Primitive Type slice 

A dynamically-sized view into a contiguous sequence, [T].

Contiguous here means that elements are laid out so that every element is the same distance from its neighbors.

See also the std::slice module.

Slices are a view into a block of memory represented as a pointer and a length.

// slicing a Vec
let vec = vec![1, 2, 3];
let int_slice = &vec[..];
// coercing an array to a slice
let str_slice: &[&str] = &["one", "two", "three"];

Slices are either mutable or shared. The shared slice type is &[T], while the mutable slice type is &mut [T], where T represents the element type. For example, you can mutate the block of memory that a mutable slice points to:

let mut x = [1, 2, 3];
let x = &mut x[..]; // Take a full slice of `x`.
x[1] = 7;
assert_eq!(x, &[1, 7, 3]);

It is possible to slice empty subranges of slices by using empty ranges (including slice.len()..slice.len()):

let x = [1, 2, 3];
let empty = &x[0..0];   // subslice before the first element
assert_eq!(empty, &[]);
let empty = &x[..0];    // same as &x[0..0]
assert_eq!(empty, &[]);
let empty = &x[1..1];   // empty subslice in the middle
assert_eq!(empty, &[]);
let empty = &x[3..3];   // subslice after the last element
assert_eq!(empty, &[]);
let empty = &x[3..];    // same as &x[3..3]
assert_eq!(empty, &[]);

It is not allowed to use subranges that start with lower bound bigger than slice.len():

let x = vec![1, 2, 3];
let _ = &x[4..4];

As slices store the length of the sequence they refer to, they have twice the size of pointers to Sized types. Also see the reference on dynamically sized types.

let pointer_size = size_of::<&u8>();
assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, size_of::<&[u8]>());
assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, size_of::<*const [u8]>());
assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, size_of::<Box<[u8]>>());
assert_eq!(2 * pointer_size, size_of::<Rc<[u8]>>());

Trait Implementations

Some traits are implemented for slices if the element type implements that trait. This includes Eq, Hash and Ord.

Iteration

The slices implement IntoIterator. The iterator yields references to the slice elements.

let numbers: &[i32] = &[0, 1, 2];
for n in numbers {
    println!("{n} is a number!");
}

The mutable slice yields mutable references to the elements:

let mut scores: &mut [i32] = &mut [7, 8, 9];
for score in scores {
    *score += 1;
}

This iterator yields mutable references to the slice’s elements, so while the element type of the slice is i32, the element type of the iterator is &mut i32.

• .iter and .iter_mut are the explicit methods to return the default iterators.
• Further methods that return iterators are .split, .splitn, .chunks, .windows and more.

Implementations

impl<T> [MaybeUninit<T>]

pub const unsafe fn assume_init_drop(&mut self)

where T:,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (maybe_uninit_slice #63569)

Drops the contained values in place.

Safety

It is up to the caller to guarantee that every MaybeUninit<T> in the slice really is in an initialized state. Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized causes undefined behavior.

On top of that, all additional invariants of the type T must be satisfied, as the Drop implementation of T (or its members) may rely on this. For example, setting a Vec<T> to an invalid but non-null address makes it initialized (under the current implementation; this does not constitute a stable guarantee), because the only requirement the compiler knows about it is that the data pointer must be non-null. Dropping such a Vec<T> however will cause undefined behaviour.

pub const unsafe fn assume_init_ref(&self) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (maybe_uninit_slice #63569)

Gets a shared reference to the contained value.

Safety

Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized causes undefined behavior: it is up to the caller to guarantee that every MaybeUninit<T> in the slice really is in an initialized state.

impl<T> [T]

pub const fn len(&self) -> usize

Returns the number of elements in the slice.

Examples

let a = [1, 2, 3];
assert_eq!(a.len(), 3);

pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the slice has a length of 0.

