Trait std::ops::DerefMut [−] [src]

pub trait DerefMut: Deref {
    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target;
}

The DerefMut trait is used to specify the functionality of dereferencing mutably like *v = 1;

DerefMut also enables 'Deref coercions'.

Examples

A struct with a single field which is modifiable via dereferencing the struct.

use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};

struct DerefMutExample<T> {
    value: T
}

impl<T> Deref for DerefMutExample<T> {
    type Target = T;

    fn deref<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T {
        &self.value
    }
}

impl<T> DerefMut for DerefMutExample<T> {
    fn deref_mut<'a>(&'a mut self) -> &'a mut T {
        &mut self.value
    }
}

fn main() {
    let mut x = DerefMutExample { value: 'a' };
    *x = 'b';
    assert_eq!('b', *x);
}

Required Methods

fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target

The method called to mutably dereference a value

Implementors