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> `const` items looks remarkably similar to `static` items, [...] Either this should be written as > A `const` items looks remarkably similar to a `static` item, or "looks" should be changed to "look". I have selected the smaller diff.
2460 lines
78 KiB
Rust
2460 lines
78 KiB
Rust
#[doc(keyword = "as")]
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//
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/// Cast between types, or rename an import.
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///
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/// `as` is most commonly used to turn primitive types into other primitive types, but it has other
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/// uses that include turning pointers into addresses, addresses into pointers, and pointers into
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/// other pointers.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// let thing1: u8 = 89.0 as u8;
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/// assert_eq!('B' as u32, 66);
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/// assert_eq!(thing1 as char, 'Y');
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/// let thing2: f32 = thing1 as f32 + 10.5;
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/// assert_eq!(true as u8 + thing2 as u8, 100);
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/// ```
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///
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/// In general, any cast that can be performed via ascribing the type can also be done using `as`,
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/// so instead of writing `let x: u32 = 123`, you can write `let x = 123 as u32` (note: `let x: u32
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/// = 123` would be best in that situation). The same is not true in the other direction, however;
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/// explicitly using `as` allows a few more coercions that aren't allowed implicitly, such as
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/// changing the type of a raw pointer or turning closures into raw pointers.
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///
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/// `as` can be seen as the primitive for `From` and `Into`: `as` only works with primitives
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/// (`u8`, `bool`, `str`, pointers, ...) whereas `From` and `Into` also works with types like
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/// `String` or `Vec`.
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///
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/// `as` can also be used with the `_` placeholder when the destination type can be inferred. Note
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/// that this can cause inference breakage and usually such code should use an explicit type for
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/// both clarity and stability. This is most useful when converting pointers using `as *const _` or
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/// `as *mut _` though the [`cast`][const-cast] method is recommended over `as *const _` and it is
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/// [the same][mut-cast] for `as *mut _`: those methods make the intent clearer.
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///
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/// `as` is also used to rename imports in [`use`] and [`extern crate`][`crate`] statements:
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///
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/// ```
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/// # #[allow(unused_imports)]
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/// use std::{mem as memory, net as network};
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/// // Now you can use the names `memory` and `network` to refer to `std::mem` and `std::net`.
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/// ```
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/// For more information on what `as` is capable of, see the [Reference].
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///
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/// [Reference]: ../reference/expressions/operator-expr.html#type-cast-expressions
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/// [`crate`]: keyword.crate.html
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/// [`use`]: keyword.use.html
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/// [const-cast]: pointer::cast
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/// [mut-cast]: primitive.pointer.html#method.cast-1
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mod as_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "break")]
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//
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/// Exit early from a loop or labelled block.
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///
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/// When `break` is encountered, execution of the associated loop body is
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/// immediately terminated.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// let mut last = 0;
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///
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/// for x in 1..100 {
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/// if x > 12 {
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/// break;
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/// }
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/// last = x;
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/// }
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///
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/// assert_eq!(last, 12);
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/// println!("{last}");
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/// ```
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///
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/// A break expression is normally associated with the innermost loop enclosing the
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/// `break` but a label can be used to specify which enclosing loop is affected.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// 'outer: for i in 1..=5 {
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/// println!("outer iteration (i): {i}");
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///
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/// '_inner: for j in 1..=200 {
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/// println!(" inner iteration (j): {j}");
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/// if j >= 3 {
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/// // breaks from inner loop, lets outer loop continue.
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/// break;
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/// }
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/// if i >= 2 {
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/// // breaks from outer loop, and directly to "Bye".
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/// break 'outer;
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/// }
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/// }
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/// }
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/// println!("Bye.");
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/// ```
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///
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/// When associated with `loop`, a break expression may be used to return a value from that loop.
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/// This is only valid with `loop` and not with any other type of loop.
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/// If no value is specified, `break;` returns `()`.
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/// Every `break` within a loop must return the same type.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// let (mut a, mut b) = (1, 1);
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/// let result = loop {
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/// if b > 10 {
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/// break b;
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/// }
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/// let c = a + b;
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/// a = b;
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/// b = c;
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/// };
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/// // first number in Fibonacci sequence over 10:
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/// assert_eq!(result, 13);
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/// println!("{result}");
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/// ```
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///
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/// For more details consult the [Reference on "break expression"] and the [Reference on "break and
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/// loop values"].
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///
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/// [Reference on "break expression"]: ../reference/expressions/loop-expr.html#break-expressions
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/// [Reference on "break and loop values"]:
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/// ../reference/expressions/loop-expr.html#break-and-loop-values
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mod break_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "const")]
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//
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/// Compile-time constants, compile-time evaluable functions, and raw pointers.
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///
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/// ## Compile-time constants
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///
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/// Sometimes a certain value is used many times throughout a program, and it can become
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/// inconvenient to copy it over and over. What's more, it's not always possible or desirable to
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/// make it a variable that gets carried around to each function that needs it. In these cases, the
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/// `const` keyword provides a convenient alternative to code duplication:
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// const THING: u32 = 0xABAD1DEA;
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///
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/// let foo = 123 + THING;
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/// ```
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///
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/// Constants must be explicitly typed; unlike with `let`, you can't ignore their type and let the
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/// compiler figure it out. Any constant value can be defined in a `const`, which in practice happens
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/// to be most things that would be reasonable to have in a constant (barring `const fn`s). For
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/// example, you can't have a [`File`] as a `const`.
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///
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/// [`File`]: crate::fs::File
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///
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/// The only lifetime allowed in a constant is `'static`, which is the lifetime that encompasses
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/// all others in a Rust program. For example, if you wanted to define a constant string, it would
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/// look like this:
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// const WORDS: &'static str = "hello rust!";
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/// ```
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///
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/// Thanks to static lifetime elision, you usually don't have to explicitly use `'static`:
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// const WORDS: &str = "hello convenience!";
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/// ```
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///
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/// `const` items look remarkably similar to `static` items, which introduces some confusion as
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/// to which one should be used at which times. To put it simply, constants are inlined wherever
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/// they're used, making using them identical to simply replacing the name of the `const` with its
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/// value. Static variables, on the other hand, point to a single location in memory, which all
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/// accesses share. This means that, unlike with constants, they can't have destructors, and act as
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/// a single value across the entire codebase.
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///
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/// Constants, like statics, should always be in `SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE`.
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///
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/// For more detail on `const`, see the [Rust Book] or the [Reference].
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///
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/// ## Compile-time evaluable functions
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///
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/// The other main use of the `const` keyword is in `const fn`. This marks a function as being
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/// callable in the body of a `const` or `static` item and in array initializers (commonly called
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/// "const contexts"). `const fn` are restricted in the set of operations they can perform, to
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/// ensure that they can be evaluated at compile-time. See the [Reference][const-eval] for more
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/// detail.
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///
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/// Turning a `fn` into a `const fn` has no effect on run-time uses of that function.
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///
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/// ## Other uses of `const`
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///
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/// The `const` keyword is also used in raw pointers in combination with `mut`, as seen in `*const
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/// T` and `*mut T`. More about `const` as used in raw pointers can be read at the Rust docs for the [pointer primitive].
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///
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/// [pointer primitive]: pointer
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/// [Rust Book]: ../book/ch03-01-variables-and-mutability.html#constants
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/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/constant-items.html
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/// [const-eval]: ../reference/const_eval.html
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mod const_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "continue")]
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//
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/// Skip to the next iteration of a loop.
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///
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/// When `continue` is encountered, the current iteration is terminated, returning control to the
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/// loop head, typically continuing with the next iteration.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// // Printing odd numbers by skipping even ones
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/// for number in 1..=10 {
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/// if number % 2 == 0 {
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/// continue;
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/// }
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/// println!("{number}");
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// Like `break`, `continue` is normally associated with the innermost enclosing loop, but labels
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/// may be used to specify the affected loop.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// // Print Odd numbers under 30 with unit <= 5
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/// 'tens: for ten in 0..3 {
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/// '_units: for unit in 0..=9 {
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/// if unit % 2 == 0 {
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/// continue;
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/// }
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/// if unit > 5 {
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/// continue 'tens;
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/// }
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/// println!("{}", ten * 10 + unit);
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/// }
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// See [continue expressions] from the reference for more details.
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///
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/// [continue expressions]: ../reference/expressions/loop-expr.html#continue-expressions
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mod continue_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "crate")]
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//
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/// A Rust binary or library.
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///
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/// The primary use of the `crate` keyword is as a part of `extern crate` declarations, which are
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/// used to specify a dependency on a crate external to the one it's declared in. Crates are the
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/// fundamental compilation unit of Rust code, and can be seen as libraries or projects. More can
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/// be read about crates in the [Reference].
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///
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/// ```rust ignore
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/// extern crate rand;
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/// extern crate my_crate as thing;
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/// extern crate std; // implicitly added to the root of every Rust project
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/// ```
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///
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/// The `as` keyword can be used to change what the crate is referred to as in your project. If a
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/// crate name includes a dash, it is implicitly imported with the dashes replaced by underscores.
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///
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/// `crate` can also be used as in conjunction with `pub` to signify that the item it's attached to
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/// is public only to other members of the same crate it's in.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// # #[allow(unused_imports)]
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/// pub(crate) use std::io::Error as IoError;
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/// pub(crate) enum CoolMarkerType { }
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/// pub struct PublicThing {
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/// pub(crate) semi_secret_thing: bool,
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// `crate` is also used to represent the absolute path of a module, where `crate` refers to the
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/// root of the current crate. For instance, `crate::foo::bar` refers to the name `bar` inside the
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/// module `foo`, from anywhere else in the same crate.
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///
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/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/extern-crates.html
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mod crate_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "else")]
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//
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/// What expression to evaluate when an [`if`] condition evaluates to [`false`].
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///
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/// `else` expressions are optional. When no else expressions are supplied it is assumed to evaluate
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/// to the unit type `()`.
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///
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/// The type that the `else` blocks evaluate to must be compatible with the type that the `if` block
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/// evaluates to.
