From 039da2ab3f2314ce7ef1cddef18ee205fb7fcc29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amanda Graven <amanda@graven.dev>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:30:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add examples for default field values

---
 src/custom_types/structs.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/custom_types/structs.md b/src/custom_types/structs.md
index eccd30eb2d..8e86831947 100644
--- a/src/custom_types/structs.md
+++ b/src/custom_types/structs.md
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ struct Rectangle {
     bottom_right: Point,
 }
 
+// Struct with named fields can have default values
+struct Command {
+    command: String,
+    arguments: Vec<String> = Vec::new(),
+}
+
 fn main() {
     // Create struct with field init shorthand
     let name = String::from("Peter");
@@ -70,6 +76,9 @@ fn main() {
         bottom_right: bottom_right,
     };
 
+    // Instantiate a `Command` with only required fields specified
+    let command = Command { command: String::from("ls"), .. };
+
     // Instantiate a unit struct
     let _unit = Unit;