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<T, A>`] will use its allocator of type `A` for its allocation.
57//! It is valid to convert both ways between a `Box` and a raw pointer allocated with `A`, so long as:
58//! - the size of the pointee, as reported by [`size_of_val`], is non-zero,
59//! - the [`Layout::for_value`] of the pointee [*fits*](Allocator#memory-fitting) the memory block, and
60//! - the pointee is a valid instance of `T` (for the given metadata of the pointer).
61//!
62//! For zero-sized values, a [`Box<T, A>`] may use any sufficiently aligned non-null pointer.
63//! While it is sound to convert a zero-sized allocation from `A` into a `Box`, as
64//! long as it is backed by a valid value of `T`, doing so may lead to memory leaks, as
65//! the destructor of [`Box`] will not call [`deallocate`](Allocator::deallocate)
66//! on zero-sized values. It is recommended to use [`ptr::dangling`] instead.
67//!
68//! Likewise, manually deallocating the raw pointer acquired from a `Box` is only sound
69//! if the size of the pointee is non-zero, as zero-sized values may be represented by
70//! a pointer that is not [*currently allocated*] by that allocator. It is recommended to
71//! pair [`Box::into_raw_with_allocator`] with [`Box::from_raw_in`], rather than
72//! doing this.
73//!
74//! Note that even the [`Global`] allocator might not use dangling pointers for
75//! zero-sized allocations, even though *most* implementations do this.
76//!
77//! So long as `T: Sized`, a `Box<T>` is guaranteed to be represented
78//! as a single pointer and is also ABI-compatible with C pointers
79//! (i.e. the C type `T*`). This means that if you have extern "C"
80//! Rust functions that will be called from C, you can define those
81//! Rust functions using `Box<T>` types, and use `T*` as corresponding
82//! type on the C side. As an example, consider this C header which
83//! declares functions that create and destroy some kind of `Foo`
84//! value:
85//!
86//! ```c
87//! /* C header */
88//!
89//! /* Returns ownership to the caller */
90//! struct Foo* foo_new(void);
91//!
92//! /* Takes ownership from the caller; no-op when invoked with null */
93//! void foo_delete(struct Foo*);
94//! ```
95//!
96//! These two functions might be implemented in Rust as follows. Here, the
97//! `struct Foo*` type from C is translated to `Box<Foo>`, which captures
98//! the ownership constraints. Note also that the nullable argument to
99//! `foo_delete` is represented in Rust as `Option<Box<Foo>>`, since `Box<Foo>`
100//! cannot be null.
101//!
102//! ```
103//! #[repr(C)]
104//! pub struct Foo;
105//!
106//! #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
107//! pub extern "C" fn foo_new() -> Box<Foo> {
108//! Box::new(Foo)
109//! }
110//!
111//! #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
112//! pub extern "C" fn foo_delete(_: Option<Box<Foo>>) {}
113//! ```
114//!
115//! Even though `Box<T>` has the same representation and C ABI as a C pointer,
116//! this does not mean that you can convert an arbitrary `T*` into a `Box<T>`
117//! and expect things to work. `Box<T>` values will always be fully aligned,
118//! non-null pointers. Moreover, the destructor for `Box<T>` will attempt to
119//! free the value with the global allocator. In general, the best practice
120//! is to only use `Box<T>` for pointers that originated from the global
121//! allocator.
122//!
123//! **Important.** At least at present, you should avoid using
124//! `Box<T>` types for functions that are defined in C but invoked
125//! from Rust. In those cases, you should directly mirror the C types
126//! as closely as possible. Using types like `Box<T>` where the C
127//! definition is just using `T*` can lead to undefined behavior, as
128//! described in [rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines#198][ucg#198].
129//!
130//! # Considerations for unsafe code
131//!
132//! **Warning: This section is not normative and is subject to change, possibly
133//! being relaxed in the future! It is a simplified summary of the rules
134//! currently implemented in the compiler.**
135//!
136//! The aliasing rules for `Box<T>` are the same as for `&mut T`. `Box<T>`
137//! asserts uniqueness over its content. Using raw pointers derived from a box
138//! after that box has been mutated through, moved or borrowed as `&mut T`
139//! is not allowed. For more guidance on working with box from unsafe code, see
140//! [rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines#326][ucg#326].
141//!
142//! # Editions
143//!
144//! A special case exists for the implementation of `IntoIterator` for arrays on the Rust 2021
145//! edition, as documented [here][array]. Unfortunately, it was later found that a similar
146//! workaround should be added for boxed slices, and this was applied in the 2024 edition.
147//!
148//! Specifically, `IntoIterator` is implemented for `Box<[T]>` on all editions, but specific calls
149//! to `into_iter()` for boxed slices will defer to the slice implementation on editions before
150//! 2024:
151//!
152//! ```rust,edition2021
153//! // Rust 2015, 2018, and 2021:
154//!
155//! # #![allow(boxed_slice_into_iter)] // override our `deny(warnings)`
156//! let boxed_slice: Box<[i32]> = vec![0; 3].into_boxed_slice();
157//!
158//! // This creates a slice iterator, producing references to each value.
159//! for item in boxed_slice.into_iter().enumerate() {
160//! let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item;
161//! println!("boxed_slice[{i}] = {x}");
162//! }
163//!
164//! // The `boxed_slice_into_iter` lint suggests this change for future compatibility:
165//! for item in boxed_slice.iter().enumerate() {
166//! let (i, x): (usize, &i32) = item;
167//! println!("boxed_slice[{i}] = {x}");
168//! }
169//!
170//! // You can explicitly iterate a boxed slice by value using `IntoIterator::into_iter`
171//! for item in IntoIterator::into_iter(boxed_slice).enumerate() {
172//! let (i, x): (usize, i32) = item;
173//! println!("boxed_slice[{i}] = {x}");
174//! }
175//! ```
176//!
