A reference to a local variable was returned. Erroneous code example: ```compile_fail,E0515 fn get_dangling_reference() -> &'static i32 { let x = 0; &x } ``` ```compile_fail,E0515 use std::slice::Iter; fn get_dangling_iterator<'a>() -> Iter<'a, i32> { let v = vec![1, 2, 3]; v.iter() } ``` Local variables, function parameters and temporaries are all dropped before the end of the function body. So a reference to them cannot be returned. Consider returning an owned value instead: ``` use std::vec::IntoIter; fn get_integer() -> i32 { let x = 0; x } fn get_owned_iterator() -> IntoIter { let v = vec![1, 2, 3]; v.into_iter() } ```