Struct core::fmt::Arguments

1.0.0 · source ·
pub struct Arguments<'a> { /* private fields */ }
Expand description

This structure represents a safely precompiled version of a format string and its arguments. This cannot be generated at runtime because it cannot safely be done, so no constructors are given and the fields are private to prevent modification.

The format_args! macro will safely create an instance of this structure. The macro validates the format string at compile-time so usage of the write() and format() functions can be safely performed.

You can use the Arguments<'a> that format_args! returns in Debug and Display contexts as seen below. The example also shows that Debug and Display format to the same thing: the interpolated format string in format_args!.

let debug = format!("{:?}", format_args!("{} foo {:?}", 1, 2));
let display = format!("{}", format_args!("{} foo {:?}", 1, 2));
assert_eq!("1 foo 2", display);
assert_eq!(display, debug);
Run

Implementations§

Get the formatted string, if it has no arguments to be formatted at runtime.

This can be used to avoid allocations in some cases.

Guarantees

For format_args!("just a literal"), this function is guaranteed to return Some("just a literal").

For most cases with placeholders, this function will return None.

However, the compiler may perform optimizations that can cause this function to return Some(_) even if the format string contains placeholders. For example, format_args!("Hello, {}!", "world") may be optimized to format_args!("Hello, world!"), such that as_str() returns Some("Hello, world!").

The behavior for anything but the trivial case (without placeholders) is not guaranteed, and should not be relied upon for anything other than optimization.

Examples
use std::fmt::Arguments;

fn write_str(_: &str) { /* ... */ }

fn write_fmt(args: &Arguments) {
    if let Some(s) = args.as_str() {
        write_str(s)
    } else {
        write_str(&args.to_string());
    }
}
Run
assert_eq!(format_args!("hello").as_str(), Some("hello"));
assert_eq!(format_args!("").as_str(), Some(""));
assert_eq!(format_args!("{:?}", std::env::current_dir()).as_str(), None);
Run

Trait Implementations§

Returns a copy of the value. Read more
Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more
Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

Auto Trait Implementations§

Blanket Implementations§

Gets the TypeId of self. Read more
Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

Returns the argument unchanged.

Calls U::from(self).

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From<T> for U chooses to do.

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
Performs the conversion.
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
Performs the conversion.