diff --git a/library/core/src/array/mod.rs b/library/core/src/array/mod.rs index 9effb37901609..165b9d24d934b 100644 --- a/library/core/src/array/mod.rs +++ b/library/core/src/array/mod.rs @@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ impl const BorrowMut<[T]> for [T; N] { } } +/// 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)); +/// ``` #[stable(feature = "try_from", since = "1.34.0")] impl TryFrom<&[T]> for [T; N] where @@ -196,6 +208,18 @@ where } } +/// 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)); +/// ``` #[stable(feature = "try_from_mut_slice_to_array", since = "1.59.0")] impl TryFrom<&mut [T]> for [T; N] where @@ -208,6 +232,18 @@ where } } +/// 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)); +/// ``` #[stable(feature = "try_from", since = "1.34.0")] impl<'a, T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&'a [T]> for &'a [T; N] { type Error = TryFromSliceError; @@ -223,6 +259,18 @@ impl<'a, T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&'a [T]> for &'a [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)); +/// ``` #[stable(feature = "try_from", since = "1.34.0")] impl<'a, T, const N: usize> TryFrom<&'a mut [T]> for &'a mut [T; N] { type Error = TryFromSliceError; diff --git a/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs b/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs index 242f44ade8a2d..331714a993c60 100644 --- a/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs +++ b/library/core/src/primitive_docs.rs @@ -611,7 +611,19 @@ mod prim_pointer {} /// /// Arrays coerce to [slices (`[T]`)][slice], so a slice method may be called on /// an array. Indeed, this provides most of the API for working with arrays. -/// Slices have a dynamic size and do not coerce to arrays. +/// +/// Slices have a dynamic size and do not coerce to arrays. Instead, use +/// `slice.try_into().unwrap()` or `::try_from(slice).unwrap()`. +/// +/// Array's `try_from(slice)` implementations (and the corresponding `slice.try_into()` +/// array implementations) succeed if the input slice length is the same as the result +/// array length. They optimize especially well when the optimizer can easily determine +/// the slice length, e.g. `<[u8; 4]>::try_from(&slice[4..8]).unwrap()`. Array implements +/// [TryFrom](crate::convert::TryFrom) returning: +/// +/// - `[T; N]` copies from the slice's elements +/// - `&[T; N]` references the original slice's elements +/// - `&mut [T; N]` references the original slice's elements /// /// You can move elements out of an array with a [slice pattern]. If you want /// one element, see [`mem::replace`]. @@ -640,6 +652,15 @@ mod prim_pointer {} /// for x in &array { } /// ``` /// +/// You can use `::try_from(slice)` or `slice.try_into()` to get an array from +/// a slice: +/// +/// ``` +/// let bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2]; +/// assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(<[u8; 2]>::try_from(&bytes[0..2]).unwrap())); +/// assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes[1..3].try_into().unwrap())); +/// ``` +/// /// You can use a [slice pattern] to move elements out of an array: /// /// ``` diff --git a/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs b/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs index 242f44ade8a2d..331714a993c60 100644 --- a/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs +++ b/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs @@ -611,7 +611,19 @@ mod prim_pointer {} /// /// Arrays coerce to [slices (`[T]`)][slice], so a slice method may be called on /// an array. Indeed, this provides most of the API for working with arrays. -/// Slices have a dynamic size and do not coerce to arrays. +/// +/// Slices have a dynamic size and do not coerce to arrays. Instead, use +/// `slice.try_into().unwrap()` or `::try_from(slice).unwrap()`. +/// +/// Array's `try_from(slice)` implementations (and the corresponding `slice.try_into()` +/// array implementations) succeed if the input slice length is the same as the result +/// array length. They optimize especially well when the optimizer can easily determine +/// the slice length, e.g. `<[u8; 4]>::try_from(&slice[4..8]).unwrap()`. Array implements +/// [TryFrom](crate::convert::TryFrom) returning: +/// +/// - `[T; N]` copies from the slice's elements +/// - `&[T; N]` references the original slice's elements +/// - `&mut [T; N]` references the original slice's elements /// /// You can move elements out of an array with a [slice pattern]. If you want /// one element, see [`mem::replace`]. @@ -640,6 +652,15 @@ mod prim_pointer {} /// for x in &array { } /// ``` /// +/// You can use `::try_from(slice)` or `slice.try_into()` to get an array from +/// a slice: +/// +/// ``` +/// let bytes: [u8; 3] = [1, 0, 2]; +/// assert_eq!(1, u16::from_le_bytes(<[u8; 2]>::try_from(&bytes[0..2]).unwrap())); +/// assert_eq!(512, u16::from_le_bytes(bytes[1..3].try_into().unwrap())); +/// ``` +/// /// You can use a [slice pattern] to move elements out of an array: /// /// ```