177//! Similar to the array implementation, this may be modified in the future to remove this override,
178//! and it's best to avoid relying on this edition-dependent behavior if you wish to preserve
179//! compatibility with future versions of the compiler.
180//!
181//! [*currently allocated*]: Allocator#currently-allocated-memory
182//! [ucg#198]: https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/198
183//! [ucg#326]: https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/326
184//! [dereferencing]: core::ops::Deref
185//! [`Box::<T>::from_raw(value)`]: Box::from_raw
186//! [`Global`]: crate::alloc::Global
187//! [`Layout`]: crate::alloc::Layout
188//! [`Layout::for_value(&*value)`]: crate::alloc::Layout::for_value
189//! [valid]: ptr#safety
190
191#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
192
193use core::borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut};
194use core::clone::CloneToUninit;
195use core::cmp::Ordering;
196use core::error::{self, Error};
197use core::fmt;
198use core::future::Future;
199use core::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
200use core::marker::{Tuple, Unsize};
201#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
202use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
203use core::mem::{self, SizedTypeProperties};
204use core::ops::{
205 AsyncFn, AsyncFnMut, AsyncFnOnce, CoerceUnsized, Coroutine, CoroutineState, Deref, DerefMut,
206 DerefPure, DispatchFromDyn, LegacyReceiver,
207};
208#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
209use core::ops::{Residual, Try};
210use core::pin::{Pin, PinSafePointer};
211use core::ptr::{self, NonNull, Unique};
212use core::task::{Context, Poll};
213
214#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
215use crate::alloc::handle_alloc_error;
216use crate::alloc::{AllocError, Allocator, Global, Layout, StaticAllocator};
217use crate::raw_vec::RawVec;
218#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
219use crate::str::from_boxed_utf8_unchecked_in;
220
221/// Conversion related impls for `Box<_>` (`From`, `downcast`, etc)
222mod convert;
223/// Iterator related impls for `Box<_>`.
224mod iter;
225/// [`ThinBox`] implementation.
226mod thin;
227
228#[stable(feature = "boxed_array_value_iter", since = "1.99.0")]
229pub use iter::BoxedArrayIntoIter;
230#[unstable(feature = "thin_box", issue = "92791")]
231pub use thin::ThinBox;
232
233/// A pointer type that uniquely owns a heap allocation of type `T`.
234///
235/// See the [module-level documentation](../../std/boxed/index.html) for more.
236#[lang = "owned_box"]
237#[fundamental]
238#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
239#[rustc_insignificant_dtor]
240#[doc(search_unbox)]
241// The declaration of the `Box` struct must be kept in sync with the
242// compiler or ICEs will happen.
243pub struct Box<
244 T: ?Sized,
245 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")] A: Allocator = Global,
246>(Unique<T>, A);
247
248/// Monomorphic function for allocating an uninit `Box`.
249#[inline]
250// The is a separate function to avoid doing it in every generic version, but it
251// looks small to the mir inliner (particularly in panic=abort) so leave it to
252// the backend to decide whether pulling it in everywhere is worth doing.
253#[rustc_no_mir_inline]
254#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
255#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
256#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
257const fn box_new_uninit(layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
258 match Global.allocate(layout) {
259 Ok(ptr) => ptr.as_mut_ptr(),
260 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
261 }
262}
263
264/// Helper for `vec!`.
265///
266/// This is unsafe, but has to be marked as safe or else we couldn't use it in `vec!`.
267#[doc(hidden)]
268#[unstable(feature = "liballoc_internals", issue = "none")]
269#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
270#[inline(always)]
271#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
272#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "box_assume_init_into_vec_unsafe"]
273pub const fn box_assume_init_into_vec_unsafe<T, const N: usize>(
274 b: Box<MaybeUninit<[T; N]>>,
275) -> crate::vec::Vec<T> {
276 // SAFETY: Technically not, but this can't be
277 // called stably except in ways we control.
278 unsafe { (b.assume_init() as Box<[T]>).into_vec() }
279}
280
281impl<T> Box<T> {
282 /// Allocates memory on the heap and then places `x` into it.
283 ///
284 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
285 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
286 ///
287 /// # Examples
288 ///
289 /// ```
290 /// let five = Box::new(5);
291 /// ```
292 ///
293 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
294 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
295 #[inline(always)]
296 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
297 #[must_use]
298 #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "box_new"]
299 #[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
300 pub fn new(x: T) -> Self {
301 // This is `Box::new_uninit` but inlined to avoid build time regressions.
302 let ptr = box_new_uninit(<T as SizedTypeProperties>::LAYOUT) as *mut T;
303 // Nothing below can panic so we do not have to worry about deallocating `ptr`.
304 // SAFETY: we just allocated the box to store `x`.
305 unsafe { core::intrinsics::write_via_move(ptr, x) };
306 // SAFETY: we just initialized the memory `ptr` points to.
307 unsafe { mem::transmute(ptr) }
308 }
309
310 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents.
311 ///
312 /// # Examples
313 ///
314 /// ```
315 /// let mut five = Box::<u32>::new_uninit();
316 /// // Deferred initialization:
317 /// five.write(5);
318 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
319 ///
320 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5)
321 /// ```
322 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
323 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
324 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
325 #[must_use]
326 #[inline(always)]
327 #[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
328 pub const fn new_uninit() -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
329 // This is the same as `Self::new_uninit_in(Global)`, but manually inlined (just like
330 // `Box::new`).
331
332 // SAFETY:
333 // - If `allocate` succeeds, the returned pointer exactly matches what `Box` needs.
334 unsafe { mem::transmute(box_new_uninit(<T as SizedTypeProperties>::LAYOUT)) }
335 }
336
337 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
338 /// being filled with `0` bytes.
339 ///
340 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
341 /// of this method.
