~~
@@ -1922,15 +1922,15 @@ gets access to them.
 ## Other uses of safe references
 
 Safe references are not only used for argument passing. When you
-destructure on a value in an `alt` expression, or loop over a vector
+destructure on a value in a `match` expression, or loop over a vector
 with `for`, variables bound to the inside of the given data structure
 will use safe references, not copies. This means such references are
 very cheap, but you'll occasionally have to copy them to ensure
 safety.
 
 ~~~~
 let mut my_rec = {a: 4, b: ~[1, 2, 3]};
-alt my_rec {
+match my_rec {
   {a, b} => {
     log(info, b); // This is okay
     my_rec = {a: a + 1, b: b + ~[a]};