Cairo Deref Coercion
Overview
Guide how deref coercion works via Deref and DerefMut, and when it applies.
Quick Use
- •Read
references/deref-coercion.mdbefore answering. - •Show the
Dereftrait and a wrapper example. - •Note that
DerefMutonly applies to mutable variables.
Response Checklist
- •Implement
Deref<T>withtype Targetandfn deref(self: T) -> Target. - •Use deref coercion to access fields on the wrapped type.
- •Use
DerefMutwhen you need mutable-only coercion; it does not make the target mutable by itself.
Example Requests
- •"Why can I access fields on a wrapper type?"
- •"How do I implement Deref for a custom type?"
- •"Why does DerefMut require a mut variable?"