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No mention of unwrap_or and unwrap_or_else in 18.3. Option & unwrap
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Description
unwrap_or and unwrap_or_else are two of the most commonly needed ways of handling defaults for Option. And yet they aren't even mentioned in this section. I think it is important to give examples with them in section 18.3.4. "Unpacking options and defaults".
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Open section 18.3.4, “Unpacking options and defaults,” and review how the surrounding Option and unwrap material presents examples. Add examples or mentions for unwrap_or and unwrap_or_else, then confirm both commonly used default-handling methods are covered in that section.
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- Tech stack
- rust
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- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100