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diff --git a/rust.html.markdown b/rust.html.markdown index f8f6c5e4..92794e69 100644 --- a/rust.html.markdown +++ b/rust.html.markdown @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ fn main() { // Reference – an immutable pointer that refers to other data // When a reference is taken to a value, we say that the value has been ‘borrowed’. // While a value is borrowed immutably, it cannot be mutated or moved. - // A borrow lasts until the end of the scope it was created in. + // A borrow is active until the last use of the borrowing variable. let mut var = 4; var = 3; let ref_var: &i32 = &var; @@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ fn main() { println!("{}", *ref_var); // var = 5; // this would not compile because `var` is borrowed // *ref_var = 6; // this would not either, because `ref_var` is an immutable reference + ref_var; // no-op, but counts as a use and keeps the borrow active + var = 2; // ref_var is no longer used after the line above, so the borrow has ended // Mutable reference // While a value is mutably borrowed, it cannot be accessed at all. @@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ fn main() { println!("{}", *ref_var2); // 6 , // var2 would not compile. // ref_var2 is of type &mut i32, so stores a reference to an i32, not the value. // var2 = 2; // this would not compile because `var2` is borrowed. + ref_var2; // no-op, but counts as a use and keeps the borrow active until here } ``` |