From and Into
Types implement From and Into to facilitate type conversions. Unlike as, these traits correspond to lossless, infallible conversions.
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
fn main() {
let s = String::from("hello");
let addr = std::net::Ipv4Addr::from([127, 0, 0, 1]);
let one = i16::from(true);
let bigger = i32::from(123_i16);
println!("{s}, {addr}, {one}, {bigger}");
}
Into is automatically implemented when From is implemented:
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
fn main() {
let s: String = "hello".into();
let addr: std::net::Ipv4Addr = [127, 0, 0, 1].into();
let one: i16 = true.into();
let bigger: i32 = 123_i16.into();
println!("{s}, {addr}, {one}, {bigger}");
}
This slide should take about 5 minutes.
- That’s why it is common to only implement
From, as your type will getIntoimplementation too. - When declaring a function argument input type like “anything that can be converted into a
String”, the rule is opposite, you should useInto. Your function will accept types that implementFromand those that only implementInto.