// run-pass trait Iterable { type Item<'a> where Self: 'a; type Iter<'a>: Iterator> where Self: 'a; fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Self::Iter<'a>; } // Impl for struct type impl Iterable for Vec { type Item<'a> = as Iterator>::Item where T: 'a; type Iter<'a> = std::slice::Iter<'a, T> where T: 'a; fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Self::Iter<'a> { self[..].iter() } } // Impl for a primitive type impl Iterable for [T] { type Item<'a> = as Iterator>::Item where T: 'a; type Iter<'a> = std::slice::Iter<'a, T> where T: 'a; fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Self::Iter<'a> { self.iter() } } fn make_iter<'a, I: Iterable + ?Sized>(it: &'a I) -> I::Iter<'a> { it.iter() } fn get_first<'a, I: Iterable + ?Sized>(it: &'a I) -> Option> { it.iter().next() } fn main() { let v = vec![1, 2, 3]; assert_eq!(v, make_iter(&v).copied().collect::>()); assert_eq!(v, make_iter(&*v).copied().collect::>()); assert_eq!(Some(&1), get_first(&v)); assert_eq!(Some(&1), get_first(&*v)); }