// Copyright 2014 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. use std::ops::Deref; struct DerefWithHelper { helper: H, value: T } trait Helper { fn helper_borrow(&self) -> &T; } impl Helper for Option { fn helper_borrow(&self) -> &T { self.as_ref().unwrap() } } impl> Deref for DerefWithHelper { type Target = T; fn deref(&self) -> &T { self.helper.helper_borrow() } } struct Foo {x: isize} impl Foo { fn foo(&self) -> isize {self.x} } pub fn main() { let x: DerefWithHelper, Foo> = DerefWithHelper { helper: Some(Foo {x: 5}), value: Foo { x: 2 } }; assert!(x.foo() == 5); }