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Updated aliasing for nll
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andymac-2 committed Oct 4, 2019
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# Aliasing

Data can be immutably borrowed any number of times, but while immutably
borrowed, the original data can't be mutably borrowed. On the other hand,
only *one* mutable borrow is allowed at a time. The original data can be
borrowed again only *after* the mutable reference goes out of scope.
borrowed, the original data can't be mutably borrowed. On the other hand, only
*one* mutable borrow is allowed at a time. The original data can be borrowed
again only *after* the mutable reference has been used for the last time.

```rust,editable
struct Point { x: i32, y: i32, z: i32 }
fn main() {
let mut point = Point { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };
{
let borrowed_point = &point;
let another_borrow = &point;
let borrowed_point = &point;
let another_borrow = &point;
// Data can be accessed via the references and the original owner
println!("Point has coordinates: ({}, {}, {})",
borrowed_point.x, another_borrow.y, point.z);
// Data can be accessed via the references and the original owner
println!("Point has coordinates: ({}, {}, {})",
borrowed_point.x, another_borrow.y, point.z);
// Error! Can't borrow `point` as mutable because it's currently
// borrowed as immutable.
//let mutable_borrow = &mut point;
// TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
// Error! Can't borrow `point` as mutable because it's currently
// borrowed as immutable.
// let mutable_borrow = &mut point;
// TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
// Immutable references go out of scope
}
// The borrowed values are used again here
println!("Point has coordinates: ({}, {}, {})",
borrowed_point.x, another_borrow.y, point.z);
{
let mutable_borrow = &mut point;
// The immutable references are no longer used for the rest of the code so
// it is possible to reborrow with a mutbale reference.
let mutable_borrow = &mut point;
// Change data via mutable reference
mutable_borrow.x = 5;
mutable_borrow.y = 2;
mutable_borrow.z = 1;
// Change data via mutable reference
mutable_borrow.x = 5;
mutable_borrow.y = 2;
mutable_borrow.z = 1;
// Error! Can't borrow `point` as immutable because it's currently
// borrowed as mutable.
//let y = &point.y;
// TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
// Error! Can't borrow `point` as immutable because it's currently
// borrowed as mutable.
// let y = &point.y;
// TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
// Error! Can't print because `println!` takes an immutable reference.
//println!("Point Z coordinate is {}", point.z);
// TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
// Error! Can't print because `println!` takes an immutable reference.
// println!("Point Z coordinate is {}", point.z);
// TODO ^ Try uncommenting this line
// Ok! Mutable references can be passed as immutable to `println!`
println!("Point has coordinates: ({}, {}, {})",
mutable_borrow.x, mutable_borrow.y, mutable_borrow.z);
// Ok! Mutable references can be passed as immutable to `println!`
println!("Point has coordinates: ({}, {}, {})",
mutable_borrow.x, mutable_borrow.y, mutable_borrow.z);
// Mutable reference goes out of scope
}
// The mutable reference is no longer used for the rest of the code so it
// is possible to reborrow.
// Immutable references to `point` are allowed again
let borrowed_point = &point;
let new_borrowed_point = &point;
println!("Point now has coordinates: ({}, {}, {})",
borrowed_point.x, borrowed_point.y, borrowed_point.z);
new_borrowed_point.x, new_borrowed_point.y, new_borrowed_point.z);
}
```

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