// cow1.rs // This exercise explores the Cow, or Clone-On-Write type. // Cow is a clone-on-write smart pointer. // It can enclose and provide immutable access to borrowed data, and clone the data lazily when mutation or ownership is required. // The type is designed to work with general borrowed data via the Borrow trait. use std::borrow::Cow; fn abs_all<'a, 'b>(input: &'a mut Cow<'b, [i32]>) -> &'a mut Cow<'b, [i32]> { for i in 0..input.len() { let v = input[i]; if v < 0 { // Clones into a vector if not already owned. input.to_mut()[i] = -v; } } input } fn main() { // No clone occurs because `input` doesn't need to be mutated. let slice = [0, 1, 2]; let mut input = Cow::from(&slice[..]); match abs_all(&mut input) { Cow::Borrowed(_) => println!("I borrowed the slice!"), _ => panic!("expected borrowed value"), } // Clone occurs because `input` needs to be mutated. let slice = [-1, 0, 1]; let mut input = Cow::from(&slice[..]); match abs_all(&mut input) { Cow::Owned(_) => println!("I modified the slice and now own it!"), _ => panic!("expected owned value"), } // No clone occurs because `input` is already owned. let slice = vec![-1, 0, 1]; let mut input = Cow::from(slice); match abs_all(&mut input) { Cow::Owned(_) => println!("I own this slice!"), _ => panic!("expected borrowed value"), } }