fn describe(x: &dyn std::any::Any) { match x { x if x.is::() => { if let Some(val) = x.downcast_ref::() { match val { 1 => println!("one"), 2 => println!("two"), _ => println!("an integer"), } } } x if x.is::<&str>() => { println!("a string"); } _ => { println!("something else"); } } } fn main() { describe(&1); describe(&2); describe(&"hello"); describe(&vec![1, 2, 3]); }