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Signature

pub trait BoxTrait

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Trait functions

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new

Creates a new Box with the given value. Allocates space in the boxed segment for the provided value and returns a Box that points to it.

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Signature

fn new(value: T) -> Box

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Examples

let x = 42;
let boxed_x = BoxTrait::new(x);

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unbox

Unboxes the given Box and returns the wrapped value.

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Signature

fn unbox(self: Box) -> T

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Examples

let boxed = BoxTrait::new(42);
assert!(boxed.unbox() == 42);

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as_snapshot

Converts the given snapshot of a Box into a Box of a snapshot. Useful for structures that aren’t copyable.

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Signature

fn as_snapshot(self: @Box) -> Box

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Examples

let snap_boxed_arr = @BoxTraits::new(array![1, 2, 3]);
let boxed_snap_arr = snap_boxed_arr.as_snapshot();
let snap_arr = boxed_snap_arr.unbox();