alloc/boxed.rs
1//! The `Box<T>` type for heap allocation.
2//!
3//! [`Box<T>`], casually referred to as a 'box', provides the simplest form of
4//! heap allocation in Rust. Boxes provide ownership for this allocation, and
5//! drop their contents when they go out of scope. Boxes also ensure that they
6//! never allocate more than `isize::MAX` bytes.
7//!
8//! # Examples
9//!
10//! Move a value from the stack to the heap by creating a [`Box`]:
11//!
12//! ```
13//! let val: u8 = 5;
14//! let boxed: Box<u8> = Box::new(val);
15//! ```
16//!
17//! Move a value from a [`Box`] back to the stack by [dereferencing]:
18//!
19//! ```
20//! let boxed: Box<u8> = Box::new(5);
21//! let val: u8 = *boxed;
22//! ```
23//!
24//! Creating a recursive data structure:
25//!
26//! ```
27//! # #[allow(dead_code)]
28//! #[derive(Debug)]
29//! enum List<T> {
30//! Cons(T, Box<List<T>>),
31//! Nil,
32//! }
33//!
34//! let list: List<i32> = List::Cons(1, Box::new(List::Cons(2, Box::new(List::Nil))));
35//! println!("{list:?}");
36//! ```
37//!
38//! This will print `Cons(1, Cons(2, Nil))`.
39//!
40//! Recursive structures must be boxed, because if the definition of `Cons`
41//! looked like this:
42//!
43//! ```compile_fail,E0072
44//! # enum List<T> {
45//! Cons(T, List<T>),
46//! # }
47//! ```
48//!
49//! It wouldn't work. This is because the size of a `List` depends on how many
50//! elements are in the list, and so we don't know how much memory to allocate
51//! for a `Cons`. By introducing a [`Box<T>`], which has a defined size, we know how
52//! big `Cons` needs to be.
53//!
54//! # Memory layout
55//!
56//! For non-zero-sized values, a [`Box`] will use the [`Global`] allocator for its allocation. It is
57//! valid to convert both ways between a [`Box`] and a raw pointer allocated with the [`Global`]
58//! allocator, given that the [`Layout`] used with the allocator is correct for the type and the raw
59//! pointer points to a valid value of the right type. More precisely, a `value: *mut T` that has
60//! been allocated with the [`Global`] allocator with `Layout::for_value(&*value)` may be converted
61//! into a box using [`Box::<T>::from_raw(value)`]. Conversely, the memory backing a `value: *mut T`
62//! obtained from [`Box::<T>::into_raw`] may be deallocated using the [`Global`] allocator with
63//! [`Layout::for_value(&*value)`].
64//!
65//! For zero-sized values, the `Box` pointer has to be non-null and sufficiently aligned. The
66//! recommended way to build a Box to a ZST if `Box::new` cannot be used is to use
67//! [`ptr::NonNull::dangling`].
68//!
69//! On top of these basic layout requirements, a `Box<T>` must point to a valid value of `T`.
70//!
71//! So long as `T: Sized`, a `Box<T>` is guaranteed to be represented
72//! as a single pointer and is also ABI-compatible with C pointers
73//! (i.e. the C type `T*`). This means that if you have extern "C"
74//! Rust functions that will be called from C, you can define those
75//! Rust functions using `Box<T>` types, and use `T*` as corresponding
76//! type on the C side. As an example, consider this C header which
77//! declares functions that create and destroy some kind of `Foo`
78//! value:
79//!
80//! ```c
81//! /* C header */
82//!
83//! /* Returns ownership to the caller */
84//! struct Foo* foo_new(void);
85//!
86//! /* Takes ownership from the caller; no-op when invoked with null */
87//! void foo_delete(struct Foo*);
88//! ```
89//!
90//! These two functions might be implemented in Rust as follows. Here, the
91//! `struct Foo*` type from C is translated to `Box<Foo>`, which captures
92//! the ownership constraints. Note also that the nullable argument to
93//! `foo_delete` is represented in Rust as `Option<Box<Foo>>`, since `Box<Foo>`
94//! cannot be null.
95//!
96//! ```
97//! #[repr(C)]
98//! pub struct Foo;
99//!
100//! #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
101//! pub extern "C" fn foo_new() -> Box<Foo> {
102//! Box::new(Foo)
103//! }
104//!
105//! #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
106//! pub extern "C" fn foo_delete(_: Option<Box<Foo>>) {}
107//! ```
108//!
109//! Even though `Box<T>` has the same representation and C ABI as a C pointer,
110//! this does not mean that you can convert an arbitrary `T*` into a `Box<T>`
111//! and expect things to work. `Box<T>` values will always be fully aligned,
112//! non-null pointers. Moreover, the destructor for `Box<T>` will attempt to
113//! free the value with the global allocator. In general, the best practice
114//! is to only use `Box<T>` for pointers that originated from the global
115//! allocator.
116//!
117//! **Important.** At least at present, you should avoid using
118//! `Box<T>` types for functions that are defined in C but invoked
119//! from Rust. In those cases, you should directly mirror the C types
120//! as closely as possible. Using types like `Box<T>` where the C
121//! definition is just using `T*` can lead to undefined behavior, as
122//! described in [rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines#198][ucg#198].
123//!
124//! # Considerations for unsafe code
125//!
126//! **Warning: This section is not normative and is subject to change, possibly
127//! being relaxed in the future! It is a simplified summary of the rules
128//! currently implemented in the compiler.**
129//!
130//! The aliasing rules for `Box<T>` are the same as for `&mut T`. `Box<T>`
131//! asserts uniqueness over its content. Using raw pointers derived from a box
132//! after that box has been mutated through, moved or borrowed as `&mut T`
133//! is not allowed. For more guidance on working with box from unsafe code, see
134//! [rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines#326][ucg#326].
135//!
136//! # Editions
137//!
138//! A special case exists for the implementation of `IntoIterator` for arrays on the Rust 2021
139//! edition, as documented [here][array]. Unfortunately, it was later found that a similar
140//! workaround should be added for boxed slices, and this was applied in the 2024 edition.
141//!
142//! Specifically, `IntoIterator` is implemented for `Box<[T]>` on all editions, but specific calls
143//! to `into_iter()` for boxed slices will defer to the slice implementation on editions before
144//! 2024:
145//!
146//! ```rust,edition2021
147//! // Rust 2015, 2018, and 2021:
148//!
149//! # #![allow(boxed_slice_into_iter)] // override our `deny(warnings)`
150//! let boxed_slice: Box<[i32]> = vec![0; 3].into_boxed_slice();
151//!
152//! // This creates a slice iterator, producing references to each value.
153//! for item in boxed_slice.into_iter().enumerate() {
154//! let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item;
155//! println!("boxed_slice[{i}] = {x}");
156//! }
157//!
158//! // The `boxed_slice_into_iter` lint suggests this change for future compatibility:
159//! for item in boxed_slice.iter().enumerate() {
160//! let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item;
161//! println!("boxed_slice[{i}] = {x}");
162//! }
163//!
164//! // You can explicitly iterate a boxed slice by value using `IntoIterator::into_iter`
165//! for item in IntoIterator::into_iter(boxed_slice).enumerate() {
166//! let (i, x): (usize, i32) = item;
167//! println!("boxed_slice[{i}] = {x}");
168//! }
169//! ```
170//!
171//! Similar to the array implementation, this may be modified in the future to remove this override,
172//! and it's best to avoid relying on this edition-dependent behavior if you wish to preserve
173//! compatibility with future versions of the compiler.
174//!
175//! [ucg#198]: https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/198
176//! [ucg#326]: https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/326
177//! [dereferencing]: core::ops::Deref
178//! [`Box::<T>::from_raw(value)`]: Box::from_raw
179//! [`Global`]: crate::alloc::Global
180//! [`Layout`]: crate::alloc::Layout
181//! [`Layout::for_value(&*value)`]: crate::alloc::Layout::for_value
182//! [valid]: ptr#safety
183
184#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
185
186use core::borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut};
187use core::clone::CloneToUninit;
188use core::cmp::Ordering;
189use core::error::{self, Error};
190use core::fmt;
191use core::future::Future;
192use core::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
193use core::marker::{Tuple, Unsize};
194#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
195use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
196use core::mem::{self, SizedTypeProperties};
197use core::ops::{
198 AsyncFn, AsyncFnMut, AsyncFnOnce, CoerceUnsized, Coroutine, CoroutineState, Deref, DerefMut,
199 DerefPure, DispatchFromDyn, LegacyReceiver,
200};
201#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
202use core::ops::{Residual, Try};
203use core::pin::{Pin, PinSafePointer};
204use core::ptr::{self, NonNull, Unique};
205use core::task::{Context, Poll};
206
207#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
208use crate::alloc::handle_alloc_error;
209use crate::alloc::{AllocError, Allocator, Global, Layout, StaticAllocator};
210use crate::raw_vec::RawVec;
211#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
212use crate::str::from_boxed_utf8_unchecked_in;
213
214/// Conversion related impls for `Box<_>` (`From`, `downcast`, etc)
215mod convert;
216/// Iterator related impls for `Box<_>`.
217mod iter;
218/// [`ThinBox`] implementation.
219mod thin;
220
221#[stable(feature = "boxed_array_value_iter", since = "1.99.0")]
222pub use iter::BoxedArrayIntoIter;
223#[unstable(feature = "thin_box", issue = "92791")]
224pub use thin::ThinBox;
225
226/// A pointer type that uniquely owns a heap allocation of type `T`.
227///
228/// See the [module-level documentation](../../std/boxed/index.html) for more.
229#[lang = "owned_box"]
230#[fundamental]
231#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
232#[rustc_insignificant_dtor]
233#[doc(search_unbox)]
234// The declaration of the `Box` struct must be kept in sync with the
235// compiler or ICEs will happen.
236pub struct Box<
237 T: ?Sized,
238 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")] A: Allocator = Global,
239>(Unique<T>, A);
240
241/// Monomorphic function for allocating an uninit `Box`.
242#[inline]
243// The is a separate function to avoid doing it in every generic version, but it
244// looks small to the mir inliner (particularly in panic=abort) so leave it to
245// the backend to decide whether pulling it in everywhere is worth doing.
246#[rustc_no_mir_inline]
247#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
248#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
249#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
250const fn box_new_uninit(layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
251 match Global.allocate(layout) {
252 Ok(ptr) => ptr.as_mut_ptr(),
253 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
254 }
255}
256
257/// Helper for `vec!`.
