Remove enum variant expr

book.toml

@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ author = "The Rust Project Developers"
 [output.html]
 additional-css = ["theme/reference.css"]
 git-repository-url = "https://github.com/rust-lang/reference/"
+
+[output.html.redirect]
+"/expressions/enum-variant-expr.html" = "struct-expr.html"

src/SUMMARY.md

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
         - [Array and index expressions](expressions/array-expr.md)
         - [Tuple and index expressions](expressions/tuple-expr.md)
         - [Struct expressions](expressions/struct-expr.md)
-        - [Enum variant expressions](expressions/enum-variant-expr.md)
         - [Call expressions](expressions/call-expr.md)
         - [Method call expressions](expressions/method-call-expr.md)
         - [Field access expressions](expressions/field-expr.md)

src/attributes/type_system.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Non-exhaustive types cannot be constructed outside of the defining crate:
 
 - Non-exhaustive variants ([`struct`][struct] or [`enum` variant][enum]) cannot be constructed
   with a [_StructExpression_] \(including with [functional update syntax]).
-- [`enum`][enum] instances can be constructed in an [_EnumerationVariantExpression_].
+- [`enum`][enum] instances can be constructed.
 
 <!-- ignore: requires external crates -->
 ```rust,ignore
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ match message {
 
 Non-exhaustive types are always considered inhabited in downstream crates.
 
-[_EnumerationVariantExpression_]: ../expressions/enum-variant-expr.md
 [_MetaWord_]: ../attributes.md#meta-item-attribute-syntax
 [_StructExpression_]: ../expressions/struct-expr.md
 [_StructPattern_]: ../patterns.md#struct-patterns

src/const_eval.md

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ to be run.
 * [Tuple expressions].
 * [Array expressions].
 * [Struct] expressions.
-* [Enum variant] expressions.
 * [Block expressions], including `unsafe` blocks.
     * [let statements] and thus irrefutable [patterns], including mutable bindings
     * [assignment expressions]
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ Conversely, the following are possible in a const function, but not in a const c
 [dereference operator]: expressions/operator-expr.md#the-dereference-operator
 [destructors]:          destructors.md
 [enum discriminants]:   items/enumerations.md#custom-discriminant-values-for-fieldless-enumerations
-[enum variant]:         expressions/enum-variant-expr.md
 [expression statements]: statements.md#expression-statements
 [expressions]:          expressions.md
 [field]:                expressions/field-expr.md

src/expressions.md

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 >       | [_TupleExpression_]\
 >       | [_TupleIndexingExpression_]\
 >       | [_StructExpression_]\
->       | [_EnumerationVariantExpression_]\
 >       | [_CallExpression_]\
 >       | [_MethodCallExpression_]\
 >       | [_FieldExpression_]\
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ evaluate them conditionally as described on their respective pages.
 * Tuple expression
 * Tuple index expression
 * Struct expression
-* Enumeration variant expression
 * Call expression
 * Method call expression
 * Field expression
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ a few specific cases:
 
 * Before an expression used as a [statement].
 * Elements of [array expressions], [tuple expressions], [call expressions],
-  and tuple-style [struct] and [enum variant] expressions.
+  and tuple-style [struct] expressions.
   <!--
     These were likely stabilized inadvertently.
     See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/32796 and
@@ -277,7 +275,6 @@ They are never allowed before:
 
 [block expressions]:    expressions/block-expr.md
 [call expressions]:     expressions/call-expr.md
-[enum variant]:         expressions/enum-variant-expr.md
 [field]:                expressions/field-expr.md
 [functional update]:    expressions/struct-expr.md#functional-update-syntax
 [`if let`]:             expressions/if-expr.md#if-let-expressions
@@ -329,7 +326,6 @@ They are never allowed before:
 [_ComparisonExpression_]:         expressions/operator-expr.md#comparison-operators
 [_CompoundAssignmentExpression_]: expressions/operator-expr.md#compound-assignment-expressions
 [_ContinueExpression_]:           expressions/loop-expr.md#continue-expressions
-[_EnumerationVariantExpression_]: expressions/enum-variant-expr.md
