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// Copyright 2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license // <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed // except according to those terms. //! Traits for conversions between types. //! //! The traits in this module provide a general way to talk about conversions //! from one type to another. They follow the standard Rust conventions of //! `as`/`into`/`from`. //! //! Like many traits, these are often used as bounds for generic functions, to //! support arguments of multiple types. //! //! - Implement the `As*` traits for reference-to-reference conversions //! - Implement the [`Into`] trait when you want to consume the value in the conversion //! - The [`From`] trait is the most flexible, useful for value _and_ reference conversions //! - The [`TryFrom`] and [`TryInto`] traits behave like [`From`] and [`Into`], but allow for the //! conversion to fail //! //! As a library author, you should prefer implementing [`From<T>`][`From`] or //! [`TryFrom<T>`][`TryFrom`] rather than [`Into<U>`][`Into`] or [`TryInto<U>`][`TryInto`], //! as [`From`] and [`TryFrom`] provide greater flexibility and offer //! equivalent [`Into`] or [`TryInto`] implementations for free, thanks to a //! blanket implementation in the standard library. //! //! # Generic Implementations //! //! - [`AsRef`] and [`AsMut`] auto-dereference if the inner type is a reference //! - [`From`]`<U> for T` implies [`Into`]`<T> for U` //! - [`TryFrom`]`<U> for T` implies [`TryInto`]`<T> for U` //! - [`From`] and [`Into`] are reflexive, which means that all types can //! `into` themselves and `from` themselves //! //! See each trait for usage examples. //! //! [`Into`]: trait.Into.html //! [`From`]: trait.From.html //! [`TryFrom`]: trait.TryFrom.html //! [`TryInto`]: trait.TryInto.html //! [`AsRef`]: trait.AsRef.html //! [`AsMut`]: trait.AsMut.html #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] /// A cheap reference-to-reference conversion. Used to convert a value to a /// reference value within generic code. /// /// `AsRef` is very similar to, but serves a slightly different purpose than, /// [`Borrow`]. /// /// `AsRef` is to be used when wishing to convert to a reference of another /// type. /// `Borrow` is more related to the notion of taking the reference. It is /// useful when wishing to abstract over the type of reference /// (`&T`, `&mut T`) or allow both the referenced and owned type to be treated /// in the same manner. /// /// The key difference between the two traits is the intention: /// /// - Use `AsRef` when goal is to simply convert into a reference /// - Use `Borrow` when goal is related to writing code that is agnostic to the /// type of borrow and if is reference or value /// /// See [the book][book] for a more detailed comparison. /// /// [book]: ../../book/first-edition/borrow-and-asref.html /// [`Borrow`]: ../../std/borrow/trait.Borrow.html /// /// **Note: this trait must not fail**. If the conversion can fail, use a /// dedicated method which returns an [`Option<T>`] or a [`Result<T, E>`]. /// /// [`Option<T>`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html /// [`Result<T, E>`]: ../../std/result/enum.Result.html /// /// # Generic Implementations /// /// - `AsRef` auto-dereferences if the inner type is a reference or a mutable /// reference (e.g.: `foo.as_ref()` will work the same if `foo` has type /// `&mut Foo` or `&&mut Foo`) /// /// # Examples /// /// Both [`String`] and `&str` implement `AsRef<str>`: /// /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html /// /// ``` /// fn is_hello<T: AsRef<str>>(s: T) { /// assert_eq!("hello", s.as_ref()); /// } /// /// let s = "hello"; /// is_hello(s); /// /// let s = "hello".to_string(); /// is_hello(s); /// ``` /// #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub trait AsRef<T: ?Sized> { /// Performs the conversion. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] fn as_ref(&self) -> &T; } /// A cheap, mutable reference-to-mutable reference conversion. /// /// This trait is similar to `AsRef` but used for converting between mutable /// references. /// /// **Note: this trait must not fail**. If the conversion can fail, use a /// dedicated method which returns an [`Option<T>`] or a [`Result<T, E>`]. /// /// [`Option<T>`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html /// [`Result<T, E>`]: ../../std/result/enum.Result.html /// /// # Generic Implementations /// /// - `AsMut` auto-dereferences if the inner type is a mutable reference /// (e.g.: `foo.as_mut()` will work the same if `foo` has type `&mut Foo` /// or `&mut &mut Foo`) /// /// # Examples /// /// [`Box<T>`] implements `AsMut<T>`: /// /// [`Box<T>`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html /// /// ``` /// fn add_one<T: AsMut<u64>>(num: &mut T) { /// *num.as_mut() += 1; /// } /// /// let mut boxed_num = Box::new(0); /// add_one(&mut boxed_num); /// assert_eq!