258///
259/// This is unsafe, but has to be marked as safe or else we couldn't use it in `vec!`.
260#[doc(hidden)]
261#[unstable(feature = "liballoc_internals", issue = "none")]
262#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
263#[inline(always)]
264#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
265#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "box_assume_init_into_vec_unsafe"]
266pub const fn box_assume_init_into_vec_unsafe<T, const N: usize>(
267 b: Box<MaybeUninit<[T; N]>>,
268) -> crate::vec::Vec<T> {
269 unsafe { (b.assume_init() as Box<[T]>).into_vec() }
270}
271
272impl<T> Box<T> {
273 /// Allocates memory on the heap and then places `x` into it.
274 ///
275 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
276 ///
277 /// # Examples
278 ///
279 /// ```
280 /// let five = Box::new(5);
281 /// ```
282 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
283 #[inline(always)]
284 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
285 #[must_use]
286 #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "box_new"]
287 #[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
288 pub fn new(x: T) -> Self {
289 // This is `Box::new_uninit` but inlined to avoid build time regressions.
290 let ptr = box_new_uninit(<T as SizedTypeProperties>::LAYOUT) as *mut T;
291 // Nothing below can panic so we do not have to worry about deallocating `ptr`.
292 // SAFETY: we just allocated the box to store `x`.
293 unsafe { core::intrinsics::write_via_move(ptr, x) };
294 // SAFETY: we just initialized the memory `ptr` points to.
295 unsafe { mem::transmute(ptr) }
296 }
297
298 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents.
299 ///
300 /// # Examples
301 ///
302 /// ```
303 /// let mut five = Box::<u32>::new_uninit();
304 /// // Deferred initialization:
305 /// five.write(5);
306 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
307 ///
308 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5)
309 /// ```
310 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
311 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
312 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
313 #[must_use]
314 #[inline(always)]
315 #[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
316 pub const fn new_uninit() -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
317 // This is the same as `Self::new_uninit_in(Global)`, but manually inlined (just like
318 // `Box::new`).
319
320 // SAFETY:
321 // - If `allocate` succeeds, the returned pointer exactly matches what `Box` needs.
322 unsafe { mem::transmute(box_new_uninit(<T as SizedTypeProperties>::LAYOUT)) }
323 }
324
325 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
326 /// being filled with `0` bytes.
327 ///
328 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
329 /// of this method.
330 ///
331 /// # Examples
332 ///
333 /// ```
334 /// let zero = Box::<u32>::new_zeroed();
335 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
336 ///
337 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
338 /// ```
339 ///
340 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
341 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
342 #[inline]
343 #[stable(feature = "new_zeroed_alloc", since = "1.92.0")]
344 #[must_use]
345 pub fn new_zeroed() -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
346 Self::new_zeroed_in(Global)
347 }
348
349 /// Constructs a new `Pin<Box<T>>`. If `T` does not implement [`Unpin`], then
350 /// `x` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
351 ///
352 /// Constructing and pinning of the `Box` can also be done in two steps: `Box::pin(x)`
353 /// does the same as <code>[Box::into_pin]\([Box::new]\(x))</code>. Consider using
354 /// [`into_pin`](Box::into_pin) if you already have a `Box<T>`, or if you want to
355 /// construct a (pinned) `Box` in a different way than with [`Box::new`].
356 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
357 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
358 #[must_use]
359 #[inline(always)]
360 pub fn pin(x: T) -> Pin<Box<T>> {
361 Box::new(x).into()
362 }
363
364 /// Allocates memory on the heap then places `x` into it,
365 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
366 ///
367 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
368 ///
369 /// # Examples
370 ///
371 /// ```
372 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
373 ///
374 /// let five = Box::try_new(5)?;
375 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
376 /// ```
377 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
378 #[inline]
379 pub fn try_new(x: T) -> Result<Self, AllocError> {
380 Self::try_new_in(x, Global)
381 }
382
383 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents on the heap,
384 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
385 ///
386 /// # Examples
387 ///
388 /// ```
389 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
390 ///
391 /// let mut five = Box::<u32>::try_new_uninit()?;
392 /// // Deferred initialization:
393 /// five.write(5);
394 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
395 ///
396 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5);
397 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
398 /// ```
399 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
400 #[inline]
401 pub fn try_new_uninit() -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>, AllocError> {
402 Box::try_new_uninit_in(Global)
403 }
404
405 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
406 /// being filled with `0` bytes on the heap
407 ///
408 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
409 /// of this method.
410 ///
411 /// # Examples
412 ///
413 /// ```
414 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
415 ///
416 /// let zero = Box::<u32>::try_new_zeroed()?;
417 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
418 ///
419 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0);
420 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
421 /// ```
422 ///
423 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
424 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
425 #[inline]
426 pub fn try_new_zeroed() -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>, AllocError> {
427 Box::try_new_zeroed_in(Global)
428 }
429}
430
431impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
432 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then places `x` into it.
433 ///
434 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
435 ///
436 /// # Examples
437 ///
438 /// ```
439 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
440 ///
441 /// use std::alloc::System;
442 ///
443 /// let five = Box::new_in(5, System);
444 /// ```
445 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
446 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
447 #[must_use]
448 #[inline]
449 pub fn new_in(x: T, alloc: A) -> Self
450 where
451 A: Allocator,
452 {
453 let mut boxed = Self::new_uninit_in(alloc);
454 boxed.write(x);
455 unsafe { boxed.assume_init() }
456 }
457
458 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then places `x` into it,
459 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
460 ///
461 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
462 ///
463 /// # Examples
464 ///
465 /// ```
466 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
467 ///
468 /// use std::alloc::System;
469 ///
470 /// let five = Box::try_new_in(5, System)?;
471 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
472 /// ```
473 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
474 #[inline]
475 pub fn try_new_in(x: T, alloc: A) -> Result<Self, AllocError>
476 where
477 A: Allocator,
478 {
479 let mut boxed = Self::try_new_uninit_in(alloc)?;
480 boxed.write(x);
481 unsafe { Ok(boxed.assume_init()) }
482 }
483
484 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator.
485 ///
486 /// # Examples
487 ///
488 /// ```
489 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
490 ///
491 /// use std::alloc::System;
492 ///
493 /// let mut five = Box::<u32, _>::new_uninit_in(System);
494 /// // Deferred initialization:
495 /// five.write(5);
496 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
497 ///
498 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5)
499 /// ```
500 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
501 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
502 #[must_use]
503 pub fn new_uninit_in(alloc: A) -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>
504 where
505 A: Allocator,
506 {
507 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
508 // NOTE: Prefer match over unwrap_or_else since closure sometimes not inlineable.
509 // That would make code size bigger.
510 match Box::try_new_uninit_in(alloc) {
511 Ok(m) => m,
512 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
513 }
514 }
515
516 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator,
517 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
518 ///
519 /// # Examples
520 ///
521 /// ```
522 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
523 ///
524 /// use std::alloc::System;
525 ///
526 /// let mut five = Box::<u32, _>::try_new_uninit_in(System)?;
527 /// // Deferred initialization:
528 /// five.write(5);
529 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
530 ///
531 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5);
532 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
533 /// ```
534 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
535 pub fn try_new_uninit_in(alloc: A) -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>, AllocError>
536 where
537 A: Allocator,
538 {
539 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST {
540 NonNull::dangling()
541 } else {
542 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
543 alloc.allocate(layout)?.cast()
544 };
545 unsafe { Ok(Box::from_raw_in(ptr.as_ptr(), alloc)) }
546 }
547
548 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
549 /// being filled with `0` bytes in the provided allocator.
550 ///
551 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
552 /// of this method.
553 ///
554 /// # Examples
555 ///
556 /// ```
557 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
558 ///
559 /// use std::alloc::System;
560 ///
561 /// let zero = Box::<u32, _>::new_zeroed_in(System);
562 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
563 ///
564 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
565 /// ```
566 ///
567 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
568 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
569 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
570 #[must_use]
571 pub fn new_zeroed_in(alloc: A) -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>
572 where
573 A: Allocator,
574 {
575 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
576 // NOTE: Prefer match over unwrap_or_else since closure sometimes not inlineable.
577 // That would make code size bigger.
578 match Box::try_new_zeroed_in(alloc) {
579 Ok(m) => m,
580 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
581 }
582 }
583
584 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
585 /// being filled with `0` bytes in the provided allocator,
586 /// returning an error if the allocation fails,
587 ///
588 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
589 /// of this method.
590 ///
591 /// # Examples
592 ///
593 /// ```
594 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
595 ///
596 /// use std::alloc::System;
597 ///
598 /// let zero = Box::<u32, _>::try_new_zeroed_in(System)?;
599 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
600 ///
601 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0);
602 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
603 /// ```
604 ///
605 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
606 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
607 pub fn try_new_zeroed_in(alloc: A) -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>, AllocError>
608 where
609 A: Allocator,
610 {
611 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST {
612 NonNull::dangling()
613 } else {
614 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
615 alloc.allocate_zeroed(layout)?.cast()
616 };
617 unsafe { Ok(Box::from_raw_in(ptr.as_ptr(), alloc)) }
618 }
619
620 /// Constructs a new `Pin<Box<T, A>>`. If `T` does not implement [`Unpin`], then
621 /// `x` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
622 ///
623 /// Constructing and pinning of the `Box` can also be done in two steps: `Box::pin_in(x, alloc)`
624 /// does the same as <code>[Box::into_pin]\([Box::new_in]\(x, alloc))</code>. Consider using
625 /// [`into_pin`](Box::into_pin) if you already have a `Box<T, A>`, or if you want to
626 /// construct a (pinned) `Box` in a different way than with [`Box::new_in`].
627 ///
628 /// # Examples
629 ///
630 /// ```
631 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
632 /// use std::alloc::System;
633 ///
634 /// let x = Box::pin_in(1, System);
635 /// ```
636 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
637 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
638 #[must_use]
639 #[inline(always)]
640 pub fn pin_in(x: T, alloc: A) -> Pin<Self>
641 where
642 A: StaticAllocator,
643 {
644 Self::into_pin(Self::new_in(x, alloc))
645 }
646
647 /// Converts a `Box<T>` into a `Box<[T]>`
648 ///
649 /// This conversion does not allocate on the heap and happens in place.
