# The match operator

A powerful tool for handling control flow in Rust is the `match` operator. It compares a value against a set of patterns and executes code based on which pattern matches.

```rust
match result {
  Ok(content) => handle(content),
  Err(error) => panic!("Can't deal with: {}", error),
}
```

> "The power of match comes from the expressiveness of the patterns and the fact that the compiler confirms that all possible cases are handled."

[Source](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.39.0/book/ch06-02-match.html)