From fdd278fde1fc7e5c26a853200cade201bb86e48f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emerentius Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:54:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] rust: update explanation of borrow system With the introduction of non-lexical lifetimes, borrows no longer last until the end of scope. This has always been active in the 2018 edition and is now also true in the 2015 edition as of Rust 1.36 --- rust.html.markdown | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/rust.html.markdown b/rust.html.markdown index f8f6c5e4..92794e69 100644 --- a/rust.html.markdown +++ b/rust.html.markdown @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ fn main() { // Reference – an immutable pointer that refers to other data // When a reference is taken to a value, we say that the value has been ‘borrowed’. // While a value is borrowed immutably, it cannot be mutated or moved. - // A borrow lasts until the end of the scope it was created in. + // A borrow is active until the last use of the borrowing variable. let mut var = 4; var = 3; let ref_var: &i32 = &var; @@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ fn main() { println!("{}", *ref_var); // var = 5; // this would not compile because `var` is borrowed // *ref_var = 6; // this would not either, because `ref_var` is an immutable reference + ref_var; // no-op, but counts as a use and keeps the borrow active + var = 2; // ref_var is no longer used after the line above, so the borrow has ended // Mutable reference // While a value is mutably borrowed, it cannot be accessed at all. @@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ fn main() { println!("{}", *ref_var2); // 6 , // var2 would not compile. // ref_var2 is of type &mut i32, so stores a reference to an i32, not the value. // var2 = 2; // this would not compile because `var2` is borrowed. + ref_var2; // no-op, but counts as a use and keeps the borrow active until here } ```