650 #[unstable(feature = "box_into_boxed_slice", issue = "71582")]
651 pub fn into_boxed_slice(boxed: Self) -> Box<[T], A> {
652 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(boxed);
653 unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(raw as *mut [T; 1], alloc) }
654 }
655
656 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning the wrapped value.
657 ///
658 /// # Examples
659 ///
660 /// ```
661 /// #![feature(box_into_inner)]
662 ///
663 /// let c = Box::new(5);
664 ///
665 /// assert_eq!(Box::into_inner(c), 5);
666 /// ```
667 #[unstable(feature = "box_into_inner", issue = "80437")]
668 #[inline]
669 pub fn into_inner(boxed: Self) -> T {
670 *boxed
671 }
672
673 /// Consumes the `Box` without consuming its allocation, returning the wrapped value and a `Box`
674 /// to the uninitialized memory where the wrapped value used to live.
675 ///
676 /// This can be used together with [`write`](Box::write) to reuse the allocation for multiple
677 /// boxed values.
678 ///
679 /// # Examples
680 ///
681 /// ```
682 /// #![feature(box_take)]
683 ///
684 /// let c = Box::new(5);
685 ///
686 /// // take the value out of the box
687 /// let (value, uninit) = Box::take(c);
688 /// assert_eq!(value, 5);
689 ///
690 /// // reuse the box for a second value
691 /// let c = Box::write(uninit, 6);
692 /// assert_eq!(*c, 6);
693 /// ```
694 #[unstable(feature = "box_take", issue = "147212")]
695 pub fn take(boxed: Self) -> (T, Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>) {
696 unsafe {
697 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(boxed);
698 let value = raw.read();
699 let uninit = Box::from_non_null_in(raw.cast_uninit(), alloc);
700 (value, uninit)
701 }
702 }
703
704 /// Maps the value in a box, reusing the allocation if possible.
705 ///
706 /// `f` is called on the value in the box, and the result is returned, also boxed.
707 ///
708 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
709 /// to call it as `Box::map(b, f)` instead of `b.map(f)`. This
710 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
711 ///
712 /// # Examples
713 ///
714 /// ```
715 /// #![feature(smart_pointer_try_map)]
716 ///
717 /// let b = Box::new(7);
718 /// let new = Box::map(b, |i| i + 7);
719 /// assert_eq!(*new, 14);
720 /// ```
721 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
722 #[unstable(feature = "smart_pointer_try_map", issue = "144419")]
723 pub fn map<U>(this: Self, f: impl FnOnce(T) -> U) -> Box<U, A> {
724 let (value, allocation) = Box::take(this);
725 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(allocation);
726 if size_of::<T>() == size_of::<U>() && align_of::<T>() == align_of::<U>() {
727 let allocation = unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(raw.cast::<MaybeUninit<U>>(), alloc) };
728 Box::write(allocation, f(value))
729 } else {
730 unsafe { alloc.deallocate(raw.cast(), Layout::for_value(&value)) }
731 Box::new_in(f(value), alloc)
732 }
733 }
734
735 /// Attempts to map the value in a box, reusing the allocation if possible.
736 ///
737 /// `f` is called on the value in the box, and if the operation succeeds, the result is
738 /// returned, also boxed.
739 ///
740 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
741 /// to call it as `Box::try_map(b, f)` instead of `b.try_map(f)`. This
742 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
743 ///
744 /// # Examples
745 ///
746 /// ```
747 /// #![feature(smart_pointer_try_map)]
748 ///
749 /// let b = Box::new(7);
750 /// let new = Box::try_map(b, u32::try_from).unwrap();
751 /// assert_eq!(*new, 7);
752 /// ```
753 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
754 #[unstable(feature = "smart_pointer_try_map", issue = "144419")]
755 pub fn try_map<R>(
756 this: Self,
757 f: impl FnOnce(T) -> R,
758 ) -> <R::Residual as Residual<Box<R::Output, A>>>::TryType
759 where
760 R: Try,
761 R::Residual: Residual<Box<R::Output, A>>,
762 {
763 let (value, allocation) = Box::take(this);
764 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(allocation);
765 if size_of::<T>() == size_of::<R::Output>() && align_of::<T>() == align_of::<R::Output>() {
766 let allocation =
767 unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(raw.cast::<MaybeUninit<R::Output>>(), alloc) };
768 try { Box::write(allocation, f(value)?) }
769 } else {
770 unsafe { alloc.deallocate(raw.cast(), Layout::for_value(&value)) }
771 try { Box::new_in(f(value)?, alloc) }
772 }
773 }
774}
775
776impl<T: ?Sized + CloneToUninit> Box<T> {
777 /// Allocates memory on the heap then clones `src` into it.
778 ///
779 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
780 ///
781 /// # Examples
782 ///
783 /// ```
784 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
785 ///
786 /// let hello: Box<str> = Box::clone_from_ref("hello");
787 /// ```
788 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
789 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
790 #[must_use]
791 #[inline]
792 pub fn clone_from_ref(src: &T) -> Box<T> {
793 Box::clone_from_ref_in(src, Global)
794 }
795
796 /// Allocates memory on the heap then clones `src` into it, returning an error if allocation fails.
797 ///
798 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
799 ///
800 /// # Examples
801 ///
802 /// ```
803 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
804 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
805 ///
806 /// let hello: Box<str> = Box::try_clone_from_ref("hello")?;
807 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
808 /// ```
809 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
810 //#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
811 #[must_use]
812 #[inline]
813 pub fn try_clone_from_ref(src: &T) -> Result<Box<T>, AllocError> {
814 Box::try_clone_from_ref_in(src, Global)
815 }
816}
817
818impl<T: ?Sized + CloneToUninit, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
819 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then clones `src` into it.
820 ///
821 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
822 ///
823 /// # Examples
824 ///
825 /// ```
826 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
827 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
828 ///
829 /// use std::alloc::System;
830 ///
831 /// let hello: Box<str, System> = Box::clone_from_ref_in("hello", System);
832 /// ```
833 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
834 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
835 //#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
836 #[must_use]
837 #[inline]
838 pub fn clone_from_ref_in(src: &T, alloc: A) -> Box<T, A> {
839 let layout = Layout::for_value::<T>(src);
840 match Box::try_clone_from_ref_in(src, alloc) {
841 Ok(bx) => bx,
842 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
843 }
844 }
845
846 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then clones `src` into it, returning an error if allocation fails.
847 ///
848 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
849 ///
850 /// # Examples
851 ///
852 /// ```
853 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
854 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
855 ///
856 /// use std::alloc::System;
857 ///
858 /// let hello: Box<str, System> = Box::try_clone_from_ref_in("hello", System)?;
859 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
860 /// ```
861 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
862 //#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
863 #[must_use]
864 #[inline]
865 pub fn try_clone_from_ref_in(src: &T, alloc: A) -> Result<Box<T, A>, AllocError> {
866 struct DeallocDropGuard<'a, A: Allocator>(Layout, &'a A, NonNull<u8>);
867 impl<'a, A: Allocator> Drop for DeallocDropGuard<'a, A> {
868 fn drop(&mut self) {
869 let &mut DeallocDropGuard(layout, alloc, ptr) = self;
870 // Safety: `ptr` was allocated by `*alloc` with layout `layout`
871 unsafe {
872 alloc.deallocate(ptr, layout);
873 }
874 }
875 }
876 let layout = Layout::for_value::<T>(src);
877 let (ptr, guard) = if layout.size() == 0 {
878 (layout.dangling_ptr(), None)
879 } else {
880 // Safety: layout is non-zero-sized
881 let ptr = alloc.allocate(layout)?.cast();
882 (ptr, Some(DeallocDropGuard(layout, &alloc, ptr)))
883 };
884 let ptr = ptr.as_ptr();
885 // Safety: `*ptr` is newly allocated, correctly aligned to `align_of_val(src)`,
886 // and is valid for writes for `size_of_val(src)`.
887 // If this panics, then `guard` will deallocate for us (if allocation occuured)
888 unsafe {
889 <T as CloneToUninit>::clone_to_uninit(src, ptr);
890 }
891 // Defuse the deallocate guard
892 core::mem::forget(guard);
893 // Safety: We just initialized `*ptr` as a clone of `src`
894 Ok(unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr.with_metadata_of(src), alloc) })
895 }
896}
897
898impl<T> Box<[T]> {
899 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents.
900 ///
901 /// # Examples
902 ///
903 /// ```
904 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32]>::new_uninit_slice(3);
905 /// // Deferred initialization:
906 /// values[0].write(1);
907 /// values[1].write(2);
908 /// values[2].write(3);
909 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
910 ///
911 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3])
912 /// ```
913 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
914 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
915 #[must_use]
916 pub fn new_uninit_slice(len: usize) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]> {
917 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity(len).into_box(len) }
918 }
919
920 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents, with the memory
921 /// being filled with `0` bytes.
922 ///
923 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
924 /// of this method.
925 ///
926 /// # Examples
927 ///
928 /// ```
929 /// let values = Box::<[u32]>::new_zeroed_slice(3);
930 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
931 ///
932 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0])
933 /// ```
934 ///
935 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
936 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
937 #[stable(feature = "new_zeroed_alloc", since = "1.92.0")]
938 #[must_use]
939 pub fn new_zeroed_slice(len: usize) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]> {
940 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity_zeroed(len).into_box(len) }
941 }
942
943 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents. Returns an error if
944 /// the allocation fails.
945 ///
946 /// # Examples
947 ///
948 /// ```
949 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
950 ///
951 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32]>::try_new_uninit_slice(3)?;
952 /// // Deferred initialization:
953 /// values[0].write(1);
954 /// values[1].write(2);
955 /// values[2].write(3);
956 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
957 ///
958 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3]);
959 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
960 /// ```
961 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
962 #[inline]
963 pub fn try_new_uninit_slice(len: usize) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]>, AllocError> {
964 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
965 NonNull::dangling()
966 } else {
967 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
968 Ok(l) => l,
969 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
970 };
971 Global.allocate(layout)?.cast()
972 };
973 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, Global).into_box(len)) }
974 }
975
976 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents, with the memory
977 /// being filled with `0` bytes. Returns an error if the allocation fails.
978 ///
979 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
980 /// of this method.
981 ///
982 /// # Examples
983 ///
984 /// ```
985 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
986 ///
987 /// let values = Box::<[u32]>::try_new_zeroed_slice(3)?;
988 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
989 ///
990 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0]);
991 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
992 /// ```
993 ///
994 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
995 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
996 #[inline]
997 pub fn try_new_zeroed_slice(len: usize) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]>, AllocError> {
998 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
999 NonNull::dangling()
1000 } else {
1001 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
1002 Ok(l) => l,
1003 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
1004 };
1005 Global.allocate_zeroed(layout)?.cast()
1006 };
1007 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, Global).into_box(len)) }
1008 }
1009}
1010
1011impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<[T], A> {
1012 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator.