 [_FieldExpression_]:              expressions/field-expr.md
 [_GroupedExpression_]:            expressions/grouped-expr.md
 [_IfExpression_]:                 expressions/if-expr.md#if-expressions

src/expressions/block-expr.md

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ let a = unsafe { an_unsafe_fn() };
 * Loop bodies ([`loop`], [`while`], [`while let`], and [`for`]).
 * Block expressions used as a [statement].
 * Block expressions as elements of [array expressions], [tuple expressions],
-  [call expressions], and tuple-style [struct] and [enum variant] expressions.
+  [call expressions], and tuple-style [struct] expressions.
 * A block expression as the tail expression of another block expression.
 <!-- Keep list in sync with expressions.md -->
 
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ fn is_unix_platform() -> bool {
 [`while`]: loop-expr.md#predicate-loops
 [array expressions]: array-expr.md
 [call expressions]: call-expr.md
-[enum variant]: enum-variant-expr.md
 [function]: ../items/functions.md
 [inner attributes]: ../attributes.md
 [method]: ../items/associated-items.md#methods

src/expressions/struct-expr.md

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 >
 > _StructExprUnit_ : [_PathInExpression_]
 
-A _struct expression_ creates a struct or union value.
-It consists of a path to a [struct] or [union] item followed by the values for the fields of the item.
+A *struct expression* creates a struct, enum, or union value.
+It consists of a path to a [struct], [enum variant], or [union] item followed by the values for the fields of the item.
 There are three forms of struct expressions: struct, tuple, and unit.
 
 The following are examples of struct expressions:
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ some_fn::<Cookie>(Cookie);
 A struct expression with fields enclosed in curly braces allows you to specify the value for each individual field in any order.
 The field name is separated from its value with a colon.
 
-A value of a [union] type can also be created using this syntax, except that it must specify exactly one field.
+A value of a [union] type can only be created using this syntax, and it must specify exactly one field.
 
 ## Functional update syntax
 
-A struct expression can terminate with the syntax `..` followed by an expression to denote a functional update.
+A struct expression that constructs a value of a struct type can terminate with the syntax `..` followed by an expression to denote a functional update.
 The expression following `..` (the base) must have the same struct type as the new struct type being formed.
 
 The entire expression uses the given values for the fields that were specified and moves or copies the remaining fields from the base expression.
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ let b = Gamma{};  // Exact same value as `a`.
 [_PathInExpression_]: ../paths.md#paths-in-expressions
 [attributes on block expressions]: block-expr.md#attributes-on-block-expressions
 [call expression]: call-expr.md
+[enum variant]: ../items/enumerations.md
 [if let]: if-expr.md#if-let-expressions
 [if]: if-expr.md#if-expressions
 [loop]: loop-expr.md

src/items/enumerations.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 > _EnumItemDiscriminant_ :\
 >    `=` [_Expression_]
 
-An *enumeration*, also referred to as *enum* is a simultaneous definition of a
+An *enumeration*, also referred to as an *enum*, is a simultaneous definition of a
 nominal [enumerated type] as well as a set of *constructors*, that can be used
 to create or pattern-match values of the corresponding enumerated type.
 

src/types/enum.md

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ An [`enum` item] declares both the type and a number of *variants*, each of
 which is independently named and has the syntax of a struct, tuple struct or
 unit-like struct.
 
-New instances of an `enum` can be constructed in an [enumeration variant
-expression].
+New instances of an `enum` can be constructed with a [struct expression].
 
 Any `enum` value consumes as much memory as the largest variant for its
 corresponding `enum` type, as well as the size needed to store a discriminant.
@@ -20,4 +19,4 @@ named reference to an [`enum` item].
              ML, or a *pick ADT* in Limbo.
 
 [`enum` item]: ../items/enumerations.md
-[enumeration variant expression]: ../expressions/enum-variant-expr.md
+[struct expression]: ../expressions/struct-expr.md