(*boxed_num, 1); /// ``` /// /// #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub trait AsMut<T: ?Sized> { /// Performs the conversion. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T; } /// A conversion that consumes `self`, which may or may not be expensive. The /// reciprocal of [`From`][From]. /// /// **Note: this trait must not fail**. If the conversion can fail, use /// [`TryInto`] or a dedicated method which returns an [`Option<T>`] or a /// [`Result<T, E>`]. /// /// Library authors should not directly implement this trait, but should prefer /// implementing the [`From`][From] trait, which offers greater flexibility and /// provides an equivalent `Into` implementation for free, thanks to a blanket /// implementation in the standard library. /// /// # Generic Implementations /// /// - [`From<T>`][From]` for U` implies `Into<U> for T` /// - [`into`] is reflexive, which means that `Into<T> for T` is implemented /// /// # Implementing `Into` /// /// There is one exception to implementing `Into`, and it's kind of esoteric. /// If the destination type is not part of the current crate, and it uses a /// generic variable, then you can't implement `From` directly. For example, /// take this crate: /// /// ```compile_fail /// struct Wrapper<T>(Vec<T>); /// impl<T> From<Wrapper<T>> for Vec<T> { /// fn from(w: Wrapper<T>) -> Vec<T> { /// w.0 /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// To fix this, you can implement `Into` directly: /// /// ``` /// struct Wrapper<T>(Vec<T>); /// impl<T> Into<Vec<T>> for Wrapper<T> { /// fn into(self) -> Vec<T> { /// self.0 /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// This won't always allow the conversion: for example, `try!` and `?` /// always use `From`. However, in most cases, people use `Into` to do the /// conversions, and this will allow that. /// /// In almost all cases, you should try to implement `From`, then fall back /// to `Into` if `From` can't be implemented. /// /// # Examples /// /// [`String`] implements `Into<Vec<u8>>`: /// /// ``` /// fn is_hello<T: Into<Vec<u8>>>(s: T) { /// let bytes = b"hello".to_vec(); /// assert_eq!(bytes, s.into()); /// } /// /// let s = "hello".to_string(); /// is_hello(s); /// ``` /// /// [`TryInto`]: trait.TryInto.html /// [`Option<T>`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html /// [`Result<T, E>`]: ../../std/result/enum.Result.html /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html /// [From]: trait.From.html /// [`into`]: trait.Into.html#tymethod.into #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub trait Into<T>: Sized { /// Performs the conversion. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] fn into(self) -> T; } /// Simple and safe type conversions in to `Self`. It is the reciprocal of /// `Into`. /// /// This trait is useful when performing error handling as described by /// [the book][book] and is closely related to the `?` operator. /// /// When constructing a function that is capable of failing the return type /// will generally be of the form `Result<T, E>`. /// /// The `From` trait allows for simplification of error handling by providing a /// means of returning a single error type that encapsulates numerous possible /// erroneous situations. /// /// This trait is not limited to error handling, rather the general case for /// this trait would be in any type conversions to have an explicit definition /// of how they are performed. /// /// **Note: this trait must not fail**. If the conversion can fail, use /// [`TryFrom`] or a dedicated method which returns an [`Option<T>`] or a /// [`Result<T, E>`]. /// /// # Generic Implementations /// /// - `From<T> for U` implies [`Into<U>`]` for T` /// - [`from`] is reflexive, which means that `From<T> for T` is implemented /// /// # Examples /// /// [`String`] implements `From<&str>`: /// /// ``` /// let string = "hello".to_string(); /// let other_string = String::from("hello"); /// /// assert_eq!