# What `#[derive(TryUnwrap)]` generates This works almost like `Unwrap`. When an enum is decorated with `#[derive(TryUnwrap)]`, for each variant `foo` in the enum, with fields `(a, b, c, ...)` a public instance method `try_unwrap_foo(self) -> Result<(a, b, c, ...), TryUnwrapError>` is generated. If you don't want the `try_unwrap_foo` method generated for a variant, you can put the `#[try_unwrap(ignore)]` attribute on that variant. If you want to treat a reference, you can put the `#[try_unwrap(ref)]` attribute on the enum declaration or that variant, then `try_unwrap_foo_ref(self) -> Result<(&a, &b, &c, ...), TryUnwrapError<&Self>>` will be generated. You can also use mutable references by putting `#[unwrap(ref_mut)]`. However, unlike `Unwrap`, it does not panic if the conversion fails. Also, values that fail to convert are not dropped but returned as an `Err`. ## Example usage ```rust # use derive_more::TryUnwrap; # # #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)] #[derive(TryUnwrap)] #[try_unwrap(ref)] enum Maybe { Nothing, Just(T), } fn main() { assert_eq!(Maybe::Just(1).try_unwrap_just(), Ok(1)); // Unlike `Unwrap`, it does not panic. assert_eq!( Maybe::<()>::Nothing.try_unwrap_just().map_err(|err| err.input), Err(Maybe::<()>::Nothing), // and the value is returned! ); assert_eq!( Maybe::Just(2).try_unwrap_nothing().map_err(|err| err.input), Err(Maybe::Just(2)), ); assert_eq!( Maybe::<()>::Nothing.try_unwrap_just().map_err(|err| err.to_string()), Err("Attempt to call `Maybe::try_unwrap_just()` on a `Maybe::Nothing` value".into()), ); assert_eq!((&Maybe::Just(42)).try_unwrap_just_ref(), Ok(&42)); } ``` ### What is generated? The derive in the above example code generates the following code: ```rust # use derive_more::TryUnwrapError; # # enum Maybe { # Just(T), # Nothing, # } # impl Maybe { pub fn try_unwrap_nothing(self) -> Result<(), TryUnwrapError> { match self { Maybe::Nothing => Ok(()), val @ _ => Err(todo!("TryUnwrapError::new(val, /* omitted */)")), } } pub fn try_unwrap_nothing_ref(&self) -> Result<(), TryUnwrapError<&Self>> { match self { Maybe::Nothing => Ok(()), val @ _ => Err(todo!("TryUnwrapError::new(val, /* omitted */)")), } } pub fn try_unwrap_just(self) -> Result> { match self { Maybe::Just(field_0) => Ok(field_0), val @ _ => Err(todo!("TryUnwrapError::new(val, /* omitted */)")), } } pub fn try_unwrap_just_ref(&self) -> Result<&T, TryUnwrapError<&Self>> { match self { Maybe::Just(field_0) => Ok(field_0), val @ _ => Err(todo!("TryUnwrapError::new(val, /* omitted */)")), } } } ```