1013 ///
1014 /// # Examples
1015 ///
1016 /// ```
1017 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1018 ///
1019 /// use std::alloc::System;
1020 ///
1021 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32], _>::new_uninit_slice_in(3, System);
1022 /// // Deferred initialization:
1023 /// values[0].write(1);
1024 /// values[1].write(2);
1025 /// values[2].write(3);
1026 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1027 ///
1028 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3])
1029 /// ```
1030 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
1031 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1032 #[must_use]
1033 pub fn new_uninit_slice_in(len: usize, alloc: A) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A> {
1034 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity_in(len, alloc).into_box(len) }
1035 }
1036
1037 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator,
1038 /// with the memory being filled with `0` bytes.
1039 ///
1040 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
1041 /// of this method.
1042 ///
1043 /// # Examples
1044 ///
1045 /// ```
1046 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1047 ///
1048 /// use std::alloc::System;
1049 ///
1050 /// let values = Box::<[u32], _>::new_zeroed_slice_in(3, System);
1051 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1052 ///
1053 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0])
1054 /// ```
1055 ///
1056 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
1057 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
1058 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1059 #[must_use]
1060 pub fn new_zeroed_slice_in(len: usize, alloc: A) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A> {
1061 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity_zeroed_in(len, alloc).into_box(len) }
1062 }
1063
1064 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator. Returns an error if
1065 /// the allocation fails.
1066 ///
1067 /// # Examples
1068 ///
1069 /// ```
1070 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1071 ///
1072 /// use std::alloc::System;
1073 ///
1074 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32], _>::try_new_uninit_slice_in(3, System)?;
1075 /// // Deferred initialization:
1076 /// values[0].write(1);
1077 /// values[1].write(2);
1078 /// values[2].write(3);
1079 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1080 ///
1081 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3]);
1082 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1083 /// ```
1084 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1085 #[inline]
1086 pub fn try_new_uninit_slice_in(
1087 len: usize,
1088 alloc: A,
1089 ) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A>, AllocError> {
1090 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
1091 NonNull::dangling()
1092 } else {
1093 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
1094 Ok(l) => l,
1095 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
1096 };
1097 alloc.allocate(layout)?.cast()
1098 };
1099 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, alloc).into_box(len)) }
1100 }
1101
1102 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator, with the memory
1103 /// being filled with `0` bytes. Returns an error if the allocation fails.
1104 ///
1105 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
1106 /// of this method.
1107 ///
1108 /// # Examples
1109 ///
1110 /// ```
1111 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1112 ///
1113 /// use std::alloc::System;
1114 ///
1115 /// let values = Box::<[u32], _>::try_new_zeroed_slice_in(3, System)?;
1116 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1117 ///
1118 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0]);
1119 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1120 /// ```
1121 ///
1122 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
1123 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1124 #[inline]
1125 pub fn try_new_zeroed_slice_in(
1126 len: usize,
1127 alloc: A,
1128 ) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A>, AllocError> {
1129 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
1130 NonNull::dangling()
1131 } else {
1132 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
1133 Ok(l) => l,
1134 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
1135 };
1136 alloc.allocate_zeroed(layout)?.cast()
1137 };
1138 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, alloc).into_box(len)) }
1139 }
1140
1141 /// Converts the boxed slice into a boxed array.
1142 ///
1143 /// This operation does not reallocate; the underlying array of the slice is simply reinterpreted as an array type.
1144 ///
1145 /// # Errors
1146 ///
1147 /// Returns the original `Box<[T]>` in the `Err` variant if `self.len()` does not equal `N`.
1148 ///
1149 /// # Examples
1150 ///
1151 /// ```
1152 /// #![feature(alloc_slice_into_array)]
1153 /// let box_slice: Box<[i32]> = Box::new([1, 2, 3]);
1154 ///
1155 /// let box_array: Box<[i32; 3]> = box_slice.into_array().unwrap();
1156 /// ```
1157 #[unstable(feature = "alloc_slice_into_array", issue = "148082")]
1158 #[inline]
1159 #[must_use]
1160 pub fn into_array<const N: usize>(self) -> Result<Box<[T; N], A>, Self> {
1161 if self.len() == N {
1162 let (ptr, alloc) = Self::into_raw_with_allocator(self);
1163 let ptr = ptr as *mut [T; N];
1164
1165 // SAFETY: The underlying array of a slice has the exact same layout as an actual array `[T; N]` if `N` is equal to the slice's length.
1166 let me = unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr, alloc) };
1167 Ok(me)
1168 } else {
1169 Err(self)
1170 }
1171 }
1172}
1173
1174impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A> {
1175 /// Converts to `Box<T, A>`.
1176 ///
1177 /// # Safety
1178 ///
1179 /// As with [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`],
1180 /// it is up to the caller to guarantee that the value
1181 /// really is in an initialized state.
1182 /// Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized
1183 /// causes immediate undefined behavior.
1184 ///
1185 /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: mem::MaybeUninit::assume_init
1186 ///
1187 /// # Examples
1188 ///
1189 /// ```
1190 /// let mut five = Box::<u32>::new_uninit();
1191 /// // Deferred initialization:
1192 /// five.write(5);
1193 /// let five: Box<u32> = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
1194 ///
1195 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5)
1196 /// ```
1197 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
1198 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
1199 #[inline(always)]
1200 pub const unsafe fn assume_init(self) -> Box<T, A> {
1201 // This is used in the `vec!` macro, so we optimize for minimal IR generation
1202 // even in debug builds.
1203 // SAFETY: `Box<T>` and `Box<MaybeUninit<T>>` have the same layout.
1204 unsafe { core::intrinsics::transmute_unchecked(self) }
1205 }
1206
1207 /// Writes the value and converts to `Box<T, A>`.
1208 ///
1209 /// This method converts the box similarly to [`Box::assume_init`] but
1210 /// writes `value` into it before conversion thus guaranteeing safety.
1211 /// In some scenarios use of this method may improve performance because
1212 /// the compiler may be able to optimize copying from stack.
1213 ///
1214 /// # Examples
1215 ///
1216 /// ```
1217 /// let big_box = Box::<[usize; 1024]>::new_uninit();
1218 ///
1219 /// let mut array = [0; 1024];
1220 /// for (i, place) in array.iter_mut().enumerate() {
1221 /// *place = i;
1222 /// }
1223 ///
1224 /// // The optimizer may be able to elide this copy, so previous code writes
1225 /// // to heap directly.
1226 /// let big_box = Box::write(big_box, array);
1227 ///
1228 /// for (i, x) in big_box.iter().enumerate() {
1229 /// assert_eq!(*x, i);
1230 /// }
1231 /// ```
1232 #[stable(feature = "box_uninit_write", since = "1.87.0")]
1233 #[inline]
1234 pub fn write(mut boxed: Self, value: T) -> Box<T, A> {
1235 unsafe {
1236 (*boxed).write(value);
1237 boxed.assume_init()
1238 }
1239 }
1240}
1241
1242impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A> {
1243 /// Converts to `Box<[T], A>`.
1244 ///
1245 /// # Safety
1246 ///
1247 /// As with [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`],
1248 /// it is up to the caller to guarantee that the values
1249 /// really are in an initialized state.
1250 /// Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized
1251 /// causes immediate undefined behavior.
1252 ///
1253 /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: mem::MaybeUninit::assume_init
1254 ///
1255 /// # Examples
1256 ///
1257 /// ```
1258 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32]>::new_uninit_slice(3);
1259 /// // Deferred initialization:
1260 /// values[0].write(1);
1261 /// values[1].write(2);
1262 /// values[2].write(3);
1263 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1264 ///
1265 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3])
1266 /// ```
1267 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
1268 #[inline]
1269 pub unsafe fn assume_init(self) -> Box<[T], A> {
1270 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(self);
1271 unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(raw as *mut [T], alloc) }
1272 }
1273}
1274
1275impl<T: ?Sized> Box<T> {
1276 /// Constructs a box from a raw pointer.
1277 ///
1278 /// After calling this function, the raw pointer is owned by the
1279 /// resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1280 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. For this
1281 /// to be safe, the memory must have been allocated in accordance
1282 /// with the [memory layout] used by `Box` .
1283 ///
1284 /// # Safety
1285 ///
1286 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1287 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1288 /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer.
1289 ///
1290 /// The raw pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by the global allocator.
1291 ///
1292 /// The safety conditions are described in the [memory layout] section.
1293 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T>` values.
1294 ///
1295 /// # Examples
1296 ///
1297 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a raw pointer
1298 /// using [`Box::into_raw`]:
1299 /// ```
1300 /// let x = Box::new(5);
1301 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1302 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
1303 /// ```
1304 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the global allocator:
1305 /// ```
1306 /// use std::alloc::{alloc, Layout};
1307 ///
1308 /// unsafe {
1309 /// let ptr = alloc(Layout::new::<i32>()) as *mut i32;
1310 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1311 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `ptr`, though for this
1312 /// // simple example `*ptr = 5` would have worked as well.
1313 /// ptr.write(5);
1314 /// let x = Box::from_raw(ptr);
1315 /// }
1316 /// ```
1317 ///
1318 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1319 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1320 #[stable(feature = "box_raw", since = "1.4.0")]
1321 #[inline]
1322 #[must_use = "call `drop(Box::from_raw(ptr))` if you intend to drop the `Box`"]
1323 pub unsafe fn from_raw(raw: *mut T) -> Self {
1324 unsafe { Self::from_raw_in(raw, Global) }
1325 }
1326
1327 /// Constructs a box from a `NonNull` pointer.
1328 ///
1329 /// After calling this function, the `NonNull` pointer is owned by
1330 /// the resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1331 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. For this
1332 /// to be safe, the memory must have been allocated in accordance
1333 /// with the [memory layout] used by `Box` .
1334 ///
1335 /// # Safety
1336 ///
1337 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1338 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1339 /// function is called twice on the same `NonNull` pointer.
1340 ///
1341 /// The non-null pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by the global allocator.
1342 ///
1343 /// The safety conditions are described in the [memory layout] section.
1344 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T>` values.