Examples

let a = [1, 2, 3];
assert!(!a.is_empty());

let b: &[i32] = &[];
assert!(b.is_empty());

pub const fn first(&self) -> Option<&T>

Returns the first element of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&10), v.first());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(None, w.first());

pub const fn first_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Returns a mutable reference to the first element of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(first) = x.first_mut() {
    *first = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[5, 1, 2]);

let y: &mut [i32] = &mut [];
assert_eq!(None, y.first_mut());

pub const fn split_first(&self) -> Option<(&T, &[T])>

Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first() {
    assert_eq!(first, &0);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[1, 2]);
}

pub const fn split_first_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&mut T, &mut [T])>

Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first_mut() {
    *first = 3;
    elements[0] = 4;
    elements[1] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 5]);

pub const fn split_last(&self) -> Option<(&T, &[T])>

Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((last, elements)) = x.split_last() {
    assert_eq!(last, &2);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[0, 1]);
}

pub const fn split_last_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&mut T, &mut [T])>

Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((last, elements)) = x.split_last_mut() {
    *last = 3;
    elements[0] = 4;
    elements[1] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[4, 5, 3]);

pub const fn last(&self) -> Option<&T>

Returns the last element of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&30), v.last());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(None, w.last());

pub const fn last_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Returns a mutable reference to the last item in the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(last) = x.last_mut() {
    *last = 10;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 1, 10]);

let y: &mut [i32] = &mut [];
assert_eq!(None, y.last_mut());

pub const fn first_chunk<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<&[T; N]>

Returns an array reference to the first N items in the slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let u = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&[10, 40]), u.first_chunk::<2>());

let v: &[i32] = &[10];
assert_eq!(None, v.first_chunk::<2>());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(Some(&[]), w.first_chunk::<0>());

pub const fn first_chunk_mut<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut [T; N]>

Returns a mutable array reference to the first N items in the slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(first) = x.first_chunk_mut::<2>() {
    first[0] = 5;
    first[1] = 4;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[5, 4, 2]);

assert_eq!(None, x.first_chunk_mut::<4>());

pub fn get<I>(&self, index: I) -> Option<&I::Output>

where I: SliceIndex<Self>,

Returns a reference to an element or subslice depending on the type of index.

• If given a position, returns a reference to the element at that position or None if out of bounds.
• If given a range, returns the subslice corresponding to that range, or None if out of bounds.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&40), v.get(1));
assert_eq!(Some(&[10, 40][..]), v.get(0..2));
assert_eq!(None, v.get(3));
assert_eq!(None, v.get(0..4));

pub fn get_mut<I>(&mut self, index: I) -> Option<&mut I::Output>

where I: SliceIndex<Self>,

Returns a mutable reference to an element or subslice depending on the type of index (see get) or None if the index is out of bounds.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(elem) = x.get_mut(1) {
    *elem = 42;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 42, 2]);

pub unsafe fn get_unchecked<I>(&self, index: I) -> &I::Output

where I: SliceIndex<Self>,

Returns a reference to an element or subslice, without doing bounds checking.

For a safe alternative see get.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used.

You can think of this like .get(index).unwrap_unchecked(). It’s UB to call .get_unchecked(len), even if you immediately convert to a pointer. And it’s UB to call .get_unchecked(..len + 1), .get_unchecked(..=len), or similar.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    assert_eq!(x.get_unchecked(1), &2);
}

pub unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut<I>(&mut self, index: I) -> &mut I::Output

where I: SliceIndex<Self>,

Returns a mutable reference to an element or subslice, without doing bounds checking.

For a safe alternative see get_mut.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used.

You can think of this like .get_mut(index).unwrap_unchecked(). It’s UB to call .get_unchecked_mut(len), even if you immediately convert to a pointer. And it’s UB to call .get_unchecked_mut(..len + 1), .get_unchecked_mut(..=len), or similar.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    let elem = x.get_unchecked_mut(1);
    *elem = 13;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[1, 13, 4]);

pub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T

Returns a raw pointer to the slice’s buffer.

The caller must ensure that the slice outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it will end up dangling.

The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to is never written to (except inside an UnsafeCell) using this pointer or any pointer derived from it. If you need to mutate the contents of the slice, use as_mut_ptr.

Modifying the container referenced by this slice may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which would also make any pointers to it invalid.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];
let x_ptr = x.as_ptr();

unsafe {
    for i in 0..x.len() {
        assert_eq!(x.get_unchecked(i), &*x_ptr.add(i));
    }
}

pub const fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut T

Returns an unsafe mutable pointer to the slice’s buffer.