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///
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/// As can be seen below, `else` must be followed by either: `if`, `if let`, or a block `{}` and it
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/// will return the value of that expression.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// let result = if true == false {
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/// "oh no"
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/// } else if "something" == "other thing" {
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/// "oh dear"
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/// } else if let Some(200) = "blarg".parse::<i32>().ok() {
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/// "uh oh"
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/// } else {
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/// println!("Sneaky side effect.");
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/// "phew, nothing's broken"
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/// };
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/// ```
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///
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/// Here's another example but here we do not try and return an expression:
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// if true == false {
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/// println!("oh no");
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/// } else if "something" == "other thing" {
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/// println!("oh dear");
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/// } else if let Some(200) = "blarg".parse::<i32>().ok() {
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/// println!("uh oh");
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/// } else {
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/// println!("phew, nothing's broken");
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// The above is _still_ an expression but it will always evaluate to `()`.
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///
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/// There is possibly no limit to the number of `else` blocks that could follow an `if` expression
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/// however if you have several then a [`match`] expression might be preferable.
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///
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/// Read more about control flow in the [Rust Book].
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///
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/// [Rust Book]: ../book/ch03-05-control-flow.html#handling-multiple-conditions-with-else-if
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/// [`match`]: keyword.match.html
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/// [`false`]: keyword.false.html
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/// [`if`]: keyword.if.html
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mod else_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "enum")]
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//
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/// A type that can be any one of several variants.
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///
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/// Enums in Rust are similar to those of other compiled languages like C, but have important
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/// differences that make them considerably more powerful. What Rust calls enums are more commonly
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/// known as [Algebraic Data Types][ADT] if you're coming from a functional programming background.
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/// The important detail is that each enum variant can have data to go along with it.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// # struct Coord;
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/// enum SimpleEnum {
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/// FirstVariant,
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/// SecondVariant,
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/// ThirdVariant,
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/// }
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///
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/// enum Location {
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/// Unknown,
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/// Anonymous,
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/// Known(Coord),
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/// }
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///
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/// enum ComplexEnum {
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/// Nothing,
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/// Something(u32),
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/// LotsOfThings {
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/// usual_struct_stuff: bool,
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/// blah: String,
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/// }
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/// }
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///
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/// enum EmptyEnum { }
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/// ```
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///
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/// The first enum shown is the usual kind of enum you'd find in a C-style language. The second
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/// shows off a hypothetical example of something storing location data, with `Coord` being any
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/// other type that's needed, for example a struct. The third example demonstrates the kind of
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/// data a variant can store, ranging from nothing, to a tuple, to an anonymous struct.
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///
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/// Instantiating enum variants involves explicitly using the enum's name as its namespace,
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/// followed by one of its variants. `SimpleEnum::SecondVariant` would be an example from above.
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/// When data follows along with a variant, such as with rust's built-in [`Option`] type, the data
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/// is added as the type describes, for example `Option::Some(123)`. The same follows with
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/// struct-like variants, with things looking like `ComplexEnum::LotsOfThings { usual_struct_stuff:
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/// true, blah: "hello!".to_string(), }`. Empty Enums are similar to [`!`] in that they cannot be
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/// instantiated at all, and are used mainly to mess with the type system in interesting ways.
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///
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/// For more information, take a look at the [Rust Book] or the [Reference]
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///
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/// [ADT]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_data_type
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/// [Rust Book]: ../book/ch06-01-defining-an-enum.html
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/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/enumerations.html
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mod enum_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "extern")]
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//
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/// Link to or import external code.
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///
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/// The `extern` keyword is used in two places in Rust. One is in conjunction with the [`crate`]
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/// keyword to make your Rust code aware of other Rust crates in your project, i.e., `extern crate
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/// lazy_static;`. The other use is in foreign function interfaces (FFI).
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///
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/// `extern` is used in two different contexts within FFI. The first is in the form of external
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/// blocks, for declaring function interfaces that Rust code can call foreign code by.
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///
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/// ```rust ignore
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/// #[link(name = "my_c_library")]
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/// extern "C" {
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/// fn my_c_function(x: i32) -> bool;
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// This code would attempt to link with `libmy_c_library.so` on unix-like systems and
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/// `my_c_library.dll` on Windows at runtime, and panic if it can't find something to link to. Rust
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/// code could then use `my_c_function` as if it were any other unsafe Rust function. Working with
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/// non-Rust languages and FFI is inherently unsafe, so wrappers are usually built around C APIs.
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///
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/// The mirror use case of FFI is also done via the `extern` keyword:
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// #[no_mangle]
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/// pub extern "C" fn callable_from_c(x: i32) -> bool {
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/// x % 3 == 0
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// If compiled as a dylib, the resulting .so could then be linked to from a C library, and the
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/// function could be used as if it was from any other library.
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///
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/// For more information on FFI, check the [Rust book] or the [Reference].
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///
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/// [Rust book]:
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/// ../book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html#using-extern-functions-to-call-external-code
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/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/external-blocks.html
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/// [`crate`]: keyword.crate.html
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mod extern_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "false")]
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//
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/// A value of type [`bool`] representing logical **false**.
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///
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/// `false` is the logical opposite of [`true`].
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///
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/// See the documentation for [`true`] for more information.
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///
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/// [`true`]: keyword.true.html
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mod false_keyword {}
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#[doc(keyword = "fn")]
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//
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/// A function or function pointer.
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///
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/// Functions are the primary way code is executed within Rust. Function blocks, usually just
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/// called functions, can be defined in a variety of different places and be assigned many
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/// different attributes and modifiers.
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///
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/// Standalone functions that just sit within a module not attached to anything else are common,
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/// but most functions will end up being inside [`impl`] blocks, either on another type itself, or
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/// as a trait impl for that type.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// fn standalone_function() {
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/// // code
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/// }
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///
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/// pub fn public_thing(argument: bool) -> String {
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/// // code
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/// # "".to_string()
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/// }
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///
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/// struct Thing {
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/// foo: i32,
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/// }
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///
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/// impl Thing {
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/// pub fn new() -> Self {
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/// Self {
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/// foo: 42,
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/// }
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/// }
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/// }
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/// ```
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///
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/// In addition to presenting fixed types in the form of `fn name(arg: type, ..) -> return_type`,
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/// functions can also declare a list of type parameters along with trait bounds that they fall
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/// into.
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///
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/// ```rust
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/// fn generic_function<T: Clone>(x: T) -> (T, T, T) {
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/// (x.clone(), x.clone(), x.clone())
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/// }
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///
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/// fn generic_where<T>(x: T) -> T
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/// where T: std::ops::Add<Output = T> + Copy
|
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/// {
|
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/// x + x + x
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/// }
|
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/// ```
|
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///
|
|
/// Declaring trait bounds in the angle brackets is functionally identical to using a `where`
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|
/// clause. It's up to the programmer to decide which works better in each situation, but `where`
|
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/// tends to be better when things get longer than one line.
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///
|
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/// Along with being made public via `pub`, `fn` can also have an [`extern`] added for use in
|
|
/// FFI.
|
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///
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|
/// For more information on the various types of functions and how they're used, consult the [Rust
|
|
/// book] or the [Reference].
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///
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/// [`impl`]: keyword.impl.html
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/// [`extern`]: keyword.extern.html
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/// [Rust book]: ../book/ch03-03-how-functions-work.html
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/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/functions.html
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|
mod fn_keyword {}
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|
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#[doc(keyword = "for")]
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//
|
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/// Iteration with [`in`], trait implementation with [`impl`], or [higher-ranked trait bounds]
|
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/// (`for<'a>`).
|
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///
|
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/// The `for` keyword is used in many syntactic locations:
|
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///
|
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/// * `for` is used in for-in-loops (see below).
|
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/// * `for` is used when implementing traits as in `impl Trait for Type` (see [`impl`] for more info
|
|
/// on that).
|
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/// * `for` is also used for [higher-ranked trait bounds] as in `for<'a> &'a T: PartialEq<i32>`.
|
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///
|
|
/// for-in-loops, or to be more precise, iterator loops, are a simple syntactic sugar over a common
|
|
/// practice within Rust, which is to loop over anything that implements [`IntoIterator`] until the
|
|
/// iterator returned by `.into_iter()` returns `None` (or the loop body uses `break`).
|
|
///
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|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// for i in 0..5 {
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/// println!("{}", i * 2);
|
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/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// for i in std::iter::repeat(5) {
|
|
/// println!("turns out {i} never stops being 5");
|
|
/// break; // would loop forever otherwise
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// 'outer: for x in 5..50 {
|
|
/// for y in 0..10 {
|
|
/// if x == y {
|
|
/// break 'outer;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// As shown in the example above, `for` loops (along with all other loops) can be tagged, using
|
|
/// similar syntax to lifetimes (only visually similar, entirely distinct in practice). Giving the
|
|
/// same tag to `break` breaks the tagged loop, which is useful for inner loops. It is definitely
|
|
/// not a goto.
|
|
///
|
|
/// A `for` loop expands as shown:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # fn code() { }
|
|
/// # let iterator = 0..2;
|
|
/// for loop_variable in iterator {
|
|
/// code()
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # fn code() { }
|
|
/// # let iterator = 0..2;
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// let result = match IntoIterator::into_iter(iterator) {
|
|
/// mut iter => loop {
|
|
/// match iter.next() {
|
|
/// None => break,
|
|
/// Some(loop_variable) => { code(); },
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// },
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// result
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// More details on the functionality shown can be seen at the [`IntoIterator`] docs.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on for-loops, see the [Rust book] or the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// See also, [`loop`], [`while`].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`in`]: keyword.in.html
|
|
/// [`impl`]: keyword.impl.html
|
|
/// [`loop`]: keyword.loop.html
|
|
/// [`while`]: keyword.while.html
|
|
/// [higher-ranked trait bounds]: ../reference/trait-bounds.html#higher-ranked-trait-bounds
|
|
/// [Rust book]:
|
|
/// ../book/ch03-05-control-flow.html#looping-through-a-collection-with-for
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/expressions/loop-expr.html#iterator-loops
|
|
mod for_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "if")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Evaluate a block if a condition holds.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `if` is a familiar construct to most programmers, and is the main way you'll often do logic in
|
|
/// your code. However, unlike in most languages, `if` blocks can also act as expressions.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # let rude = true;
|
|
/// if 1 == 2 {
|
|
/// println!("whoops, mathematics broke");
|
|
/// } else {
|
|
/// println!("everything's fine!");
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let greeting = if rude {
|
|
/// "sup nerd."
