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Add match expression syntax and document feature(match_beginning_vert)
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src/expressions/match-expr.md

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# `match` expressions
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> **<sup>Syntax</sup>**
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> _MatchExpression_ :
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> &nbsp;&nbsp; `match` [_Expression_]<sub>_except struct expression_</sub> _MatchBlock_
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> _MatchBlock_ :
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> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; `{` `}`
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> &nbsp;&nbsp; | `{` (`|`<sup>?</sup> _Pattern_ (`|` _Pattern_)<sup>\*</sup> (`if` [_Expression_])<sup>?</sup> `=>` ([_BlockExpression_] `,`<sup>?</sup> | [_Expression_] `,`))<sup>\*</sup>
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> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; (`|`<sup>?</sup> _Pattern_ (`|` _Pattern_)<sup>\*</sup> (`if` [_Expression_])<sup>?</sup> `=>` ([_BlockExpression_] `,`<sup>?</sup> | [_Expression_] `,`<sup>?</sup>))
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> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; `}`
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A `match` expression branches on a *pattern*. The exact form of matching that
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occurs depends on the pattern. Patterns consist of some combination of
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literals, destructured arrays or enum constructors, structs and tuples,
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[_Expression_]: expressions.html
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[_BlockExpression_]: expressions/block-expr.html#block-expressions
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[place expression]: expressions.html#place-expressions-and-value-expressions
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[value expression]: expressions.html#place-expressions-and-value-expressions
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[value expression]: expressions.html#place-expressions-and-value-expressions

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