The caller must ensure that the slice outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it will end up dangling.

Modifying the container referenced by this slice may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which would also make any pointers to it invalid.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];
let x_ptr = x.as_mut_ptr();

unsafe {
    for i in 0..x.len() {
        *x_ptr.add(i) += 2;
    }
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 6]);

pub const fn as_array<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<&[T; N]>

Gets a reference to the underlying array.

If N is not exactly equal to the length of self, then this method returns None.

pub const fn as_mut_array<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut [T; N]>

Gets a mutable reference to the slice’s underlying array.

If N is not exactly equal to the length of self, then this method returns None.

pub const fn swap(&mut self, a: usize, b: usize)

Swaps two elements in the slice.

If a equals to b, it’s guaranteed that elements won’t change value.

Arguments

• a - The index of the first element
• b - The index of the second element

Panics

Panics if a or b are out of bounds.

Examples

let mut v = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"];
v.swap(2, 4);
assert!(v == ["a", "b", "e", "d", "c"]);

pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over the slice.

The iterator yields all items from start to end.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];
let mut iterator = x.iter();

assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&1));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&2));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&4));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), None);

pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator that allows modifying each value.

The iterator yields all items from start to end.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];
for elem in x.iter_mut() {
    *elem += 2;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 6]);

pub fn windows(&self, size: usize) -> Windows<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over all contiguous windows of length size. The windows overlap. If the slice is shorter than size, the iterator returns no values.

Panics

Panics if size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.windows(3);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o', 'r']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['o', 'r', 'e']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e', 'm']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If the slice is shorter than size:

let slice = ['f', 'o', 'o'];
let mut iter = slice.windows(4);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

Because the Iterator trait cannot represent the required lifetimes, there is no windows_mut analog to windows; [0,1,2].windows_mut(2).collect() would violate the rules of references (though a LendingIterator analog is possible). You can sometimes use Cell::as_slice_of_cells in conjunction with windows instead:

use std::cell::Cell;

let mut array = ['R', 'u', 's', 't', ' ', '2', '0', '1', '5'];
let slice = &mut array[..];
let slice_of_cells: &[Cell<char>] = Cell::from_mut(slice).as_slice_of_cells();
for w in slice_of_cells.windows(3) {
    Cell::swap(&w[0], &w[2]);
}
assert_eq!(array, ['s', 't', ' ', '2', '0', '1', '5', 'u', 'R']);

pub fn chunks(&self, chunk_size: usize) -> Chunks<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are slices and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunk_size.

See chunks_exact for a variant of this iterator that returns chunks of always exactly chunk_size elements, and rchunks for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

If your chunk_size is a constant, consider using as_chunks instead, which will give references to arrays of exactly that length, rather than slices.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.chunks(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['m']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

pub fn chunks_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunk_size.

See chunks_exact_mut for a variant of this iterator that returns chunks of always exactly chunk_size elements, and rchunks_mut for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

If your chunk_size is a constant, consider using as_chunks_mut instead, which will give references to arrays of exactly that length, rather than slices.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.chunks_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 3]);

pub fn chunks_exact(&self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksExact<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are slices and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last up to chunk_size-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the remainder function of the iterator.

Due to each chunk having exactly chunk_size elements, the compiler can often optimize the resulting code better than in the case of chunks.

See chunks for a variant of this iterator that also returns the remainder as a smaller chunk, and rchunks_exact for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

If your chunk_size is a constant, consider using as_chunks instead, which will give references to arrays of exactly that length, rather than slices.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.chunks_exact(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());
assert_eq!(iter.remainder(), &['m']);

pub fn chunks_exact_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksExactMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last up to chunk_size-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the into_remainder function of the iterator.

Due to each chunk having exactly chunk_size elements, the compiler can often optimize the resulting code better than in the case of chunks_mut.

See chunks_mut for a variant of this iterator that also returns the remainder as a smaller chunk, and rchunks_exact_mut for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

If your chunk_size is a constant, consider using as_chunks_mut instead, which will give references to arrays of exactly that length, rather than slices.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.chunks_exact_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 0]);

pub const unsafe fn as_chunks_unchecked<const N: usize>(&self) -> &[[T; N]]

Splits the slice into a slice of N-element arrays, assuming that there’s no remainder.