342 ///
343 /// # Examples
344 ///
345 /// ```
346 /// let zero = Box::<u32>::new_zeroed();
347 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
348 ///
349 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
350 /// ```
351 ///
352 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
353 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
354 #[inline]
355 #[stable(feature = "new_zeroed_alloc", since = "1.92.0")]
356 #[must_use]
357 pub fn new_zeroed() -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> {
358 Self::new_zeroed_in(Global)
359 }
360
361 /// Constructs a new `Pin<Box<T>>`. If `T` does not implement [`Unpin`], then
362 /// `x` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
363 ///
364 /// Constructing and pinning of the `Box` can also be done in two steps: `Box::pin(x)`
365 /// does the same as <code>[Box::into_pin]\([Box::new]\(x))</code>. Consider using
366 /// [`into_pin`](Box::into_pin) if you already have a `Box<T>`, or if you want to
367 /// construct a (pinned) `Box` in a different way than with [`Box::new`].
368 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
369 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
370 #[must_use]
371 #[inline(always)]
372 pub fn pin(x: T) -> Pin<Box<T>> {
373 Box::new(x).into()
374 }
375
376 /// Allocates memory on the heap then places `x` into it,
377 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
378 ///
379 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
380 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
381 ///
382 /// # Examples
383 ///
384 /// ```
385 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
386 ///
387 /// let five = Box::try_new(5)?;
388 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
389 /// ```
390 ///
391 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
392 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
393 #[inline]
394 pub fn try_new(x: T) -> Result<Self, AllocError> {
395 Self::try_new_in(x, Global)
396 }
397
398 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents on the heap,
399 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
400 ///
401 /// # Examples
402 ///
403 /// ```
404 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
405 ///
406 /// let mut five = Box::<u32>::try_new_uninit()?;
407 /// // Deferred initialization:
408 /// five.write(5);
409 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
410 ///
411 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5);
412 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
413 /// ```
414 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
415 #[inline]
416 pub fn try_new_uninit() -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>, AllocError> {
417 Box::try_new_uninit_in(Global)
418 }
419
420 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
421 /// being filled with `0` bytes on the heap
422 ///
423 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
424 /// of this method.
425 ///
426 /// # Examples
427 ///
428 /// ```
429 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
430 ///
431 /// let zero = Box::<u32>::try_new_zeroed()?;
432 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
433 ///
434 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0);
435 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
436 /// ```
437 ///
438 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
439 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
440 #[inline]
441 pub fn try_new_zeroed() -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>, AllocError> {
442 Box::try_new_zeroed_in(Global)
443 }
444}
445
446impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
447 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then places `x` into it.
448 ///
449 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
450 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
451 ///
452 /// # Examples
453 ///
454 /// ```
455 /// use std::alloc::System;
456 ///
457 /// let five = Box::new_in(5, System);
458 /// ```
459 ///
460 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
461 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
462 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
463 #[must_use]
464 #[inline]
465 pub fn new_in(x: T, alloc: A) -> Self {
466 let mut boxed = Self::new_uninit_in(alloc);
467 boxed.write(x);
468 // SAFETY: Initialised by the above.
469 unsafe { boxed.assume_init() }
470 }
471
472 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then places `x` into it,
473 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
474 ///
475 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `T` is zero-sized.
476 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
477 ///
478 /// # Examples
479 ///
480 /// ```
481 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
482 ///
483 /// use std::alloc::System;
484 ///
485 /// let five = Box::try_new_in(5, System)?;
486 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
487 /// ```
488 ///
489 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
490 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
491 #[inline]
492 pub fn try_new_in(x: T, alloc: A) -> Result<Self, AllocError> {
493 let mut boxed = Self::try_new_uninit_in(alloc)?;
494 boxed.write(x);
495 // SAFETY: Initialised by the above.
496 unsafe { Ok(boxed.assume_init()) }
497 }
498
499 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator.
500 ///
501 /// # Examples
502 ///
503 /// ```
504 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
505 ///
506 /// use std::alloc::System;
507 ///
508 /// let mut five = Box::<u32, _>::new_uninit_in(System);
509 /// // Deferred initialization:
510 /// five.write(5);
511 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
512 ///
513 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5)
514 /// ```
515 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
516 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
517 #[must_use]
518 pub fn new_uninit_in(alloc: A) -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A> {
519 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
520 // NOTE: Prefer match over unwrap_or_else since closure sometimes not inlineable.
521 // That would make code size bigger.
522 match Box::try_new_uninit_in(alloc) {
523 Ok(m) => m,
524 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
525 }
526 }
527
528 /// Constructs a new box with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator,
529 /// returning an error if the allocation fails
530 ///
531 /// # Examples
532 ///
533 /// ```
534 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
535 ///
536 /// use std::alloc::System;
537 ///
538 /// let mut five = Box::<u32, _>::try_new_uninit_in(System)?;
539 /// // Deferred initialization:
540 /// five.write(5);
541 /// let five = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
542 ///
543 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5);
544 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
545 /// ```
546 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
547 pub fn try_new_uninit_in(alloc: A) -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>, AllocError> {
548 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST {
549 NonNull::dangling()
550 } else {
551 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
552 alloc.allocate(layout)?.cast()
553 };
554 // SAFETY: Pointer is nonnull and matches the allocator.
555 unsafe { Ok(Box::from_raw_in(ptr.as_ptr(), alloc)) }
556 }
557
558 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
559 /// being filled with `0` bytes in the provided allocator.
560 ///
561 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
562 /// of this method.
563 ///
564 /// # Examples
565 ///
566 /// ```
567 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
568 ///
569 /// use std::alloc::System;
570 ///
571 /// let zero = Box::<u32, _>::new_zeroed_in(System);
572 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
573 ///
574 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0)
575 /// ```
576 ///
577 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
578 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
579 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
580 #[must_use]
581 pub fn new_zeroed_in(alloc: A) -> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A> {
582 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
583 // NOTE: Prefer match over unwrap_or_else since closure sometimes not inlineable.
584 // That would make code size bigger.
