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authorManish Goregaokar <manishsmail@gmail.com>2020-07-30 13:04:23 -0700
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-07-30 13:04:23 -0700
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Rollup merge of #74751 - GuillaumeGomez:cleanup-e0730, r=jyn514
Clean up E0730 explanation

r? @Dylan-DPC
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diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0730.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0730.md
index c2a71ca5669..016b3f38aa3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0730.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0730.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 An array without a fixed length was pattern-matched.
 
-Example of erroneous code:
+Erroneous code example:
 
 ```compile_fail,E0730
 #![feature(const_generics)]
@@ -14,14 +14,28 @@ fn is_123<const N: usize>(x: [u32; N]) -> bool {
 }
 ```
 
-Ensure that the pattern is consistent with the size of the matched
-array. Additional elements can be matched with `..`:
+To fix this error, you have two solutions:
+ 1. Use an array with a fixed length.
+ 2. Use a slice.
 
+Example with an array with a fixed length:
+
+```
+fn is_123(x: [u32; 3]) -> bool { // We use an array with a fixed size
+    match x {
+        [1, 2, ..] => true, // ok!
+        _ => false
+    }
+}
 ```
-let r = &[1, 2, 3, 4];
-match r {
-    &[a, b, ..] => { // ok!
-        println!("a={}, b={}", a, b);
+
+Example with a slice:
+
+```
+fn is_123(x: &[u32]) -> bool { // We use a slice
+    match x {
+        [1, 2, ..] => true, // ok!
+        _ => false
     }
 }
 ```