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diff --git a/src/doc/book/redirects/choosing-your-guarantees.md b/src/doc/book/redirects/choosing-your-guarantees.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3667258c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/doc/book/redirects/choosing-your-guarantees.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +% Choosing your Guarantees + +<small>There is a new edition of the book and this is an old link.</small> + +> Smart pointers are data structures that act like a pointer, but they also have additional metadata and capabilities. +> The different smart pointers defined in Rust’s standard library provide extra functionality beyond what references provide. + +```rust +let b = Box::new(5); +println!("b = {}", b); +``` + +--- + +Here are the relevant sections in the new and old books: + +* **[In the current edition: Ch 15.00 — Smart Pointers][2]** +* <small>[In the first edition: Ch 4.8 — Choosing your Guarantees][1]</small> + + +[1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.30.0/book/first-edition/choosing-your-guarantees.html +[2]: ch15-00-smart-pointers.html |