Pattern Matching (C#)

1) if/else Pattern Matching (C# 7.0)

Use “is” keyword to check the type of an object

Example：

        static void FindPattern()
        {
            object item1 = 10;
            object item2 = "Hello!";
            if(item1 is int value1)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"{item1} is an integer.");
            }
            if(item2 is string value2)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"The string is {value2}");
            }
        }

Pattern Matching Improvements in C# 9.0

Pattern	Remark
Type patterns	if (t is Type)
Parenthesized patterns	if(a is (…) or (…))
And patterns	if(a is (…) and (…))
Or patterns	if( a is … or …)
Not patterns	if( a is not string), if( a is not null)
Relational patterns	if( a is > b)

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2) switch Pattern Matching (C# 7.0)

Besides constant pattern, switch statements can also have type pattern.

        static void SwitchPattern()
        {
            object obj = 1;
            switch (obj)
            {
                // Type is checked first and value is also checked using when clause.
                case int i when i!=0:
                    Console.WriteLine($"The object is an integer not equal to zero: {i}");
                    break;
                case string s when s.Equals(""):
                    Console.WriteLine($"The object is a string not empty: {s}");
                    break;
                case long l:
                    Console.WriteLine($"The object is long number: {l}");
                    break;
                default:
                    Console.WriteLine("Else");
                    break;
            }
        }