// run-pass #![allow(dead_code)] use std::rc::Rc; use std::ops::Deref; #[derive(Copy, Clone)] struct DerefWrapper { x: X, y: Y } impl DerefWrapper { fn get_x(self) -> X { self.x } } impl Deref for DerefWrapper { type Target = Y; fn deref(&self) -> &Y { &self.y } } mod priv_test { use std::ops::Deref; #[derive(Copy, Clone)] pub struct DerefWrapperHideX { x: X, pub y: Y } impl DerefWrapperHideX { pub fn new(x: X, y: Y) -> DerefWrapperHideX { DerefWrapperHideX { x: x, y: y } } } impl Deref for DerefWrapperHideX { type Target = Y; fn deref(&self) -> &Y { &self.y } } } pub fn main() { let nested = DerefWrapper {x: true, y: DerefWrapper {x: 0, y: 1}}; // Use the first field that you can find. assert_eq!(nested.x, true); assert_eq!((*nested).x, 0); // Same for methods, even though there are multiple // candidates (at different nesting levels). assert_eq!(nested.get_x(), true); assert_eq!((*nested).get_x(), 0); // Also go through multiple levels of indirection. assert_eq!(Rc::new(nested).x, true); let nested_priv = priv_test::DerefWrapperHideX::new(true, DerefWrapper {x: 0, y: 1}); assert_eq!(nested_priv.x, 0); assert_eq!((*nested_priv).x, 0); }