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diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0223.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0223.md index 0d49f514c..ba5f00528 100644 --- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0223.md +++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0223.md @@ -3,31 +3,33 @@ An attempt was made to retrieve an associated type, but the type was ambiguous. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0223 -trait MyTrait {type X; } +trait Trait { type X; } fn main() { - let foo: MyTrait::X; + let foo: Trait::X; } ``` -The problem here is that we're attempting to take the type of X from MyTrait. -Unfortunately, the type of X is not defined, because it's only made concrete in -implementations of the trait. A working version of this code might look like: +The problem here is that we're attempting to take the associated type of `X` +from `Trait`. Unfortunately, the type of `X` is not defined, because it's only +made concrete in implementations of the trait. A working version of this code +might look like: ``` -trait MyTrait {type X; } -struct MyStruct; +trait Trait { type X; } -impl MyTrait for MyStruct { +struct Struct; +impl Trait for Struct { type X = u32; } fn main() { - let foo: <MyStruct as MyTrait>::X; + let foo: <Struct as Trait>::X; } ``` -This syntax specifies that we want the X type from MyTrait, as made concrete in -MyStruct. The reason that we cannot simply use `MyStruct::X` is that MyStruct -might implement two different traits with identically-named associated types. -This syntax allows disambiguation between the two. +This syntax specifies that we want the associated type `X` from `Struct`'s +implementation of `Trait`. + +Due to internal limitations of the current compiler implementation we cannot +simply use `Struct::X`. |