I was reading the lifetimes chapter of the Rust book, and I came across this example for a named/explicit lifetime: struct Foo<‘a> { x: &’a i32, } fn main() { let x; // -+ x goes into scope // | { // | let y = &5; // —+ y goes into scope let f … Read more
I have a value and I want to store that value and a reference to something inside that value in my own type: struct Thing { count: u32, } struct Combined<‘a>(Thing, &’a u32); fn make_combined<‘a>() -> Combined<‘a> { let thing = Thing { count: 42 }; Combined(thing, &thing.count) } Sometimes, I have a value and … Read more
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If a variable is declared as static in a function’s scope it is only initialized once and retains its value between function calls. What exactly is its lifetime? When do its constructor and destructor get called? void foo() { static string plonk = “When will I die?”; } 5 Answers 5
