std/box

Deprecated: The box module is deprecated and should not be used in new code. Use stack allocation or Vector instead.

Struct: Box<T>

Heap-allocated single value container.

struct Box<T> {
public:
    value: T;
}

Constructor

import "std/box";

let boxed = new Box<int64>(42);

Instance Methods

get(&this) -> &const T

Get a const reference to the value.

let boxed = new Box<int64>(42);
let value_ref = boxed.get();
println(*value_ref);  // 42

get_mut(&this) -> &T

Get a mutable reference to the value.

let boxed = new Box<int64>(42);
let value_ref = boxed.get_mut();
*value_ref = 100;
println(*boxed.get());  // 100

set(&this, new_value: T)

Set the value.

let boxed = new Box<int64>(42);
boxed.set(100);
println(*boxed.get());  // 100