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# Pipe Into A Case Statement
The standard use of a case statement looks something like this:
```elixir
case HTTPoison.get(url) do
{:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 200, body: body}} ->
IO.puts body
{:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 404}} ->
IO.puts "Not found :("
{:error, %HTTPoison.Error{reason: reason}} ->
IO.inspect reason
end
```
If you are a fan of the pipe syntax, then you may enjoying writing the above
like this:
```elixir
url
|> HTTPoison.get()
|> case do
{:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 200, body: body}} ->
IO.puts body
{:ok, %HTTPoison.Response{status_code: 404}} ->
IO.puts "Not found :("
{:error, %HTTPoison.Error{reason: reason}} ->
IO.inspect reason
end
```
Just like any function, the value from the previous line in the pipe will be
passed in and used as the value switched over in the case statement.