error[E0029]: only `char` and numeric types are allowed in range patterns --> $DIR/half-open-range-pats-bad-types.rs:4:9 | LL | let "a".. = "a"; | ^^^ this is of type `&'static str` but it should be `char` or numeric error[E0029]: only `char` and numeric types are allowed in range patterns --> $DIR/half-open-range-pats-bad-types.rs:5:11 | LL | let .."a" = "a"; | ^^^ this is of type `&'static str` but it should be `char` or numeric error[E0029]: only `char` and numeric types are allowed in range patterns --> $DIR/half-open-range-pats-bad-types.rs:6:12 | LL | let ..="a" = "a"; | ^^^ this is of type `&'static str` but it should be `char` or numeric error: aborting due to 3 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0029`.