1345 ///
1346 /// # Examples
1347 ///
1348 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a `NonNull`
1349 /// pointer using [`Box::into_non_null`]:
1350 /// ```
1351 /// let x = Box::new(5);
1352 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1353 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null(non_null) };
1354 /// ```
1355 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the global allocator:
1356 /// ```
1357 /// use std::alloc::{alloc, Layout};
1358 /// use std::ptr::NonNull;
1359 ///
1360 /// unsafe {
1361 /// let non_null = NonNull::new(alloc(Layout::new::<i32>()).cast::<i32>())
1362 /// .expect("alloc should have successfully allocated memory");
1363 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1364 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `non_null`.
1365 /// non_null.write(5);
1366 /// let x = Box::from_non_null(non_null);
1367 /// }
1368 /// ```
1369 ///
1370 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1371 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1372 #[stable(feature = "box_vec_non_null", since = "1.99.0")]
1373 #[inline]
1374 #[must_use = "call `drop(Box::from_non_null(ptr))` if you intend to drop the `Box`"]
1375 pub unsafe fn from_non_null(ptr: NonNull<T>) -> Self {
1376 unsafe { Self::from_raw(ptr.as_ptr()) }
1377 }
1378
1379 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped raw pointer.
1380 ///
1381 /// The pointer will be properly aligned and non-null.
1382 ///
1383 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1384 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1385 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1386 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1387 /// do this is to convert the raw pointer back into a `Box` with the
1388 /// [`Box::from_raw`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to perform
1389 /// the cleanup.
1390 ///
1391 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1392 /// to call it as `Box::into_raw(b)` instead of `b.into_raw()`. This
1393 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1394 ///
1395 /// # Examples
1396 /// Converting the raw pointer back into a `Box` with [`Box::from_raw`]
1397 /// for automatic cleanup:
1398 /// ```
1399 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1400 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1401 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
1402 /// ```
1403 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1404 /// the memory:
1405 /// ```
1406 /// use std::alloc::{dealloc, Layout};
1407 /// use std::ptr;
1408 ///
1409 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1410 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1411 /// unsafe {
1412 /// ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
1413 /// dealloc(ptr as *mut u8, Layout::new::<String>());
1414 /// }
1415 /// ```
1416 /// Note: This is equivalent to the following:
1417 /// ```
1418 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1419 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1420 /// unsafe {
1421 /// drop(Box::from_raw(ptr));
1422 /// }
1423 /// ```
1424 ///
1425 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1426 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1427 #[stable(feature = "box_raw", since = "1.4.0")]
1428 #[inline]
1429 pub fn into_raw(b: Self) -> *mut T {
1430 // Avoid `into_raw_with_allocator` as that interacts poorly with Miri's Stacked Borrows.
1431 let mut b = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(b);
1432 // We need to give Miri (specifically, Stacked Borrows) a chance to recognize this as a
1433 // safe-to-raw-pointer cast. To achieve this, we first create a mutable reference, and then
1434 // cast that to a raw pointer -- this cast is recognized by the aliasing model and leads to
1435 // a suitable retag.
1436 // It would be wrong for `into_raw_with_allocator` to do the same as that would induce
1437 // uniqueness assumptions (from the `&mut`) that we only want with the default allocator.
1438 (&mut **b) as *mut T
1439 }
1440
1441 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped `NonNull` pointer.
1442 ///
1443 /// The pointer will be properly aligned.
1444 ///
1445 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1446 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1447 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1448 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1449 /// do this is to convert the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with the
1450 /// [`Box::from_non_null`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to
1451 /// perform the cleanup.
1452 ///
1453 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1454 /// to call it as `Box::into_non_null(b)` instead of `b.into_non_null()`.
1455 /// This is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1456 ///
1457 /// # Examples
1458 /// Converting the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with [`Box::from_non_null`]
1459 /// for automatic cleanup:
1460 /// ```
1461 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1462 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1463 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null(non_null) };
1464 /// ```
1465 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1466 /// the memory:
1467 /// ```
1468 /// use std::alloc::{dealloc, Layout};
1469 ///
1470 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1471 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1472 /// unsafe {
1473 /// non_null.drop_in_place();
1474 /// dealloc(non_null.as_ptr().cast::<u8>(), Layout::new::<String>());
1475 /// }
1476 /// ```
1477 /// Note: This is equivalent to the following:
1478 /// ```
1479 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1480 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1481 /// unsafe {
1482 /// drop(Box::from_non_null(non_null));
1483 /// }
1484 /// ```
1485 ///
1486 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1487 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1488 #[stable(feature = "box_vec_non_null", since = "1.99.0")]
1489 #[inline]
1490 pub fn into_non_null(b: Self) -> NonNull<T> {
1491 // As of August 2026, we cannot utilize `Box::leak`
1492 // because whether or not you can reconstruct the `Box`
1493 // later using `Box::from_raw` or `Box::from_non_null` is
1494 // an open question.
1495 // SAFETY: `Box` is guaranteed to be non-null.
1496 unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(Self::into_raw(b)) }
1497 }
1498}
1499
1500impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
1501 /// Constructs a box from a raw pointer in the given allocator.
1502 ///
1503 /// After calling this function, the raw pointer is owned by the
1504 /// resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1505 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. For this
1506 /// to be safe, the memory must have been allocated in accordance
1507 /// with the [memory layout] used by `Box` .
1508 ///
1509 /// # Safety
1510 ///
1511 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1512 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1513 /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer.
1514 ///
1515 /// The raw pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by `alloc`.
1516 ///
1517 /// The safety conditions are described in the [memory layout] section.
1518 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T, A>` values.
1519 ///
1520 /// # Examples
1521 ///
1522 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a raw pointer
1523 /// using [`Box::into_raw_with_allocator`]:
1524 /// ```
1525 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1526 ///
1527 /// use std::alloc::System;
1528 ///
1529 /// let x = Box::new_in(5, System);
1530 /// let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(x);
1531 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr, alloc) };
1532 /// ```
1533 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the system allocator:
1534 /// ```
1535 /// #![feature(allocator_api, slice_ptr_get)]
1536 ///
1537 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1538 ///
1539 /// unsafe {
1540 /// let ptr = System.allocate(Layout::new::<i32>())?.as_mut_ptr() as *mut i32;
1541 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1542 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `ptr`, though for this
1543 /// // simple example `*ptr = 5` would have worked as well.
1544 /// ptr.write(5);
1545 /// let x = Box::from_raw_in(ptr, System);
1546 /// }
1547 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1548 /// ```
1549 ///
1550 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1551 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1552 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1553 #[inline]
1554 pub unsafe fn from_raw_in(raw: *mut T, alloc: A) -> Self {
1555 Box(unsafe { Unique::new_unchecked(raw) }, alloc)
1556 }
1557
1558 /// Constructs a box from a `NonNull` pointer in the given allocator.
1559 ///
1560 /// After calling this function, the `NonNull` pointer is owned by
1561 /// the resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1562 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. For this
1563 /// to be safe, the memory must have been allocated in accordance
1564 /// with the [memory layout] used by `Box` .
1565 ///
1566 /// # Safety
1567 ///
1568 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1569 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1570 /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer.
1571 ///
1572 /// The non-null pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by `alloc`.
1573 ///
1574 /// The safety conditions are described in the [memory layout] section.
1575 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T, A>` values.
1576 ///
1577 /// # Examples
1578 ///
1579 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a `NonNull` pointer
1580 /// using [`Box::into_non_null_with_allocator`]:
1581 /// ```
1582 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1583 ///
1584 /// use std::alloc::System;
1585 ///
1586 /// let x = Box::new_in(5, System);
1587 /// let (non_null, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(x);
1588 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(non_null, alloc) };
1589 /// ```
1590 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the system allocator:
1591 /// ```
1592 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1593 ///
1594 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1595 ///
1596 /// unsafe {
1597 /// let non_null = System.allocate(Layout::new::<i32>())?.cast::<i32>();
1598 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1599 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `non_null`.
1600 /// non_null.write(5);
1601 /// let x = Box::from_non_null_in(non_null, System);
1602 /// }
1603 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1604 /// ```
1605 ///
1606 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1607 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1608 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1609 #[inline]
1610 pub unsafe fn from_non_null_in(raw: NonNull<T>, alloc: A) -> Self {
1611 // SAFETY: guaranteed by the caller.
1612 unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(raw.as_ptr(), alloc) }
1613 }
1614
1615 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped raw pointer and the allocator.
1616 ///
1617 /// The pointer will be properly aligned and non-null.
1618 ///
1619 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1620 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1621 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1622 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1623 /// do this is to convert the raw pointer back into a `Box` with the
1624 /// [`Box::from_raw_in`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to perform
1625 /// the cleanup.
1626 ///
1627 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1628 /// to call it as `Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b)` instead of `b.into_raw_with_allocator()`. This
1629 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1630 ///
1631 /// # Examples
1632 /// Converting the raw pointer back into a `Box` with [`Box::from_raw_in`]
1633 /// for automatic cleanup:
1634 /// ```
1635 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1636 ///
1637 /// use std::alloc::System;
1638 ///
1639 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1640 /// let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(x);
1641 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr, alloc) };
1642 /// ```
1643 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1644 /// the memory:
1645 /// ```
1646 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1647 ///
1648 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1649 /// use std::ptr::{self, NonNull};
1650 ///
1651 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1652 /// let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(x);
1653 /// unsafe {
1654 /// ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
1655 /// let non_null = NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr);
1656 /// alloc.deallocate(non_null.cast(), Layout::new::<String>());
1657 /// }
1658 /// ```
1659 ///
1660 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1661 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1662 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1663 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
1664 #[inline]
1665 pub const fn into_raw_with_allocator(b: Self) -> (*mut T, A) {
1666 let mut b = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(b);
1667 // We carefully get the raw pointer out in a way that Miri's aliasing model understands what
1668 // is happening: using the primitive "deref" of `Box`. In case `A` is *not* `Global`, we
1669 // want *no* aliasing requirements here!
1670 // In case `A` *is* `Global`, this does not quite have the right behavior; `into_raw`
1671 // works around that.
1672 let ptr = &raw mut **b;
1673 let alloc = unsafe { ptr::read(&b.1) };
1674 (ptr, alloc)
1675 }
1676
1677 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped `NonNull` pointer and the allocator.
1678 ///
1679 /// The pointer will be properly aligned.
1680 ///
1681 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1682 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1683 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1684 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1685 /// do this is to convert the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with the
1686 /// [`Box::from_non_null_in`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to
1687 /// perform the cleanup.
