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1 | Inner items do not inherit type or const parameters from the functions |
2 | they are embedded in. | |
3 | ||
4 | Erroneous code example: | |
5 | ||
6 | ```compile_fail,E0401 | |
7 | fn foo<T>(x: T) { | |
8 | fn bar(y: T) { // T is defined in the "outer" function | |
9 | // .. | |
10 | } | |
11 | bar(x); | |
12 | } | |
13 | ``` | |
14 | ||
15 | Nor will this: | |
16 | ||
17 | ```compile_fail,E0401 | |
18 | fn foo<T>(x: T) { | |
19 | type MaybeT = Option<T>; | |
20 | // ... | |
21 | } | |
22 | ``` | |
23 | ||
24 | Or this: | |
25 | ||
26 | ```compile_fail,E0401 | |
27 | fn foo<T>(x: T) { | |
28 | struct Foo { | |
29 | x: T, | |
30 | } | |
31 | // ... | |
32 | } | |
33 | ``` | |
34 | ||
35 | Items inside functions are basically just like top-level items, except | |
36 | that they can only be used from the function they are in. | |
37 | ||
38 | There are a couple of solutions for this. | |
39 | ||
40 | If the item is a function, you may use a closure: | |
41 | ||
42 | ``` | |
43 | fn foo<T>(x: T) { | |
44 | let bar = |y: T| { // explicit type annotation may not be necessary | |
45 | // .. | |
46 | }; | |
47 | bar(x); | |
48 | } | |
49 | ``` | |
50 | ||
51 | For a generic item, you can copy over the parameters: | |
52 | ||
53 | ``` | |
54 | fn foo<T>(x: T) { | |
55 | fn bar<T>(y: T) { | |
56 | // .. | |
57 | } | |
58 | bar(x); | |
59 | } | |
60 | ``` | |
61 | ||
62 | ``` | |
63 | fn foo<T>(x: T) { | |
64 | type MaybeT<T> = Option<T>; | |
65 | } | |
66 | ``` | |
67 | ||
68 | Be sure to copy over any bounds as well: | |
69 | ||
70 | ``` | |
71 | fn foo<T: Copy>(x: T) { | |
72 | fn bar<T: Copy>(y: T) { | |
73 | // .. | |
74 | } | |
75 | bar(x); | |
76 | } | |
77 | ``` | |
78 | ||
79 | ``` | |
80 | fn foo<T: Copy>(x: T) { | |
81 | struct Foo<T: Copy> { | |
82 | x: T, | |
83 | } | |
84 | } | |
85 | ``` | |
86 | ||
87 | This may require additional type hints in the function body. | |
88 | ||
89 | In case the item is a function inside an `impl`, defining a private helper | |
90 | function might be easier: | |
91 | ||
92 | ``` | |
93 | # struct Foo<T>(T); | |
94 | impl<T> Foo<T> { | |
95 | pub fn foo(&self, x: T) { | |
96 | self.bar(x); | |
97 | } | |
98 | ||
99 | fn bar(&self, y: T) { | |
100 | // .. | |
101 | } | |
102 | } | |
103 | ``` | |
104 | ||
105 | For default impls in traits, the private helper solution won't work, however | |
106 | closures or copying the parameters should still work. |