|
|
/// } else {
|
|
/// "hello, friend!"
|
|
/// };
|
|
///
|
|
/// if let Ok(x) = "123".parse::<i32>() {
|
|
/// println!("{} double that and you get {}!", greeting, x * 2);
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Shown above are the three typical forms an `if` block comes in. First is the usual kind of
|
|
/// thing you'd see in many languages, with an optional `else` block. Second uses `if` as an
|
|
/// expression, which is only possible if all branches return the same type. An `if` expression can
|
|
/// be used everywhere you'd expect. The third kind of `if` block is an `if let` block, which
|
|
/// behaves similarly to using a `match` expression:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// if let Some(x) = Some(123) {
|
|
/// // code
|
|
/// # let _ = x;
|
|
/// } else {
|
|
/// // something else
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// match Some(123) {
|
|
/// Some(x) => {
|
|
/// // code
|
|
/// # let _ = x;
|
|
/// },
|
|
/// _ => {
|
|
/// // something else
|
|
/// },
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Each kind of `if` expression can be mixed and matched as needed.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// if true == false {
|
|
/// println!("oh no");
|
|
/// } else if "something" == "other thing" {
|
|
/// println!("oh dear");
|
|
/// } else if let Some(200) = "blarg".parse::<i32>().ok() {
|
|
/// println!("uh oh");
|
|
/// } else {
|
|
/// println!("phew, nothing's broken");
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// The `if` keyword is used in one other place in Rust, namely as a part of pattern matching
|
|
/// itself, allowing patterns such as `Some(x) if x > 200` to be used.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on `if` expressions, see the [Rust book] or the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [Rust book]: ../book/ch03-05-control-flow.html#if-expressions
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/expressions/if-expr.html
|
|
mod if_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "impl")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Implement some functionality for a type.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The `impl` keyword is primarily used to define implementations on types. Inherent
|
|
/// implementations are standalone, while trait implementations are used to implement traits for
|
|
/// types, or other traits.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Functions and consts can both be defined in an implementation. A function defined in an
|
|
/// `impl` block can be standalone, meaning it would be called like `Foo::bar()`. If the function
|
|
/// takes `self`, `&self`, or `&mut self` as its first argument, it can also be called using
|
|
/// method-call syntax, a familiar feature to any object oriented programmer, like `foo.bar()`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// struct Example {
|
|
/// number: i32,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl Example {
|
|
/// fn boo() {
|
|
/// println!("boo! Example::boo() was called!");
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn answer(&mut self) {
|
|
/// self.number += 42;
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn get_number(&self) -> i32 {
|
|
/// self.number
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// trait Thingy {
|
|
/// fn do_thingy(&self);
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl Thingy for Example {
|
|
/// fn do_thingy(&self) {
|
|
/// println!("doing a thing! also, number is {}!", self.number);
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on implementations, see the [Rust book][book1] or the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// The other use of the `impl` keyword is in `impl Trait` syntax, which can be seen as a shorthand
|
|
/// for "a concrete type that implements this trait". Its primary use is working with closures,
|
|
/// which have type definitions generated at compile time that can't be simply typed out.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// fn thing_returning_closure() -> impl Fn(i32) -> bool {
|
|
/// println!("here's a closure for you!");
|
|
/// |x: i32| x % 3 == 0
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on `impl Trait` syntax, see the [Rust book][book2].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [book1]: ../book/ch05-03-method-syntax.html
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/implementations.html
|
|
/// [book2]: ../book/ch10-02-traits.html#returning-types-that-implement-traits
|
|
mod impl_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "in")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Iterate over a series of values with [`for`].
|
|
///
|
|
/// The expression immediately following `in` must implement the [`IntoIterator`] trait.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Literal Examples:
|
|
///
|
|
/// * `for _ in 1..3 {}` - Iterate over an exclusive range up to but excluding 3.
|
|
/// * `for _ in 1..=3 {}` - Iterate over an inclusive range up to and including 3.
|
|
///
|
|
/// (Read more about [range patterns])
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`IntoIterator`]: ../book/ch13-04-performance.html
|
|
/// [range patterns]: ../reference/patterns.html?highlight=range#range-patterns
|
|
/// [`for`]: keyword.for.html
|
|
///
|
|
/// The other use of `in` is with the keyword `pub`. It allows users to declare an item as visible
|
|
/// only within a given scope.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Literal Example:
|
|
///
|
|
/// * `pub(in crate::outer_mod) fn outer_mod_visible_fn() {}` - fn is visible in `outer_mod`
|
|
///
|
|
/// Starting with the 2018 edition, paths for `pub(in path)` must start with `crate`, `self` or
|
|
/// `super`. The 2015 edition may also use paths starting with `::` or modules from the crate root.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information, see the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/visibility-and-privacy.html#pubin-path-pubcrate-pubsuper-and-pubself
|
|
mod in_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "let")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Bind a value to a variable.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The primary use for the `let` keyword is in `let` statements, which are used to introduce a new
|
|
/// set of variables into the current scope, as given by a pattern.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(unused_assignments)]
|
|
/// let thing1: i32 = 100;
|
|
/// let thing2 = 200 + thing1;
|
|
///
|
|
/// let mut changing_thing = true;
|
|
/// changing_thing = false;
|
|
///
|
|
/// let (part1, part2) = ("first", "second");
|
|
///
|
|
/// struct Example {
|
|
/// a: bool,
|
|
/// b: u64,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let Example { a, b: _ } = Example {
|
|
/// a: true,
|
|
/// b: 10004,
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// assert!(a);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// The pattern is most commonly a single variable, which means no pattern matching is done and
|
|
/// the expression given is bound to the variable. Apart from that, patterns used in `let` bindings
|
|
/// can be as complicated as needed, given that the pattern is exhaustive. See the [Rust
|
|
/// book][book1] for more information on pattern matching. The type of the pattern is optionally
|
|
/// given afterwards, but if left blank is automatically inferred by the compiler if possible.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Variables in Rust are immutable by default, and require the `mut` keyword to be made mutable.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Multiple variables can be defined with the same name, known as shadowing. This doesn't affect
|
|
/// the original variable in any way beyond being unable to directly access it beyond the point of
|
|
/// shadowing. It continues to remain in scope, getting dropped only when it falls out of scope.
|
|
/// Shadowed variables don't need to have the same type as the variables shadowing them.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let shadowing_example = true;
|
|
/// let shadowing_example = 123.4;
|
|
/// let shadowing_example = shadowing_example as u32;
|
|
/// let mut shadowing_example = format!("cool! {shadowing_example}");
|
|
/// shadowing_example += " something else!"; // not shadowing
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Other places the `let` keyword is used include along with [`if`], in the form of `if let`
|
|
/// expressions. They're useful if the pattern being matched isn't exhaustive, such as with
|
|
/// enumerations. `while let` also exists, which runs a loop with a pattern matched value until
|
|
/// that pattern can't be matched.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on the `let` keyword, see the [Rust book][book2] or the [Reference]
|
|
///
|
|
/// [book1]: ../book/ch06-02-match.html
|
|
/// [`if`]: keyword.if.html
|
|
/// [book2]: ../book/ch18-01-all-the-places-for-patterns.html#let-statements
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/statements.html#let-statements
|
|
mod let_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "while")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Loop while a condition is upheld.
|
|
///
|
|
/// A `while` expression is used for predicate loops. The `while` expression runs the conditional
|
|
/// expression before running the loop body, then runs the loop body if the conditional
|
|
/// expression evaluates to `true`, or exits the loop otherwise.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let mut counter = 0;
|
|
///
|
|
/// while counter < 10 {
|
|
/// println!("{counter}");
|
|
/// counter += 1;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Like the [`for`] expression, we can use `break` and `continue`. A `while` expression
|
|
/// cannot break with a value and always evaluates to `()` unlike [`loop`].
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let mut i = 1;
|
|
///
|
|
/// while i < 100 {
|
|
/// i *= 2;
|
|
/// if i == 64 {
|
|
/// break; // Exit when `i` is 64.
