Add a note that ! can only be coerced to sized types#1815
Closed
WaffleLapkin wants to merge 1 commit into
Closed
Conversation
traviscross
reviewed
May 8, 2025
|
|
||
| r[coerce.types.never] | ||
| * `!` to any `T` | ||
| * `!` to any `T` which is `Sized` |
Contributor
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Do you happen to have an example of something that would work but for this?
Member
Author
|
Checking again, it doesn't seem like this restriction is present in rustc (anymore?). Indeed this program (using incomplete features though!) compiles: #![feature(unsized_locals)]
fn main() {
let x: [()] = panic!();
f(&x);
}
fn f(_: &[()]) {}In practice though you can't make code that would do this coercion, simply because all coercion sites require sized types. |
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
This commit is dated 2025-02-02, I accidentally found it while looking for something else lol.