This is the inverse operation to as_flattened.

As this is unsafe, consider whether you could use as_chunks or as_rchunks instead, perhaps via something like if let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks() or let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks() else { unreachable!() };.

Safety

This may only be called when

• The slice splits exactly into N-element chunks (aka self.len() % N == 0).
• N != 0.

Examples

let slice: &[char] = &['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm', '!'];
let chunks: &[[char; 1]] =
    // SAFETY: 1-element chunks never have remainder
    unsafe { slice.as_chunks_unchecked() };
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['l'], ['o'], ['r'], ['e'], ['m'], ['!']]);
let chunks: &[[char; 3]] =
    // SAFETY: The slice length (6) is a multiple of 3
    unsafe { slice.as_chunks_unchecked() };
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['l', 'o', 'r'], ['e', 'm', '!']]);

// These would be unsound:
// let chunks: &[[_; 5]] = slice.as_chunks_unchecked() // The slice length is not a multiple of 5
// let chunks: &[[_; 0]] = slice.as_chunks_unchecked() // Zero-length chunks are never allowed

pub const fn as_chunks<const N: usize>(&self) -> (&[[T; N]], &[T])

Splits the slice into a slice of N-element arrays, starting at the beginning of the slice, and a remainder slice with length strictly less than N.

The remainder is meaningful in the division sense. Given let (chunks, remainder) = slice.as_chunks(), then:

• chunks.len() equals slice.len() / N,
• remainder.len() equals slice.len() % N, and
• slice.len() equals chunks.len() * N + remainder.len().

You can flatten the chunks back into a slice-of-T with as_flattened.

Panics

Panics if N is zero.

Note that this check is against a const generic parameter, not a runtime value, and thus a particular monomorphization will either always panic or it will never panic.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let (chunks, remainder) = slice.as_chunks();
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['l', 'o'], ['r', 'e']]);
assert_eq!(remainder, &['m']);

If you expect the slice to be an exact multiple, you can combine let-else with an empty slice pattern:

let slice = ['R', 'u', 's', 't'];
let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks::<2>() else {
    panic!("slice didn't have even length")
};
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['R', 'u'], ['s', 't']]);

pub const fn split_at(&self, mid: usize) -> (&[T], &[T])

Divides one slice into two at an index.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Panics

Panics if mid > len. For a non-panicking alternative see split_at_checked.

Examples

let v = ['a', 'b', 'c'];

{
   let (left, right) = v.split_at(0);
   assert_eq!(left, []);
   assert_eq!(right, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at(2);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b']);
    assert_eq!(right, ['c']);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at(3);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
    assert_eq!(right, []);
}

pub const fn split_at_mut(&mut self, mid: usize) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

Divides one mutable slice into two at an index.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Panics

Panics if mid > len. For a non-panicking alternative see split_at_mut_checked.

Examples

let mut v = [1, 0, 3, 0, 5, 6];
let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut(2);
assert_eq!(left, [1, 0]);
assert_eq!(right, [3, 0, 5, 6]);
left[1] = 2;
right[1] = 4;
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

pub const unsafe fn split_at_unchecked(&self, mid: usize) -> (&[T], &[T])

Divides one slice into two at an index, without doing bounds checking.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

For a safe alternative see split_at.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used. The caller has to ensure that 0 <= mid <= self.len().

Examples

let v = ['a', 'b', 'c'];

unsafe {
   let (left, right) = v.split_at_unchecked(0);
   assert_eq!(left, []);
   assert_eq!(right, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
}

unsafe {
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_unchecked(2);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b']);
    assert_eq!(right, ['c']);
}

unsafe {
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_unchecked(3);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
    assert_eq!(right, []);
}

pub const unsafe fn split_at_mut_unchecked( &mut self, mid: usize, ) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

Divides one mutable slice into two at an index, without doing bounds checking.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

For a safe alternative see split_at_mut.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used. The caller has to ensure that 0 <= mid <= self.len().

