// `library/{std,core}/src/primitive_docs.rs` should have the same contents. // These are different files so that relative links work properly without // having to have `CARGO_PKG_NAME` set, but conceptually they should always be the same. #[doc(primitive = "bool")] #[doc(alias = "true")] #[doc(alias = "false")] /// The boolean type. /// /// The `bool` represents a value, which could only be either [`true`] or [`false`]. If you cast /// a `bool` into an integer, [`true`] will be 1 and [`false`] will be 0. /// /// # Basic usage /// /// `bool` implements various traits, such as [`BitAnd`], [`BitOr`], [`Not`], etc., /// which allow us to perform boolean operations using `&`, `|` and `!`. /// /// [`if`] requires a `bool` value as its conditional. [`assert!`], which is an /// important macro in testing, checks whether an expression is [`true`] and panics /// if it isn't. /// /// ``` /// let bool_val = true & false | false; /// assert!(!bool_val); /// ``` /// /// [`true`]: ../std/keyword.true.html /// [`false`]: ../std/keyword.false.html /// [`BitAnd`]: ops::BitAnd /// [`BitOr`]: ops::BitOr /// [`Not`]: ops::Not /// [`if`]: ../std/keyword.if.html /// /// # Examples /// /// A trivial example of the usage of `bool`: /// /// ``` /// let praise_the_borrow_checker = true; /// /// // using the `if` conditional /// if praise_the_borrow_checker { /// println!("oh, yeah!"); /// } else { /// println!("what?!!"); /// } /// /// // ... or, a match pattern /// match praise_the_borrow_checker { /// true => println!("keep praising!"), /// false => println!("you should praise!"), /// } /// ``` /// /// Also, since `bool` implements the [`Copy`] trait, we don't /// have to worry about the move semantics (just like the integer and float primitives). /// /// Now an example of `bool` cast to integer type: /// /// ``` /// assert_eq!(true as i32, 1); /// assert_eq!(false as i32, 0); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_bool {} #[doc(primitive = "never")] #[doc(alias = "!")] // /// The `!` type, also called "never". /// /// `!` represents the type of computations which never resolve to any value at all. For example, /// the [`exit`] function `fn exit(code: i32) -> !` exits the process without ever returning, and /// so returns `!`. /// /// `break`, `continue` and `return` expressions also have type `!`. For example we are allowed to /// write: /// /// ``` /// #![feature(never_type)] /// # fn foo() -> u32 { /// let x: ! = { /// return 123 /// }; /// # } /// ``` /// /// Although the `let` is pointless here, it illustrates the meaning of `!`. Since `x` is never /// assigned a value (because `return` returns from the entire function), `x` can be given type /// `!`. We could also replace `return 123` with a `panic!` or a never-ending `loop` and this code /// would still be valid. /// /// A more realistic usage of `!` is in this code: /// /// ``` /// # fn get_a_number() -> Option { None } /// # loop { /// let num: u32 = match get_a_number() { /// Some(num) => num, /// None => break, /// }; /// # } /// ``` /// /// Both match arms must produce values of type [`u32`], but since `break` never produces a value /// at all we know it can never produce a value which isn't a [`u32`]. This illustrates another /// behaviour of the `!` type - expressions with type `!` will coerce into any other type. /// /// [`u32`]: prim@u32 #[doc = concat!("[`exit`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/process_exit.md"))] /// /// # `!` and generics /// /// ## Infallible errors /// /// The main place you'll see `!` used explicitly is in generic code. Consider the [`FromStr`] /// trait: /// /// ``` /// trait FromStr: Sized { /// type Err; /// fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result; /// } /// ``` /// /// When implementing this trait for [`String`] we need to pick a type for [`Err`]. And since /// converting a string into a string will never result in an error, the appropriate type is `!`. /// (Currently the type actually used is an enum with no variants, though this is only because `!` /// was added to Rust at a later date and it may change in the future.) With an [`Err`] type of /// `!`, if we have to call [`String::from_str`] for some reason the result will be a /// [`Result`] which we can unpack like this: /// /// ``` /// #![feature(exhaustive_patterns)] /// use std::str::FromStr; /// let Ok(s) = String::from_str("hello"); /// ``` /// /// Since the [`Err`] variant contains a `!`, it can never occur. If the `exhaustive_patterns` /// feature is present this means we can exhaustively match on [`Result`] by just taking the /// [`Ok`] variant. This illustrates another behaviour of `!` - it can be used to "delete" certain /// enum variants from generic types like `Result`. /// /// ## Infinite loops /// /// While [`Result`] is very useful for removing errors, `!` can also be used to remove /// successes as well. If we think of [`Result`] as "if this function returns, it has not /// errored," we get a very intuitive idea of [`Result`] as well: if the function returns, it /// *has* errored. /// /// For example, consider the case of a simple web server, which can be simplified to: /// /// ```ignore (hypothetical-example) /// loop { /// let (client, request) = get_request().expect("disconnected"); /// let response = request.process(); /// response.send(client); /// } /// ``` /// /// Currently, this isn't ideal, because we simply panic whenever we fail to get a new connection. /// Instead, we'd like to keep track of this error, like this: /// /// ```ignore (hypothetical-example) /// loop { /// match get_request() { /// Err(err) => break err, /// Ok((client, request)) => { /// let response = request.process(); /// response.send(client); /// }, /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// Now, when the server disconnects, we exit the loop with an error instead of panicking. While it /// might be intuitive to simply return the error, we might want to wrap it in a [`Result`] /// instead: /// /// ```ignore (hypothetical-example) /// fn server_loop() -> Result { /// loop { /// let (client, request) = get_request()?; /// let response = request.process(); /// response.send(client); /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// Now, we can use `?` instead of `match`, and the return type makes a lot more sense: if the loop /// ever stops, it means that an error occurred. We don't even have to wrap the loop in an `Ok` /// because `!` coerces to `Result` automatically. /// /// [`String::from_str`]: str::FromStr::from_str #[doc = concat!("[`String`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/string_string.md"))] /// [`FromStr`]: str::FromStr /// /// # `!` and traits /// /// When writing your own traits, `!` should have an `impl` whenever there is an obvious `impl` /// which doesn't `panic!