585 match Box::try_new_zeroed_in(alloc) {
586 Ok(m) => m,
587 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
588 }
589 }
590
591 /// Constructs a new `Box` with uninitialized contents, with the memory
592 /// being filled with `0` bytes in the provided allocator,
593 /// returning an error if the allocation fails,
594 ///
595 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
596 /// of this method.
597 ///
598 /// # Examples
599 ///
600 /// ```
601 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
602 ///
603 /// use std::alloc::System;
604 ///
605 /// let zero = Box::<u32, _>::try_new_zeroed_in(System)?;
606 /// let zero = unsafe { zero.assume_init() };
607 ///
608 /// assert_eq!(*zero, 0);
609 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
610 /// ```
611 ///
612 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
613 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
614 pub fn try_new_zeroed_in(alloc: A) -> Result<Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>, AllocError> {
615 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST {
616 NonNull::dangling()
617 } else {
618 let layout = Layout::new::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>();
619 alloc.allocate_zeroed(layout)?.cast()
620 };
621 // SAFETY: Pointer is nonnull and matches the allocator.
622 unsafe { Ok(Box::from_raw_in(ptr.as_ptr(), alloc)) }
623 }
624
625 /// Constructs a new `Pin<Box<T, A>>`. If `T` does not implement [`Unpin`], then
626 /// `x` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
627 ///
628 /// Constructing and pinning of the `Box` can also be done in two steps: `Box::pin_in(x, alloc)`
629 /// does the same as <code>[Box::into_pin]\([Box::new_in]\(x, alloc))</code>. Consider using
630 /// [`into_pin`](Box::into_pin) if you already have a `Box<T, A>`, or if you want to
631 /// construct a (pinned) `Box` in a different way than with [`Box::new_in`].
632 ///
633 /// # Examples
634 ///
635 /// ```
636 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
637 /// use std::alloc::System;
638 ///
639 /// let x = Box::pin_in(1, System);
640 /// ```
641 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
642 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
643 #[must_use]
644 #[inline(always)]
645 pub fn pin_in(x: T, alloc: A) -> Pin<Self>
646 where
647 A: StaticAllocator,
648 {
649 Self::into_pin(Self::new_in(x, alloc))
650 }
651
652 /// Converts a `Box<T>` into a `Box<[T]>`
653 ///
654 /// This conversion does not allocate on the heap and happens in place.
655 #[unstable(feature = "box_into_boxed_slice", issue = "71582")]
656 pub fn into_boxed_slice(boxed: Self) -> Box<[T], A> {
657 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(boxed);
658 // SAFETY: A pointer to T is also a valid pointer to [T; 1].
659 unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(raw as *mut [T; 1], alloc) }
660 }
661
662 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning the wrapped value.
663 ///
664 /// # Examples
665 ///
666 /// ```
667 /// #![feature(box_into_inner)]
668 ///
669 /// let c = Box::new(5);
670 ///
671 /// assert_eq!(Box::into_inner(c), 5);
672 /// ```
673 #[unstable(feature = "box_into_inner", issue = "80437")]
674 #[inline]
675 pub fn into_inner(boxed: Self) -> T {
676 *boxed
677 }
678
679 /// Consumes the `Box` without consuming its allocation, returning the wrapped value and a `Box`
680 /// to the uninitialized memory where the wrapped value used to live.
681 ///
682 /// This can be used together with [`write`](Box::write) to reuse the allocation for multiple
683 /// boxed values.
684 ///
685 /// # Examples
686 ///
687 /// ```
688 /// let c = Box::new(5);
689 ///
690 /// // take the value out of the box
691 /// let (value, uninit) = Box::take(c);
692 /// assert_eq!(value, 5);
693 ///
694 /// // reuse the box for a second value
695 /// let c = Box::write(uninit, 6);
696 /// assert_eq!(*c, 6);
697 /// ```
698 #[stable(feature = "box_take", since = "1.100.0")]
699 pub fn take(boxed: Self) -> (T, Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A>) {
700 // SAFETY: Reading out an initialised value & leaving behind a
701 // box with uninit contents.
702 unsafe {
703 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(boxed);
704 let value = raw.read();
705 let uninit = Box::from_non_null_in(raw.cast_uninit(), alloc);
706 (value, uninit)
707 }
708 }
709
710 /// Maps the value in a box, reusing the allocation if possible.
711 ///
712 /// `f` is called on the value in the box, and the result is returned, also boxed.
713 ///
714 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
715 /// to call it as `Box::map(b, f)` instead of `b.map(f)`. This
716 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
717 ///
718 /// # Examples
719 ///
720 /// ```
721 /// let b = Box::new(7);
722 /// let new = Box::map(b, |i| i + 7);
723 /// assert_eq!(*new, 14);
724 /// ```
725 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
726 #[stable(feature = "smart_pointer_map", since = "1.100.0")]
727 pub fn map<U>(this: Self, f: impl FnOnce(T) -> U) -> Box<U, A> {
728 let (value, allocation) = Box::take(this);
729 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(allocation);
730 if size_of::<T>() == size_of::<U>() && align_of::<T>() == align_of::<U>() {
731 // SAFETY: We checked that the memory requirements are the same for both types
732 // and `raw` is already a valid pointer for the requisite memory.
733 let allocation = unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(raw.cast::<MaybeUninit<U>>(), alloc) };
734 Box::write(allocation, f(value))
735 } else {
736 if size_of::<T>() != 0 {
737 // SAFETY: `raw` isn't dangling since it points to a non-zero-sized
738 // allocation and is never used again after this point.
739 unsafe { alloc.deallocate(raw.cast(), Layout::for_value(&value)) }
740 }
741 Box::new_in(f(value), alloc)
742 }
743 }
744
745 /// Attempts to map the value in a box, reusing the allocation if possible.
746 ///
747 /// `f` is called on the value in the box, and if the operation succeeds, the result is
748 /// returned, also boxed.
