An associated `const`, `const` parameter or `static` has been referenced in a pattern. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0158 enum Foo { One, Two } trait Bar { const X: Foo; } fn test(arg: Foo) { match arg { A::X => println!("A::X"), // error: E0158: associated consts cannot be // referenced in patterns Foo::Two => println!("Two") } } ``` Associated `const`s cannot be referenced in patterns because it is impossible for the compiler to prove exhaustiveness (that some pattern will always match). Take the above example, because Rust does type checking in the *generic* method, not the *monomorphized* specific instance. So because `Bar` could have theoretically infinite implementations, there's no way to always be sure that `A::X` is `Foo::One`. So this code must be rejected. Even if code can be proven exhaustive by a programmer, the compiler cannot currently prove this. The same holds true of `const` parameters and `static`s. If you want to match against an associated `const`, `const` parameter or `static` consider using a guard instead: ``` trait Trait { const X: char; } static FOO: char = 'j'; fn test(arg: char) { match arg { c if c == A::X => println!("A::X"), c if c == Y => println!("Y"), c if c == FOO => println!("FOO"), _ => () } } ```