`. The reason is that functions returning an `impl Trait` where `!` /// does not have an `impl` of `Trait` cannot diverge as their only possible code path. In other /// words, they can't return `!` from every code path. As an example, this code doesn't compile: /// /// ```compile_fail /// use std::ops::Add; /// /// fn foo() -> impl Add { /// unimplemented!() /// } /// ``` /// /// But this code does: /// /// ``` /// use std::ops::Add; /// /// fn foo() -> impl Add { /// if true { /// unimplemented!() /// } else { /// 0 /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// The reason is that, in the first example, there are many possible types that `!` could coerce /// to, because many types implement `Add`. However, in the second example, /// the `else` branch returns a `0`, which the compiler infers from the return type to be of type /// `u32`. Since `u32` is a concrete type, `!` can and will be coerced to it. See issue [#36375] /// for more information on this quirk of `!`. /// /// [#36375]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/36375 /// /// As it turns out, though, most traits can have an `impl` for `!`. Take [`Debug`] /// for example: /// /// ``` /// #![feature(never_type)] /// # use std::fmt; /// # trait Debug { /// # fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result; /// # } /// impl Debug for ! { /// fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result { /// *self /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// Once again we're using `!`'s ability to coerce into any other type, in this case /// [`fmt::Result`]. Since this method takes a `&!` as an argument we know that it can never be /// called (because there is no value of type `!` for it to be called with). Writing `*self` /// essentially tells the compiler "We know that this code can never be run, so just treat the /// entire function body as having type [`fmt::Result`]". This pattern can be used a lot when /// implementing traits for `!`. Generally, any trait which only has methods which take a `self` /// parameter should have such an impl. /// /// On the other hand, one trait which would not be appropriate to implement is [`Default`]: /// /// ``` /// trait Default { /// fn default() -> Self; /// } /// ``` /// /// Since `!` has no values, it has no default value either. It's true that we could write an /// `impl` for this which simply panics, but the same is true for any type (we could `impl /// Default` for (eg.) [`File`] by just making [`default()`] panic.) /// #[doc = concat!("[`File`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/fs_file.md"))] /// [`Debug`]: fmt::Debug /// [`default()`]: Default::default /// #[unstable(feature = "never_type", issue = "35121")] mod prim_never {} #[doc(primitive = "char")] #[allow(rustdoc::invalid_rust_codeblocks)] /// A character type. /// /// The `char` type represents a single character. More specifically, since /// 'character' isn't a well-defined concept in Unicode, `char` is a '[Unicode /// scalar value]'. /// /// This documentation describes a number of methods and trait implementations on the /// `char` type. For technical reasons, there is additional, separate /// documentation in [the `std::char` module](char/index.html) as well. /// /// # Validity /// /// A `char` is a '[Unicode scalar value]', which is any '[Unicode code point]' /// other than a [surrogate code point]. This has a fixed numerical definition: /// code points are in the range 0 to 0x10FFFF, inclusive. /// Surrogate code points, used by UTF-16, are in the range 0xD800 to 0xDFFF. /// /// No `char` may be constructed, whether as a literal or at runtime, that is not a /// Unicode scalar value: /// /// ```compile_fail /// // Each of these is a compiler error /// ['\u{D800}', '\u{DFFF}', '\u{110000}']; /// ``` /// /// ```should_panic /// // Panics; from_u32 returns None. /// char::from_u32(0xDE01).unwrap(); /// ``` /// /// ```no_run /// // Undefined behaviour /// unsafe { char::from_u32_unchecked(0x110000) }; /// ``` /// /// USVs are also the exact set of values that may be encoded in UTF-8. Because /// `char` values are USVs and `str` values are valid UTF-8, it is safe to store /// any `char` in a `str` or read any character from a `str` as a `char`. /// /// The gap in valid `char` values is understood by the compiler, so in the /// below example the two ranges are understood to cover the whole range of /// possible `char` values and there is no error for a [non-exhaustive match]. /// /// ``` /// let c: char = 'a'; /// match c { /// '\0' ..= '\u{D7FF}' => false, /// '\u{E000}' ..= '\u{10FFFF}' => true, /// }; /// ``` /// /// All USVs are valid `char` values, but not all of them represent a real /// character. Many USVs are not currently assigned to a character, but may be /// in the future ("reserved"); some will never be a character /// ("noncharacters"); and some may be given different meanings by different /// users ("private use"). /// /// [Unicode code point]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#code_point /// [Unicode scalar value]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#unicode_scalar_value /// [non-exhaustive match]: ../book/ch06-02-match.html#matches-are-exhaustive /// [surrogate code point]: https://www.unicode.org/glossary/#surrogate_code_point /// /// # Representation /// /// `char` is always four bytes in size. This is a different representation than /// a given character would have as part of a [`String`]. For example: /// /// ``` /// let v = vec!['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']; /// /// // five elements times four bytes for each element /// assert_eq!(20, v.len() * std::mem::size_of::()); /// /// let s = String::from("hello"); /// /// // five elements times one byte per element /// assert_eq!(5, s.len() * std::mem::size_of::()); /// ``` /// #[doc = concat!("[`String`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/string_string.md"))] /// /// As always, remember that a human intuition for 'character' might not map to /// Unicode's definitions. For example, despite looking similar, the 'é' /// character is one Unicode code point while 'é' is two Unicode code points: /// /// ``` /// let mut chars = "é".chars(); /// // U+00e9: 'latin small letter e with acute' /// assert_eq!(Some('\u{00e9}'), chars.next()); /// assert_eq!(None, chars.next()); /// /// let mut chars = "é".chars(); /// // U+0065: 'latin small letter e' /// assert_eq!(Some('\u{0065}'), chars.next()); /// // U+0301: 'combining acute accent' /// assert_eq!(Some('\u{0301}'), chars.next()); /// assert_eq!