749 ///
750 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
751 /// to call it as `Box::try_map(b, f)` instead of `b.try_map(f)`. This
752 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
753 ///
754 /// # Examples
755 ///
756 /// ```
757 /// #![feature(smart_pointer_try_map)]
758 ///
759 /// let b = Box::new(7);
760 /// let new = Box::try_map(b, u32::try_from).unwrap();
761 /// assert_eq!(*new, 7);
762 /// ```
763 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
764 #[unstable(feature = "smart_pointer_try_map", issue = "144419")]
765 pub fn try_map<R>(
766 this: Self,
767 f: impl FnOnce(T) -> R,
768 ) -> <R::Residual as Residual<Box<R::Output, A>>>::TryType
769 where
770 R: Try,
771 R::Residual: Residual<Box<R::Output, A>>,
772 {
773 let (value, allocation) = Box::take(this);
774 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(allocation);
775 if size_of::<T>() == size_of::<R::Output>() && align_of::<T>() == align_of::<R::Output>() {
776 let allocation =
777 // SAFETY: We checked that the memory requirements are the same for both types
778 // and `raw` is already a valid pointer for the requisite memory.
779 unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(raw.cast::<MaybeUninit<R::Output>>(), alloc) };
780 try { Box::write(allocation, f(value)?) }
781 } else {
782 if size_of::<T>() != 0 {
783 // SAFETY: `raw` isn't dangling since it points to a non-zero-sized
784 // allocation and is never used again after this point.
785 unsafe { alloc.deallocate(raw.cast(), Layout::for_value(&value)) }
786 }
787 try { Box::new_in(f(value)?, alloc) }
788 }
789 }
790}
791
792impl<T: ?Sized + CloneToUninit> Box<T> {
793 /// Allocates memory on the heap then clones `src` into it.
794 ///
795 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
796 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
797 ///
798 /// # Examples
799 ///
800 /// ```
801 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
802 ///
803 /// let hello: Box<str> = Box::clone_from_ref("hello");
804 /// ```
805 ///
806 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
807 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
808 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
809 #[must_use]
810 #[inline]
811 pub fn clone_from_ref(src: &T) -> Box<T> {
812 Box::clone_from_ref_in(src, Global)
813 }
814
815 /// Allocates memory on the heap then clones `src` into it, returning an error if allocation fails.
816 ///
817 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
818 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
819 ///
820 /// # Examples
821 ///
822 /// ```
823 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
824 ///
825 /// let hello: Box<str> = Box::try_clone_from_ref("hello")?;
826 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
827 /// ```
828 ///
829 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
830 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
831 //#[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
832 #[inline]
833 pub fn try_clone_from_ref(src: &T) -> Result<Box<T>, AllocError> {
834 Box::try_clone_from_ref_in(src, Global)
835 }
836}
837
838impl<T: ?Sized + CloneToUninit, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
839 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then clones `src` into it.
840 ///
841 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
842 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
843 ///
844 /// # Examples
845 ///
846 /// ```
847 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
848 ///
849 /// use std::alloc::System;
850 ///
851 /// let hello: Box<str, System> = Box::clone_from_ref_in("hello", System);
852 /// ```
853 ///
854 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
855 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
856 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
857 //#[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
858 #[must_use]
859 #[inline]
860 pub fn clone_from_ref_in(src: &T, alloc: A) -> Box<T, A> {
861 let layout = Layout::for_value::<T>(src);
862 match Box::try_clone_from_ref_in(src, alloc) {
863 Ok(bx) => bx,
864 Err(_) => handle_alloc_error(layout),
865 }
866 }
867
868 /// Allocates memory in the given allocator then clones `src` into it, returning an error if allocation fails.
869 ///
870 /// This doesn't actually allocate if `src` is zero-sized.
871 /// See the [memory layout] section for more details.
872 ///
873 /// # Examples
874 ///
875 /// ```
876 /// #![feature(clone_from_ref)]
877 ///
878 /// use std::alloc::System;
879 ///
880 /// let hello: Box<str, System> = Box::try_clone_from_ref_in("hello", System)?;
881 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
882 /// ```
883 ///
884 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
885 #[unstable(feature = "clone_from_ref", issue = "149075")]
886 //#[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
887 #[inline]
888 pub fn try_clone_from_ref_in(src: &T, alloc: A) -> Result<Box<T, A>, AllocError> {
889 struct DeallocDropGuard<'a, A: Allocator>(Layout, &'a A, NonNull<u8>);
890 impl<'a, A: Allocator> Drop for DeallocDropGuard<'a, A> {
891 fn drop(&mut self) {
892 let &mut DeallocDropGuard(layout, alloc, ptr) = self;
893 // SAFETY: `ptr` was allocated by `*alloc` with layout `layout`
894 unsafe {
895 alloc.deallocate(ptr, layout);
896 }
897 }
898 }
899 let layout = Layout::for_value::<T>(src);
900 let (ptr, guard) = if layout.size() == 0 {
901 (layout.dangling_ptr(), None)
902 } else {
903 // Safety: layout is non-zero-sized
904 let ptr = alloc.allocate(layout)?.cast();
905 (ptr, Some(DeallocDropGuard(layout, &alloc, ptr)))
906 };
907 let ptr = ptr.as_ptr();
908 // SAFETY: `*ptr` is newly allocated (or a ZST), correctly aligned to
909 // `align_of_val(src)`, and is valid for writes for `size_of_val(src)`.
910 // If this panics, then `guard` will deallocate for us (if allocation occuured)
911 unsafe {
912 <T as CloneToUninit>::clone_to_uninit(src, ptr);
913 }
914 // Defuse the deallocate guard
915 core::mem::forget(guard);
916 // SAFETY: We just initialized `*ptr` as a clone of `src`
917 Ok(unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr.with_metadata_of(src), alloc) })
918 }
919}
920
921impl<T> Box<[T]> {
922 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents.
