//@ run-pass // If `Mul` used an associated type for its output, this test would // work more smoothly. use std::ops::Mul; #[derive(Copy, Clone)] struct Vec2 { x: f64, y: f64 } // methods we want to export as methods as well as operators impl Vec2 { #[inline(always)] fn vmul(self, other: f64) -> Vec2 { Vec2 { x: self.x * other, y: self.y * other } } } // Right-hand-side operator visitor pattern trait RhsOfVec2Mul { type Result; fn mul_vec2_by(&self, lhs: &Vec2) -> Self::Result; } // Vec2's implementation of Mul "from the other side" using the above trait impl> Mul for Vec2 { type Output = Res; fn mul(self, rhs: Rhs) -> Res { rhs.mul_vec2_by(&self) } } // Implementation of 'f64 as right-hand-side of Vec2::Mul' impl RhsOfVec2Mul for f64 { type Result = Vec2; fn mul_vec2_by(&self, lhs: &Vec2) -> Vec2 { lhs.vmul(*self) } } // Usage with failing inference pub fn main() { let a = Vec2 { x: 3.0f64, y: 4.0f64 }; // the following compiles and works properly let v1: Vec2 = a * 3.0f64; println!("{} {}", v1.x, v1.y); // the following compiles but v2 will not be Vec2 yet and // using it later will cause an error that the type of v2 // must be known let v2 = a * 3.0f64; println!("{} {}", v2.x, v2.y); // error regarding v2's type }