(None, chars.next()); /// ``` /// /// This means that the contents of the first string above _will_ fit into a /// `char` while the contents of the second string _will not_. Trying to create /// a `char` literal with the contents of the second string gives an error: /// /// ```text /// error: character literal may only contain one codepoint: 'é' /// let c = 'é'; /// ^^^ /// ``` /// /// Another implication of the 4-byte fixed size of a `char` is that /// per-`char` processing can end up using a lot more memory: /// /// ``` /// let s = String::from("love: ❤️"); /// let v: Vec = s.chars().collect(); /// /// assert_eq!(12, std::mem::size_of_val(&s[..])); /// assert_eq!(32, std::mem::size_of_val(&v[..])); /// ``` #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_char {} #[doc(primitive = "unit")] #[doc(alias = "(")] #[doc(alias = ")")] #[doc(alias = "()")] // /// The `()` type, also called "unit". /// /// The `()` type has exactly one value `()`, and is used when there /// is no other meaningful value that could be returned. `()` is most /// commonly seen implicitly: functions without a `-> ...` implicitly /// have return type `()`, that is, these are equivalent: /// /// ```rust /// fn long() -> () {} /// /// fn short() {} /// ``` /// /// The semicolon `;` can be used to discard the result of an /// expression at the end of a block, making the expression (and thus /// the block) evaluate to `()`. For example, /// /// ```rust /// fn returns_i64() -> i64 { /// 1i64 /// } /// fn returns_unit() { /// 1i64; /// } /// /// let is_i64 = { /// returns_i64() /// }; /// let is_unit = { /// returns_i64(); /// }; /// ``` /// #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_unit {} // Required to make auto trait impls render. // See src/librustdoc/passes/collect_trait_impls.rs:collect_trait_impls #[doc(hidden)] impl () {} // Fake impl that's only really used for docs. #[cfg(doc)] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Clone for () { fn clone(&self) -> Self { loop {} } } // Fake impl that's only really used for docs. #[cfg(doc)] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl Copy for () { // empty } #[doc(primitive = "pointer")] #[doc(alias = "ptr")] #[doc(alias = "*")] #[doc(alias = "*const")] #[doc(alias = "*mut")] // /// Raw, unsafe pointers, `*const T`, and `*mut T`. /// /// *[See also the `std::ptr` module](ptr).* /// /// Working with raw pointers in Rust is uncommon, typically limited to a few patterns. /// Raw pointers can be unaligned or [`null`]. However, when a raw pointer is /// dereferenced (using the `*` operator), it must be non-null and aligned. /// /// Storing through a raw pointer using `*ptr = data` calls `drop` on the old value, so /// [`write`] must be used if the type has drop glue and memory is not already /// initialized - otherwise `drop` would be called on the uninitialized memory. /// /// Use the [`null`] and [`null_mut`] functions to create null pointers, and the /// [`is_null`] method of the `*const T` and `*mut T` types to check for null. /// The `*const T` and `*mut T` types also define the [`offset`] method, for /// pointer math. /// /// # Common ways to create raw pointers /// /// ## 1. Coerce a reference (`&T`) or mutable reference (`&mut T`). /// /// ``` /// let my_num: i32 = 10; /// let my_num_ptr: *const i32 = &my_num; /// let mut my_speed: i32 = 88; /// let my_speed_ptr: *mut i32 = &mut my_speed; /// ``` /// /// To get a pointer to a boxed value, dereference the box: /// /// ``` /// let my_num: Box = Box::new(10); /// let my_num_ptr: *const i32 = &*my_num; /// let mut my_speed: Box = Box::new(88); /// let my_speed_ptr: *mut i32 = &mut *my_speed; /// ``` /// /// This does not take ownership of the original allocation /// and requires no resource management later, /// but you must not use the pointer after its lifetime. /// /// ## 2. Consume a box (`Box`). /// /// The [`into_raw`] function consumes a box and returns /// the raw pointer. It doesn't destroy `T` or deallocate any memory. /// /// ``` /// let my_speed: Box = Box::new(88); /// let my_speed: *mut i32 = Box::into_raw(my_speed); /// /// // By taking ownership of the original `Box` though /// // we are obligated to put it together later to be destroyed. /// unsafe { /// drop(Box::from_raw(my_speed)); /// } /// ``` /// /// Note that here the call to [`drop`] is for clarity - it indicates /// that we are done with the given value and it should be destroyed. /// /// ## 3. Create it using `ptr::addr_of!` /// /// Instead of coercing a reference to a raw pointer, you can use the macros /// [`ptr::addr_of!`] (for `*const T`) and [`ptr::addr_of_mut!`] (for `*mut T`). /// These macros allow you to create raw pointers to fields to which you cannot /// create a reference (without causing undefined behaviour), such as an /// unaligned field. This might be necessary if packed structs or uninitialized /// memory is involved. /// /// ``` /// #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)] /// #[repr(C, packed)] /// struct S { /// aligned: u8, /// unaligned: u32, /// } /// let s = S::default(); /// let p = std::ptr::addr_of!(s.unaligned); // not allowed with coercion /// ``` /// /// ## 4. Get it from C. /// /// ``` /// # #![feature(rustc_private)] /// extern crate libc; /// /// use std::mem; /// /// unsafe { /// let my_num: *mut i32 = libc::malloc(mem::size_of::()) as *mut i32; /// if my_num.is_null() { /// panic!("failed to allocate memory"); /// } /// libc::free(my_num as *mut libc::c_void); /// } /// ``` /// /// Usually you wouldn't literally use `malloc` and `free` from Rust, /// but C APIs hand out a lot of pointers generally, so are a common source /// of raw pointers in Rust. /// /// [`null`]: ptr::null /// [`null_mut`]: ptr::null_mut /// [`is_null`]: pointer::is_null /// [`offset`]: pointer::offset #[doc = concat!("[`into_raw`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/box_into_raw.md"))] /// [`drop`]: mem::drop /// [`write`]: ptr::write #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_pointer {} #[doc(primitive = "array")] #[doc(alias = "[]")] #[doc(alias = "[T;N]")] // unfortunately, rustdoc doesn't have fuzzy search for aliases #[doc(alias = "[T; N]")] /// A fixed-size array, denoted `[T; N]`, for the element type, `T`, and the /// non-negative compile-time constant size, `N`. /// /// There are two syntactic forms for creating an array: /// /// * A list with each element, i.e., `[x, y, z]`. /// * A repeat expression `[expr; N]` where `N` is how many times to repeat `expr` in the array. `expr` must either be: /// /// * A value of a type implementing the [`Copy`] trait /// * A `const` value /// /// Note that `[expr; 0]` is allowed, and produces an empty array. /// This will still evaluate `expr`, however, and immediately drop the resulting value, so /// be mindful of side effects. /// /// Arrays of *any* size implement the following traits if the element type allows it: /// /// - [`Copy`] /// - [`Clone`] /// - [`Debug`] /// - [`IntoIterator`] (implemented for `[T; N]`, `&[T; N]` and `&mut [T; N]`) /// - [`PartialEq`], [`PartialOrd`], [`Eq`], [`Ord`] /// - [`Hash`] /// - [`AsRef`], [`AsMut`] /// - [`Borrow`], [`BorrowMut`] /// /// Arrays of sizes from 0 to 32 (inclusive) implement the [`Default`] trait /// if the element type allows it. As a stopgap, trait implementations are /// statically generated up to size 32. /// /// Arrays coerce to [slices (`[T]`)][slice], so a slice method may be called on /// an array. Indeed, this provides most of the API for working with arrays. /// /// Slices have a dynamic size and do not coerce to arrays. Instead, use /// `slice.try_into().unwrap()` or `::try_from(slice).unwrap()`. /// /// Array's `try_from(slice)` implementations (and the corresponding `slice.try_into()` /// array implementations) succeed if the input slice length is the same as the result /// array length. They optimize especially well when the optimizer can easily determine /// the slice length, e.g. `<[u8; 4]>::try_from(&slice[4..8]).unwrap()`. Array implements /// [TryFrom](crate::convert::TryFrom) returning: /// /// - `[T; N]` copies from the slice's elements /// - `&[T; N]` references the original slice's elements /// - `&mut [T; N]` references the original slice's elements /// /// You can move elements out of an array with a [slice pattern]. If you want /// one element, see [`mem::replace`]. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// let mut array: [i32; 3] = [0; 3]; /// /// array[1] = 1; /// array[2] = 2; /// /// assert_eq!([1, 2], &array[1..]); /// /// // This loop prints: 0 1 2 /// for x in array { /// print!("{x} "); /// } /// ``` /// /// You can also iterate over reference to the array's elements: /// /// ``` /// let array: [i32; 3] = [0; 3]; /// /// for x in &array { } /// ``` /// /// You can use `::try_from(slice)` or `slice.try_into()` to get an array from /// a slice: /// /// ``` /// let bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2]; /// assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(<[u8; 2]>::try_from(&bytes[0..2]).unwrap())); /// assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes[1..3].try_into().unwrap())); /// ``` /// /// You can use a [slice pattern] to move elements out of an array: /// /// ``` /// fn move_away(_: String) { /* Do interesting things. */ } /// /// let [john, roa] = ["John".to_string(), "Roa".to_string()]; /// move_away(john); /// move_away(roa); /// ``` /// /// # Editions /// /// Prior to Rust 1.53, arrays did not implement [`IntoIterator`] by value, so the method call /// `array.into_iter()` auto-referenced into a [slice iterator](slice::iter). Right now, the old /// behavior is preserved in the 2015 and 2018 editions of Rust for compatibility, ignoring /// [`IntoIterator`] by value. In the future, the behavior on the 2015 and 2018 edition /// might be made consistent to the behavior of later editions. /// /// ```rust,edition2018 /// // Rust 2015 and 2018: /// /// # #![allow(array_into_iter)] // override our `deny(warnings)` /// let array: [i32; 3] = [0; 3]; /// /// // This creates a slice iterator, producing references to each value. /// for item in array.into_iter().enumerate() { /// let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item; /// println!("array[{i}] = {x}"); /// } /// /// // The `array_into_iter` lint suggests this change for future compatibility: /// for item in array.iter().enumerate() { /// let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item; /// println!("array[{i}] = {x}"); /// } /// /// // You can explicitly iterate an array by value using `IntoIterator::into_iter` /// for item in IntoIterator::into_iter(array).enumerate() { /// let (i, x): (usize, i32) = item; /// println!("array[{i}] = {x}"); /// } /// ``` /// /// Starting in the 2021 edition, `array.into_iter()` uses `IntoIterator` normally to iterate /// by value, and `iter()` should be used to iterate by reference like previous editions. /// /// ```rust,edition2021 /// // Rust 2021: /// /// let array: [i32; 3] = [0; 3]; /// /// // This iterates by reference: /// for item in array.iter().enumerate() { /// let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item; /// println!("array[{i}] = {x}"); /// } /// /// // This iterates by value: /// for item in array.into_iter().enumerate() { /// let (i, x): (usize, i32) = item; /// println!("array[{i}] = {x}"); /// } /// ``` /// /// Future language versions might start treating the `array.into_iter()` /// syntax on editions 2015 and 2018 the same as on edition 2021. So code using /// those older editions should still be written with this change in mind, to /// prevent breakage in the future. The safest way to accomplish this is to /// avoid the `into_iter` syntax on those editions. If an edition update is not /// viable/desired, there are multiple alternatives: /// * use `iter`, equivalent to the old behavior, creating references /// * use [`IntoIterator::into_iter`], equivalent to the post-2021 behavior (Rust 1.53+) /// * replace `for ... in array.into_iter() {` with `for ... in array {`, /// equivalent to the post-2021 behavior (Rust 1.53+) /// /// ```rust,edition2018 /// // Rust 2015 and 2018: /// /// let array: [i32; 3] = [0; 3]; /// /// // This iterates by reference: /// for item in array.iter() { /// let x: &i32 = item; /// println!("{x}"); /// } /// /// // This iterates by value: /// for item in IntoIterator::into_iter(array) { /// let x: i32 = item; /// println!("{x}"); /// } /// /// // This iterates by value: /// for item in array { /// let x: i32 = item; /// println!("{x}"); /// } /// /// // IntoIter can also start a chain. /// // This iterates by value: /// for item in IntoIterator::into_iter(array).enumerate() { /// let (i, x): (usize, i32) = item; /// println!("array[{i}] = {x}"); /// } /// ``` /// /// [slice]: prim@slice /// [`Debug`]: fmt::Debug /// [`Hash`]: hash::Hash /// [`Borrow`]: borrow::Borrow /// [`BorrowMut`]: borrow::BorrowMut /// [slice pattern]: ../reference/patterns.html#slice-patterns #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_array {} #[doc(primitive = "slice")] #[doc(alias = "[")] #[doc(alias = "]")] #[doc(alias = "[]")] /// A dynamically-sized view into a contiguous sequence, `[T]`. Contiguous here /// means that elements are laid out so that every element is the same /// distance from its neighbors. /// /// *[See also the `std::slice` module](crate::slice).* /// /// Slices are a view into a block of memory represented as a pointer and a /// length. /// /// ``` /// // slicing a Vec /// let vec = vec![1, 2, 3]; /// let int_slice = &vec[..]; /// // coercing an array to a slice /// let str_slice: &[&str] = &["one", "two", "three"]; /// ``` /// /// Slices are either mutable or shared. The shared slice type is `&[T]`, /// while the mutable slice type is `&mut [T]`, where `T` represents the element /// type. For example, you can mutate the block of memory that a mutable slice /// points to: /// /// ``` /// let mut x = [1, 2, 3]; /// let x = &mut x[..]; // Take a full slice of `x`. /// x[1] = 7; /// assert_eq!