/// Asserts that constant expressions evaluate to `true`. /// /// Constant expressions can be ensured to have certain properties via this /// macro If the expression evaluates to `false`, the file will fail to compile. /// This is synonymous to [`static_assert` in C++][static_assert]. /// /// # Alternatives /// /// There also exists [`const_assert_eq`](macro.const_assert_eq.html) for /// validating whether a sequence of expressions are equal to one another. /// /// # Examples /// /// A common use case is to guarantee properties about a constant value that's /// generated via meta-programming. /// /// ``` /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const VALUE: i32 = // ... /// # 3; /// /// const_assert!(VALUE >= 2); /// ``` /// /// Inputs are type-checked as booleans: /// /// ```compile_fail /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const_assert!(!0); /// ``` /// /// Despite this being a macro, we see this produces a type error: /// /// ```txt /// | const_assert!(!0); /// | ^^ expected bool, found integral variable /// | /// = note: expected type `bool` /// found type `{integer}` /// ``` /// /// The following fails to compile because multiplying by 5 does not have an /// identity property: /// /// ```compile_fail /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const_assert!(5 * 5 == 5); /// ``` /// /// [static_assert]: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/static_assert #[macro_export] macro_rules! const_assert { ($x:expr $(,)?) => { #[allow(unknown_lints, eq_op)] const _: [(); 0 - !{ const ASSERT: bool = $x; ASSERT } as usize] = []; }; } /// Asserts that constants are equal in value. /// /// # Examples /// /// This works as a shorthand for `const_assert!(a == b)`: /// /// ``` /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const TWO: usize = 2; /// /// const_assert_eq!(TWO * TWO, TWO + TWO); /// ``` /// /// Just because 2 × 2 = 2 + 2 doesn't mean it holds true for other numbers: /// /// ```compile_fail /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const_assert_eq!(4 + 4, 4 * 4); /// ``` #[macro_export(local_inner_macros)] macro_rules! const_assert_eq { ($x:expr, $y:expr $(,)?) => { const_assert!($x == $y); }; } /// Asserts that constants are **not** equal in value. /// /// # Examples /// /// This works as a shorthand for `const_assert!(a != b)`: /// /// ``` /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const NUM: usize = 32; /// /// const_assert_ne!(NUM * NUM, 64); /// ``` /// /// The following example fails to compile because 2 is magic and 2 × 2 = 2 + 2: /// /// ```compile_fail /// # #[macro_use] extern crate static_assertions; fn main() {} /// const_assert_ne!(2 + 2, 2 * 2); /// ``` #[macro_export(local_inner_macros)] macro_rules! const_assert_ne { ($x:expr, $y:expr $(,)?) => { const_assert!($x != $y); }; }