trait IDummy { fn do_nothing(&self); } struct A { a: int } struct B<'self> { b: int, pa: &'self A } impl IDummy for A { fn do_nothing(&self) { println("A::do_nothing() is called"); } } impl<'self> B<'self> { fn get_pa(&self) -> &'self IDummy { self.pa as &'self IDummy } } pub fn main() { let sa = A { a: 100 }; let sb = B { b: 200, pa: &sa }; debug2!("sa is {:?}", sa); debug2!("sb is {:?}", sb); debug2!("sb.pa is {:?}", sb.get_pa()); }