From 24d17dd912b3918f94a21f5005391fb40006491b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FishAI <54666184+FishAI@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:26:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

Added an example for pointer matching

Signed-off-by: FishAI <54666184+FishAI@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93a486b..3ceeb5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ struct Square : Shape {};
 
 auto getClassName(Shape const &s)
 {
+    using namespace matchit;
     return match(s)(
         pattern | as<Circle>(_) = "Circle",
         pattern | as<Square>(_) = "Square"
@@ -556,6 +557,27 @@ auto getClassName(Shape const &s)
 }
 ```
 
+or as raw or smart pointers, combining the As with the Some pattern
+
+```C++
+struct Shape
+{
+    virtual ~Shape() = default;
+};
+struct Circle : Shape {};
+struct Square : Shape {};
+
+auto getClassName(Shape const *s)
+{
+    using namespace matchit;
+    return match(s)(
+        pattern | some(as<Circle>(_)) = "Circle",
+        pattern | some(as<Square>(_)) = "Square",
+        pattern | _ = "nullptr"
+    );
+}
+```
+
 As pattern is not an atomic pattern, either. It is composed via
 
 ```C++