Examples

let mut v = [1, 0, 3, 0, 5, 6];
// scoped to restrict the lifetime of the borrows
unsafe {
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut_unchecked(2);
    assert_eq!(left, [1, 0]);
    assert_eq!(right, [3, 0, 5, 6]);
    left[1] = 2;
    right[1] = 4;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

pub const fn split_at_checked(&self, mid: usize) -> Option<(&[T], &[T])>

Divides one slice into two at an index, returning None if the slice is too short.

If mid ≤ len returns a pair of slices where the first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Otherwise, if mid > len, returns None.

Examples

let v = [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6];

{
   let (left, right) = v.split_at_checked(0).unwrap();
   assert_eq!(left, []);
   assert_eq!(right, [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6]);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_checked(2).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(left, [1, -2]);
    assert_eq!(right, [3, -4, 5, -6]);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_checked(6).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(left, [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6]);
    assert_eq!(right, []);
}

assert_eq!(None, v.split_at_checked(7));

pub const fn split_at_mut_checked( &mut self, mid: usize, ) -> Option<(&mut [T], &mut [T])>

Divides one mutable slice into two at an index, returning None if the slice is too short.

If mid ≤ len returns a pair of slices where the first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Otherwise, if mid > len, returns None.

Examples

let mut v = [1, 0, 3, 0, 5, 6];

if let Some((left, right)) = v.split_at_mut_checked(2) {
    assert_eq!(left, [1, 0]);
    assert_eq!(right, [3, 0, 5, 6]);
    left[1] = 2;
    right[1] = 4;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

assert_eq!(None, v.split_at_mut_checked(7));

pub fn starts_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool

where T: PartialEq,

Returns true if needle is a prefix of the slice or equal to the slice.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[10]));
assert!(v.starts_with(&[10, 40]));
assert!(v.starts_with(&v));
assert!(!v.starts_with(&[50]));
assert!(!v.starts_with(&[10, 50]));

Always returns true if needle is an empty slice:

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[]));
let v: &[u8] = &[];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[]));

pub const fn rotate_left(&mut self, mid: usize)

Rotates the slice in-place such that the first mid elements of the slice move to the end while the last self.len() - mid elements move to the front.

After calling rotate_left, the element previously at index mid will become the first element in the slice.

Panics

This function will panic if mid is greater than the length of the slice. Note that mid == self.len() does not panic and is a no-op rotation.

Complexity

Takes linear (in self.len()) time.

Examples

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a.rotate_left(2);
assert_eq!(a, ['c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'a', 'b']);

Rotating a subslice:

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a[1..5].rotate_left(1);
assert_eq!(a, ['a', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f']);

pub const fn rotate_right(&mut self, k: usize)

Rotates the slice in-place such that the first self.len() - k elements of the slice move to the end while the last k elements move to the front.

After calling rotate_right, the element previously at index self.len() - k will become the first element in the slice.

Panics

This function will panic if k is greater than the length of the slice. Note that k == self.len() does not panic and is a no-op rotation.

Complexity

Takes linear (in self.len()) time.

Examples

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a.rotate_right(2);
assert_eq!(a, ['e', 'f', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd']);

Rotating a subslice:

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a[1..5].rotate_right(1);
assert_eq!(a, ['a', 'e', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f']);

pub fn fill(&mut self, value: T)

where T: Clone,

Fills self with elements by cloning value.

Examples

let mut buf = vec![0; 10];
buf.fill(1);
assert_eq!(buf, vec![1; 10]);

pub fn clone_from_slice(&mut self, src: &[T])

where T: Clone,

Copies the elements from src into self.

The length of src must be the same as self.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Examples

Cloning two elements from a slice into another:

let src = [1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut dst = [0, 0];

// Because the slices have to be the same length,
// we slice the source slice from four elements
// to two. It will panic if we don't do this.
dst.clone_from_slice(&src[2..]);

assert_eq!(src, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
assert_eq!(dst, [3, 4]);

Rust enforces that there can only be one mutable reference with no immutable references to a particular piece of data in a particular scope. Because of this, attempting to use clone_from_slice on a single slice will result in a compile failure:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

slice[..2].clone_from_slice(&slice[3..]); // compile fail!

