A wrapper around Rc<RefCell<T>>
allowing immediate access to inner methods,
without the need for .borrow()
or .borrow_mut()
,
allowing for a more seamless pointer experience.
rs
let mut k = Imp::new(String::new());
let p = k.clone(); // Clone the pointer.
k.push_str("yo");
println!("{} {}", k, p); // Prints "yo yo"
Also allows the use of operators:
rs
let mut k = Imp::new(5);
let p = k.clone(); // Clone the pointer.
k += 5;
println!("{} {}", k, p); // Prints "10 10"
The biggest difference to Rc<RefCell<T>>
is that your pointer instance will need to be marked as mut
if you want to use &mut self
methods, as opposed to Rc<RefCell<T>>
instances where you can call .borrow_mut()
,
removing the need for the mut keyword.
However, this does not mean that all clones of the pointer need to be mutable!
rs
let k = Imp::new(String::new());
let mut p = k.clone(); // Clone the pointer.
p.push_str("yo");
println!("{:?} {:?}", k, p); // Prints "yo yo"
Also supports dynamic dispatch for all your trait ojects, in both mutable and inmutable contexts!
```rs
trait Animal {
fn sound(&self) -> &'static str;
fn volume(&self) -> i32;
fn set_volume(&mut self, v: i32);
}
struct Sheep { volume: i32, } impl Animal for Sheep { fn sound(&self) -> &'static str { "baah" }
fn volume(&self) -> i32 {
self.volume
}
fn set_volume(&mut self, v: i32) {
self.volume = v;
}
}
struct Dog { volume: i32, } impl Animal for Dog { fn sound(&self) -> &'static str { "bark" }
fn volume(&self) -> i32 {
self.volume
}
fn set_volume(&mut self, v: i32) {
self.volume = v;
}
}
rs
let s = Sheep { volume: 10 };
let d = Sheep { volume: 15 };
let mut rc_refcell: Vec
rcrefcell.itermut().foreach(|a| { let v = a.borrow().volume(); a.borrowmut().set_volume(v * 2); });
imp.itermut().foreach(|a| { let v = a.volume(); a.set_volume(v * 2); });
let rcrefcell = rcrefcell
.iter()
.map(|p| p.borrow().volume())
.collect::
println!("{:?}", rc_refcell); // Prints [20, 30] println!("{:?}", imp); // Prints [20, 30] ```