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// As `if` expressions have their pattern matching variant in `if let`, so too do `while`
|
|
/// expressions with `while let`. The `while let` expression matches the pattern against the
|
|
/// expression, then runs the loop body if pattern matching succeeds, or exits the loop otherwise.
|
|
/// We can use `break` and `continue` in `while let` expressions just like in `while`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let mut counter = Some(0);
|
|
///
|
|
/// while let Some(i) = counter {
|
|
/// if i == 10 {
|
|
/// counter = None;
|
|
/// } else {
|
|
/// println!("{i}");
|
|
/// counter = Some (i + 1);
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on `while` and loops in general, see the [reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// See also, [`for`], [`loop`].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`for`]: keyword.for.html
|
|
/// [`loop`]: keyword.loop.html
|
|
/// [reference]: ../reference/expressions/loop-expr.html#predicate-loops
|
|
mod while_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "loop")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Loop indefinitely.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `loop` is used to define the simplest kind of loop supported in Rust. It runs the code inside
|
|
/// it until the code uses `break` or the program exits.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// loop {
|
|
/// println!("hello world forever!");
|
|
/// # break;
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let mut i = 1;
|
|
/// loop {
|
|
/// println!("i is {i}");
|
|
/// if i > 100 {
|
|
/// break;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// i *= 2;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// assert_eq!(i, 128);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Unlike the other kinds of loops in Rust (`while`, `while let`, and `for`), loops can be used as
|
|
/// expressions that return values via `break`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let mut i = 1;
|
|
/// let something = loop {
|
|
/// i *= 2;
|
|
/// if i > 100 {
|
|
/// break i;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// assert_eq!(something, 128);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Every `break` in a loop has to have the same type. When it's not explicitly giving something,
|
|
/// `break;` returns `()`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on `loop` and loops in general, see the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// See also, [`for`], [`while`].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`for`]: keyword.for.html
|
|
/// [`while`]: keyword.while.html
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/expressions/loop-expr.html
|
|
mod loop_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "match")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Control flow based on pattern matching.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `match` can be used to run code conditionally. Every pattern must
|
|
/// be handled exhaustively either explicitly or by using wildcards like
|
|
/// `_` in the `match`. Since `match` is an expression, values can also be
|
|
/// returned.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let opt = Option::None::<usize>;
|
|
/// let x = match opt {
|
|
/// Some(int) => int,
|
|
/// None => 10,
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// assert_eq!(x, 10);
|
|
///
|
|
/// let a_number = Option::Some(10);
|
|
/// match a_number {
|
|
/// Some(x) if x <= 5 => println!("0 to 5 num = {x}"),
|
|
/// Some(x @ 6..=10) => println!("6 to 10 num = {x}"),
|
|
/// None => panic!(),
|
|
/// // all other numbers
|
|
/// _ => panic!(),
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `match` can be used to gain access to the inner members of an enum
|
|
/// and use them directly.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// enum Outer {
|
|
/// Double(Option<u8>, Option<String>),
|
|
/// Single(Option<u8>),
|
|
/// Empty
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let get_inner = Outer::Double(None, Some(String::new()));
|
|
/// match get_inner {
|
|
/// Outer::Double(None, Some(st)) => println!("{st}"),
|
|
/// Outer::Single(opt) => println!("{opt:?}"),
|
|
/// _ => panic!(),
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on `match` and matching in general, see the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/expressions/match-expr.html
|
|
mod match_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "mod")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Organize code into [modules].
|
|
///
|
|
/// Use `mod` to create new [modules] to encapsulate code, including other
|
|
/// modules:
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///
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/// ```
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/// mod foo {
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/// mod bar {
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/// type MyType = (u8, u8);
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/// fn baz() {}
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/// }
|
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/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
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///
|
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/// Like [`struct`]s and [`enum`]s, a module and its content are private by
|
|
/// default, inaccessible to code outside of the module.
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///
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/// To learn more about allowing access, see the documentation for the [`pub`]
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/// keyword.
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///
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/// [`enum`]: keyword.enum.html
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/// [`pub`]: keyword.pub.html
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/// [`struct`]: keyword.struct.html
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/// [modules]: ../reference/items/modules.html
|
|
mod mod_keyword {}
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|
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#[doc(keyword = "move")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Capture a [closure]'s environment by value.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `move` converts any variables captured by reference or mutable reference
|
|
/// to variables captured by value.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let data = vec![1, 2, 3];
|
|
/// let closure = move || println!("captured {data:?} by value");
|
|
///
|
|
/// // data is no longer available, it is owned by the closure
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Note: `move` closures may still implement [`Fn`] or [`FnMut`], even though
|
|
/// they capture variables by `move`. This is because the traits implemented by
|
|
/// a closure type are determined by *what* the closure does with captured
|
|
/// values, not *how* it captures them:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// fn create_fn() -> impl Fn() {
|
|
/// let text = "Fn".to_owned();
|
|
/// move || println!("This is a: {text}")
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let fn_plain = create_fn();
|
|
/// fn_plain();
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `move` is often used when [threads] are involved.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let data = vec![1, 2, 3];
|
|
///
|
|
/// std::thread::spawn(move || {
|
|
/// println!("captured {data:?} by value")
|
|
/// }).join().unwrap();
|
|
///
|
|
/// // data was moved to the spawned thread, so we cannot use it here
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `move` is also valid before an async block.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// let capture = "hello".to_owned();
|
|
/// let block = async move {
|
|
/// println!("rust says {capture} from async block");
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on the `move` keyword, see the [closures][closure] section
|
|
/// of the Rust book or the [threads] section.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [closure]: ../book/ch13-01-closures.html
|
|
/// [threads]: ../book/ch16-01-threads.html#using-move-closures-with-threads
|
|
mod move_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "mut")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// A mutable variable, reference, or pointer.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `mut` can be used in several situations. The first is mutable variables,
|
|
/// which can be used anywhere you can bind a value to a variable name. Some
|
|
/// examples:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// // A mutable variable in the parameter list of a function.
|
|
/// fn foo(mut x: u8, y: u8) -> u8 {
|
|
/// x += y;
|
|
/// x
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Modifying a mutable variable.
|
|
/// # #[allow(unused_assignments)]
|
|
/// let mut a = 5;
|
|
/// a = 6;
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo(3, 4), 7);
|
|
/// assert_eq!(a, 6);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// The second is mutable references. They can be created from `mut` variables
|
|
/// and must be unique: no other variables can have a mutable reference, nor a
|
|
/// shared reference.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// // Taking a mutable reference.
|
|
/// fn push_two(v: &mut Vec<u8>) {
|
|
/// v.push(2);
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // A mutable reference cannot be taken to a non-mutable variable.
|
|
/// let mut v = vec![0, 1];
|
|
/// // Passing a mutable reference.
|
|
/// push_two(&mut v);
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(v, vec![0, 1, 2]);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,compile_fail,E0502
|
|
/// let mut v = vec![0, 1];
|
|
/// let mut_ref_v = &mut v;
|
|
/// ##[allow(unused)]
|
|
/// let ref_v = &v;
|
|
/// mut_ref_v.push(2);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Mutable raw pointers work much like mutable references, with the added
|
|
/// possibility of not pointing to a valid object. The syntax is `*mut Type`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// More information on mutable references and pointers can be found in the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/types/pointer.html#mutable-references-mut
|
|
mod mut_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "pub")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Make an item visible to others.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The keyword `pub` makes any module, function, or data structure accessible from inside
|
|
/// of external modules. The `pub` keyword may also be used in a `use` declaration to re-export
|
|
/// an identifier from a namespace.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on the `pub` keyword, please see the visibility section
|
|
/// of the [reference] and for some examples, see [Rust by Example].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [reference]:../reference/visibility-and-privacy.html?highlight=pub#visibility-and-privacy
|
|
/// [Rust by Example]:../rust-by-example/mod/visibility.html
|
|
mod pub_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "ref")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Bind by reference during pattern matching.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `ref` annotates pattern bindings to make them borrow rather than move.
|
|
/// It is **not** a part of the pattern as far as matching is concerned: it does
|
|
/// not affect *whether* a value is matched, only *how* it is matched.
|
|
///
|
|
/// By default, [`match`] statements consume all they can, which can sometimes
|
|
/// be a problem, when you don't really need the value to be moved and owned:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```compile_fail,E0382
|
|
/// let maybe_name = Some(String::from("Alice"));
|
|
/// // The variable 'maybe_name' is consumed here ...
|
|
/// match maybe_name {
|
|
/// Some(n) => println!("Hello, {n}"),
|
|
/// _ => println!("Hello, world"),
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// // ... and is now unavailable.
|
|
/// println!("Hello again, {}", maybe_name.unwrap_or("world".into()));
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Using the `ref` keyword, the value is only borrowed, not moved, making it
|
|
/// available for use after the [`match`] statement:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// let maybe_name = Some(String::from("Alice"));
|
|
/// // Using `ref`, the value is borrowed, not moved ...
|
|
/// match maybe_name {
|
|
/// Some(ref n) => println!("Hello, {n}"),
|
|
/// _ => println!("Hello, world"),
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// // ... so it's available here!
|
|
/// println!("Hello again, {}", maybe_name.unwrap_or("world".into()));
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// # `&` vs `ref`
|
|
///
|
|
/// - `&` denotes that your pattern expects a reference to an object. Hence `&`
|
|
/// is a part of said pattern: `&Foo` matches different objects than `Foo` does.
|
|
///
|
|
/// - `ref` indicates that you want a reference to an unpacked value. It is not
|
|
/// matched against: `Foo(ref foo)` matches the same objects as `Foo(foo)`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// See also the [Reference] for more information.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`match`]: keyword.match.html
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/patterns.html#identifier-patterns
|
|
mod ref_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "return")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Returns a value from a function.
|
|
///
|
|
/// A `return` marks the end of an execution path in a function:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// fn foo() -> i32 {
|
|
/// return 3;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo(), 3);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `return` is not needed when the returned value is the last expression in the
|
|
/// function. In this case the `;` is omitted:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// fn foo() -> i32 {
|
|
/// 3
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo(), 3);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `return` returns from the function immediately (an "early return"):
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```no_run
|
|
/// use std::fs::File;
|
|
/// use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind, Read, Result};
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn main() -> Result<()> {
|
|
/// let mut file = match File::open("foo.txt") {
|
|
/// Ok(f) => f,
|
|
/// Err(e) => return Err(e),
|
|
/// };
|
|
///
|
|
/// let mut contents = String::new();
|
|
/// let size = match file.read_to_string(&mut contents) {
|
|
/// Ok(s) => s,
|
|
/// Err(e) => return Err(e),
|
|
/// };
|
|
///
|
|
/// if contents.contains("impossible!") {
|
|
/// return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "oh no!"));
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// if size > 9000 {
|
|
/// return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "over 9000!"));
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(contents, "Hello, world!");
|
|
/// Ok(())
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
mod return_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "self")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// The receiver of a method, or the current module.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `self` is used in two situations: referencing the current module and marking
|
|
/// the receiver of a method.
