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Correct docs for `Kernel.match?/2`
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Update lib/elixir/lib/kernel.ex
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7 changes: 3 additions & 4 deletions lib/elixir/lib/kernel.ex
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end

@doc """
A convenience macro that checks if the right side (an expression) matches the
left side (a pattern).
A convenience macro that checks if the result of `expression` matches `pattern`.

## Examples

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#=> (MatchError) no match of right hand side value: %{x: 1, y: 2}

"""
defmacro match?(pattern, expr) do
defmacro match?(pattern, expression) do
success =
quote do
unquote(pattern) -> true
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_ -> false
end

{:case, [], [expr, [do: success ++ failure]]}
{:case, [], [expression, [do: success ++ failure]]}
end

@doc """
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