923 ///
924 /// # Examples
925 ///
926 /// ```
927 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32]>::new_uninit_slice(3);
928 /// // Deferred initialization:
929 /// values[0].write(1);
930 /// values[1].write(2);
931 /// values[2].write(3);
932 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
933 ///
934 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3])
935 /// ```
936 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
937 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
938 #[must_use]
939 pub fn new_uninit_slice(len: usize) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]> {
940 // SAFETY: `len` is exactly the capacity of this `RawVec`.
941 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity(len).into_box(len) }
942 }
943
944 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents, with the memory
945 /// being filled with `0` bytes.
946 ///
947 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
948 /// of this method.
949 ///
950 /// # Examples
951 ///
952 /// ```
953 /// let values = Box::<[u32]>::new_zeroed_slice(3);
954 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
955 ///
956 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0])
957 /// ```
958 ///
959 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
960 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
961 #[stable(feature = "new_zeroed_alloc", since = "1.92.0")]
962 #[must_use]
963 pub fn new_zeroed_slice(len: usize) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]> {
964 // SAFETY: `len` is exactly the capacity of this `RawVec`.
965 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity_zeroed(len).into_box(len) }
966 }
967
968 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents. Returns an error if
969 /// the allocation fails.
970 ///
971 /// # Examples
972 ///
973 /// ```
974 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
975 ///
976 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32]>::try_new_uninit_slice(3)?;
977 /// // Deferred initialization:
978 /// values[0].write(1);
979 /// values[1].write(2);
980 /// values[2].write(3);
981 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
982 ///
983 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3]);
984 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
985 /// ```
986 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
987 #[inline]
988 pub fn try_new_uninit_slice(len: usize) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]>, AllocError> {
989 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
990 NonNull::dangling()
991 } else {
992 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
993 Ok(l) => l,
994 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
995 };
996 Global.allocate(layout)?.cast()
997 };
998 // SAFETY: `ptr` was just allocated with `Global` with the layout for an array of length
999 // `len`, and the layout creation would have failed if `len` overflowed an isize.
1000 // `into_box` is sound to call since `len` corresponds to the length of the just-created
1001 // `RawVec`.
1002 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, Global).into_box(len)) }
1003 }
1004
1005 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents, with the memory
1006 /// being filled with `0` bytes. Returns an error if the allocation fails.
1007 ///
1008 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
1009 /// of this method.
1010 ///
1011 /// # Examples
1012 ///
1013 /// ```
1014 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
1015 ///
1016 /// let values = Box::<[u32]>::try_new_zeroed_slice(3)?;
1017 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1018 ///
1019 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0]);
1020 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1021 /// ```
1022 ///
1023 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
1024 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
1025 #[inline]
1026 pub fn try_new_zeroed_slice(len: usize) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>]>, AllocError> {
1027 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
1028 NonNull::dangling()
1029 } else {
1030 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
1031 Ok(l) => l,
1032 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
1033 };
1034 Global.allocate_zeroed(layout)?.cast()
1035 };
1036 // SAFETY: `ptr` was just allocated with `Global` with the layout for an array of length
1037 // `len`, and the layout creation would have failed if `len` overflowed an isize.
1038 // `into_box` is sound to call since `len` corresponds to the length of the just-created
1039 // `RawVec`.
1040 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, Global).into_box(len)) }
1041 }
1042}
1043
1044impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<[T], A> {
1045 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator.
1046 ///
1047 /// # Examples
1048 ///
1049 /// ```
1050 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
1051 ///
1052 /// use std::alloc::System;
1053 ///
1054 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32], _>::new_uninit_slice_in(3, System);
1055 /// // Deferred initialization:
1056 /// values[0].write(1);
1057 /// values[1].write(2);
1058 /// values[2].write(3);
1059 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1060 ///
1061 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3])
1062 /// ```
1063 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
1064 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
1065 #[must_use]
1066 pub fn new_uninit_slice_in(len: usize, alloc: A) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A> {
1067 // SAFETY: `len` is exactly the capacity of this `RawVec`.
1068 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity_in(len, alloc).into_box(len) }
1069 }
1070
1071 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator,
1072 /// with the memory being filled with `0` bytes.
1073 ///
1074 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
1075 /// of this method.
1076 ///
1077 /// # Examples
1078 ///
1079 /// ```
1080 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
1081 ///
1082 /// use std::alloc::System;
1083 ///
1084 /// let values = Box::<[u32], _>::new_zeroed_slice_in(3, System);
1085 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1086 ///
1087 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0])
1088 /// ```
1089 ///
1090 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
1091 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
1092 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
1093 #[must_use]
1094 pub fn new_zeroed_slice_in(len: usize, alloc: A) -> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A> {
1095 // SAFETY: `len` is exactly the capacity of this `RawVec`.
1096 unsafe { RawVec::with_capacity_zeroed_in(len, alloc).into_box(len) }
1097 }
1098
1099 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator. Returns an error if
1100 /// the allocation fails.
1101 ///
1102 /// # Examples
1103 ///
1104 /// ```
1105 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
1106 ///
1107 /// use std::alloc::System;
1108 ///
1109 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32], _>::try_new_uninit_slice_in(3, System)?;
1110 /// // Deferred initialization:
1111 /// values[0].write(1);
1112 /// values[1].write(2);
1113 /// values[2].write(3);
1114 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1115 ///
1116 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3]);
1117 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1118 /// ```
1119 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
1120 #[inline]
1121 pub fn try_new_uninit_slice_in(
1122 len: usize,
1123 alloc: A,
1124 ) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A>, AllocError> {
1125 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
1126 NonNull::dangling()
1127 } else {
1128 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
1129 Ok(l) => l,
1130 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
1131 };
1132 alloc.allocate(layout)?.cast()
1133 };
1134 // SAFETY: `ptr` was just allocated with `alloc` with the layout for an array of length
1135 // `len`, and the layout creation would have failed if `len` overflowed an isize.
1136 // `into_box` is sound to call since `len` corresponds to the length of the just-created
1137 // `RawVec`.