|
|
///
|
|
/// In paths, `self` can be used to refer to the current module, either in a
|
|
/// [`use`] statement or in a path to access an element:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// # #![allow(unused_imports)]
|
|
/// use std::io::{self, Read};
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Is functionally the same as:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// # #![allow(unused_imports)]
|
|
/// use std::io;
|
|
/// use std::io::Read;
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Using `self` to access an element in the current module:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// # fn main() {}
|
|
/// fn foo() {}
|
|
/// fn bar() {
|
|
/// self::foo()
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `self` as the current receiver for a method allows to omit the parameter
|
|
/// type most of the time. With the exception of this particularity, `self` is
|
|
/// used much like any other parameter:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// struct Foo(i32);
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl Foo {
|
|
/// // No `self`.
|
|
/// fn new() -> Self {
|
|
/// Self(0)
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Consuming `self`.
|
|
/// fn consume(self) -> Self {
|
|
/// Self(self.0 + 1)
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Borrowing `self`.
|
|
/// fn borrow(&self) -> &i32 {
|
|
/// &self.0
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Borrowing `self` mutably.
|
|
/// fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut i32 {
|
|
/// &mut self.0
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // This method must be called with a `Type::` prefix.
|
|
/// let foo = Foo::new();
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo.0, 0);
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Those two calls produces the same result.
|
|
/// let foo = Foo::consume(foo);
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo.0, 1);
|
|
/// let foo = foo.consume();
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo.0, 2);
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Borrowing is handled automatically with the second syntax.
|
|
/// let borrow_1 = Foo::borrow(&foo);
|
|
/// let borrow_2 = foo.borrow();
|
|
/// assert_eq!(borrow_1, borrow_2);
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Borrowing mutably is handled automatically too with the second syntax.
|
|
/// let mut foo = Foo::new();
|
|
/// *Foo::borrow_mut(&mut foo) += 1;
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo.0, 1);
|
|
/// *foo.borrow_mut() += 1;
|
|
/// assert_eq!(foo.0, 2);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Note that this automatic conversion when calling `foo.method()` is not
|
|
/// limited to the examples above. See the [Reference] for more information.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`use`]: keyword.use.html
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/associated-items.html#methods
|
|
mod self_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
// FIXME: Once rustdoc can handle URL conflicts on case insensitive file systems, we can remove the
|
|
// three next lines and put back: `#[doc(keyword = "Self")]`.
|
|
#[doc(alias = "Self")]
|
|
#[allow(rustc::existing_doc_keyword)]
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "SelfTy")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// The implementing type within a [`trait`] or [`impl`] block, or the current type within a type
|
|
/// definition.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Within a type definition:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// struct Node {
|
|
/// elem: i32,
|
|
/// // `Self` is a `Node` here.
|
|
/// next: Option<Box<Self>>,
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// In an [`impl`] block:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// struct Foo(i32);
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl Foo {
|
|
/// fn new() -> Self {
|
|
/// Self(0)
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(Foo::new().0, Foo(0).0);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Generic parameters are implicit with `Self`:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// struct Wrap<T> {
|
|
/// elem: T,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl<T> Wrap<T> {
|
|
/// fn new(elem: T) -> Self {
|
|
/// Self { elem }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// In a [`trait`] definition and related [`impl`] block:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```
|
|
/// trait Example {
|
|
/// fn example() -> Self;
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// struct Foo(i32);
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl Example for Foo {
|
|
/// fn example() -> Self {
|
|
/// Self(42)
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(Foo::example().0, Foo(42).0);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`impl`]: keyword.impl.html
|
|
/// [`trait`]: keyword.trait.html
|
|
mod self_upper_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "static")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// A static item is a value which is valid for the entire duration of your
|
|
/// program (a `'static` lifetime).
|
|
///
|
|
/// On the surface, `static` items seem very similar to [`const`]s: both contain
|
|
/// a value, both require type annotations and both can only be initialized with
|
|
/// constant functions and values. However, `static`s are notably different in
|
|
/// that they represent a location in memory. That means that you can have
|
|
/// references to `static` items and potentially even modify them, making them
|
|
/// essentially global variables.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Static items do not call [`drop`] at the end of the program.
|
|
///
|
|
/// There are two types of `static` items: those declared in association with
|
|
/// the [`mut`] keyword and those without.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Static items cannot be moved:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,compile_fail,E0507
|
|
/// static VEC: Vec<u32> = vec![];
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn move_vec(v: Vec<u32>) -> Vec<u32> {
|
|
/// v
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // This line causes an error
|
|
/// move_vec(VEC);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Simple `static`s
|
|
///
|
|
/// Accessing non-[`mut`] `static` items is considered safe, but some
|
|
/// restrictions apply. Most notably, the type of a `static` value needs to
|
|
/// implement the [`Sync`] trait, ruling out interior mutability containers
|
|
/// like [`RefCell`]. See the [Reference] for more information.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// static FOO: [i32; 5] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
|
|
///
|
|
/// let r1 = &FOO as *const _;
|
|
/// let r2 = &FOO as *const _;
|
|
/// // With a strictly read-only static, references will have the same address
|
|
/// assert_eq!(r1, r2);
|
|
/// // A static item can be used just like a variable in many cases
|
|
/// println!("{FOO:?}");
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Mutable `static`s
|
|
///
|
|
/// If a `static` item is declared with the [`mut`] keyword, then it is allowed
|
|
/// to be modified by the program. However, accessing mutable `static`s can
|
|
/// cause undefined behavior in a number of ways, for example due to data races
|
|
/// in a multithreaded context. As such, all accesses to mutable `static`s
|
|
/// require an [`unsafe`] block.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Despite their unsafety, mutable `static`s are necessary in many contexts:
|
|
/// they can be used to represent global state shared by the whole program or in
|
|
/// [`extern`] blocks to bind to variables from C libraries.
|
|
///
|
|
/// In an [`extern`] block:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,no_run
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// extern "C" {
|
|
/// static mut ERROR_MESSAGE: *mut std::os::raw::c_char;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Mutable `static`s, just like simple `static`s, have some restrictions that
|
|
/// apply to them. See the [Reference] for more information.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`const`]: keyword.const.html
|
|
/// [`extern`]: keyword.extern.html
|
|
/// [`mut`]: keyword.mut.html
|
|
/// [`unsafe`]: keyword.unsafe.html
|
|
/// [`RefCell`]: cell::RefCell
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/static-items.html
|
|
mod static_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "struct")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// A type that is composed of other types.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Structs in Rust come in three flavors: Structs with named fields, tuple structs, and unit
|
|
/// structs.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// struct Regular {
|
|
/// field1: f32,
|
|
/// field2: String,
|
|
/// pub field3: bool
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// struct Tuple(u32, String);
|
|
///
|
|
/// struct Unit;
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Regular structs are the most commonly used. Each field defined within them has a name and a
|
|
/// type, and once defined can be accessed using `example_struct.field` syntax. The fields of a
|
|
/// struct share its mutability, so `foo.bar = 2;` would only be valid if `foo` was mutable. Adding
|
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/// `pub` to a field makes it visible to code in other modules, as well as allowing it to be
|
|
/// directly accessed and modified.
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///
|
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/// Tuple structs are similar to regular structs, but its fields have no names. They are used like
|
|
/// tuples, with deconstruction possible via `let TupleStruct(x, y) = foo;` syntax. For accessing
|
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/// individual variables, the same syntax is used as with regular tuples, namely `foo.0`, `foo.1`,
|
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/// etc, starting at zero.
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///
|
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/// Unit structs are most commonly used as marker. They have a size of zero bytes, but unlike empty
|
|
/// enums they can be instantiated, making them isomorphic to the unit type `()`. Unit structs are
|
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/// useful when you need to implement a trait on something, but don't need to store any data inside
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/// it.
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///
|
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/// # Instantiation
|
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///
|
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/// Structs can be instantiated in different ways, all of which can be mixed and
|
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/// matched as needed. The most common way to make a new struct is via a constructor method such as
|
|
/// `new()`, but when that isn't available (or you're writing the constructor itself), struct
|
|
/// literal syntax is used:
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///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # struct Foo { field1: f32, field2: String, etc: bool }
|
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/// let example = Foo {
|
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/// field1: 42.0,
|
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/// field2: "blah".to_string(),
|
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/// etc: true,
|
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/// };
|
|
/// ```
|
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///
|
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/// It's only possible to directly instantiate a struct using struct literal syntax when all of its
|
|
/// fields are visible to you.
|
|
///
|
|
/// There are a handful of shortcuts provided to make writing constructors more convenient, most
|
|
/// common of which is the Field Init shorthand. When there is a variable and a field of the same
|
|
/// name, the assignment can be simplified from `field: field` into simply `field`. The following
|
|
/// example of a hypothetical constructor demonstrates this:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// struct User {
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|
/// name: String,
|
|
/// admin: bool,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl User {
|
|
/// pub fn new(name: String) -> Self {
|
|
/// Self {
|
|
/// name,
|
|
/// admin: false,
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Another shortcut for struct instantiation is available, used when you need to make a new
|
|
/// struct that has the same values as most of a previous struct of the same type, called struct
|
|
/// update syntax:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # struct Foo { field1: String, field2: () }
|
|
/// # let thing = Foo { field1: "".to_string(), field2: () };
|
|
/// let updated_thing = Foo {
|
|
/// field1: "a new value".to_string(),
|
|
/// ..thing
|
|
/// };
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Tuple structs are instantiated in the same way as tuples themselves, except with the struct's
|
|
/// name as a prefix: `Foo(123, false, 0.1)`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Empty structs are instantiated with just their name, and don't need anything else. `let thing =
|
|
/// EmptyStruct;`
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Style conventions
|
|
///
|
|
/// Structs are always written in UpperCamelCase, with few exceptions. While the trailing comma on a
|
|
/// struct's list of fields can be omitted, it's usually kept for convenience in adding and
|
|
/// removing fields down the line.
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on structs, take a look at the [Rust Book][book] or the
|
|
/// [Reference][reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`PhantomData`]: marker::PhantomData
|
|
/// [book]: ../book/ch05-01-defining-structs.html
|
|
/// [reference]: ../reference/items/structs.html
|
|
mod struct_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "super")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// The parent of the current [module].
