block-expr: add new rule expr.block.result-value#2174
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Document that the value of a block expression is based on the final operand (if present), just like the type.
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Discovered while working on a conference talk about rust, I couldn't find any rule saying that a block expression had a value equal to the final operand, so I added such a rule fn main () {
let result: String = { panic!("test") };
let result: bool = { panic!("test") };
let result: Vec<String> = { panic!("test") };
}also, rule name could be improved, I originally was going to use
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Not sure if this is a new guarantee or just documenting a long-standing reality, @traviscross does this need to go through the lang team? |
When there is no final operand to a block (i.e. nothing or nothing after the final semicolon) and the block diverges, we need to say that there is no value as the type is uninhabited. Let's say that.
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We talked about this on the lang-docs call today. Revised as we discussed on the call. With that, look good to me. Thanks @DanielEScherzer for the PR. |
An earlier commit added a single rule, `r[expr.block.result-value]`,
that documented the value of a block expression in one compound
sentence. While correct, that sentence carried a lot of weight -- the
three cases it described (final operand present, final operand absent,
and diverging) are different enough that each deserves its own rule
and example.
This commit replaces `r[expr.block.result-value]` and
`r[expr.block.type]` with three rules that each describe the type and
value together for one case:
- `r[expr.block.value-trailing-expr]`: when the block has a final
operand, it has that operand's type and value.
- `r[expr.block.value-no-trailing-expr]`: when the block has no final
operand and doesn't diverge, it has unit type and unit value.
- `r[expr.block.value-diverges-no-trailing-expr]`: when the block has
no final operand and diverges, it has the never type and has no
final value (because its type is uninhabited).
The existing example demonstrated type and value together in one
block. We replace it with focused examples for each rule, each
demonstrating the specific case that rule describes. A note after the
third rule highlights the distinction between omitting the final
operand and having an explicit unit final operand -- the diverging
case makes this difference visible, since `{ loop {}; }` has never
type while `{ loop {}; () }` has unit type.
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Update books ## rust-embedded/book 1 commits in fe88fbb68391a465680dd91109f0a151a1676f3e..99d0341ff4e06757490af8fceee790c4ede50bc0 2026-02-11 12:58:13 UTC to 2026-02-11 12:58:13 UTC - Remove triagebot.toml (rust-embedded/book#405) ## rust-lang/reference 21 commits in addd0602c819b6526b9cc97653b0fadca395528c..442cbef9105662887d5eae2882ca551f3726bf28 2026-02-22 02:55:12 UTC to 2026-02-11 01:41:05 UTC - Document importing path-segment keyword (rust-lang/reference#2136) - avoid needless dereference (rust-lang/reference#2180) - Use `clobber_abi`s corresponding to the called functions in `[asm.abi-clobbers.many]`'s example. (rust-lang/reference#2170) - expr.paren.evaluation: fix and make more simple (rust-lang/reference#2158) - const-eval.const-context.outer-generics: make more clear/obvious (rust-lang/reference#2159) - Nightly test links: update rust branch name (use `main`) (rust-lang/reference#2185) - tools/xtask: update rust branch name for linkcheck script (use `main`) (rust-lang/reference#2184) - specify `if let` guards with updated scoping rules (rust-lang/reference#1957) - Document assignment expression as coercion site (rust-lang/reference#1954) - Remove exception WRT same-crate `non_exhaustive` reads (rust-lang/reference#2162) - Add negative lookahead (rust-lang/reference#2172) - Switch to new range syntax (rust-lang/reference#2173) - add mdbook output for dev-guide to ignore file (rust-lang/reference#2178) - Fix rule name for while syntax (rust-lang/reference#2175) - block-expr: add new rule expr.block.result-value (rust-lang/reference#2174) - lifetime-elision.md: add some missing periods (rust-lang/reference#2176) - Add cut operator (`^`) to grammar (rust-lang/reference#2104) - dev-guide stabilization.md: add missing "not" (rust-lang/reference#2167) - Add method call and await expr for Dot in syntax index (rust-lang/reference#2163) - Fix sort of punctuation list (rust-lang/reference#2161) - Add a contributor guide (rust-lang/reference#2097) ## rust-lang/rust-by-example 1 commits in bac931ef1673af63fb60c3d691633034713cca20..5383db524711c0c9c43c3ca9e5e706089672ed6a 2026-02-16 12:02:33 UTC to 2026-02-16 12:02:33 UTC - 1.2.2 Display: Fix typo in bonus instructions (before -> after) (rust-lang/rust-by-example#1998)