1688 ///
1689 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1690 /// to call it as `Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(b)` instead of
1691 /// `b.into_non_null_with_allocator()`. This is so that there is no
1692 /// conflict with a method on the inner type.
1693 ///
1694 /// # Examples
1695 /// Converting the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with
1696 /// [`Box::from_non_null_in`] for automatic cleanup:
1697 /// ```
1698 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1699 ///
1700 /// use std::alloc::System;
1701 ///
1702 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1703 /// let (non_null, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(x);
1704 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(non_null, alloc) };
1705 /// ```
1706 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1707 /// the memory:
1708 /// ```
1709 /// #![feature(allocator_api)]
1710 ///
1711 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1712 ///
1713 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1714 /// let (non_null, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(x);
1715 /// unsafe {
1716 /// non_null.drop_in_place();
1717 /// alloc.deallocate(non_null.cast::<u8>(), Layout::new::<String>());
1718 /// }
1719 /// ```
1720 ///
1721 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1722 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1723 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1724 #[inline]
1725 pub fn into_non_null_with_allocator(b: Self) -> (NonNull<T>, A) {
1726 let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b);
1727 // SAFETY: `Box` is guaranteed to be non-null.
1728 unsafe { (NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr), alloc) }
1729 }
1730
1731 #[unstable(
1732 feature = "ptr_internals",
1733 issue = "none",
1734 reason = "use `Box::leak(b).into()` or `Unique::from(Box::leak(b))` instead"
1735 )]
1736 #[inline]
1737 #[doc(hidden)]
1738 pub fn into_unique(b: Self) -> (Unique<T>, A) {
1739 let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b);
1740 unsafe { (Unique::from(&mut *ptr), alloc) }
1741 }
1742
1743 /// Returns a raw mutable pointer to the `Box`'s contents.
1744 ///
1745 /// The caller must ensure that the `Box` outlives the pointer this
1746 /// function returns, or else it will end up dangling.
1747 ///
1748 /// This method guarantees that for the purpose of the aliasing model, this method
1749 /// does not materialize a reference to the underlying memory, and thus the returned pointer
1750 /// will remain valid when mixed with other calls to [`as_ptr`], [`as_mut_ptr`], and [`as_non_null`].
1751 /// Note that calling other methods that materialize references to the memory
1752 /// may still invalidate this pointer.
1753 /// See the example below for how this guarantee can be used.
1754 ///
1755 /// # Examples
1756 ///
1757 /// Due to the aliasing guarantee, the following code is legal:
1758 ///
1759 /// ```rust
1760 /// unsafe {
1761 /// let mut b = Box::new(0);
1762 /// let ptr1 = Box::as_mut_ptr(&mut b);
1763 /// ptr1.write(1);
1764 /// let ptr2 = Box::as_mut_ptr(&mut b);
1765 /// ptr2.write(2);
1766 /// // Notably, the write to `ptr2` did *not* invalidate `ptr1`:
1767 /// ptr1.write(3);
1768 /// }
1769 /// ```
1770 ///
1771 /// [`as_mut_ptr`]: Self::as_mut_ptr
1772 /// [`as_ptr`]: Self::as_ptr
1773 /// [`as_non_null`]: Self::as_non_null
1774 #[must_use]
1775 #[stable(feature = "box_as_ptr", since = "1.98.0")]
1776 #[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1777 #[rustc_as_ptr]
1778 #[inline]
1779 pub fn as_mut_ptr(b: &mut Self) -> *mut T {
1780 // This is a primitive deref, not going through `DerefMut`, and therefore not materializing
1781 // any references.
1782 &raw mut **b
1783 }
1784
1785 /// Returns a raw pointer to the `Box`'s contents.
1786 ///
1787 /// The caller must ensure that the `Box` outlives the pointer this
1788 /// function returns, or else it will end up dangling.
1789 ///
1790 /// The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to
1791 /// is never written to (except inside an `UnsafeCell`) using this pointer or any pointer
1792 /// derived from it. If you need to mutate the contents of the `Box`, use [`as_mut_ptr`].
1793 ///
1794 /// This method guarantees that for the purpose of the aliasing model, this method
1795 /// does not materialize a reference to the underlying memory, and thus the returned pointer
1796 /// will remain valid when mixed with other calls to [`as_ptr`], [`as_mut_ptr`], and [`as_non_null`].
1797 /// Note that calling other methods that materialize mutable references to the memory,
1798 /// as well as writing to this memory, may still invalidate this pointer.
1799 /// See the example below for how this guarantee can be used.
1800 ///
1801 /// # Examples
1802 ///
1803 /// Due to the aliasing guarantee, the following code is legal:
1804 ///
1805 /// ```rust
1806 /// unsafe {
1807 /// let mut v = Box::new(0);
1808 /// let ptr1 = Box::as_ptr(&v);
1809 /// let ptr2 = Box::as_mut_ptr(&mut v);
1810 /// let _val = ptr2.read();
1811 /// // No write to this memory has happened yet, so `ptr1` is still valid.
1812 /// let _val = ptr1.read();
1813 /// // However, once we do a write...
1814 /// ptr2.write(1);
1815 /// // ... `ptr1` is no longer valid.
1816 /// // This would be UB: let _val = ptr1.read();
1817 /// }
1818 /// ```
1819 ///
1820 /// [`as_mut_ptr`]: Self::as_mut_ptr
1821 /// [`as_ptr`]: Self::as_ptr
1822 /// [`as_non_null`]: Self::as_non_null
1823 #[must_use]
1824 #[stable(feature = "box_as_ptr", since = "1.98.0")]
1825 #[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1826 #[rustc_as_ptr]
1827 #[inline]
1828 pub fn as_ptr(b: &Self) -> *const T {
1829 // This is a primitive deref, not going through `DerefMut`, and therefore not materializing
1830 // any references.
1831 &raw const **b
1832 }
1833
1834 /// Returns a `NonNull` pointer to the `Box`'s contents.
1835 ///
1836 /// The caller must ensure that the `Box` outlives the pointer this
1837 /// function returns, or else it will end up dangling.
1838 ///
1839 /// This method guarantees that for the purpose of the aliasing model, this method
1840 /// does not materialize a reference to the underlying memory, and thus the returned pointer
1841 /// will remain valid when mixed with other calls to [`as_ptr`], [`as_mut_ptr`], and [`as_non_null`].
1842 /// Note that calling other methods that materialize references to the memory
1843 /// may still invalidate this pointer.
1844 /// See the example below for how this guarantee can be used.
1845 ///
1846 /// # Examples
1847 ///
1848 /// Due to the aliasing guarantee, the following code is legal:
1849 ///
1850 /// ```rust
1851 /// #![feature(box_as_non_null)]
1852 ///
1853 /// unsafe {
1854 /// let mut b = Box::new(0);
1855 /// let ptr1 = Box::as_non_null(&mut b);
1856 /// ptr1.write(1);
1857 /// let ptr2 = Box::as_non_null(&mut b);
1858 /// ptr2.write(2);
1859 /// // Notably, the write to `ptr2` did *not* invalidate `ptr1`:
1860 /// ptr1.write(3);
1861 /// }
1862 /// ```
1863 ///
1864 /// [`as_mut_ptr`]: Self::as_mut_ptr
1865 /// [`as_ptr`]: Self::as_ptr
1866 /// [`as_non_null`]: Self::as_non_null
1867 #[must_use]
1868 #[unstable(feature = "box_as_non_null", issue = "157345")]
1869 #[rustc_as_ptr]
1870 #[inline]
1871 pub fn as_non_null(b: &mut Self) -> NonNull<T> {
1872 // SAFETY: `Box` is guaranteed to be non-null.
1873 unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(Self::as_mut_ptr(b)) }
1874 }
1875
1876 /// Returns a reference to the underlying allocator.
1877 ///
1878 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1879 /// to call it as `Box::allocator(&b)` instead of `b.allocator()`. This
1880 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1881 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
1882 #[inline]
1883 pub fn allocator(b: &Self) -> &A {
1884 &b.1
1885 }
1886
1887 /// Consumes and leaks the `Box`, returning a mutable reference,
1888 /// `&'a mut T`.
1889 ///
1890 /// Note that the type `T` must outlive the chosen lifetime `'a`. If the type
1891 /// has only static references, or none at all, then this may be chosen to be
1892 /// `'static`.
1893 ///
1894 /// This function is mainly useful for data that lives for the remainder of the program's life,
1895 /// i.e., memory that is meant to leak. If the memory should eventually be freed, prefer to use
1896 /// [`Box::into_raw`] or [`Box::into_non_null`] instead. Reconstructing ("unleaking") a `Box` from
1897 /// the mutable reference returned here (e.g. via [`Box::from_raw`]) is only possible if the
1898 /// allocator is `Global`, and even then it is a grey area (meaning it is possible under specific
1899 /// circumstances but many seemingly harmless ways of doing it are undefined behavior) and should
1900 /// be avoided.
1901 ///
1902 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1903 /// to call it as `Box::leak(b)` instead of `b.leak()`. This
1904 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1905 ///
1906 /// # Examples
1907 ///
1908 /// Simple usage:
1909 ///
1910 /// ```
1911 /// let x = Box::new(41);
1912 /// let static_ref: &'static mut usize = Box::leak(x);
1913 /// *static_ref += 1;
1914 /// assert_eq!(*static_ref, 42);
1915 /// # // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/miri/issues/3670):
1916 /// # // use -Zmiri-disable-leak-check instead of unleaking in tests meant to leak.
1917 /// # drop(unsafe { Box::from_raw(static_ref) });
1918 /// ```
1919 ///
1920 /// Unsized data:
1921 ///
1922 /// ```
1923 /// let x = vec![1, 2, 3].into_boxed_slice();
1924 /// let static_ref = Box::leak(x);
1925 /// static_ref[0] = 4;
1926 /// assert_eq!(*static_ref, [4, 2, 3]);
1927 /// # // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/miri/issues/3670):
1928 /// # // use -Zmiri-disable-leak-check instead of unleaking in tests meant to leak.
1929 /// # drop(unsafe { Box::from_raw(static_ref) });
1930 /// ```
1931 #[stable(feature = "box_leak", since = "1.26.0")]
1932 #[inline]
1933 pub fn leak<'a>(b: Self) -> &'a mut T
1934 where
1935 A: 'a,
1936 {
1937 let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b);
1938 mem::forget(alloc);
1939 unsafe { &mut *ptr }
1940 }
1941
1942 /// Converts a `Box<T>` into a `Pin<Box<T>>`. If `T` does not implement [`Unpin`], then
1943 /// `*boxed` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
1944 ///
1945 /// This conversion does not allocate on the heap and happens in place.