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// # fn main() {}
|
|
/// mod a {
|
|
/// pub fn foo() {}
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// mod b {
|
|
/// pub fn foo() {
|
|
/// super::a::foo(); // call a's foo function
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// It is also possible to use `super` multiple times: `super::super::foo`,
|
|
/// going up the ancestor chain.
|
|
///
|
|
/// See the [Reference] for more information.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [module]: ../reference/items/modules.html
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/paths.html#super
|
|
mod super_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "trait")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// A common interface for a group of types.
|
|
///
|
|
/// A `trait` is like an interface that data types can implement. When a type
|
|
/// implements a trait it can be treated abstractly as that trait using generics
|
|
/// or trait objects.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits can be made up of three varieties of associated items:
|
|
///
|
|
/// - functions and methods
|
|
/// - types
|
|
/// - constants
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits may also contain additional type parameters. Those type parameters
|
|
/// or the trait itself can be constrained by other traits.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits can serve as markers or carry other logical semantics that
|
|
/// aren't expressed through their items. When a type implements that
|
|
/// trait it is promising to uphold its contract. [`Send`] and [`Sync`] are two
|
|
/// such marker traits present in the standard library.
|
|
///
|
|
/// See the [Reference][Ref-Traits] for a lot more information on traits.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Examples
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits are declared using the `trait` keyword. Types can implement them
|
|
/// using [`impl`] `Trait` [`for`] `Type`:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// trait Zero {
|
|
/// const ZERO: Self;
|
|
/// fn is_zero(&self) -> bool;
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl Zero for i32 {
|
|
/// const ZERO: Self = 0;
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn is_zero(&self) -> bool {
|
|
/// *self == Self::ZERO
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(i32::ZERO, 0);
|
|
/// assert!(i32::ZERO.is_zero());
|
|
/// assert!(!4.is_zero());
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// With an associated type:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// trait Builder {
|
|
/// type Built;
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn build(&self) -> Self::Built;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits can be generic, with constraints or without:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// trait MaybeFrom<T> {
|
|
/// fn maybe_from(value: T) -> Option<Self>
|
|
/// where
|
|
/// Self: Sized;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits can build upon the requirements of other traits. In the example
|
|
/// below `Iterator` is a **supertrait** and `ThreeIterator` is a **subtrait**:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// trait ThreeIterator: Iterator {
|
|
/// fn next_three(&mut self) -> Option<[Self::Item; 3]>;
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits can be used in functions, as parameters:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// fn debug_iter<I: Iterator>(it: I) where I::Item: std::fmt::Debug {
|
|
/// for elem in it {
|
|
/// println!("{elem:#?}");
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // u8_len_1, u8_len_2 and u8_len_3 are equivalent
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn u8_len_1(val: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> usize {
|
|
/// val.into().len()
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn u8_len_2<T: Into<Vec<u8>>>(val: T) -> usize {
|
|
/// val.into().len()
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn u8_len_3<T>(val: T) -> usize
|
|
/// where
|
|
/// T: Into<Vec<u8>>,
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// val.into().len()
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Or as return types:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// fn from_zero_to(v: u8) -> impl Iterator<Item = u8> {
|
|
/// (0..v).into_iter()
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// The use of the [`impl`] keyword in this position allows the function writer
|
|
/// to hide the concrete type as an implementation detail which can change
|
|
/// without breaking user's code.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Trait objects
|
|
///
|
|
/// A *trait object* is an opaque value of another type that implements a set of
|
|
/// traits. A trait object implements all specified traits as well as their
|
|
/// supertraits (if any).
|
|
///
|
|
/// The syntax is the following: `dyn BaseTrait + AutoTrait1 + ... AutoTraitN`.
|
|
/// Only one `BaseTrait` can be used so this will not compile:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,compile_fail,E0225
|
|
/// trait A {}
|
|
/// trait B {}
|
|
///
|
|
/// let _: Box<dyn A + B>;
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Neither will this, which is a syntax error:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,compile_fail
|
|
/// trait A {}
|
|
/// trait B {}
|
|
///
|
|
/// let _: Box<dyn A + dyn B>;
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// On the other hand, this is correct:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// trait A {}
|
|
///
|
|
/// let _: Box<dyn A + Send + Sync>;
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// The [Reference][Ref-Trait-Objects] has more information about trait objects,
|
|
/// their limitations and the differences between editions.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Unsafe traits
|
|
///
|
|
/// Some traits may be unsafe to implement. Using the [`unsafe`] keyword in
|
|
/// front of the trait's declaration is used to mark this:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// unsafe trait UnsafeTrait {}
|
|
///
|
|
/// unsafe impl UnsafeTrait for i32 {}
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Differences between the 2015 and 2018 editions
|
|
///
|
|
/// In the 2015 edition the parameters pattern was not needed for traits:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,edition2015
|
|
/// # #![allow(anonymous_parameters)]
|
|
/// trait Tr {
|
|
/// fn f(i32);
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// This behavior is no longer valid in edition 2018.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`for`]: keyword.for.html
|
|
/// [`impl`]: keyword.impl.html
|
|
/// [`unsafe`]: keyword.unsafe.html
|
|
/// [Ref-Traits]: ../reference/items/traits.html
|
|
/// [Ref-Trait-Objects]: ../reference/types/trait-object.html
|
|
mod trait_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "true")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// A value of type [`bool`] representing logical **true**.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Logically `true` is not equal to [`false`].
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Control structures that check for **true**
|
|
///
|
|
/// Several of Rust's control structures will check for a `bool` condition evaluating to **true**.
|
|
///
|
|
/// * The condition in an [`if`] expression must be of type `bool`.
|
|
/// Whenever that condition evaluates to **true**, the `if` expression takes
|
|
/// on the value of the first block. If however, the condition evaluates
|
|
/// to `false`, the expression takes on value of the `else` block if there is one.
|
|
///
|
|
/// * [`while`] is another control flow construct expecting a `bool`-typed condition.
|
|
/// As long as the condition evaluates to **true**, the `while` loop will continually
|
|
/// evaluate its associated block.
|
|
///
|
|
/// * [`match`] arms can have guard clauses on them.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`if`]: keyword.if.html
|
|
/// [`while`]: keyword.while.html
|
|
/// [`match`]: ../reference/expressions/match-expr.html#match-guards
|
|
/// [`false`]: keyword.false.html
|
|
mod true_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "type")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Define an [alias] for an existing type.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The syntax is `type Name = ExistingType;`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Examples
|
|
///
|
|
/// `type` does **not** create a new type:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// type Meters = u32;
|
|
/// type Kilograms = u32;
|
|
///
|
|
/// let m: Meters = 3;
|
|
/// let k: Kilograms = 3;
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(m, k);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// A type can be generic:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
|
|
/// type ArcMutex<T> = Arc<Mutex<T>>;
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// In traits, `type` is used to declare an [associated type]:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// trait Iterator {
|
|
/// // associated type declaration
|
|
/// type Item;
|
|
/// fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item>;
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// struct Once<T>(Option<T>);
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl<T> Iterator for Once<T> {
|
|
/// // associated type definition
|
|
/// type Item = T;
|
|
/// fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
|
|
/// self.0.take()
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`trait`]: keyword.trait.html
|
|
/// [associated type]: ../reference/items/associated-items.html#associated-types
|
|
/// [alias]: ../reference/items/type-aliases.html
|
|
mod type_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "unsafe")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Code or interfaces whose [memory safety] cannot be verified by the type
|
|
/// system.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The `unsafe` keyword has two uses:
|
|
/// - to declare the existence of contracts the compiler can't check (`unsafe fn` and `unsafe
|
|
/// trait`),
|
|
/// - and to declare that a programmer has checked that these contracts have been upheld (`unsafe
|
|
/// {}` and `unsafe impl`, but also `unsafe fn` -- see below).
|
|
///
|
|
/// They are not mutually exclusive, as can be seen in `unsafe fn`: the body of an `unsafe fn` is,
|
|
/// by default, treated like an unsafe block. The `unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn` lint can be enabled to
|
|
/// change that.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Unsafe abilities
|
|
///
|
|
/// **No matter what, Safe Rust can't cause Undefined Behavior**. This is
|
|
/// referred to as [soundness]: a well-typed program actually has the desired
|
|
/// properties. The [Nomicon][nomicon-soundness] has a more detailed explanation
|
|
/// on the subject.
|
|
///
|
|
/// To ensure soundness, Safe Rust is restricted enough that it can be
|
|
/// automatically checked. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to write code
|
|
/// that is correct for reasons which are too clever for the compiler to
|
|
/// understand. In those cases, you need to use Unsafe Rust.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Here are the abilities Unsafe Rust has in addition to Safe Rust:
|
|
///
|
|
/// - Dereference [raw pointers]
|
|
/// - Implement `unsafe` [`trait`]s
|
|
/// - Call `unsafe` functions
|
|
/// - Mutate [`static`]s (including [`extern`]al ones)
|
|
/// - Access fields of [`union`]s
|
|
///
|
|
/// However, this extra power comes with extra responsibilities: it is now up to
|
|
/// you to ensure soundness. The `unsafe` keyword helps by clearly marking the
|
|
/// pieces of code that need to worry about this.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## The different meanings of `unsafe`
|
|
///
|
|
/// Not all uses of `unsafe` are equivalent: some are here to mark the existence
|
|
/// of a contract the programmer must check, others are to say "I have checked
|
|
/// the contract, go ahead and do this". The following
|
|
/// [discussion on Rust Internals] has more in-depth explanations about this but
|
|
/// here is a summary of the main points:
|
|
///
|
|
/// - `unsafe fn`: calling this function means abiding by a contract the
|
|
/// compiler cannot enforce.
|
|
/// - `unsafe trait`: implementing the [`trait`] means abiding by a
|
|
/// contract the compiler cannot enforce.
|
|
/// - `unsafe {}`: the contract necessary to call the operations inside the
|
|
/// block has been checked by the programmer and is guaranteed to be respected.
