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Mathlib.Tactic.Cases

Backward compatible implementation of lean 3 cases tactic #

This tactic is similar to the cases tactic in Lean 4 core, but the syntax for giving names is different:

example (h : p ∨ q) : q ∨ p := by
  cases h with
  | inl hp => exact Or.inr hp
  | inr hq => exact Or.inl hq

example (h : p ∨ q) : q ∨ p := by
  cases' h with hp hq
  · exact Or.inr hp
  · exact Or.inl hq

example (h : p ∨ q) : q ∨ p := by
  rcases h with hp | hq
  · exact Or.inr hp
  · exact Or.inl hq

Prefer cases or rcases when possible, because these tactics promote structured proofs.

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    The induction' tactic is similar to the induction tactic in Lean 4 core, but with slightly different syntax (such as, no requirement to name the constructors).

    open Nat
    
    example (n : ℕ) : 0 < factorial n := by
      induction' n with n ih
      · rw [factorial_zero]
        simp
      · rw [factorial_succ]
        apply mul_pos (succ_pos n) ih
    
    example (n : ℕ) : 0 < factorial n := by
      induction n
      case zero =>
        rw [factorial_zero]
        simp
      case succ n ih =>
        rw [factorial_succ]
        apply mul_pos (succ_pos n) ih
    
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      The cases' tactic is similar to the cases tactic in Lean 4 core, but the syntax for giving names is different:

      example (h : p ∨ q) : q ∨ p := by
        cases h with
        | inl hp => exact Or.inr hp
        | inr hq => exact Or.inl hq
      
      example (h : p ∨ q) : q ∨ p := by
        cases' h with hp hq
        · exact Or.inr hp
        · exact Or.inl hq
      
      example (h : p ∨ q) : q ∨ p := by
        rcases h with hp | hq
        · exact Or.inr hp
        · exact Or.inl hq
      

      Prefer cases or rcases when possible, because these tactics promote structured proofs.

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