error[E0746]: return type cannot have an unboxed trait object --> $DIR/box-instead-of-dyn-fn.rs:5:56 | LL | fn print_on_or_the_other<'a>(a: i32, b: &'a String) -> dyn Fn() + 'a { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | help: return an `impl Trait` instead of a `dyn Trait`, if all returned values are the same type | LL | fn print_on_or_the_other<'a>(a: i32, b: &'a String) -> impl Fn() + 'a { | ~~~~ help: box the return type, and wrap all of the returned values in `Box::new` | LL ~ fn print_on_or_the_other<'a>(a: i32, b: &'a String) -> Box { LL | LL | if a % 2 == 0 { LL ~ Box::new(move || println!("{a}")) | error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0746`.