(x, &[1, 7, 3]); /// ``` /// /// As slices store the length of the sequence they refer to, they have twice /// the size of pointers to [`Sized`](marker/trait.Sized.html) types. /// Also see the reference on /// [dynamically sized types](../reference/dynamically-sized-types.html). /// /// ``` /// # use std::rc::Rc; /// let pointer_size = std::mem::size_of::<&u8>(); /// assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, std::mem::size_of::<&[u8]>()); /// assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, std::mem::size_of::<*const [u8]>()); /// assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, std::mem::size_of::>()); /// assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, std::mem::size_of::>()); /// ``` /// /// ## Trait Implementations /// /// Some traits are implemented for slices if the element type implements /// that trait. This includes [`Eq`], [`Hash`] and [`Ord`]. /// /// ## Iteration /// /// The slices implement `IntoIterator`. The iterator yields references to the /// slice elements. /// /// ``` /// let numbers: &[i32] = &[0, 1, 2]; /// for n in numbers { /// println!("{n} is a number!"); /// } /// ``` /// /// The mutable slice yields mutable references to the elements: /// /// ``` /// let mut scores: &mut [i32] = &mut [7, 8, 9]; /// for score in scores { /// *score += 1; /// } /// ``` /// /// This iterator yields mutable references to the slice's elements, so while /// the element type of the slice is `i32`, the element type of the iterator is /// `&mut i32`. /// /// * [`.iter`] and [`.iter_mut`] are the explicit methods to return the default /// iterators. /// * Further methods that return iterators are [`.split`], [`.splitn`], /// [`.chunks`], [`.windows`] and more. /// /// [`Hash`]: core::hash::Hash /// [`.iter`]: slice::iter /// [`.iter_mut`]: slice::iter_mut /// [`.split`]: slice::split /// [`.splitn`]: slice::splitn /// [`.chunks`]: slice::chunks /// [`.windows`]: slice::windows #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_slice {} #[doc(primitive = "str")] /// String slices. /// /// *[See also the `std::str` module](crate::str).* /// /// The `str` type, also called a 'string slice', is the most primitive string /// type. It is usually seen in its borrowed form, `&str`. It is also the type /// of string literals, `&'static str`. /// /// String slices are always valid UTF-8. /// /// # Basic Usage /// /// String literals are string slices: /// /// ``` /// let hello_world = "Hello, World!"; /// ``` /// /// Here we have declared a string slice initialized with a string literal. /// String literals have a static lifetime, which means the string `hello_world` /// is guaranteed to be valid for the duration of the entire program. /// We can explicitly specify `hello_world`'s lifetime as well: /// /// ``` /// let hello_world: &'static str = "Hello, world!"; /// ``` /// /// # Representation /// /// A `&str` is made up of two components: a pointer to some bytes, and a /// length. You can look at these with the [`as_ptr`] and [`len`] methods: /// /// ``` /// use std::slice; /// use std::str; /// /// let story = "Once upon a time..."; /// /// let ptr = story.as_ptr(); /// let len = story.len(); /// /// // story has nineteen bytes /// assert_eq!(19, len); /// /// // We can re-build a str out of ptr and len. This is all unsafe because /// // we are responsible for making sure the two components are valid: /// let s = unsafe { /// // First, we build a &[u8]... /// let slice = slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, len); /// /// // ... and then convert that slice into a string slice /// str::from_utf8(slice) /// }; /// /// assert_eq!(s, Ok(story)); /// ``` /// /// [`as_ptr`]: str::as_ptr /// [`len`]: str::len /// /// Note: This example shows the internals of `&str`. `unsafe` should not be /// used to get a string slice under normal circumstances. Use `as_str` /// instead. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_str {} #[doc(primitive = "tuple")] #[doc(alias = "(")] #[doc(alias = ")")] #[doc(alias = "()")] // /// A finite heterogeneous sequence, `(T, U, ..)`. /// /// Let's cover each of those in turn: /// /// Tuples are *finite*. In other words, a tuple has a length. Here's a tuple /// of length `3`: /// /// ``` /// ("hello", 5, 'c'); /// ``` /// /// 'Length' is also sometimes called 'arity' here; each tuple of a different /// length is a different, distinct type. /// /// Tuples are *heterogeneous*. This means that each element of the tuple can /// have a different type. In that tuple above, it has the type: /// /// ``` /// # let _: /// (&'static str, i32, char) /// # = ("hello", 5, 'c'); /// ``` /// /// Tuples are a *sequence*. This means that they can be accessed by position; /// this is called 'tuple indexing', and it looks like this: /// /// ```rust /// let tuple = ("hello", 5, 'c'); /// /// assert_eq!(tuple.0, "hello"); /// assert_eq!(tuple.1, 5); /// assert_eq!(tuple.2, 'c'); /// ``` /// /// The sequential nature of the tuple applies to its implementations of various /// traits. For example, in [`PartialOrd`] and [`Ord`], the elements are compared /// sequentially until the first non-equal set is found. /// /// For more about tuples, see [the book](../book/ch03-02-data-types.html#the-tuple-type). /// // Hardcoded anchor in src/librustdoc/html/format.rs // linked to as `#trait-implementations-1` /// # Trait implementations /// /// In this documentation the shorthand `(T₁, T₂, …, Tₙ)` is used to represent tuples of varying /// length. When that is used, any trait bound expressed on `T` applies to each element of the /// tuple independently. Note that this is a convenience notation to avoid repetitive /// documentation, not valid Rust syntax. /// /// Due to a temporary restriction in Rust’s type system, the following traits are only /// implemented on tuples of arity 12 or less. In the future, this may change: /// /// * [`PartialEq`] /// * [`Eq`] /// * [`PartialOrd`] /// * [`Ord`] /// * [`Debug`] /// * [`Default`] /// * [`Hash`] /// /// [`Debug`]: fmt::Debug /// [`Hash`]: hash::Hash /// /// The following traits are implemented for tuples of any length. These traits have /// implementations that are automatically generated by the compiler, so are not limited by /// missing language features. /// /// * [`Clone`] /// * [`Copy`] /// * [`Send`] /// * [`Sync`] /// * [`Unpin`] /// * [`UnwindSafe`] /// * [`RefUnwindSafe`] /// /// [`Unpin`]: marker::Unpin /// [`UnwindSafe`]: panic::UnwindSafe /// [`RefUnwindSafe`]: panic::RefUnwindSafe /// /// # Examples /// /// Basic usage: /// /// ``` /// let tuple = ("hello", 5, 'c'); /// /// assert_eq!