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  "path": "/t/q-why-do-match-expression-need-parenthesis-for-ops-to-the-right-but-not-left/24126#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T04:07:20.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Quick question for my understanding, why is:\n\n\n        num_apples * match num_apples.cmp(&40) {\n            Ordering::Greater => 1u8 ,\n            _ => 2u8,\n        }\n\n\nok, but this is not ok:\n\n\n         match num_apples.cmp(&40) {\n            Ordering::Greater => 1u8 ,\n            _ => 2u8,\n        } * num_apples\n\n\nthe lack of `;` means this should be an expression and the type of the first expression is known at compile so Mul should work, but it doesn't.",
  "title": "Q: Why do match expression need parenthesis for ops to the right but not left?"
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