Enum alloc::borrow::Cow1.0.0[][src]

pub enum Cow<'a, B: ?Sized + 'a> where
    B: ToOwned
{ Borrowed(&'a B), Owned(<B as ToOwned>::Owned), }

A clone-on-write smart pointer.

The type Cow is a smart pointer providing clone-on-write functionality: it can enclose and provide immutable access to borrowed data, and clone the data lazily when mutation or ownership is required. The type is designed to work with general borrowed data via the Borrow trait.

Cow implements Deref, which means that you can call non-mutating methods directly on the data it encloses. If mutation is desired, to_mut will obtain a mutable reference to an owned value, cloning if necessary.

Examples

use std::borrow::Cow;

fn abs_all(input: &mut Cow<[i32]>) {
    for i in 0..input.len() {
        let v = input[i];
        if v < 0 {
            // Clones into a vector if not already owned.
            input.to_mut()[i] = -v;
        }
    }
}

// No clone occurs because `input` doesn't need to be mutated.
let slice = [0, 1, 2];
let mut input = Cow::from(&slice[..]);
abs_all(&mut input);

// Clone occurs because `input` needs to be mutated.
let slice = [-1, 0, 1];
let mut input = Cow::from(&slice[..]);
abs_all(&mut input);

// No clone occurs because `input` is already owned.
let mut input = Cow::from(vec![-1, 0, 1]);
abs_all(&mut input);

Variants

Borrowed data.

Owned data.

Methods

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Cow<'a, B> where
    B: ToOwned
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Acquires a mutable reference to the owned form of the data.

Clones the data if it is not already owned.

Examples

use std::borrow::Cow;

let mut cow = Cow::Borrowed("foo");
cow.to_mut().make_ascii_uppercase();

assert_eq!(
  cow,
  Cow::Owned(String::from("FOO")) as Cow<str>
);

Extracts the owned data.

Clones the data if it is not already owned.

Examples

Calling into_owned on a Cow::Borrowed clones the underlying data and becomes a Cow::Owned:

use std::borrow::Cow;

let s = "Hello world!";
let cow = Cow::Borrowed(s);

assert_eq!(
  cow.into_owned(),
  String::from(s)
);

Calling into_owned on a Cow::Owned is a no-op:

use std::borrow::Cow;

let s = "Hello world!";
let cow: Cow<str> = Cow::Owned(String::from(s));

assert_eq!(
  cow.into_owned(),
  String::from(s)
);

Trait Implementations

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Borrow<B> for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: ToOwned,
    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: 'a, 
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Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Clone for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: ToOwned
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Returns a copy of the value. Read more

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Deref for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: ToOwned
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The resulting type after dereferencing.

Dereferences the value.

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Eq for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Eq + ToOwned
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impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Ord for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Ord + ToOwned
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This method returns an Ordering between self and other. Read more

Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more

Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more

impl<'a, 'b, B: ?Sized, C: ?Sized> PartialEq<Cow<'b, C>> for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: PartialEq<C> + ToOwned,
    C: ToOwned
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> PartialOrd for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: PartialOrd + ToOwned
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This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists. Read more

This method tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator. Read more

This method tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator. Read more

This method tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator. Read more

This method tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator. Read more

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Debug for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Debug + ToOwned,
    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: Debug
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Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Display for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Display + ToOwned,
    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: Display
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Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Default for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: ToOwned,
    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: Default
1.11.0
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Creates an owned Cow<'a, B> with the default value for the contained owned value.

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Hash for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Hash + ToOwned
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Feeds this value into the given [Hasher]. Read more

Feeds a slice of this type into the given [Hasher]. Read more

impl<'a, T: ?Sized + ToOwned> AsRef<T> for Cow<'a, T>
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a> Add<&'a str> for Cow<'a, str>
1.14.0
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The resulting type after applying the + operator.

Performs the + operation.

impl<'a> Add<Cow<'a, str>> for Cow<'a, str>
1.14.0
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The resulting type after applying the + operator.

Performs the + operation.

impl<'a> AddAssign<&'a str> for Cow<'a, str>
1.14.0
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Performs the += operation.

impl<'a> AddAssign<Cow<'a, str>> for Cow<'a, str>
1.14.0
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Performs the += operation.

impl<'a> FromIterator<Cow<'a, str>> for String
1.19.0
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Creates a value from an iterator. Read more

impl<'a> Extend<Cow<'a, str>> for String
1.19.0
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Extends a collection with the contents of an iterator. Read more

impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<str> for Cow<'a, str>
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<Cow<'a, str>> for str
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<&'b str> for Cow<'a, str>
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<Cow<'a, str>> for &'b str
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<String> for Cow<'a, str>
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<Cow<'a, str>> for String
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a> ToString for Cow<'a, str>
1.17.0
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Converts the given value to a String. Read more

impl<'a> From<Cow<'a, str>> for String
1.14.0
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Cow<'a, str>
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a> From<String> for Cow<'a, str>
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a> From<&'a String> for Cow<'a, str>
1.28.0
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a> FromIterator<char> for Cow<'a, str>
1.12.0
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Creates a value from an iterator. Read more

impl<'a, 'b> FromIterator<&'b str> for Cow<'a, str>
1.12.0
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Creates a value from an iterator. Read more

impl<'a> FromIterator<String> for Cow<'a, str>
1.12.0
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Creates a value from an iterator. Read more

impl<'a, 'b, A: Clone, B> PartialEq<&'b [B]> for Cow<'a, [A]> where
    A: PartialEq<B>, 
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b, A: Clone, B> PartialEq<&'b mut [B]> for Cow<'a, [A]> where
    A: PartialEq<B>, 
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, 'b, A: Clone, B> PartialEq<Vec<B>> for Cow<'a, [A]> where
    A: PartialEq<B>, 
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This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=.

impl<'a, T> From<Cow<'a, [T]>> for Vec<T> where
    [T]: ToOwned<Owned = Vec<T>>, 
1.14.0
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a, T: Clone> From<&'a [T]> for Cow<'a, [T]>
1.8.0
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a, T: Clone> From<Vec<T>> for Cow<'a, [T]>
1.8.0
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a, T: Clone> From<&'a Vec<T>> for Cow<'a, [T]>
1.28.0
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Performs the conversion.

impl<'a, T> FromIterator<T> for Cow<'a, [T]> where
    T: Clone
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Creates a value from an iterator. Read more

Auto Trait Implementations

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Send for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Sync,
    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: Send

impl<'a, B: ?Sized> Sync for Cow<'a, B> where
    B: Sync,
    <B as ToOwned>::Owned: Sync