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# Iterating over `Result`s
An `Iter::map` operation might fail, for example:
```rust,editable
fn main() {
let strings = vec!["tofu", "93", "18"];
let numbers: Vec<_> = strings
.into_iter()
.map(|s| s.parse::<i32>())
.collect();
println!("Results: {:?}", numbers);
}
```
Let's step through strategies for handling this.
## Ignore the failed items with `filter_map()`
`filter_map` calls a function and filters out the results that are `None`.
```rust,editable
fn main() {
let strings = vec!["tofu", "93", "18"];
let numbers: Vec<_> = strings
.into_iter()
.filter_map(|s| s.parse::<i32>().ok())
.collect();
println!("Results: {:?}", numbers);
}
```
## Collect the failed items with `map_err()` and `filter_map()`
`map_err` calls a function with the error, so by adding that to the previous
`filter_map` solution we can save them off to the side while iterating.
```rust,editable
fn main() {
let strings = vec!["42", "tofu", "93", "999", "18"];
let mut errors = vec![];
let numbers: Vec<_> = strings
.into_iter()
.map(|s| s.parse::<u8>())
.filter_map(|r| r.map_err(|e| errors.push(e)).ok())
.collect();
println!("Numbers: {:?}", numbers);
println!("Errors: {:?}", errors);
}
```
## Fail the entire operation with `collect()`
`Result` implements `FromIterator` so that a vector of results (`Vec<Result<T, E>>`)
can be turned into a result with a vector (`Result<Vec<T>, E>`). Once an
`Result::Err` is found, the iteration will terminate.
```rust,editable
fn main() {
let strings = vec!["tofu", "93", "18"];
let numbers: Result<Vec<_>, _> = strings
.into_iter()
.map(|s| s.parse::<i32>())
.collect();
println!("Results: {:?}", numbers);
}
```
This same technique can be used with `Option`.
## Collect all valid values and failures with `partition()`
```rust,editable
fn main() {
let strings = vec!["tofu", "93", "18"];
let (numbers, errors): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = strings
.into_iter()
.map(|s| s.parse::<i32>())
.partition(Result::is_ok);
println!("Numbers: {:?}", numbers);
println!("Errors: {:?}", errors);
}
```
When you look at the results, you'll note that everything is still wrapped in
`Result`. A little more boilerplate is needed for this.
```rust,editable
fn main() {
let strings = vec!["tofu", "93", "18"];
let (numbers, errors): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = strings
.into_iter()
.map(|s| s.parse::<i32>())
.partition(Result::is_ok);
let numbers: Vec<_> = numbers.into_iter().map(Result::unwrap).collect();
let errors: Vec<_> = errors.into_iter().map(Result::unwrap_err).collect();
println!("Numbers: {:?}", numbers);
println!("Errors: {:?}", errors);
}
```