(tuple.0, "hello"); /// ``` /// /// Tuples are often used as a return type when you want to return more than /// one value: /// /// ``` /// fn calculate_point() -> (i32, i32) { /// // Don't do a calculation, that's not the point of the example /// (4, 5) /// } /// /// let point = calculate_point(); /// /// assert_eq!(point.0, 4); /// assert_eq!(point.1, 5); /// /// // Combining this with patterns can be nicer. /// /// let (x, y) = calculate_point(); /// /// assert_eq!(x, 4); /// assert_eq!(y, 5); /// ``` /// #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_tuple {} // Required to make auto trait impls render. // See src/librustdoc/passes/collect_trait_impls.rs:collect_trait_impls #[doc(hidden)] impl (T,) {} // Fake impl that's only really used for docs. #[cfg(doc)] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[doc(fake_variadic)] /// This trait is implemented on arbitrary-length tuples. impl Clone for (T,) { fn clone(&self) -> Self { loop {} } } // Fake impl that's only really used for docs. #[cfg(doc)] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[doc(fake_variadic)] /// This trait is implemented on arbitrary-length tuples. impl Copy for (T,) { // empty } #[doc(primitive = "f32")] /// A 32-bit floating point type (specifically, the "binary32" type defined in IEEE 754-2008). /// /// This type can represent a wide range of decimal numbers, like `3.5`, `27`, /// `-113.75`, `0.0078125`, `34359738368`, `0`, `-1`. So unlike integer types /// (such as `i32`), floating point types can represent non-integer numbers, /// too. /// /// However, being able to represent this wide range of numbers comes at the /// cost of precision: floats can only represent some of the real numbers and /// calculation with floats round to a nearby representable number. For example, /// `5.0` and `1.0` can be exactly represented as `f32`, but `1.0 / 5.0` results /// in `0.20000000298023223876953125` since `0.2` cannot be exactly represented /// as `f32`. Note, however, that printing floats with `println` and friends will /// often discard insignificant digits: `println!("{}", 1.0f32 / 5.0f32)` will /// print `0.2`. /// /// Additionally, `f32` can represent some special values: /// /// - −0.0: IEEE 754 floating point numbers have a bit that indicates their sign, so −0.0 is a /// possible value. For comparison −0.0 = +0.0, but floating point operations can carry /// the sign bit through arithmetic operations. This means −0.0 × +0.0 produces −0.0 and /// a negative number rounded to a value smaller than a float can represent also produces −0.0. /// - [∞](#associatedconstant.INFINITY) and /// [−∞](#associatedconstant.NEG_INFINITY): these result from calculations /// like `1.0 / 0.0`. /// - [NaN (not a number)](#associatedconstant.NAN): this value results from /// calculations like `(-1.0).sqrt()`. NaN has some potentially unexpected /// behavior: /// - It is unequal to any float, including itself! This is the reason `f32` /// doesn't implement the `Eq` trait. /// - It is also neither smaller nor greater than any float, making it /// impossible to sort by the default comparison operation, which is the /// reason `f32` doesn't implement the `Ord` trait. /// - It is also considered *infectious* as almost all calculations where one /// of the operands is NaN will also result in NaN. The explanations on this /// page only explicitly document behavior on NaN operands if this default /// is deviated from. /// - Lastly, there are multiple bit patterns that are considered NaN. /// Rust does not currently guarantee that the bit patterns of NaN are /// preserved over arithmetic operations, and they are not guaranteed to be /// portable or even fully deterministic! This means that there may be some /// surprising results upon inspecting the bit patterns, /// as the same calculations might produce NaNs with different bit patterns. /// /// When the number resulting from a primitive operation (addition, /// subtraction, multiplication, or division) on this type is not exactly /// representable as `f32`, it is rounded according to the roundTiesToEven /// direction defined in IEEE 754-2008. That means: /// /// - The result is the representable value closest to the true value, if there /// is a unique closest representable value. /// - If the true value is exactly half-way between two representable values, /// the result is the one with an even least-significant binary digit. /// - If the true value's magnitude is ≥ `f32::MAX` + 2(`f32::MAX_EXP` − /// `f32::MANTISSA_DIGITS` − 1), the result is ∞ or −∞ (preserving the /// true value's sign). /// /// For more information on floating point numbers, see [Wikipedia][wikipedia]. /// /// *[See also the `std::f32::consts` module](crate::f32::consts).* /// /// [wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-precision_floating-point_format #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_f32 {} #[doc(primitive = "f64")] /// A 64-bit floating point type (specifically, the "binary64" type defined in IEEE 754-2008). /// /// This type is very similar to [`f32`], but has increased /// precision by using twice as many bits. Please see [the documentation for /// `f32`][`f32`] or [Wikipedia on double precision /// values][wikipedia] for more information. /// /// *[See also the `std::f64::consts` module](crate::f64::consts).* /// /// [`f32`]: prim@f32 /// [wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-precision_floating-point_format #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_f64 {} #[doc(primitive = "i8")] // /// The 8-bit signed integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_i8 {} #[doc(primitive = "i16")] // /// The 16-bit signed integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_i16 {} #[doc(primitive = "i32")] // /// The 32-bit signed integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_i32 {} #[doc(primitive = "i64")] // /// The 64-bit signed integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_i64 {} #[doc(primitive = "i128")] // /// The 128-bit signed integer type. #[stable(feature = "i128", since = "1.26.0")] mod prim_i128 {} #[doc(primitive = "u8")] // /// The 8-bit unsigned integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_u8 {} #[doc(primitive = "u16")] // /// The 16-bit unsigned integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_u16 {} #[doc(primitive = "u32")] // /// The 32-bit unsigned integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_u32 {} #[doc(primitive = "u64")] // /// The 64-bit unsigned integer type. