enum Ast<'a> { Num(usize), Add(&'a Ast<'a>, &'a Ast<'a>) } fn build() { let x = Ast::Num(3); let y = Ast::Num(4); let z = Ast::Add(&x, &y); compute(&z); } fn compute(x: &Ast) -> usize { match *x { Ast::Num(x) => { x } Ast::Add(x, y) => { compute(x) + compute(y) } } } fn map_nums<'a,'b, F>(x: &Ast, f: &mut F) -> &'a Ast<'b> where F: FnMut(usize) -> usize { match *x { Ast::Num(x) => { return &Ast::Num((*f)(x)); //~ ERROR cannot return reference to temporary value } Ast::Add(x, y) => { let m_x = map_nums(x, f); let m_y = map_nums(y, f); return &Ast::Add(m_x, m_y); //~ ERROR cannot return reference to temporary value } } } fn main() {}