Update books ## rust-embedded/book 1 commits in fe88fbb68391a465680dd91109f0a151a1676f3e..99d0341ff4e06757490af8fceee790c4ede50bc0 2026-02-11 12:58:13 UTC to 2026-02-11 12:58:13 UTC - Remove triagebot.toml (rust-embedded/book#405) ## rust-lang/reference 21 commits in addd0602c819b6526b9cc97653b0fadca395528c..442cbef9105662887d5eae2882ca551f3726bf28 2026-02-22 02:55:12 UTC to 2026-02-11 01:41:05 UTC - Document importing path-segment keyword (rust-lang/reference#2136) - avoid needless dereference (rust-lang/reference#2180) - Use `clobber_abi`s corresponding to the called functions in `[asm.abi-clobbers.many]`'s example. (rust-lang/reference#2170) - expr.paren.evaluation: fix and make more simple (rust-lang/reference#2158) - const-eval.const-context.outer-generics: make more clear/obvious (rust-lang/reference#2159) - Nightly test links: update rust branch name (use `main`) (rust-lang/reference#2185) - tools/xtask: update rust branch name for linkcheck script (use `main`) (rust-lang/reference#2184) - specify `if let` guards with updated scoping rules (rust-lang/reference#1957) - Document assignment expression as coercion site (rust-lang/reference#1954) - Remove exception WRT same-crate `non_exhaustive` reads (rust-lang/reference#2162) - Add negative lookahead (rust-lang/reference#2172) - Switch to new range syntax (rust-lang/reference#2173) - add mdbook output for dev-guide to ignore file (rust-lang/reference#2178) - Fix rule name for while syntax (rust-lang/reference#2175) - block-expr: add new rule expr.block.result-value (rust-lang/reference#2174) - lifetime-elision.md: add some missing periods (rust-lang/reference#2176) - Add cut operator (`^`) to grammar (rust-lang/reference#2104) - dev-guide stabilization.md: add missing "not" (rust-lang/reference#2167) - Add method call and await expr for Dot in syntax index (rust-lang/reference#2163) - Fix sort of punctuation list (rust-lang/reference#2161) - Add a contributor guide (rust-lang/reference#2097) ## rust-lang/rust-by-example 1 commits in bac931ef1673af63fb60c3d691633034713cca20..5383db524711c0c9c43c3ca9e5e706089672ed6a 2026-02-16 12:02:33 UTC to 2026-02-16 12:02:33 UTC - 1.2.2 Display: Fix typo in bonus instructions (before -> after) (rust-lang/rust-by-example#1998)
Rollup merge of #153023 - rustbot:docs-update, r=ehuss Update books ## rust-embedded/book 1 commits in fe88fbb68391a465680dd91109f0a151a1676f3e..99d0341ff4e06757490af8fceee790c4ede50bc0 2026-02-11 12:58:13 UTC to 2026-02-11 12:58:13 UTC - Remove triagebot.toml (rust-embedded/book#405) ## rust-lang/reference 21 commits in addd0602c819b6526b9cc97653b0fadca395528c..442cbef9105662887d5eae2882ca551f3726bf28 2026-02-22 02:55:12 UTC to 2026-02-11 01:41:05 UTC - Document importing path-segment keyword (rust-lang/reference#2136) - avoid needless dereference (rust-lang/reference#2180) - Use `clobber_abi`s corresponding to the called functions in `[asm.abi-clobbers.many]`'s example. (rust-lang/reference#2170) - expr.paren.evaluation: fix and make more simple (rust-lang/reference#2158) - const-eval.const-context.outer-generics: make more clear/obvious (rust-lang/reference#2159) - Nightly test links: update rust branch name (use `main`) (rust-lang/reference#2185) - tools/xtask: update rust branch name for linkcheck script (use `main`) (rust-lang/reference#2184) - specify `if let` guards with updated scoping rules (rust-lang/reference#1957) - Document assignment expression as coercion site (rust-lang/reference#1954) - Remove exception WRT same-crate `non_exhaustive` reads (rust-lang/reference#2162) - Add negative lookahead (rust-lang/reference#2172) - Switch to new range syntax (rust-lang/reference#2173) - add mdbook output for dev-guide to ignore file (rust-lang/reference#2178) - Fix rule name for while syntax (rust-lang/reference#2175) - block-expr: add new rule expr.block.result-value (rust-lang/reference#2174) - lifetime-elision.md: add some missing periods (rust-lang/reference#2176) - Add cut operator (`^`) to grammar (rust-lang/reference#2104) - dev-guide stabilization.md: add missing "not" (rust-lang/reference#2167) - Add method call and await expr for Dot in syntax index (rust-lang/reference#2163) - Fix sort of punctuation list (rust-lang/reference#2161) - Add a contributor guide (rust-lang/reference#2097) ## rust-lang/rust-by-example 1 commits in bac931ef1673af63fb60c3d691633034713cca20..5383db524711c0c9c43c3ca9e5e706089672ed6a 2026-02-16 12:02:33 UTC to 2026-02-16 12:02:33 UTC - 1.2.2 Display: Fix typo in bonus instructions (before -> after) (rust-lang/rust-by-example#1998)
Document that the value of a block expression is based on the final operand (if present), just like the type.