Detect when pattern enum variant is not on the right type
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Since Jul 21, 2026.
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Description
Code
struct Segment {
style: Style,
}
enum Style {
Normal,
Highlight,
}
fn main() {
let segment = Segment { style: Style::Normal };
match segment.style {
Segment::Normal => {}
Segment::Highlight => {}
}
}
Current output
error[E0599]: no associated function or constant named `Normal` found for struct `Segment` in the current scope
--> src/main.rs:13:18
|
1 | struct Segment {
| -------------- associated function or constant `Normal` not found for this struct
...
13 | Segment::Normal => {}
| ^^^^^^ associated function or constant not found in `Segment`
error[E0599]: no associated function or constant named `Highlight` found for struct `Segment` in the current scope
--> src/main.rs:14:18
|
1 | struct Segment {
| -------------- associated function or constant `Highlight` not found for this struct
...
14 | Segment::Highlight => {}
| ^^^^^^^^^ associated function or constant not found in `Segment`
Desired output
error[E0599]: no associated function or constant named `Normal` found for struct `Segment` in the current scope
--> src/main.rs:13:18
|
1 | struct Segment {
| -------------- associated function or constant `Normal` not found for this struct
|
2 | enum Style {
| ---------- enum variant `Normal` found for this struct
...
12 | match segment.style {
| ------------- this expression has type `Style`, not `Segment`
13 | Segment::Normal => {}
| ------- ^^^^^^ associated function or constant not found in `Segment`
| |
| you might have meant to use `Style` here
Rationale and extra context
No response
Other cases
Found initially when making the same mistake in rustc:
error[E0599]: no associated function or constant named `Normal` found for struct `StringPart` in the current scope
--> compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic.rs:221:30
|
221 | (StringPart::Normal, StringPart::Normal)
| ^^^^^^ associated function or constant not found in `StringPart`
...
236 | pub struct StringPart {
| --------------------- associated function or constant `Normal` not found for this struct
|
help: there is an associated function `normal` with a similar name
--> compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic.rs:242:5
|
242 | pub fn normal<S: Into<String>>(content: S) -> StringPart {
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Rust Version
1.97
Anything else?
There are several things we could be checking for here, like whether any segment of the matched expression's chain is of the type that was found, as well as checking whether the pattern has the correct type.
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