|
|
/// - `unsafe impl`: the contract necessary to implement the trait has been
|
|
/// checked by the programmer and is guaranteed to be respected.
|
|
///
|
|
/// By default, `unsafe fn` also acts like an `unsafe {}` block
|
|
/// around the code inside the function. This means it is not just a signal to
|
|
/// the caller, but also promises that the preconditions for the operations
|
|
/// inside the function are upheld. Mixing these two meanings can be confusing, so the
|
|
/// `unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn` lint can be enabled to warn against that and require explicit unsafe
|
|
/// blocks even inside `unsafe fn`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// See the [Rustonomicon] and the [Reference] for more information.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Examples
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Marking elements as `unsafe`
|
|
///
|
|
/// `unsafe` can be used on functions. Note that functions and statics declared
|
|
/// in [`extern`] blocks are implicitly marked as `unsafe` (but not functions
|
|
/// declared as `extern "something" fn ...`). Mutable statics are always unsafe,
|
|
/// wherever they are declared. Methods can also be declared as `unsafe`:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// static mut FOO: &str = "hello";
|
|
///
|
|
/// unsafe fn unsafe_fn() {}
|
|
///
|
|
/// extern "C" {
|
|
/// fn unsafe_extern_fn();
|
|
/// static BAR: *mut u32;
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// trait SafeTraitWithUnsafeMethod {
|
|
/// unsafe fn unsafe_method(&self);
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// struct S;
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl S {
|
|
/// unsafe fn unsafe_method_on_struct() {}
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Traits can also be declared as `unsafe`:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// unsafe trait UnsafeTrait {}
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// Since `unsafe fn` and `unsafe trait` indicate that there is a safety
|
|
/// contract that the compiler cannot enforce, documenting it is important. The
|
|
/// standard library has many examples of this, like the following which is an
|
|
/// extract from [`Vec::set_len`]. The `# Safety` section explains the contract
|
|
/// that must be fulfilled to safely call the function.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,ignore (stub-to-show-doc-example)
|
|
/// /// Forces the length of the vector to `new_len`.
|
|
/// ///
|
|
/// /// This is a low-level operation that maintains none of the normal
|
|
/// /// invariants of the type. Normally changing the length of a vector
|
|
/// /// is done using one of the safe operations instead, such as
|
|
/// /// `truncate`, `resize`, `extend`, or `clear`.
|
|
/// ///
|
|
/// /// # Safety
|
|
/// ///
|
|
/// /// - `new_len` must be less than or equal to `capacity()`.
|
|
/// /// - The elements at `old_len..new_len` must be initialized.
|
|
/// pub unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, new_len: usize)
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Using `unsafe {}` blocks and `impl`s
|
|
///
|
|
/// Performing `unsafe` operations requires an `unsafe {}` block:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
|
|
///
|
|
/// /// Dereference the given pointer.
|
|
/// ///
|
|
/// /// # Safety
|
|
/// ///
|
|
/// /// `ptr` must be aligned and must not be dangling.
|
|
/// unsafe fn deref_unchecked(ptr: *const i32) -> i32 {
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/// // SAFETY: the caller is required to ensure that `ptr` is aligned and dereferenceable.
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/// unsafe { *ptr }
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/// }
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///
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/// let a = 3;
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/// let b = &a as *const _;
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/// // SAFETY: `a` has not been dropped and references are always aligned,
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/// // so `b` is a valid address.
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/// unsafe { assert_eq!(*b, deref_unchecked(b)); };
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/// ```
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///
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/// ## `unsafe` and traits
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///
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/// The interactions of `unsafe` and traits can be surprising, so let us contrast the
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/// two combinations of safe `fn` in `unsafe trait` and `unsafe fn` in safe trait using two
|
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/// examples:
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///
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/// ```rust
|
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/// /// # Safety
|
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/// ///
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/// /// `make_even` must return an even number.
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/// unsafe trait MakeEven {
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/// fn make_even(&self) -> i32;
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/// }
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///
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/// // SAFETY: Our `make_even` always returns something even.
|
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/// unsafe impl MakeEven for i32 {
|
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/// fn make_even(&self) -> i32 {
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/// self << 1
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/// }
|
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/// }
|
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///
|
|
/// fn use_make_even(x: impl MakeEven) {
|
|
/// if x.make_even() % 2 == 1 {
|
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/// // SAFETY: this can never happen, because all `MakeEven` implementations
|
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/// // ensure that `make_even` returns something even.
|
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/// unsafe { std::hint::unreachable_unchecked() };
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/// }
|
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/// }
|
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/// ```
|
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///
|
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/// Note how the safety contract of the trait is upheld by the implementation, and is itself used to
|
|
/// uphold the safety contract of the unsafe function `unreachable_unchecked` called by
|
|
/// `use_make_even`. `make_even` itself is a safe function because its *callers* do not have to
|
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/// worry about any contract, only the *implementation* of `MakeEven` is required to uphold a
|
|
/// certain contract. `use_make_even` is safe because it can use the promise made by `MakeEven`
|
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/// implementations to uphold the safety contract of the `unsafe fn unreachable_unchecked` it calls.
|
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///
|
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/// It is also possible to have `unsafe fn` in a regular safe `trait`:
|
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///
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|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![feature(never_type)]
|
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/// #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
|
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///
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/// trait Indexable {
|
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/// const LEN: usize;
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///
|
|
/// /// # Safety
|
|
/// ///
|
|
/// /// The caller must ensure that `idx < LEN`.
|
|
/// unsafe fn idx_unchecked(&self, idx: usize) -> i32;
|
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/// }
|
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///
|
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/// // The implementation for `i32` doesn't need to do any contract reasoning.
|
|
/// impl Indexable for i32 {
|
|
/// const LEN: usize = 1;
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///
|
|
/// unsafe fn idx_unchecked(&self, idx: usize) -> i32 {
|
|
/// debug_assert_eq!(idx, 0);
|
|
/// *self
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // The implementation for arrays exploits the function contract to
|
|
/// // make use of `get_unchecked` on slices and avoid a run-time check.
|
|
/// impl Indexable for [i32; 42] {
|
|
/// const LEN: usize = 42;
|
|
///
|
|
/// unsafe fn idx_unchecked(&self, idx: usize) -> i32 {
|
|
/// // SAFETY: As per this trait's documentation, the caller ensures
|
|
/// // that `idx < 42`.
|
|
/// unsafe { *self.get_unchecked(idx) }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// // The implementation for the never type declares a length of 0,
|
|
/// // which means `idx_unchecked` can never be called.
|
|
/// impl Indexable for ! {
|
|
/// const LEN: usize = 0;
|
|
///
|
|
/// unsafe fn idx_unchecked(&self, idx: usize) -> i32 {
|
|
/// // SAFETY: As per this trait's documentation, the caller ensures
|
|
/// // that `idx < 0`, which is impossible, so this is dead code.
|
|
/// unsafe { std::hint::unreachable_unchecked() }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn use_indexable<I: Indexable>(x: I, idx: usize) -> i32 {
|
|
/// if idx < I::LEN {
|
|
/// // SAFETY: We have checked that `idx < I::LEN`.
|
|
/// unsafe { x.idx_unchecked(idx) }
|
|
/// } else {
|
|
/// panic!("index out-of-bounds")
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// This time, `use_indexable` is safe because it uses a run-time check to discharge the safety
|
|
/// contract of `idx_unchecked`. Implementing `Indexable` is safe because when writing
|
|
/// `idx_unchecked`, we don't have to worry: our *callers* need to discharge a proof obligation
|
|
/// (like `use_indexable` does), but the *implementation* of `get_unchecked` has no proof obligation
|
|
/// to contend with. Of course, the implementation of `Indexable` may choose to call other unsafe
|
|
/// operations, and then it needs an `unsafe` *block* to indicate it discharged the proof
|
|
/// obligations of its callees. (We enabled `unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn`, so the body of `idx_unchecked`
|
|
/// is not implicitly an unsafe block.) For that purpose it can make use of the contract that all
|
|
/// its callers must uphold -- the fact that `idx < LEN`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Formally speaking, an `unsafe fn` in a trait is a function with *preconditions* that go beyond
|
|
/// those encoded by the argument types (such as `idx < LEN`), whereas an `unsafe trait` can declare
|
|
/// that some of its functions have *postconditions* that go beyond those encoded in the return type
|
|
/// (such as returning an even integer). If a trait needs a function with both extra precondition
|
|
/// and extra postcondition, then it needs an `unsafe fn` in an `unsafe trait`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`extern`]: keyword.extern.html
|
|
/// [`trait`]: keyword.trait.html
|
|
/// [`static`]: keyword.static.html
|
|
/// [`union`]: keyword.union.html
|
|
/// [`impl`]: keyword.impl.html
|
|
/// [raw pointers]: ../reference/types/pointer.html
|
|
/// [memory safety]: ../book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html
|
|
/// [Rustonomicon]: ../nomicon/index.html
|
|
/// [nomicon-soundness]: ../nomicon/safe-unsafe-meaning.html
|
|
/// [soundness]: https://rust-lang.github.io/unsafe-code-guidelines/glossary.html#soundness-of-code--of-a-library
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/unsafety.html
|
|
/// [discussion on Rust Internals]: https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/what-does-unsafe-mean/6696
|
|
mod unsafe_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "use")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Import or rename items from other crates or modules.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Usually a `use` keyword is used to shorten the path required to refer to a module item.
|
|
/// The keyword may appear in modules, blocks and even functions, usually at the top.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The most basic usage of the keyword is `use path::to::item;`,
|
|
/// though a number of convenient shortcuts are supported:
|
|
///
|
|
/// * Simultaneously binding a list of paths with a common prefix,
|
|
/// using the glob-like brace syntax `use a::b::{c, d, e::f, g::h::i};`
|
|
/// * Simultaneously binding a list of paths with a common prefix and their common parent module,
|
|
/// using the [`self`] keyword, such as `use a::b::{self, c, d::e};`
|
|
/// * Rebinding the target name as a new local name, using the syntax `use p::q::r as x;`.
|
|
/// This can also be used with the last two features: `use a::b::{self as ab, c as abc}`.
|
|
/// * Binding all paths matching a given prefix,
|
|
/// using the asterisk wildcard syntax `use a::b::*;`.
|
|
/// * Nesting groups of the previous features multiple times,
|
|
/// such as `use a::b::{self as ab, c, d::{*, e::f}};`
|
|
/// * Reexporting with visibility modifiers such as `pub use a::b;`
|
|
/// * Importing with `_` to only import the methods of a trait without binding it to a name
|
|
/// (to avoid conflict for example): `use ::std::io::Read as _;`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Using path qualifiers like [`crate`], [`super`] or [`self`] is supported: `use crate::a::b;`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Note that when the wildcard `*` is used on a type, it does not import its methods (though
|
|
/// for `enum`s it imports the variants, as shown in the example below).
