trait Stream { type Item; } impl<'a> Stream for &'a str { type Item = u8; } fn f<'s>(s: &'s str) -> (&'s str, <&'s str as Stream>::Item) { (s, 42) } fn main() { let fx = f as for<'t> fn(&'t str) -> (&'t str, <&'t str as Stream>::Item); assert_eq!(fx("hi"), ("hi", 42)); }