To work around this, we can use split_at_mut to create two distinct sub-slices from a slice:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

{
    let (left, right) = slice.split_at_mut(2);
    left.clone_from_slice(&right[1..]);
}

assert_eq!(slice, [4, 5, 3, 4, 5]);

pub const fn copy_from_slice(&mut self, src: &[T])

where T: Copy,

Copies all elements from src into self, using a memcpy.

The length of src must be the same as self.

If T does not implement Copy, use clone_from_slice.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Examples

Copying two elements from a slice into another:

let src = [1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut dst = [0, 0];

// Because the slices have to be the same length,
// we slice the source slice from four elements
// to two. It will panic if we don't do this.
dst.copy_from_slice(&src[2..]);

assert_eq!(src, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
assert_eq!(dst, [3, 4]);

Rust enforces that there can only be one mutable reference with no immutable references to a particular piece of data in a particular scope. Because of this, attempting to use copy_from_slice on a single slice will result in a compile failure:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

slice[..2].copy_from_slice(&slice[3..]); // compile fail!

To work around this, we can use split_at_mut to create two distinct sub-slices from a slice:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

{
    let (left, right) = slice.split_at_mut(2);
    left.copy_from_slice(&right[1..]);
}

assert_eq!(slice, [4, 5, 3, 4, 5]);

pub unsafe fn align_to<U>(&self) -> (&[T], &[U], &[T])

Transmutes the slice to a slice of another type, ensuring alignment of the types is maintained.

This method splits the slice into three distinct slices: prefix, correctly aligned middle slice of a new type, and the suffix slice. The middle part will be as big as possible under the given alignment constraint and element size.

This method has no purpose when either input element T or output element U are zero-sized and will return the original slice without splitting anything.

Safety

This method is essentially a transmute with respect to the elements in the returned middle slice, so all the usual caveats pertaining to transmute::<T, U> also apply here.

Examples

Basic usage:

unsafe {
    let bytes: [u8; 7] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
    let (prefix, shorts, suffix) = bytes.align_to::<u16>();
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(prefix);
    // more_efficient_algorithm_for_aligned_shorts(shorts);
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(suffix);
}

pub unsafe fn align_to_mut<U>(&mut self) -> (&mut [T], &mut [U], &mut [T])

Transmutes the mutable slice to a mutable slice of another type, ensuring alignment of the types is maintained.

This method splits the slice into three distinct slices: prefix, correctly aligned middle slice of a new type, and the suffix slice. The middle part will be as big as possible under the given alignment constraint and element size.

This method has no purpose when either input element T or output element U are zero-sized and will return the original slice without splitting anything.

Safety

This method is essentially a transmute with respect to the elements in the returned middle slice, so all the usual caveats pertaining to transmute::<T, U> also apply here.

Examples

Basic usage:

unsafe {
    let mut bytes: [u8; 7] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
    let (prefix, shorts, suffix) = bytes.align_to_mut::<u16>();
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(prefix);
    // more_efficient_algorithm_for_aligned_shorts(shorts);
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(suffix);
}

Trait Implementations

impl<T> AsMut<[T]> for [T]

fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [T]

Converts this type into a mutable reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T> AsRef<[T]> for [T]

fn as_ref(&self) -> &[T]

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T, const N: usize> AsRef<[T]> for [T; N]

fn as_ref(&self) -> &[T]

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl AsRef<[u8]> for str

fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8]

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T, I> Index<I> for [T]

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

type Output = <I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output

The returned type after indexing.

fn index(&self, index: I) -> &I::Output

Performs the indexing (container[index]) operation.

impl<T, I> IndexMut<I> for [T]

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

fn index_mut(&mut self, index: I) -> &mut I::Output

Performs the mutable indexing (container[index]) operation.

impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a [T]

type Item = &'a T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = Iter<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> Iter<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a mut [T]

type Item = &'a mut T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IterMut<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> IterMut<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<&[U]> for [T; N]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &&[U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &&[U]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<&mut [U]> for [T; N]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &&mut [U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &&mut [U]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<[U]> for [T]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &[U]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<[U]> for [T; N]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &[U]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<[U; N]> for &[T]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<[U; N]> for &mut [T]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<[U; N]> for [T]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for (Bound<usize>, Bound<usize>)

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&Self::Output>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut Self::Output>

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Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const Self::Output

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut Self::Output

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Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &Self::Output

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut Self::Output

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for Range<usize>

The methods index and index_mut panic if:

• the start of the range is greater than the end of the range or
• the end of the range is out of bounds.

