src/test/compile-fail/regions-trait-1.rs

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#![feature(box_syntax)]

struct ctxt { v: usize }

trait get_ctxt {
    // Here the `&` is bound in the method definition:
    fn get_ctxt(&self) -> &ctxt;
}

struct has_ctxt<'a> { c: &'a ctxt }

impl<'a> get_ctxt for has_ctxt<'a> {

    // Here an error occurs because we used `&self` but
    // the definition used `&`:
    fn get_ctxt(&self) -> &'a ctxt { //~ ERROR method not compatible with trait
        self.c
    }

}

fn get_v(gc: Box<get_ctxt>) -> usize {
    gc.get_ctxt().v
}

fn main() {
    let ctxt = ctxt { v: 22 };
    let hc = has_ctxt { c: &ctxt };
    assert_eq!(get_v(box hc as Box<get_ctxt>), 22);
}