// edition:2018 // build-pass (FIXME(62277): could be check-pass?) trait Trait<'a, 'b> {} impl Trait<'_, '_> for T {} // `Ordinary<'a> <: Ordinary<'b>` if `'a: 'b`, as with most types. // // I am purposefully avoiding the terms co- and contra-variant because // their application to regions depends on how you interpreted Rust // regions. -nikomatsakis struct Ordinary<'a>(&'a u8); // Here we wind up selecting `'e` in the hidden type because // we need something outlived by both `'a` and `'b` and only `'e` applies. fn upper_bounds<'a, 'b, 'c, 'd, 'e>(a: Ordinary<'a>, b: Ordinary<'b>) -> impl Trait<'d, 'e> where 'a: 'e, 'b: 'e, 'a: 'd, { // We return a value: // // ``` // 'a: '0 // 'b: '1 // '0 in ['d, 'e] // ``` // // but we don't have it. // // We are forced to pick that '0 = 'e, because only 'e is outlived by *both* 'a and 'b. let p = if condition() { a } else { b }; p } fn condition() -> bool { true } fn main() {}