use std::borrow::Cow; pub trait IntoCow<'a, B: ?Sized> where B: ToOwned { fn into_cow(self) -> Cow<'a, B>; } impl<'a> IntoCow<'a, str> for String { fn into_cow(self) -> Cow<'a, str> { Cow::Owned(self) } } fn main() { ::into_cow("foo".to_string()); //~^ ERROR missing generics for ::into_cow::("foo".to_string()); //~^ ERROR method takes 0 generic arguments but 1 //~| ERROR missing generics for }