(string, other_string); /// ``` /// /// An example usage for error handling: /// /// ``` /// use std::io::{self, Read}; /// use std::num; /// /// enum CliError { /// IoError(io::Error), /// ParseError(num::ParseIntError), /// } /// /// impl From<io::Error> for CliError { /// fn from(error: io::Error) -> Self { /// CliError::IoError(error) /// } /// } /// /// impl From<num::ParseIntError> for CliError { /// fn from(error: num::ParseIntError) -> Self { /// CliError::ParseError(error) /// } /// } /// /// fn open_and_parse_file(file_name: &str) -> Result<i32, CliError> { /// let mut file = std::fs::File::open("test")?; /// let mut contents = String::new(); /// file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?; /// let num: i32 = contents.trim().parse()?; /// Ok(num) /// } /// ``` /// /// [`TryFrom`]: trait.TryFrom.html /// [`Option<T>`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html /// [`Result<T, E>`]: ../../std/result/enum.Result.html /// [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html /// [`Into<U>`]: trait.Into.html /// [`from`]: trait.From.html#tymethod.from /// [book]: ../../book/first-edition/error-handling.html #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] pub trait From<T>: Sized { /// Performs the conversion. #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] fn from(_: T) -> Self; } /// An attempted conversion that consumes `self`, which may or may not be /// expensive. /// /// Library authors should not directly implement this trait, but should prefer /// implementing the [`TryFrom`] trait, which offers greater flexibility and /// provides an equivalent `TryInto` implementation for free, thanks to a /// blanket implementation in the standard library. For more information on this, /// see the documentation for [`Into`]. /// /// [`TryFrom`]: trait.TryFrom.html /// [`Into`]: trait.Into.html #[unstable(feature = "try_from", issue = "33417")] pub trait TryInto<T>: Sized { /// The type returned in the event of a conversion error. type Error; /// Performs the conversion. fn try_into(self) -> Result<T, Self::Error>; } /// Attempt to construct `Self` via a conversion. #[unstable(feature = "try_from", issue = "33417")] pub trait TryFrom<T>: Sized { /// The type returned in the event of a conversion error. type Error; /// Performs the conversion. fn try_from(value: T) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>; } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // GENERIC IMPLS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // As lifts over & #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<'a, T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> AsRef<U> for &'a T where T: AsRef<U> { fn as_ref(&self) -> &U { <T as AsRef<U>>::as_ref(*self) } } // As lifts over &mut #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<'a, T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> AsRef<U> for &'a mut T where T: AsRef<U> { fn as_ref(&self) -> &U { <T as AsRef<U>>::as_ref(*self) } } // FIXME (#45742): replace the above impls for &/&mut with the following more general one: // // As lifts over Deref // impl<D: ?Sized + Deref, U: ?Sized> AsRef<U> for D where D::Target: AsRef<U> { // fn as_ref(&self) -> &U { // self.deref().as_ref() // } // } // AsMut lifts over &mut #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<'a, T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> AsMut<U> for &'a mut T where T: AsMut<U> { fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut U { (*self).as_mut() } } // FIXME (#45742): replace the above impl for &mut with the following more general one: // // AsMut lifts over DerefMut // impl<D: ?Sized + Deref, U: ?Sized> AsMut<U> for D where D::Target: AsMut<U> { // fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut U { // self.deref_mut().as_mut() // } // } // From implies Into #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<T, U> Into<U> for T where U: From<T> { fn into(self) -> U { U::from(self) } } // From (and thus Into) is reflexive #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<T> From<T> for T { fn from(t: T) -> T { t } } // TryFrom implies TryInto #[unstable(feature = "try_from", issue = "33417")] impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T where U: TryFrom<T> { type Error = U::Error; fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, U::Error> { U::try_from(self) } } // Infallible conversions are semantically equivalent to fallible conversions // with an uninhabited error type. #[unstable(feature = "try_from", issue = "33417")] impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T where T: From<U> { type Error = !; fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> { Ok(T::from(value)) } } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // CONCRETE IMPLS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<T> AsRef<[T]> for [T] { fn as_ref(&self) -> &[T] { self } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl<T> AsMut<[T]> for [T] { fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [T] { self } } #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] impl AsRef<str> for str { #[inline] fn as_ref(&self) -> &str { self } }