1138 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, alloc).into_box(len)) }
1139 }
1140
1141 /// Constructs a new boxed slice with uninitialized contents in the provided allocator, with the memory
1142 /// being filled with `0` bytes. Returns an error if the allocation fails.
1143 ///
1144 /// See [`MaybeUninit::zeroed`][zeroed] for examples of correct and incorrect usage
1145 /// of this method.
1146 ///
1147 /// # Examples
1148 ///
1149 /// ```
1150 /// #![feature(allocator_ext)]
1151 ///
1152 /// use std::alloc::System;
1153 ///
1154 /// let values = Box::<[u32], _>::try_new_zeroed_slice_in(3, System)?;
1155 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1156 ///
1157 /// assert_eq!(*values, [0, 0, 0]);
1158 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1159 /// ```
1160 ///
1161 /// [zeroed]: mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed
1162 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_ext", issue = "163177", implied_by = "allocator_api")]
1163 #[inline]
1164 pub fn try_new_zeroed_slice_in(
1165 len: usize,
1166 alloc: A,
1167 ) -> Result<Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A>, AllocError> {
1168 let ptr = if T::IS_ZST || len == 0 {
1169 NonNull::dangling()
1170 } else {
1171 let layout = match Layout::array::<mem::MaybeUninit<T>>(len) {
1172 Ok(l) => l,
1173 Err(_) => return Err(AllocError),
1174 };
1175 alloc.allocate_zeroed(layout)?.cast()
1176 };
1177 // SAFETY: `ptr` was just allocated with `alloc` with the layout for an array of length
1178 // `len`, and the layout creation would have failed if `len` overflowed an isize.
1179 // `into_box` is sound to call since `len` corresponds to the length of the just-created
1180 // `RawVec`.
1181 unsafe { Ok(RawVec::from_raw_parts_in(ptr.as_ptr(), len, alloc).into_box(len)) }
1182 }
1183
1184 /// Converts the boxed slice into a boxed array.
1185 ///
1186 /// This operation does not reallocate; the underlying array of the slice is simply reinterpreted as an array type.
1187 ///
1188 /// # Errors
1189 ///
1190 /// Returns the original `Box<[T]>` in the `Err` variant if `self.len()` does not equal `N`.
1191 ///
1192 /// # Examples
1193 ///
1194 /// ```
1195 /// #![feature(alloc_slice_into_array)]
1196 /// let box_slice: Box<[i32]> = Box::new([1, 2, 3]);
1197 ///
1198 /// let box_array: Box<[i32; 3]> = box_slice.into_array().unwrap();
1199 /// ```
1200 #[unstable(feature = "alloc_slice_into_array", issue = "148082")]
1201 #[inline]
1202 pub fn into_array<const N: usize>(self) -> Result<Box<[T; N], A>, Self> {
1203 if self.len() == N {
1204 let (ptr, alloc) = Self::into_raw_with_allocator(self);
1205 let ptr = ptr as *mut [T; N];
1206
1207 // 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.
1208 let me = unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr, alloc) };
1209 Ok(me)
1210 } else {
1211 Err(self)
1212 }
1213 }
1214}
1215
1216impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>, A> {
1217 /// Converts to `Box<T, A>`.
1218 ///
1219 /// # Safety
1220 ///
1221 /// As with [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`],
1222 /// it is up to the caller to guarantee that the value
1223 /// really is in an initialized state.
1224 /// Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized
1225 /// causes immediate undefined behavior.
1226 ///
1227 /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: mem::MaybeUninit::assume_init
1228 ///
1229 /// # Examples
1230 ///
1231 /// ```
1232 /// let mut five = Box::<u32>::new_uninit();
1233 /// // Deferred initialization:
1234 /// five.write(5);
1235 /// let five: Box<u32> = unsafe { five.assume_init() };
1236 ///
1237 /// assert_eq!(*five, 5)
1238 /// ```
1239 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
1240 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
1241 #[inline(always)]
1242 pub const unsafe fn assume_init(self) -> Box<T, A> {
1243 // This is used in the `vec!` macro, so we optimize for minimal IR generation
1244 // even in debug builds.
1245 // SAFETY: `Box<T>` and `Box<MaybeUninit<T>>` have the same layout.
1246 unsafe { core::intrinsics::transmute_unchecked(self) }
1247 }
1248
1249 /// Writes the value and converts to `Box<T, A>`.
1250 ///
1251 /// This method converts the box similarly to [`Box::assume_init`] but
1252 /// writes `value` into it before conversion thus guaranteeing safety.
1253 /// In some scenarios use of this method may improve performance because
1254 /// the compiler may be able to optimize copying from stack.
1255 ///
1256 /// # Examples
1257 ///
1258 /// ```
1259 /// let big_box = Box::<[usize; 1024]>::new_uninit();
1260 ///
1261 /// let mut array = [0; 1024];
1262 /// for (i, place) in array.iter_mut().enumerate() {
1263 /// *place = i;
1264 /// }
1265 ///
1266 /// // The optimizer may be able to elide this copy, so previous code writes
1267 /// // to heap directly.
1268 /// let big_box = Box::write(big_box, array);
1269 ///
1270 /// for (i, x) in big_box.iter().enumerate() {
1271 /// assert_eq!(*x, i);
1272 /// }
1273 /// ```
1274 #[stable(feature = "box_uninit_write", since = "1.87.0")]
1275 #[inline]
1276 pub fn write(mut boxed: Self, value: T) -> Box<T, A> {
1277 // SAFETY: Writing initialises the boxed value.
1278 unsafe {
1279 (*boxed).write(value);
1280 boxed.assume_init()
1281 }
1282 }
1283}
1284
1285impl<T, A: Allocator> Box<[mem::MaybeUninit<T>], A> {
1286 /// Converts to `Box<[T], A>`.
1287 ///
1288 /// # Safety
1289 ///
1290 /// As with [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`],
1291 /// it is up to the caller to guarantee that the values
1292 /// really are in an initialized state.
