Feedback on pattern matching (preview feature)

[Vikram Bakshi]

Hello,

I was playing around with the new pattern matching and wondered about the
current absence of "as-patterns". Are there any plans to bring them to Java
in a future JEP?

An example use case where they could be useful is demonstrated in the
recent video from the official Java YouTube channel (
https://youtu.be/UlFFKkq6fyU) at 17:22.


Regards,
Vikram