Cairo Traits

Overview

Guide how to define and implement traits in Cairo, including bounds and default behavior.

Quick Use

• •Read references/traits.md before answering.
• •Show a minimal trait plus impl Name of Trait<T> example.
• •Remind users to bring traits into scope to call trait methods.

Response Checklist

• •Define trait methods with signatures only, unless providing defaults.
• •Implement with impl ImplName of Trait<Type> { ... }.
• •Include trait bounds when generics need specific behavior.

Example Requests

• •"How do I implement a trait for a struct in Cairo?"
• •"Why can't I call a trait method even though impl exists?"
• •"Can a trait provide default method bodies?"

Cairo by Example

• •Traits
• •Derive
• •Drop and Destruct
• •Iterators
• •Clone
• •Disambiguating overlapping traits