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_u64 {} #[doc(primitive = "u128")] // /// The 128-bit unsigned integer type. #[stable(feature = "i128", since = "1.26.0")] mod prim_u128 {} #[doc(primitive = "isize")] // /// The pointer-sized signed integer type. /// /// The size of this primitive is how many bytes it takes to reference any /// location in memory. For example, on a 32 bit target, this is 4 bytes /// and on a 64 bit target, this is 8 bytes. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_isize {} #[doc(primitive = "usize")] // /// The pointer-sized unsigned integer type. /// /// The size of this primitive is how many bytes it takes to reference any /// location in memory. For example, on a 32 bit target, this is 4 bytes /// and on a 64 bit target, this is 8 bytes. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_usize {} #[doc(primitive = "reference")] #[doc(alias = "&")] #[doc(alias = "&mut")] // /// References, `&T` and `&mut T`. /// /// A reference represents a borrow of some owned value. You can get one by using the `&` or `&mut` /// operators on a value, or by using a [`ref`](../std/keyword.ref.html) or /// [ref](../std/keyword.ref.html) [mut](../std/keyword.mut.html) pattern. /// /// For those familiar with pointers, a reference is just a pointer that is assumed to be /// aligned, not null, and pointing to memory containing a valid value of `T` - for example, /// &[bool] can only point to an allocation containing the integer values `1` /// ([`true`](../std/keyword.true.html)) or `0` ([`false`](../std/keyword.false.html)), but /// creating a &[bool] that points to an allocation containing /// the value `3` causes undefined behaviour. /// In fact, [Option]\<&T> has the same memory representation as a /// nullable but aligned pointer, and can be passed across FFI boundaries as such. /// /// In most cases, references can be used much like the original value. Field access, method /// calling, and indexing work the same (save for mutability rules, of course). In addition, the /// comparison operators transparently defer to the referent's implementation, allowing references /// to be compared the same as owned values. /// /// References have a lifetime attached to them, which represents the scope for which the borrow is /// valid. A lifetime is said to "outlive" another one if its representative scope is as long or /// longer than the other. The `'static` lifetime is the longest lifetime, which represents the /// total life of the program. For example, string literals have a `'static` lifetime because the /// text data is embedded into the binary of the program, rather than in an allocation that needs /// to be dynamically managed. /// /// `&mut T` references can be freely coerced into `&T` references with the same referent type, and /// references with longer lifetimes can be freely coerced into references with shorter ones. /// /// Reference equality by address, instead of comparing the values pointed to, is accomplished via /// implicit reference-pointer coercion and raw pointer equality via [`ptr::eq`], while /// [`PartialEq`] compares values. /// /// ``` /// use std::ptr; /// /// let five = 5; /// let other_five = 5; /// let five_ref = &five; /// let same_five_ref = &five; /// let other_five_ref = &other_five; /// /// assert!(five_ref == same_five_ref); /// assert!(five_ref == other_five_ref); /// /// assert!(ptr::eq(five_ref, same_five_ref)); /// assert!(!ptr::eq(five_ref, other_five_ref)); /// ``` /// /// For more information on how to use references, see [the book's section on "References and /// Borrowing"][book-refs]. /// /// [book-refs]: ../book/ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.html /// /// # Trait implementations /// /// The following traits are implemented for all `&T`, regardless of the type of its referent: /// /// * [`Copy`] /// * [`Clone`] \(Note that this will not defer to `T`'s `Clone` implementation if it exists!) /// * [`Deref`] /// * [`Borrow`] /// * [`fmt::Pointer`] /// /// [`Deref`]: ops::Deref /// [`Borrow`]: borrow::Borrow /// /// `&mut T` references get all of the above except `Copy` and `Clone` (to prevent creating /// multiple simultaneous mutable borrows), plus the following, regardless of the type of its /// referent: /// /// * [`DerefMut`] /// * [`BorrowMut`] /// /// [`DerefMut`]: ops::DerefMut /// [`BorrowMut`]: borrow::BorrowMut /// [bool]: prim@bool /// /// The following traits are implemented on `&T` references if the underlying `T` also implements /// that trait: /// /// * All the traits in [`std::fmt`] except [`fmt::Pointer`] (which is implemented regardless of the type of its referent) and [`fmt::Write`] /// * [`PartialOrd`] /// * [`Ord`] /// * [`PartialEq`] /// * [`Eq`] /// * [`AsRef`] /// * [`Fn`] \(in addition, `&T` references get [`FnMut`] and [`FnOnce`] if `T: Fn`) /// * [`Hash`] /// * [`ToSocketAddrs`] /// * [`Send`] \(`&T` references also require T: [Sync]) /// /// [`std::fmt`]: fmt /// [`Hash`]: hash::Hash #[doc = concat!("[`ToSocketAddrs`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/net_tosocketaddrs.md"))] /// /// `&mut T` references get all of the above except `ToSocketAddrs`, plus the following, if `T` /// implements that trait: /// /// * [`AsMut`] /// * [`FnMut`] \(in addition, `&mut T` references get [`FnOnce`] if `T: FnMut`) /// * [`fmt::Write`] /// * [`Iterator`] /// * [`DoubleEndedIterator`] /// * [`ExactSizeIterator`] /// * [`FusedIterator`] /// * [`TrustedLen`] /// * [`io::Write`] /// * [`Read`] /// * [`Seek`] /// * [`BufRead`] /// /// [`FusedIterator`]: iter::FusedIterator /// [`TrustedLen`]: iter::TrustedLen #[doc = concat!("[`Seek`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/io_seek.md"))] #[doc = concat!("[`BufRead`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/io_bufread.md"))] #[doc = concat!("[`Read`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/io_read.md"))] #[doc = concat!("[`io::Write`]: ", include_str!("../primitive_docs/io_write.md"))] /// /// Note that due to method call deref coercion, simply calling a trait method will act like they /// work on references as well as they do on owned values! The implementations described here are /// meant for generic contexts, where the final type `T` is a type parameter or otherwise not /// locally known. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_ref {} #[doc(primitive = "fn")] // /// Function pointers, like `fn(usize) -> bool`. /// /// *See also the traits [`Fn`], [`FnMut`], and [`FnOnce`].