Rust 101 – 13: Type Parameters and Associated Types
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Following on from video 12, looking at how to add type information to traits, to make them flexible enough to describe generic code with different types, for example how to add a u32 to a u64 and return a u128, without defining a whole new trait for every combination of types.
Series: 1: Intro, 2: Language basics, 3: Memory and ownership, 4: Exercises A1, 5: References, 6: Structs and Enums, 7: Panic and Result, 8: Methods, 9: Vec and Box, 10: Strings, 11: Exercises A2, 12: Traits, 13: Type Params, 14: std Traits, 15: Lifetimes, 16: Exercises A3pt1, 17: Exercises A3pt2, 18: Dependencies, 19: API design, 20: Tests
Links:
- Slides: Rust 101 – 13: Type Parameters and Associated Types
- Exercises: 101-rs.tweede.golf/A3-traits-generics/mod.html
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