Rust: Deref Trait

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#rust #traits #dereference The Deref trait provides Rust with the info it needs to customize the deference * operator for you custom data types. 0:00 intro 1:14 Following the Pointer to the Value 4:16 Using Box Like a Reference 5:26 Defining Our Own Smart Pointer 6:37 Treating a Type Like a Reference by Implementing the Deref Trait 8:44 Implicit Deref Coercions with Functions and Methods 12:32 How Deref Coercion Interacts with Mutability Links Chapter 15 section 2 Treating Smart Pointers Like Regular References with the Deref Trait https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch15-02-deref.html#treating-smart-pointers-like-regular-references-with-the-deref-trait Chapter 10 “Implementing a Trait on a Type” https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch10-02-traits.html#implementing-a-trait-on-a-type Chapter 5 “Using Tuple Structs without Named Fields to Create Different Types” https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch05-01-defining-structs.html#using-tuple-structs-without-named-fields-to-create-different-types Chapter 19 Advanced Traits https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch19-03-advanced-traits.html Twitter @thedevmethod