* /// /// [`Fn`]: ops::Fn /// [`FnMut`]: ops::FnMut /// [`FnOnce`]: ops::FnOnce /// /// Function pointers are pointers that point to *code*, not data. They can be called /// just like functions. Like references, function pointers are, among other things, assumed to /// not be null, so if you want to pass a function pointer over FFI and be able to accommodate null /// pointers, make your type [`Option`](core::option#options-and-pointers-nullable-pointers) /// with your required signature. /// /// ### Safety /// /// Plain function pointers are obtained by casting either plain functions, or closures that don't /// capture an environment: /// /// ``` /// fn add_one(x: usize) -> usize { /// x + 1 /// } /// /// let ptr: fn(usize) -> usize = add_one; /// assert_eq!(ptr(5), 6); /// /// let clos: fn(usize) -> usize = |x| x + 5; /// assert_eq!(clos(5), 10); /// ``` /// /// In addition to varying based on their signature, function pointers come in two flavors: safe /// and unsafe. Plain `fn()` function pointers can only point to safe functions, /// while `unsafe fn()` function pointers can point to safe or unsafe functions. /// /// ``` /// fn add_one(x: usize) -> usize { /// x + 1 /// } /// /// unsafe fn add_one_unsafely(x: usize) -> usize { /// x + 1 /// } /// /// let safe_ptr: fn(usize) -> usize = add_one; /// /// //ERROR: mismatched types: expected normal fn, found unsafe fn /// //let bad_ptr: fn(usize) -> usize = add_one_unsafely; /// /// let unsafe_ptr: unsafe fn(usize) -> usize = add_one_unsafely; /// let really_safe_ptr: unsafe fn(usize) -> usize = add_one; /// ``` /// /// ### ABI /// /// On top of that, function pointers can vary based on what ABI they use. This /// is achieved by adding the `extern` keyword before the type, followed by the /// ABI in question. The default ABI is "Rust", i.e., `fn()` is the exact same /// type as `extern "Rust" fn()`. A pointer to a function with C ABI would have /// type `extern "C" fn()`. /// /// `extern "ABI" { ... }` blocks declare functions with ABI "ABI". The default /// here is "C", i.e., functions declared in an `extern {...}` block have "C" /// ABI. /// /// For more information and a list of supported ABIs, see [the nomicon's /// section on foreign calling conventions][nomicon-abi]. /// /// [nomicon-abi]: ../nomicon/ffi.html#foreign-calling-conventions /// /// ### Variadic functions /// /// Extern function declarations with the "C" or "cdecl" ABIs can also be *variadic*, allowing them /// to be called with a variable number of arguments. Normal Rust functions, even those with an /// `extern "ABI"`, cannot be variadic. For more information, see [the nomicon's section on /// variadic functions][nomicon-variadic]. /// /// [nomicon-variadic]: ../nomicon/ffi.html#variadic-functions /// /// ### Creating function pointers /// /// When `bar` is the name of a function, then the expression `bar` is *not* a /// function pointer. Rather, it denotes a value of an unnameable type that /// uniquely identifies the function `bar`. The value is zero-sized because the /// type already identifies the function. This has the advantage that "calling" /// the value (it implements the `Fn*` traits) does not require dynamic /// dispatch. /// /// This zero-sized type *coerces* to a regular function pointer. For example: /// /// ```rust /// use std::mem; /// /// fn bar(x: i32) {} /// /// let not_bar_ptr = bar; // `not_bar_ptr` is zero-sized, uniquely identifying `bar` /// assert_eq!(mem::size_of_val(¬_bar_ptr), 0); /// /// let bar_ptr: fn(i32) = not_bar_ptr; // force coercion to function pointer /// assert_eq!(mem::size_of_val(&bar_ptr), mem::size_of::()); /// /// let footgun = &bar; // this is a shared reference to the zero-sized type identifying `bar` /// ``` /// /// The last line shows that `&bar` is not a function pointer either. Rather, it /// is a reference to the function-specific ZST. `&bar` is basically never what you /// want when `bar` is a function. /// /// ### Casting to and from integers /// /// You cast function pointers directly to integers: /// /// ```rust /// let fnptr: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x+2; /// let fnptr_addr = fnptr as usize; /// ``` /// /// However, a direct cast back is not possible. You need to use `transmute`: /// /// ```rust /// # #[cfg(not(miri))] { // FIXME: use strict provenance APIs once they are stable, then remove this `cfg` /// # let fnptr: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x+2; /// # let fnptr_addr = fnptr as usize; /// let fnptr = fnptr_addr as *const (); /// let fnptr: fn(i32) -> i32 = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(fnptr) }; /// assert_eq!(fnptr(40), 42); /// # } /// ``` /// /// Crucially, we `as`-cast to a raw pointer before `transmute`ing to a function pointer. /// This avoids an integer-to-pointer `transmute`, which can be problematic. /// Transmuting between raw pointers and function pointers (i.e., two pointer types) is fine. /// /// Note that all of this is not portable to platforms where function pointers and data pointers /// have different sizes. /// /// ### Trait implementations /// /// In this documentation the shorthand `fn (T₁, T₂, …, Tₙ)` is used to represent non-variadic /// function pointers of varying length. Note that this is a convenience notation to avoid /// repetitive documentation, not valid Rust syntax. /// /// Due to a temporary restriction in Rust's type system, these traits are only implemented on /// functions that take 12 arguments or less, with the `"Rust"` and `"C"` ABIs. In the future, this /// may change: /// /// * [`PartialEq`] /// * [`Eq`] /// * [`PartialOrd`] /// * [`Ord`] /// * [`Hash`] /// * [`Pointer`] /// * [`Debug`] /// /// The following traits are implemented for function pointers with any number of arguments and /// any ABI. These traits have implementations that are automatically generated by the compiler, /// so are not limited by missing language features: /// /// * [`Clone`] /// * [`Copy`] /// * [`Send`] /// * [`Sync`] /// * [`Unpin`] /// * [`UnwindSafe`] /// * [`RefUnwindSafe`] /// /// [`Hash`]: hash::Hash /// [`Pointer`]: fmt::Pointer /// [`UnwindSafe`]: panic::UnwindSafe /// [`RefUnwindSafe`]: panic::RefUnwindSafe /// /// In addition, all *safe* function pointers implement [`Fn`], [`FnMut`], and [`FnOnce`], because /// these traits are specially known to the compiler. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] mod prim_fn {} // Required to make auto trait impls render. // See src/librustdoc/passes/collect_trait_impls.rs:collect_trait_impls #[doc(hidden)] impl fn(T) -> Ret {} // Fake impl that's only really used for docs. #[cfg(doc)] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[doc(fake_variadic)] /// This trait is implemented on function pointers with any number of arguments. impl Clone for fn(T) -> Ret { fn clone(&self) -> Self { loop {} } } // Fake impl that's only really used for docs. #[cfg(doc)] #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] #[doc(fake_variadic)] /// This trait is implemented on function pointers with any number of arguments. impl Copy for fn(T) -> Ret { // empty }