1946 ///
1947 /// This is also available via [`From`].
1948 ///
1949 /// Constructing and pinning a `Box` with <code>Box::into_pin([Box::new]\(x))</code>
1950 /// can also be written more concisely using <code>[Box::pin]\(x)</code>.
1951 /// This `into_pin` method is useful if you already have a `Box<T>`, or you are
1952 /// constructing a (pinned) `Box` in a different way than with [`Box::new`].
1953 ///
1954 /// # Notes
1955 ///
1956 /// It's not recommended that crates add an impl like `From<Box<T>> for Pin<T>`,
1957 /// as it'll introduce an ambiguity when calling `Pin::from`.
1958 /// A demonstration of such a poor impl is shown below.
1959 ///
1960 /// ```compile_fail
1961 /// # use std::pin::Pin;
1962 /// struct Foo; // A type defined in this crate.
1963 /// impl From<Box<()>> for Pin<Foo> {
1964 /// fn from(_: Box<()>) -> Pin<Foo> {
1965 /// Pin::new(Foo)
1966 /// }
1967 /// }
1968 ///
1969 /// let foo = Box::new(());
1970 /// let bar = Pin::from(foo);
1971 /// ```
1972 #[stable(feature = "box_into_pin", since = "1.63.0")]
1973 pub fn into_pin(boxed: Self) -> Pin<Self>
1974 where
1975 A: StaticAllocator,
1976 {
1977 // It's not possible to move or replace the insides of a `Pin<Box<T>>`
1978 // when `T: !Unpin`, so it's safe to pin it directly without any
1979 // additional requirements.
1980 unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(boxed) }
1981 }
1982}
1983
1984#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1985unsafe impl<#[may_dangle] T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Drop for Box<T, A> {
1986 #[inline]
1987 fn drop(&mut self) {
1988 // the T in the Box is dropped by the compiler before the destructor is run
1989
1990 let ptr = self.0;
1991
1992 unsafe {
1993 let layout = Layout::for_value_raw(ptr.as_ptr());
1994 if layout.size() != 0 {
1995 self.1.deallocate(From::from(ptr.cast()), layout);
1996 }
1997 }
1998 }
1999}
2000
2001#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2002#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2003impl<T: Default> Default for Box<T> {
2004 /// Creates a `Box<T>`, with the `Default` value for `T`.
2005 #[inline]
2006 fn default() -> Self {
2007 let mut x: Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> = Box::new_uninit();
2008 unsafe {
2009 // SAFETY: `x` is valid for writing and has the same layout as `T`.
2010 // If `T::default()` panics, dropping `x` will just deallocate the Box as `MaybeUninit<T>`
2011 // does not have a destructor.
2012 //
2013 // We use `ptr::write` as `MaybeUninit::write` creates
2014 // extra stack copies of `T` in debug mode.
2015 //
2016 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/136043 for more context.
2017 ptr::write(&raw mut *x as *mut T, T::default());
2018 // SAFETY: `x` was just initialized above.
2019 x.assume_init()
2020 }
2021 }
2022}
2023
2024#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2025#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2026impl<T> Default for Box<[T]> {
2027 /// Creates an empty `[T]` inside a `Box`.
2028 #[inline]
2029 fn default() -> Self {
2030 let ptr: Unique<[T]> = Unique::<[T; 0]>::dangling();
2031 Box(ptr, Global)
2032 }
2033}
2034
2035#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2036#[stable(feature = "default_box_extra", since = "1.17.0")]
2037impl Default for Box<str> {
2038 #[inline]
2039 fn default() -> Self {
2040 // SAFETY: This is the same as `Unique::cast<U>` but with an unsized `U = str`.
2041 let ptr: Unique<str> = unsafe {
2042 let bytes: Unique<[u8]> = Unique::<[u8; 0]>::dangling();
2043 Unique::new_unchecked(bytes.as_ptr() as *mut str)
2044 };
2045 Box(ptr, Global)
2046 }
2047}
2048
2049#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2050#[stable(feature = "pin_default_impls", since = "1.91.0")]
2051impl<T> Default for Pin<Box<T>>
2052where
2053 T: ?Sized,
2054 Box<T>: Default,
2055{
2056 #[inline]
2057 fn default() -> Self {
2058 Box::into_pin(Box::<T>::default())
2059 }
2060}
2061
2062#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2063#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2064// NB: This is not `AllocatorClone` since we don't care about allocator
2065// equivalence when cloning boxes.
2066impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<T, A> {
2067 /// Returns a new box with a `clone()` of this box's contents.
2068 ///
2069 /// # Examples
2070 ///
2071 /// ```
2072 /// let x = Box::new(5);
2073 /// let y = x.clone();
2074 ///
2075 /// // The value is the same
2076 /// assert_eq!(x, y);
2077 ///
2078 /// // But they are unique objects
2079 /// assert_ne!(&*x as *const i32, &*y as *const i32);
2080 /// ```
2081 #[inline]
2082 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
2083 // Pre-allocate memory to allow writing the cloned value directly.
2084 let mut boxed = Self::new_uninit_in(self.1.clone());
2085 unsafe {
2086 (**self).clone_to_uninit(boxed.as_mut_ptr().cast());
2087 boxed.assume_init()
2088 }
2089 }
2090
2091 /// Copies `source`'s contents into `self` without creating a new allocation.
2092 ///
2093 /// # Examples
2094 ///
2095 /// ```
2096 /// let x = Box::new(5);
2097 /// let mut y = Box::new(10);
2098 /// let yp: *const i32 = &*y;
2099 ///
2100 /// y.clone_from(&x);
2101 ///
2102 /// // The value is the same
2103 /// assert_eq!(x, y);
2104 ///
2105 /// // And no allocation occurred
2106 /// assert_eq!(yp, &*y);
2107 /// ```
2108 #[inline]
2109 fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
2110 (**self).clone_from(&(**source));
2111 }
2112}
2113
2114#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2115#[stable(feature = "box_slice_clone", since = "1.3.0")]
2116impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<[T], A> {
2117 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
2118 let alloc = Box::allocator(self).clone();
2119 self.to_vec_in(alloc).into_boxed_slice()
2120 }
2121
2122 /// Copies `source`'s contents into `self` without creating a new allocation,
2123 /// so long as the two are of the same length.
2124 ///
2125 /// # Examples
2126 ///
2127 /// ```
2128 /// let x = Box::new([5, 6, 7]);
2129 /// let mut y = Box::new([8, 9, 10]);
2130 /// let yp: *const [i32] = &*y;
2131 ///
2132 /// y.clone_from(&x);
2133 ///
2134 /// // The value is the same
2135 /// assert_eq!(x, y);
2136 ///
2137 /// // And no allocation occurred
2138 /// assert_eq!(yp, &*y);
2139 /// ```
2140 fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
2141 if self.len() == source.len() {
2142 self.clone_from_slice(source);
2143 } else {
2144 *self = source.clone();
2145 }
2146 }
2147}
2148
2149#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2150#[stable(feature = "box_slice_clone", since = "1.3.0")]
2151impl<A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<str, A> {
2152 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
2153 let buf = Box::clone_from_ref_in(self.as_bytes(), self.1.clone());
2154 unsafe { from_boxed_utf8_unchecked_in(buf) }
2155 }
2156}
2157
2158#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2159impl<T: ?Sized + PartialEq, A: Allocator> PartialEq for Box<T, A> {
2160 #[inline]
2161 fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2162 PartialEq::eq(&**self, &**other)
2163 }
2164 #[inline]
2165 fn ne(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2166 PartialEq::ne(&**self, &**other)
2167 }
2168}
2169
2170#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2171impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd, A: Allocator> PartialOrd for Box<T, A> {
2172 #[inline]
2173 fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
2174 PartialOrd::partial_cmp(&**self, &**other)
2175 }
2176 #[inline]
2177 fn lt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2178 PartialOrd::lt(&**self, &**other)
2179 }
2180 #[inline]
2181 fn le(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2182 PartialOrd::le(&**self, &**other)
2183 }
2184 #[inline]
2185 fn ge(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2186 PartialOrd::ge(&**self, &**other)
2187 }
2188 #[inline]
2189 fn gt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2190 PartialOrd::gt(&**self, &**other)
2191 }
2192}
2193
2194#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2195impl<T: ?Sized + Ord, A: Allocator> Ord for Box<T, A> {
2196 #[inline]
2197 fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
2198 Ord::cmp(&**self, &**other)
2199 }
2200}
2201
2202#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2203impl<T: ?Sized + Eq, A: Allocator> Eq for Box<T, A> {}
2204
2205#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2206impl<T: ?Sized + Hash, A: Allocator> Hash for Box<T, A> {
2207 fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
2208 (**self).hash(state);
2209 }
2210}
2211
2212#[stable(feature = "indirect_hasher_impl", since = "1.22.0")]
2213impl<T: ?Sized + Hasher, A: Allocator> Hasher for Box<T, A> {
2214 fn finish(&self) -> u64 {
2215 (**self).finish()
2216 }
2217 fn write(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) {
2218 (**self).write(bytes)
2219 }
2220 fn write_u8(&mut self, i: u8) {
2221 (**self).write_u8(i)
2222 }
2223 fn write_u16(&mut self, i: u16) {
2224 (**self).write_u16(i)
2225 }
2226 fn write_u32(&mut self, i: u32) {
2227 (**self).write_u32(i)
2228 }
2229 fn write_u64(&mut self, i: u64) {
2230 (**self).write_u64(i)
2231 }
2232 fn write_u128(&mut self, i: u128) {
2233 (**self).write_u128(i)
2234 }
2235 fn write_usize(&mut self, i: usize) {
2236 (**self).write_usize(i)
2237 }
2238 fn write_i8(&mut self, i: i8) {
2239 (**self).write_i8(i)
2240 }
2241 fn write_i16(&mut self, i: i16) {
2242 (**self).write_i16(i)
2243 }
2244 fn write_i32(&mut self, i: i32) {
2245 (**self).write_i32(i)
2246 }
2247 fn write_i64(&mut self, i: i64) {
2248 (**self).write_i64(i)
2249 }
2250 fn write_i128(&mut self, i: i128) {
2251 (**self).write_i128(i)
2252 }
2253 fn write_isize(&mut self, i: isize) {
2254 (**self).write_isize(i)
2255 }
2256 fn write_length_prefix(&mut self, len: usize) {
2257 (**self).write_length_prefix(len)
2258 }
2259 fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) {
2260 (**self).write_str(s)
2261 }
2262}
2263
2264#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2265impl<T: fmt::Display + ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Display for Box<T, A> {
2266 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2267 fmt::Display::fmt(&**self, f)
2268 }
2269}
2270
2271#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2272impl<T: fmt::Debug + ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Debug for Box<T, A> {
2273 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2274 fmt::Debug::fmt(&**self, f)
2275 }
2276}
2277