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&[T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut [T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for RangeFrom<usize>

The methods index and index_mut panic if the start of the range is out of bounds.

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&[T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut [T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for RangeFull

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&[T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut [T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for RangeInclusive<usize>

The methods index and index_mut panic if:

• the end of the range is usize::MAX or
• the start of the range is greater than the end of the range or
• the end of the range is out of bounds.

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&[T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut [T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for RangeTo<usize>

The methods index and index_mut panic if the end of the range is out of bounds.

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&[T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut [T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for RangeToInclusive<usize>

The methods index and index_mut panic if the end of the range is out of bounds.

type Output = [T]

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&[T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut [T]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &[T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut [T]

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<T> SliceIndex<[T]> for usize

The methods index and index_mut panic if the index is out of bounds.

type Output = T

The output type returned by methods.

fn get(self, slice: &[T]) -> Option<&T>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

fn get_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> Option<&mut T>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, if in bounds.

unsafe fn get_unchecked(self, slice: *const [T]) -> *const T

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self, slice: *mut [T]) -> *mut T

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable pointer to the output at this location, without performing any bounds checking.

fn index(self, slice: &[T]) -> &T

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a shared reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

fn index_mut(self, slice: &mut [T]) -> &mut T

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_index_methods)

Returns a mutable reference to the output at this location, panicking if out of bounds.

impl<'a, T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&'a [T]> for &'a [T; N]

Tries to create an array ref &[T; N] from a slice ref &[T]. Succeeds if slice.len() == N.

let bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2];

let bytes_head: &[u8; 2] = <&[u8; 2]>::try_from(&bytes[0..2]).unwrap();
assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(*bytes_head));

let bytes_tail: &[u8; 2] = bytes[1..3].try_into().unwrap();
assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(*bytes_tail));

type Error = TryFromSliceError

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

fn try_from(slice: &'a [T]) -> Result<&'a [T; N], TryFromSliceError>

Performs the conversion.

impl<T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&[T]> for [T; N]

where T: Copy,

Tries to create an array [T; N] by copying from a slice &[T]. Succeeds if slice.len() == N.

let bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2];

let bytes_head: [u8; 2] = <[u8; 2]>::try_from(&bytes[0..2]).unwrap();
assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes_head));

let bytes_tail: [u8; 2] = bytes[1..3].try_into().unwrap();
assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes_tail));

type Error = TryFromSliceError

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

fn try_from(slice: &[T]) -> Result<[T; N], TryFromSliceError>

Performs the conversion.

impl<'a, T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&'a mut [T]> for &'a mut [T; N]

Tries to create a mutable array ref &mut [T; N] from a mutable slice ref &mut [T]. Succeeds if slice.len() == N.

let mut bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2];

let bytes_head: &mut [u8; 2] = <&mut [u8; 2]>::try_from(&mut bytes[0..2]).unwrap();
assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(*bytes_head));

let bytes_tail: &mut [u8; 2] = (&mut bytes[1..3]).try_into().unwrap();
assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(*bytes_tail));

type Error = TryFromSliceError

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

fn try_from(slice: &'a mut [T]) -> Result<&'a mut [T; N], TryFromSliceError>

Performs the conversion.

impl<T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&mut [T]> for [T; N]

where T: Copy,

Tries to create an array [T; N] by copying from a mutable slice &mut [T]. Succeeds if slice.len() == N.

let mut bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2];

let bytes_head: [u8; 2] = <[u8; 2]>::try_from(&mut bytes[0..2]).unwrap();
assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes_head));

let bytes_tail: [u8; 2] = (&mut bytes[1..3]).try_into().unwrap();
assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes_tail));

type Error = TryFromSliceError

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

fn try_from(slice: &mut [T]) -> Result<[T; N], TryFromSliceError>

Performs the conversion.

impl<T: Eq> Eq for [T]

impl<T> !Iterator for [T]

impl<T> StructuralPartialEq for [T]