// Copyright 2012-2015 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT license // , at your // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed // except according to those terms. //! A pointer type for heap allocation. //! //! `Box`, casually referred to as a 'box', provides the simplest form of //! heap allocation in Rust. Boxes provide ownership for this allocation, and //! drop their contents when they go out of scope. //! //! # Examples //! //! Move a value from the stack to the heap by creating a [`Box`]: //! //! ``` //! let val: u8 = 5; //! let boxed: Box = Box::new(val); //! ``` //! //! Move a value from a [`Box`] back to the stack by [dereferencing]: //! //! ``` //! let boxed: Box = Box::new(5); //! let val: u8 = *boxed; //! ``` //! //! Creating a recursive data structure: //! //! ``` //! #[derive(Debug)] //! enum List { //! Cons(T, Box>), //! Nil, //! } //! //! fn main() { //! let list: List = List::Cons(1, Box::new(List::Cons(2, Box::new(List::Nil)))); //! println!("{:?}", list); //! } //! ``` //! //! This will print `Cons(1, Cons(2, Nil))`. //! //! Recursive structures must be boxed, because if the definition of `Cons` //! looked like this: //! //! ```compile_fail,E0072 //! # enum List { //! Cons(T, List), //! # } //! ``` //! //! It wouldn't work. This is because the size of a `List` depends on how many //! elements are in the list, and so we don't know how much memory to allocate //! for a `Cons`. By introducing a `Box`, which has a defined size, we know how //! big `Cons` needs to be. //! //! [dereferencing]: ../../std/ops/trait.Deref.html //! [`Box`]: struct.Box.html #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] use core::any::Any; use core::borrow; use core::cmp::Ordering; use core::convert::From; use core::fmt; use core::future::Future; use core::hash::{Hash, Hasher}; use core::iter::{Iterator, FromIterator, FusedIterator}; use core::marker::{Unpin, Unsize}; use core::mem; use core::pin::Pin; use core::ops::{CoerceUnsized, DispatchFromDyn, Deref, DerefMut, Generator, GeneratorState}; use core::ptr::{self, NonNull, Unique}; use core::task::{LocalWaker, Poll}; use vec::Vec; use raw_vec::RawVec; use str::from_boxed_utf8_unchecked; /// A pointer type for heap allocation. /// /// See the [module-level documentation](../../std/boxed/index.html) for more. #[lang = "owned_box"] #[fundamental] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub struct Box(Unique); impl Box { /// Allocates memory on the heap and then places `x` into it. /// /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// let five = Box::new(5); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[inline(always)] pub fn new(x: T) -> Box { box x } #[unstable(feature = "pin", issue = "49150")] #[inline(always)] pub fn pinned(x: T) -> Pin> { (box x).into() } } impl Box { /// Constructs a box from a raw pointer. /// /// After calling this function, the raw pointer is owned by the /// resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. Since the /// way `Box` allocates and releases memory is unspecified, the /// only valid pointer to pass to this function is the one taken /// from another `Box` via the [`Box::into_raw`] function. /// /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer. /// /// [`Box::into_raw`]: struct.Box.html#method.into_raw /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// let x = Box::new(5); /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x); /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) }; /// ``` #[stable(feature = "box_raw", since = "1.4.0")] #[inline] pub unsafe fn from_raw(raw: *mut T) -> Self { Box(Unique::new_unchecked(raw)) } /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped raw pointer. /// /// The pointer will be properly aligned and non-null. /// /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory. The /// proper way to do so is to convert the raw pointer back into a /// `Box` with the [`Box::from_raw`] function. /// /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have /// to call it as `Box::into_raw(b)` instead of `b.into_raw()`. This /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type. /// /// [`Box::from_raw`]: struct.Box.html#method.from_raw /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// let x = Box::new(5); /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "box_raw", since = "1.4.0")] #[inline] pub fn into_raw(b: Box) -> *mut T { Box::into_raw_non_null(b).as_ptr() } /// Consumes the `Box`, returning the wrapped pointer as `NonNull`. /// /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory. The /// proper way to do so is to convert the `NonNull` pointer /// into a raw pointer and back into a `Box` with the [`Box::from_raw`] /// function. /// /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have /// to call it as `Box::into_raw_non_null(b)` /// instead of `b.into_raw_non_null()`. This /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type. /// /// [`Box::from_raw`]: struct.Box.html#method.from_raw /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// #![feature(box_into_raw_non_null)] /// /// fn main() { /// let x = Box::new(5); /// let ptr = Box::into_raw_non_null(x); /// } /// ``` #[unstable(feature = "box_into_raw_non_null", issue = "47336")] #[inline] pub fn into_raw_non_null(b: Box) -> NonNull { Box::into_unique(b).into() } #[unstable(feature = "ptr_internals", issue = "0", reason = "use into_raw_non_null instead")] #[inline] #[doc(hidden)] pub fn into_unique(b: Box) -> Unique { let unique = b.0; mem::forget(b); unique } /// Consumes and leaks the `Box`, returning a mutable reference, /// `&'a mut T`. Note that the type `T` must outlive the chosen lifetime /// `'a`. If the type has only static references, or none at all, then this /// may be chosen to be `'static`. /// /// This function is mainly useful for data that lives for the remainder of /// the program's life. Dropping the returned reference will cause a memory /// leak. If this is not acceptable, the reference should first be wrapped /// with the [`Box::from_raw`] function producing a `Box`. This `Box` can /// then be dropped which will properly destroy `T` and release the /// allocated memory. /// /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have /// to call it as `Box::leak(b)` instead of `b.leak()`. This /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type. /// /// [`Box::from_raw`]: struct.Box.html#method.from_raw /// /// # Examples /// /// Simple usage: /// /// ``` /// fn main() { /// let x = Box::new(41); /// let static_ref: &'static mut usize = Box::leak(x); /// *static_ref += 1; /// assert_eq!(*static_ref, 42); /// } /// ``` /// /// Unsized data: /// /// ``` /// fn main() { /// let x = vec![1, 2, 3].into_boxed_slice(); /// let static_ref = Box::leak(x); /// static_ref[0] = 4; /// assert_eq!(*static_ref, [4, 2, 3]); /// } /// ``` #[stable(feature = "box_leak", since = "1.26.0")] #[inline] pub fn leak<'a>(b: Box) -> &'a mut T where T: 'a // Technically not needed, but kept to be explicit. { unsafe { &mut *Box::into_raw(b) } } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] unsafe impl<#[may_dangle] T: ?Sized> Drop for Box { fn drop(&mut self) { // FIXME: Do nothing, drop is currently performed by compiler. } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Default for Box { /// Creates a `Box`, with the `Default` value for T. fn default() -> Box { box Default::default() } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Default for Box<[T]> { fn default() -> Box<[T]> { Box::<[T; 0]>::new([]) } } #[stable(feature = "default_box_extra", since = "1.17.0")] impl Default for Box { fn default() -> Box { unsafe { from_boxed_utf8_unchecked(Default::default()) } } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Clone for Box { /// Returns a new box with a `clone()` of this box's contents. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// let x = Box::new(5); /// let y = x.clone(); /// ``` #[rustfmt_skip] #[inline] fn clone(&self) -> Box { box { (**self).clone() } } /// Copies `source`'s contents into `self` without creating a new allocation. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// let x = Box::new(5); /// let mut y = Box::new(10); /// /// y.clone_from(&x); /// /// assert_eq!(*y, 5); /// ``` #[inline] fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Box) { (**self).clone_from(&(**source)); } } #[stable(feature = "box_slice_clone", since = "1.3.0")] impl Clone for Box { fn clone(&self) -> Self { let len = self.len(); let buf = RawVec::with_capacity(len); unsafe { ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.as_ptr(), buf.ptr(), len); from_boxed_utf8_unchecked(buf.into_box()) } } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl PartialEq for Box { #[inline] fn eq(&self, other: &Box) -> bool { PartialEq::eq(&**self, &**other) } #[inline] fn ne(&self, other: &Box) -> bool { PartialEq::ne(&**self, &**other) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl PartialOrd for Box { #[inline] fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Box) -> Option { PartialOrd::partial_cmp(&**self, &**other) } #[inline] fn lt(&self, other: &Box) -> bool { PartialOrd::lt(&**self, &**other) } #[inline] fn le(&self, other: &Box) -> bool { PartialOrd::le(&**self, &**other) } #[inline] fn ge(&self, other: &Box) -> bool { PartialOrd::ge(&**self, &**other) } #[inline] fn gt(&self, other: &Box) -> bool { PartialOrd::gt(&**self, &**other) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Ord for Box { #[inline] fn cmp(&self, other: &Box) -> Ordering { Ord::cmp(&**self, &**other) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Eq for Box {} #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Hash for Box { fn hash(&self, state: &mut H) { (**self).hash(state); } } #[stable(feature = "indirect_hasher_impl", since = "1.22.0")] impl Hasher for Box { fn finish(&self) -> u64 { (**self).finish() } fn write(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) { (**self).write(bytes) } fn write_u8(&mut self, i: u8) { (**self).write_u8(i) } fn write_u16(&mut self, i: u16) { (**self).write_u16(i) } fn write_u32(&mut self, i: u32) { (**self).write_u32(i) } fn write_u64(&mut self, i: u64) { (**self).write_u64(i) } fn write_u128(&mut self, i: u128) { (**self).write_u128(i) } fn write_usize(&mut self, i: usize) { (**self).write_usize(i) } fn write_i8(&mut self, i: i8) { (**self).write_i8(i) } fn write_i16(&mut self, i: i16) { (**self).write_i16(i) } fn write_i32(&mut self, i: i32) { (**self).write_i32(i) } fn write_i64(&mut self, i: i64) { (**self).write_i64(i) } fn write_i128(&mut self, i: i128) { (**self).write_i128(i) } fn write_isize(&mut self, i: isize) { (**self).write_isize(i) } } #[stable(feature = "from_for_ptrs", since = "1.6.0")] impl From for Box { fn from(t: T) -> Self { Box::new(t) } } #[unstable(feature = "pin", issue = "49150")] impl From> for Pin> { fn from(boxed: Box) -> Self { // It's not possible to move or replace the insides of a `Pin>` // when `T: !Unpin`, so it's safe to pin it directly without any // additional requirements. unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(boxed) } } } #[stable(feature = "box_from_slice", since = "1.17.0")] impl<'a, T: Copy> From<&'a [T]> for Box<[T]> { fn from(slice: &'a [T]) -> Box<[T]> { let mut boxed = unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity(slice.len()).into_box() }; boxed.copy_from_slice(slice); boxed } } #[stable(feature = "box_from_slice", since = "1.17.0")] impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Box { #[inline] fn from(s: &'a str) -> Box { unsafe { from_boxed_utf8_unchecked(Box::from(s.as_bytes())) } } } #[stable(feature = "boxed_str_conv", since = "1.19.0")] impl From> for Box<[u8]> { #[inline] fn from(s: Box) -> Self { unsafe { Box::from_raw(Box::into_raw(s) as *mut [u8]) } } } impl Box { #[inline] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] /// Attempt to downcast the box to a concrete type. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::any::Any; /// /// fn print_if_string(value: Box) { /// if let Ok(string) = value.downcast::() { /// println!("String ({}): {}", string.len(), string); /// } /// } /// /// fn main() { /// let my_string = "Hello World".to_string(); /// print_if_string(Box::new(my_string)); /// print_if_string(Box::new(0i8)); /// } /// ``` pub fn downcast(self) -> Result, Box> { if self.is::() { unsafe { let raw: *mut dyn Any = Box::into_raw(self); Ok(Box::from_raw(raw as *mut T)) } } else { Err(self) } } } impl Box { #[inline] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] /// Attempt to downcast the box to a concrete type. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use std::any::Any; /// /// fn print_if_string(value: Box) { /// if let Ok(string) = value.downcast::() { /// println!("String ({}): {}", string.len(), string); /// } /// } /// /// fn main() { /// let my_string = "Hello World".to_string(); /// print_if_string(Box::new(my_string)); /// print_if_string(Box::new(0i8)); /// } /// ``` pub fn downcast(self) -> Result, Box> { >::downcast(self).map_err(|s| unsafe { // reapply the Send marker Box::from_raw(Box::into_raw(s) as *mut (dyn Any + Send)) }) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl fmt::Display for Box { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { fmt::Display::fmt(&**self, f) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl fmt::Debug for Box { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { fmt::Debug::fmt(&**self, f) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl fmt::Pointer for Box { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { // It's not possible to extract the inner Uniq directly from the Box, // instead we cast it to a *const which aliases the Unique let ptr: *const T = &**self; fmt::Pointer::fmt(&ptr, f) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Deref for Box { type Target = T; fn deref(&self) -> &T { &**self } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl DerefMut for Box { fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T { &mut **self } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Iterator for Box { type Item = I::Item; fn next(&mut self) -> Option { (**self).next() } fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option) { (**self).size_hint() } fn nth(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option { (**self).nth(n) } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl DoubleEndedIterator for Box { fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option { (**self).next_back() } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl ExactSizeIterator for Box { fn len(&self) -> usize { (**self).len() } fn is_empty(&self) -> bool { (**self).is_empty() } } #[stable(feature = "fused", since = "1.26.0")] impl FusedIterator for Box {} /// `FnBox` is a version of the `FnOnce` intended for use with boxed /// closure objects. The idea is that where one would normally store a /// `Box` in a data structure, you should use /// `Box`. The two traits behave essentially the same, except /// that a `FnBox` closure can only be called if it is boxed. (Note /// that `FnBox` may be deprecated in the future if `Box` /// closures become directly usable.) /// /// # Examples /// /// Here is a snippet of code which creates a hashmap full of boxed /// once closures and then removes them one by one, calling each /// closure as it is removed. Note that the type of the closures /// stored in the map is `Box i32>` and not `Box i32>`. /// /// ``` /// #![feature(fnbox)] /// /// use std::boxed::FnBox; /// use std::collections::HashMap; /// /// fn make_map() -> HashMap i32>> { /// let mut map: HashMap i32>> = HashMap::new(); /// map.insert(1, Box::new(|| 22)); /// map.insert(2, Box::new(|| 44)); /// map /// } /// /// fn main() { /// let mut map = make_map(); /// for i in &[1, 2] { /// let f = map.remove(&i).unwrap(); /// assert_eq!(f(), i * 22); /// } /// } /// ``` #[rustc_paren_sugar] #[unstable(feature = "fnbox", reason = "will be deprecated if and when `Box` becomes usable", issue = "28796")] pub trait FnBox { type Output; fn call_box(self: Box, args: A) -> Self::Output; } #[unstable(feature = "fnbox", reason = "will be deprecated if and when `Box` becomes usable", issue = "28796")] impl FnBox for F where F: FnOnce { type Output = F::Output; fn call_box(self: Box, args: A) -> F::Output { self.call_once(args) } } #[unstable(feature = "fnbox", reason = "will be deprecated if and when `Box` becomes usable", issue = "28796")] impl<'a, A, R> FnOnce for Box + 'a> { type Output = R; extern "rust-call" fn call_once(self, args: A) -> R { self.call_box(args) } } #[unstable(feature = "fnbox", reason = "will be deprecated if and when `Box` becomes usable", issue = "28796")] impl<'a, A, R> FnOnce for Box + Send + 'a> { type Output = R; extern "rust-call" fn call_once(self, args: A) -> R { self.call_box(args) } } #[unstable(feature = "coerce_unsized", issue = "27732")] impl, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized> for Box {} #[unstable(feature = "dispatch_from_dyn", issue = "0")] impl, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn> for Box {} #[stable(feature = "boxed_slice_from_iter", since = "1.32.0")] impl FromIterator for Box<[A]> { fn from_iter>(iter: T) -> Self { iter.into_iter().collect::>().into_boxed_slice() } } #[stable(feature = "box_slice_clone", since = "1.3.0")] impl Clone for Box<[T]> { fn clone(&self) -> Self { let mut new = BoxBuilder { data: RawVec::with_capacity(self.len()), len: 0, }; let mut target = new.data.ptr(); for item in self.iter() { unsafe { ptr::write(target, item.clone()); target = target.offset(1); }; new.len += 1; } return unsafe { new.into_box() }; // Helper type for responding to panics correctly. struct BoxBuilder { data: RawVec, len: usize, } impl BoxBuilder { unsafe fn into_box(self) -> Box<[T]> { let raw = ptr::read(&self.data); mem::forget(self); raw.into_box() } } impl Drop for BoxBuilder { fn drop(&mut self) { let mut data = self.data.ptr(); let max = unsafe { data.add(self.len) }; while data != max { unsafe { ptr::read(data); data = data.offset(1); } } } } } } #[stable(feature = "box_borrow", since = "1.1.0")] impl borrow::Borrow for Box { fn borrow(&self) -> &T { &**self } } #[stable(feature = "box_borrow", since = "1.1.0")] impl borrow::BorrowMut for Box { fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T { &mut **self } } #[stable(since = "1.5.0", feature = "smart_ptr_as_ref")] impl AsRef for Box { fn as_ref(&self) -> &T { &**self } } #[stable(since = "1.5.0", feature = "smart_ptr_as_ref")] impl AsMut for Box { fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T { &mut **self } } /* Nota bene * * We could have chosen not to add this impl, and instead have written a * function of Pin> to Pin. Such a function would not be sound, * because Box implements Unpin even when T does not, as a result of * this impl. * * We chose this API instead of the alternative for a few reasons: * - Logically, it is helpful to understand pinning in regard to the * memory region being pointed to. For this reason none of the * standard library pointer types support projecting through a pin * (Box is the only pointer type in std for which this would be * safe.) * - It is in practice very useful to have Box be unconditionally * Unpin because of trait objects, for which the structural auto * trait functionality does not apply (e.g., Box would * otherwise not be Unpin). * * Another type with the same semantics as Box but only a conditional * implementation of `Unpin` (where `T: Unpin`) would be valid/safe, and * could have a method to project a Pin from it. */ #[unstable(feature = "pin", issue = "49150")] impl Unpin for Box { } #[unstable(feature = "generator_trait", issue = "43122")] impl Generator for Box where T: Generator + ?Sized { type Yield = T::Yield; type Return = T::Return; unsafe fn resume(&mut self) -> GeneratorState { (**self).resume() } } #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")] impl Future for Box { type Output = F::Output; fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, lw: &LocalWaker) -> Poll { F::poll(Pin::new(&mut *self), lw) } }