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Error code E0614

Attempted to dereference a variable which cannot be dereferenced.

Erroneous code example:

#![allow(unused)] fn main() { let y = 0u32; *y; // error: type `u32` cannot be dereferenced }

Only types implementing std::ops::Deref can be dereferenced (such as &T). Example:

#![allow(unused)] fn main() { let y = 0u32; let x = &y; // So here, `x` is a `&u32`, so we can dereference it: *x; // ok! }