2278#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2279impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Pointer for Box<T, A> {
2280 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2281 // It's not possible to extract the inner Uniq directly from the Box,
2282 // instead we cast it to a *const which aliases the Unique
2283 let ptr: *const T = &**self;
2284 fmt::Pointer::fmt(&ptr, f)
2285 }
2286}
2287
2288#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2289impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Deref for Box<T, A> {
2290 type Target = T;
2291
2292 fn deref(&self) -> &T {
2293 self
2294 }
2295}
2296
2297#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2298impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> DerefMut for Box<T, A> {
2299 fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
2300 self
2301 }
2302}
2303
2304#[unstable(feature = "deref_pure_trait", issue = "87121")]
2305unsafe impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> DerefPure for Box<T, A> {}
2306
2307#[unstable(feature = "legacy_receiver_trait", issue = "none")]
2308impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> LegacyReceiver for Box<T, A> {}
2309
2310#[stable(feature = "boxed_closure_impls", since = "1.35.0")]
2311impl<Args: Tuple, F: FnOnce<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> FnOnce<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2312 type Output = <F as FnOnce<Args>>::Output;
2313
2314 extern "rust-call" fn call_once(self, args: Args) -> Self::Output {
2315 <F as FnOnce<Args>>::call_once(*self, args)
2316 }
2317}
2318
2319#[stable(feature = "boxed_closure_impls", since = "1.35.0")]
2320impl<Args: Tuple, F: FnMut<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> FnMut<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2321 extern "rust-call" fn call_mut(&mut self, args: Args) -> Self::Output {
2322 <F as FnMut<Args>>::call_mut(self, args)
2323 }
2324}
2325
2326#[stable(feature = "boxed_closure_impls", since = "1.35.0")]
2327impl<Args: Tuple, F: Fn<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> Fn<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2328 extern "rust-call" fn call(&self, args: Args) -> Self::Output {
2329 <F as Fn<Args>>::call(self, args)
2330 }
2331}
2332
2333#[stable(feature = "async_closure", since = "1.85.0")]
2334impl<Args: Tuple, F: AsyncFnOnce<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsyncFnOnce<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2335 type Output = F::Output;
2336 type CallOnceFuture = F::CallOnceFuture;
2337
2338 extern "rust-call" fn async_call_once(self, args: Args) -> Self::CallOnceFuture {
2339 F::async_call_once(*self, args)
2340 }
2341}
2342
2343#[stable(feature = "async_closure", since = "1.85.0")]
2344impl<Args: Tuple, F: AsyncFnMut<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsyncFnMut<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2345 type CallRefFuture<'a>
2346 = F::CallRefFuture<'a>
2347 where
2348 Self: 'a;
2349
2350 extern "rust-call" fn async_call_mut(&mut self, args: Args) -> Self::CallRefFuture<'_> {
2351 F::async_call_mut(self, args)
2352 }
2353}
2354
2355#[stable(feature = "async_closure", since = "1.85.0")]
2356impl<Args: Tuple, F: AsyncFn<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsyncFn<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2357 extern "rust-call" fn async_call(&self, args: Args) -> Self::CallRefFuture<'_> {
2358 F::async_call(self, args)
2359 }
2360}
2361
2362#[unstable(feature = "coerce_unsized", issue = "18598")]
2363impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized, A: Allocator> CoerceUnsized<Box<U, A>> for Box<T, A> {}
2364
2365// A pointer can only be pin safe if it does not implement certain safe traits
2366// maliciously. Since `Box` is fundamental, downstream crates may be able to
2367// implement those traits for `Box<LocalType>`, so we must carefully check that
2368// this is not a problem for each trait.
2369//
2370// The `Box` type always implements `Deref` and `DerefMut`, so despite being
2371// fundamental, downstream crates cannot implement these traits for
2372// `Box<LocalType>`.
2373//
2374// Conversely, downstream crates are able to implement `Clone`, `Debug`, and
2375// `Display` for `Box<LocalType>` as long as `LocalType` does not implement
2376// said trait. However, the `Box<T>` type does not treat the existence of an
2377// `&Box<T>` as evidence that the `T` is not pinned, so this is not
2378// problematic.
2379//
2380// Finally, even if downstream crates provide their own implementation of
2381// `Clone` for `Box<LocalType>`, it is not problematic for the cloned box to be
2382// wrapped in `Pin`, since the same conversion could have been carried out
2383// safely as `Box::pin((*p).clone())`.
2384#[unstable(feature = "pin_coerce_unsized_trait", issue = "150112")]
2385unsafe impl<T: ?Sized, A: StaticAllocator> PinSafePointer for Box<T, A> {}
2386
2387// It is quite crucial that we only allow the `Global` allocator here.
2388// Handling arbitrary custom allocators (which can affect the `Box` layout heavily!)
2389// would need a lot of codegen and interpreter adjustments.
2390#[unstable(feature = "dispatch_from_dyn", issue = "none")]
2391impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U>> for Box<T, Global> {}
2392
2393#[stable(feature = "box_borrow", since = "1.1.0")]
2394impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Borrow<T> for Box<T, A> {
2395 fn borrow(&self) -> &T {
2396 self
2397 }
2398}
2399
2400#[stable(feature = "box_borrow", since = "1.1.0")]
2401impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> BorrowMut<T> for Box<T, A> {
2402 fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
2403 self
2404 }
2405}
2406
2407#[stable(since = "1.5.0", feature = "smart_ptr_as_ref")]
2408impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsRef<T> for Box<T, A> {
2409 fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
2410 self
2411 }
2412}
2413
2414#[stable(since = "1.5.0", feature = "smart_ptr_as_ref")]
2415impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsMut<T> for Box<T, A> {
2416 fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
2417 self
2418 }
2419}
2420
2421/* Nota bene
2422 *
2423 * We could have chosen not to add this impl, and instead have written a
2424 * function of Pin<Box<T>> to Pin<T>. Such a function would not be sound,
2425 * because Box<T> implements Unpin even when T does not, as a result of
2426 * this impl.
2427 *
2428 * We chose this API instead of the alternative for a few reasons:
2429 * - Logically, it is helpful to understand pinning in regard to the
2430 * memory region being pointed to. For this reason none of the
2431 * standard library pointer types support projecting through a pin
2432 * (Box<T> is the only pointer type in std for which this would be
2433 * safe.)
2434 * - It is in practice very useful to have Box<T> be unconditionally
2435 * Unpin because of trait objects, for which the structural auto
2436 * trait functionality does not apply (e.g., Box<dyn Foo> would
2437 * otherwise not be Unpin).
2438 *
2439 * Another type with the same semantics as Box but only a conditional
2440 * implementation of `Unpin` (where `T: Unpin`) would be valid/safe, and
2441 * could have a method to project a Pin<T> from it.
2442 */
2443#[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
2444impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Unpin for Box<T, A> {}
2445
2446#[unstable(feature = "coroutine_trait", issue = "43122")]
2447impl<G: ?Sized + Coroutine<R> + Unpin, R, A: Allocator> Coroutine<R> for Box<G, A> {
2448 type Yield = G::Yield;
2449 type Return = G::Return;
2450
2451 fn resume(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, arg: R) -> CoroutineState<Self::Yield, Self::Return> {
2452 G::resume(Pin::new(&mut *self), arg)
2453 }
2454}
2455
2456#[unstable(feature = "coroutine_trait", issue = "43122")]
2457impl<G: ?Sized + Coroutine<R>, R, A: Allocator> Coroutine<R> for Pin<Box<G, A>>
2458where
2459 A: 'static,
2460{
2461 type Yield = G::Yield;
2462 type Return = G::Return;
2463
2464 fn resume(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, arg: R) -> CoroutineState<Self::Yield, Self::Return> {
2465 G::resume((*self).as_mut(), arg)
2466 }
2467}
2468
2469#[stable(feature = "futures_api", since = "1.36.0")]
2470impl<F: ?Sized + Future + Unpin, A: Allocator> Future for Box<F, A> {
2471 type Output = F::Output;
2472
2473 fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
2474 F::poll(Pin::new(&mut *self), cx)
2475 }
2476}
2477
2478#[stable(feature = "box_error", since = "1.8.0")]
2479impl<E: Error> Error for Box<E> {
2480 #[allow(deprecated)]
2481 fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn Error> {
2482 Error::cause(&**self)
2483 }
2484
2485 fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
2486 Error::source(&**self)
2487 }
2488
2489 fn provide<'b>(&'b self, request: &mut error::Request<'b>) {
2490 Error::provide(&**self, request);
2491 }
2492}
2493
2494#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
2495unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + Allocator, A: Allocator> Allocator for Box<T, A> {
2496 #[inline]
2497 fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2498 (**self).allocate(layout)
2499 }
2500
2501 #[inline]
2502 fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2503 (**self).allocate_zeroed(layout)
2504 }
2505
2506 #[inline]
2507 unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout) {
2508 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2509 unsafe { (**self).deallocate(ptr, layout) }
2510 }
2511
2512 #[inline]
2513 unsafe fn grow(
2514 &self,
2515 ptr: NonNull<u8>,
2516 old_layout: Layout,
2517 new_layout: Layout,
2518 ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2519 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2520 unsafe { (**self).grow(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
2521 }
2522
2523 #[inline]
2524 unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
2525 &self,
2526 ptr: NonNull<u8>,
2527 old_layout: Layout,
2528 new_layout: Layout,
2529 ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2530 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2531 unsafe { (**self).grow_zeroed(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
2532 }
2533
2534 #[inline]
2535 unsafe fn shrink(
2536 &self,
2537 ptr: NonNull<u8>,
2538 old_layout: Layout,
2539 new_layout: Layout,
2540 ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2541 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2542 unsafe { (**self).shrink(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
2543 }
2544}