From 2b8fe51af6d03cbae2f5139b368006c80c9ff544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pushkar Sharma Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 09:39:39 +0530 Subject: Mention meaning of asterisk. Explain *ref_var2 Issue #1398 --- rust.html.markdown | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/rust.html.markdown b/rust.html.markdown index b2854b0c..d0c56b4a 100644 --- a/rust.html.markdown +++ b/rust.html.markdown @@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ fn main() { // While a value is mutably borrowed, it cannot be accessed at all. let mut var2 = 4; let ref_var2: &mut i32 = &mut var2; - *ref_var2 += 2; + *ref_var2 += 2; // '*' is used to point to the mutably borrowed var2 - println!("{}", *ref_var2); // 6 + 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 } ``` -- cgit v1.2.3