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1.25.0[][src]Struct std::ptr::NonNull

#[repr(transparent)]
pub struct NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
{ /* fields omitted */ }

*mut T but non-zero and covariant.

This is often the correct thing to use when building data structures using raw pointers, but is ultimately more dangerous to use because of its additional properties. If you're not sure if you should use NonNull<T>, just use *mut T!

Unlike *mut T, the pointer must always be non-null, even if the pointer is never dereferenced. This is so that enums may use this forbidden value as a discriminant -- Option<NonNull<T>> has the same size as *mut T. However the pointer may still dangle if it isn't dereferenced.

Unlike *mut T, NonNull<T> is covariant over T. If this is incorrect for your use case, you should include some PhantomData in your type to provide invariance, such as PhantomData<Cell<T>> or PhantomData<&'a mut T>. Usually this won't be necessary; covariance is correct for most safe abstractions, such as Box, Rc, Arc, Vec, and LinkedList. This is the case because they provide a public API that follows the normal shared XOR mutable rules of Rust.

Methods

impl<T> NonNull<T>[src]

pub fn dangling() -> NonNull<T>[src]

Creates a new NonNull that is dangling, but well-aligned.

This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like Vec::new does.

Note that the pointer value may potentially represent a valid pointer to a T, which means this must not be used as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value. Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.

impl<T> NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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pub const unsafe fn new_unchecked(ptr: *mut T) -> NonNull<T>[src]

Creates a new NonNull.

Safety

ptr must be non-null.

pub fn new(ptr: *mut T) -> Option<NonNull<T>>[src]

Creates a new NonNull if ptr is non-null.

pub const fn as_ptr(self) -> *mut T[src]

Acquires the underlying *mut pointer.

Important traits for &'_ mut I
pub unsafe fn as_ref(&self) -> &T[src]

Dereferences the content.

The resulting lifetime is bound to self so this behaves "as if" it were actually an instance of T that is getting borrowed. If a longer (unbound) lifetime is needed, use &*my_ptr.as_ptr().

Important traits for &'_ mut I
pub unsafe fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T[src]

Mutably dereferences the content.

The resulting lifetime is bound to self so this behaves "as if" it were actually an instance of T that is getting borrowed. If a longer (unbound) lifetime is needed, use &mut *my_ptr.as_ptr().

pub fn cast<U>(self) -> NonNull<U>
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Cast to a pointer of another type

Trait Implementations

impl<T, U> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where
    T: Unsize<U> + ?Sized,
    U: ?Sized
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impl<T> Clone for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)
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Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

impl<T> PartialOrd<NonNull<T>> for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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#[must_use]
fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
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This method tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator. Read more

#[must_use]
fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
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This method tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator. Read more

#[must_use]
fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
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This method tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator. Read more

#[must_use]
fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
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This method tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator. Read more

impl<T> Ord for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self
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Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more

fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self
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Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more

impl<T> Pointer for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T, U> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where
    T: Unsize<U> + ?Sized,
    U: ?Sized
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impl<T> Eq for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Debug for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> PartialEq<NonNull<T>> for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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#[must_use]
fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool
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This method tests for !=.

impl<T> Copy for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<'a, T> From<&'a T> for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> From<Unique<T>> for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<'a, T> From<&'a mut T> for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Hash for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H) where
    H: Hasher
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Feeds a slice of this type into the given [Hasher]. Read more

impl<T> !Sync for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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NonNull pointers are not Sync because the data they reference may be aliased.

impl<T> !Send for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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NonNull pointers are not Send because the data they reference may be aliased.

impl<T: RefUnwindSafe + ?Sized> UnwindSafe for NonNull<T>[src]

Blanket Implementations

impl<T> From for T[src]

impl<T, U> TryFrom for T where
    U: Into<T>, 
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type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

impl<T, U> TryInto for T where
    U: TryFrom<T>, 
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type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

impl<T, U> Into for T where
    U: From<T>, 
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impl<T> Borrow for T where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> BorrowMut for T where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Any for T where
    T: 'static + ?Sized
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impl<T> ToOwned for T where
    T: Clone
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type Owned = T