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```compile_fail,edition2018
|
|
/// enum ExampleEnum {
|
|
/// VariantA,
|
|
/// VariantB,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// impl ExampleEnum {
|
|
/// fn new() -> Self {
|
|
/// Self::VariantA
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// use ExampleEnum::*;
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Compiles.
|
|
/// let _ = VariantA;
|
|
///
|
|
/// // Does not compile !
|
|
/// let n = new();
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// For more information on `use` and paths in general, see the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// The differences about paths and the `use` keyword between the 2015 and 2018 editions
|
|
/// can also be found in the [Reference].
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`crate`]: keyword.crate.html
|
|
/// [`self`]: keyword.self.html
|
|
/// [`super`]: keyword.super.html
|
|
/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/use-declarations.html
|
|
mod use_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "where")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Add constraints that must be upheld to use an item.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `where` allows specifying constraints on lifetime and generic parameters.
|
|
/// The [RFC] introducing `where` contains detailed information about the
|
|
/// keyword.
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Examples
|
|
///
|
|
/// `where` can be used for constraints with traits:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// fn new<T: Default>() -> T {
|
|
/// T::default()
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// fn new_where<T>() -> T
|
|
/// where
|
|
/// T: Default,
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// T::default()
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(0.0, new());
|
|
/// assert_eq!(0.0, new_where());
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(0, new());
|
|
/// assert_eq!(0, new_where());
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `where` can also be used for lifetimes.
|
|
///
|
|
/// This compiles because `longer` outlives `shorter`, thus the constraint is
|
|
/// respected:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// fn select<'short, 'long>(s1: &'short str, s2: &'long str, second: bool) -> &'short str
|
|
/// where
|
|
/// 'long: 'short,
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// if second { s2 } else { s1 }
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let outer = String::from("Long living ref");
|
|
/// let longer = &outer;
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// let inner = String::from("Short living ref");
|
|
/// let shorter = &inner;
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(select(shorter, longer, false), shorter);
|
|
/// assert_eq!(select(shorter, longer, true), longer);
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// On the other hand, this will not compile because the `where 'b: 'a` clause
|
|
/// is missing: the `'b` lifetime is not known to live at least as long as `'a`
|
|
/// which means this function cannot ensure it always returns a valid reference:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,compile_fail
|
|
/// fn select<'a, 'b>(s1: &'a str, s2: &'b str, second: bool) -> &'a str
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// if second { s2 } else { s1 }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `where` can also be used to express more complicated constraints that cannot
|
|
/// be written with the `<T: Trait>` syntax:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// fn first_or_default<I>(mut i: I) -> I::Item
|
|
/// where
|
|
/// I: Iterator,
|
|
/// I::Item: Default,
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// i.next().unwrap_or_else(I::Item::default)
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// assert_eq!(first_or_default([1, 2, 3].into_iter()), 1);
|
|
/// assert_eq!(first_or_default(Vec::<i32>::new().into_iter()), 0);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// `where` is available anywhere generic and lifetime parameters are available,
|
|
/// as can be seen with the [`Cow`](crate::borrow::Cow) type from the standard
|
|
/// library:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
|
|
/// pub enum Cow<'a, B>
|
|
/// where
|
|
/// B: ToOwned + ?Sized,
|
|
/// {
|
|
/// Borrowed(&'a B),
|
|
/// Owned(<B as ToOwned>::Owned),
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// [RFC]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/0135-where.md
|
|
mod where_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
// 2018 Edition keywords
|
|
|
|
#[doc(alias = "promise")]
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "async")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Returns a [`Future`] instead of blocking the current thread.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Use `async` in front of `fn`, `closure`, or a `block` to turn the marked code into a `Future`.
|
|
/// As such the code will not be run immediately, but will only be evaluated when the returned
|
|
/// future is [`.await`]ed.
|
|
///
|
|
/// We have written an [async book] detailing `async`/`await` and trade-offs compared to using threads.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Editions
|
|
///
|
|
/// `async` is a keyword from the 2018 edition onwards.
|
|
///
|
|
/// It is available for use in stable Rust from version 1.39 onwards.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`Future`]: future::Future
|
|
/// [`.await`]: ../std/keyword.await.html
|
|
/// [async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/
|
|
mod async_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "await")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// Suspend execution until the result of a [`Future`] is ready.
|
|
///
|
|
/// `.await`ing a future will suspend the current function's execution until the executor
|
|
/// has run the future to completion.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Read the [async book] for details on how [`async`]/`await` and executors work.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Editions
|
|
///
|
|
/// `await` is a keyword from the 2018 edition onwards.
|
|
///
|
|
/// It is available for use in stable Rust from version 1.39 onwards.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`Future`]: future::Future
|
|
/// [async book]: https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/
|
|
/// [`async`]: ../std/keyword.async.html
|
|
mod await_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "dyn")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// `dyn` is a prefix of a [trait object]'s type.
|
|
///
|
|
/// The `dyn` keyword is used to highlight that calls to methods on the associated `Trait`
|
|
/// are [dynamically dispatched]. To use the trait this way, it must be 'object safe'.
|
|
///
|
|
/// Unlike generic parameters or `impl Trait`, the compiler does not know the concrete type that
|
|
/// is being passed. That is, the type has been [erased].
|
|
/// As such, a `dyn Trait` reference contains _two_ pointers.
|
|
/// One pointer goes to the data (e.g., an instance of a struct).
|
|
/// Another pointer goes to a map of method call names to function pointers
|
|
/// (known as a virtual method table or vtable).
|
|
///
|
|
/// At run-time, when a method needs to be called on the `dyn Trait`, the vtable is consulted to get
|
|
/// the function pointer and then that function pointer is called.
|
|
///
|
|
/// See the Reference for more information on [trait objects][ref-trait-obj]
|
|
/// and [object safety][ref-obj-safety].
|
|
///
|
|
/// ## Trade-offs
|
|
///
|
|
/// The above indirection is the additional runtime cost of calling a function on a `dyn Trait`.
|
|
/// Methods called by dynamic dispatch generally cannot be inlined by the compiler.
|
|
///
|
|
/// However, `dyn Trait` is likely to produce smaller code than `impl Trait` / generic parameters as
|
|
/// the method won't be duplicated for each concrete type.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [trait object]: ../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
|
|
/// [dynamically dispatched]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_dispatch
|
|
/// [ref-trait-obj]: ../reference/types/trait-object.html
|
|
/// [ref-obj-safety]: ../reference/items/traits.html#object-safety
|
|
/// [erased]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_erasure
|
|
mod dyn_keyword {}
|
|
|
|
#[doc(keyword = "union")]
|
|
//
|
|
/// The [Rust equivalent of a C-style union][union].
|
|
///
|
|
/// A `union` looks like a [`struct`] in terms of declaration, but all of its
|
|
/// fields exist in the same memory, superimposed over one another. For instance,
|
|
/// if we wanted some bits in memory that we sometimes interpret as a `u32` and
|
|
/// sometimes as an `f32`, we could write:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// union IntOrFloat {
|
|
/// i: u32,
|
|
/// f: f32,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let mut u = IntOrFloat { f: 1.0 };
|
|
/// // Reading the fields of a union is always unsafe
|
|
/// assert_eq!(unsafe { u.i }, 1065353216);
|
|
/// // Updating through any of the field will modify all of them
|
|
/// u.i = 1073741824;
|
|
/// assert_eq!(unsafe { u.f }, 2.0);
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// # Matching on unions
|
|
///
|
|
/// It is possible to use pattern matching on `union`s. A single field name must
|
|
/// be used and it must match the name of one of the `union`'s field.
|
|
/// Like reading from a `union`, pattern matching on a `union` requires `unsafe`.
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust
|
|
/// union IntOrFloat {
|
|
/// i: u32,
|
|
/// f: f32,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let u = IntOrFloat { f: 1.0 };
|
|
///
|
|
/// unsafe {
|
|
/// match u {
|
|
/// IntOrFloat { i: 10 } => println!("Found exactly ten!"),
|
|
/// // Matching the field `f` provides an `f32`.
|
|
/// IntOrFloat { f } => println!("Found f = {f} !"),
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// }
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// # References to union fields
|
|
///
|
|
/// All fields in a `union` are all at the same place in memory which means
|
|
/// borrowing one borrows the entire `union`, for the same lifetime:
|
|
///
|
|
/// ```rust,compile_fail,E0502
|
|
/// union IntOrFloat {
|
|
/// i: u32,
|
|
/// f: f32,
|
|
/// }
|
|
///
|
|
/// let mut u = IntOrFloat { f: 1.0 };
|
|
///
|
|
/// let f = unsafe { &u.f };
|
|
/// // This will not compile because the field has already been borrowed, even
|
|
/// // if only immutably
|
|
/// let i = unsafe { &mut u.i };
|
|
///
|
|
/// *i = 10;
|
|
/// println!("f = {f} and i = {i}");
|
|
/// ```
|
|
///
|
|
/// See the [Reference][union] for more information on `union`s.
|
|
///
|
|
/// [`struct`]: keyword.struct.html
|
|
/// [union]: ../reference/items/unions.html
|
|
mod union_keyword {}
|