Add a precision for references

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Guillaume Gomez 2015-05-08 23:54:24 +02:00
parent 7132092ce6
commit 715f7c3cd2

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@ -334,3 +334,35 @@ In other words, `y` is only valid for the scope where `x` exists. As soon as
`x` goes away, it becomes invalid to refer to it. As such, the error says that
the borrow doesnt live long enough because its not valid for the right
amount of time.
The same problem occurs when the reference is declared _before_ the variable it refers to:
```rust,ignore
let y: &i32;
let x = 5;
y = &x;
println!("{}", y);
```
We get this error:
error: `x` does not live long enough
y = &x;
^
note: reference must be valid for the block suffix following statement 0 at
2:16...
let y: &i32;
let x = 5;
y = &x;
println!("{}", y);
}
note: ...but borrowed value is only valid for the block suffix following
statement 1 at 3:14
let x = 5;
y = &x;
println!("{}", y);
}