1293 /// Calling this when the content is not yet fully initialized
1294 /// causes immediate undefined behavior.
1295 ///
1296 /// [`MaybeUninit::assume_init`]: mem::MaybeUninit::assume_init
1297 ///
1298 /// # Examples
1299 ///
1300 /// ```
1301 /// let mut values = Box::<[u32]>::new_uninit_slice(3);
1302 /// // Deferred initialization:
1303 /// values[0].write(1);
1304 /// values[1].write(2);
1305 /// values[2].write(3);
1306 /// let values = unsafe { values.assume_init() };
1307 ///
1308 /// assert_eq!(*values, [1, 2, 3])
1309 /// ```
1310 #[stable(feature = "new_uninit", since = "1.82.0")]
1311 #[inline]
1312 pub unsafe fn assume_init(self) -> Box<[T], A> {
1313 let (raw, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(self);
1314 // SAFETY: Upheld by caller.
1315 unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(raw as *mut [T], alloc) }
1316 }
1317}
1318
1319impl<T: ?Sized> Box<T> {
1320 /// Constructs a box from a raw pointer.
1321 ///
1322 /// After calling this function, the raw pointer is owned by the
1323 /// resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1324 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. For this
1325 /// to be safe, the memory must have been allocated in accordance
1326 /// with the [memory layout] used by `Box` .
1327 ///
1328 /// # Safety
1329 ///
1330 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1331 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1332 /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer.
1333 ///
1334 /// The exact safety requirements are described in the [memory layout] section, together
1335 /// with recommendations about how to handle the special case of zero-sized allocations
1336 /// correctly.
1337 ///
1338 /// In particular, if the size of the pointee, as reported by [`size_of_val`], is
1339 /// nonzero, then the raw pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by
1340 /// [`Global`].
1341 /// If the size of the pointee is zero, then the raw pointer can be any
1342 /// sufficiently aligned non-null pointer, e.g. [`ptr::dangling`].
1343 ///
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 raw pointer
1349 /// using [`Box::into_raw`]:
1350 /// ```
1351 /// let x = Box::new(5);
1352 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1353 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
1354 /// ```
1355 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the global allocator:
1356 /// ```
1357 /// use std::alloc::{alloc, Layout};
1358 ///
1359 /// unsafe {
1360 /// let ptr = alloc(Layout::new::<i32>()) as *mut i32;
1361 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1362 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `ptr`, though for this
1363 /// // simple example `*ptr = 5` would have worked as well.
1364 /// ptr.write(5);
1365 /// let x = Box::from_raw(ptr);
1366 /// }
1367 /// ```
1368 ///
1369 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1370 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1371 #[stable(feature = "box_raw", since = "1.4.0")]
1372 #[inline]
1373 #[must_use = "call `drop(Box::from_raw(ptr))` if you intend to drop the `Box`"]
1374 pub unsafe fn from_raw(raw: *mut T) -> Self {
1375 // SAFETY: Upheld by caller.
1376 unsafe { Self::from_raw_in(raw, Global) }
1377 }
1378
1379 /// Constructs a box from a `NonNull` pointer.
1380 ///
1381 /// After calling this function, the `NonNull` pointer is owned by
1382 /// the resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1383 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory. For this
1384 /// to be safe, the memory must have been allocated in accordance
1385 /// with the [memory layout] used by `Box` .
1386 ///
1387 /// # Safety
1388 ///
1389 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1390 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1391 /// function is called twice on the same `NonNull` pointer.
1392 ///
1393 /// The exact safety requirements are described in the [memory layout] section, together
1394 /// with recommendations about how to handle the special case of zero-sized allocations
1395 /// correctly.
1396 ///
1397 /// In particular, if the size of the pointee, as reported by [`size_of_val`], is
1398 /// nonzero, then the raw pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by
1399 /// [`Global`].
1400 /// If the size of the pointee is zero, then the raw pointer can be any
1401 /// sufficiently aligned pointer, e.g. [`NonNull::dangling`].
1402 ///
1403 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T>` values.
1404 ///
1405 /// # Examples
1406 ///
1407 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a `NonNull`
1408 /// pointer using [`Box::into_non_null`]:
1409 /// ```
1410 /// let x = Box::new(5);
1411 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1412 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null(non_null) };
1413 /// ```
1414 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the global allocator:
1415 /// ```
1416 /// use std::alloc::{alloc, Layout};
1417 /// use std::ptr::NonNull;
1418 ///
1419 /// unsafe {
1420 /// let non_null = NonNull::new(alloc(Layout::new::<i32>()).cast::<i32>())
1421 /// .expect("alloc should have successfully allocated memory");
1422 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1423 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `non_null`.
1424 /// non_null.write(5);
1425 /// let x = Box::from_non_null(non_null);
1426 /// }
1427 /// ```
1428 ///
1429 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1430 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1431 #[stable(feature = "box_vec_non_null", since = "1.99.0")]
1432 #[inline]
1433 #[must_use = "call `drop(Box::from_non_null(ptr))` if you intend to drop the `Box`"]
1434 pub unsafe fn from_non_null(ptr: NonNull<T>) -> Self {
1435 // SAFETY: Upheld by caller.
1436 unsafe { Self::from_raw(ptr.as_ptr()) }
1437 }
1438
1439 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped raw pointer.
1440 ///
1441 /// The pointer will be properly aligned and non-null.
1442 ///
1443 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1444 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1445 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1446 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1447 /// do this is to convert the raw pointer back into a `Box` with the
1448 /// [`Box::from_raw`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to perform
1449 /// the cleanup.
1450 ///
1451 /// While manually deallocating the pointer through [`deallocate`]
1452 /// is possible, you must only do this if the pointee's size, as reported by
1453 /// [`size_of_val`], is non-zero (the `Box` may be a dangling pointer
1454 /// otherwise). See the [memory layout] section for more details.
1455 ///
1456 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1457 /// to call it as `Box::into_raw(b)` instead of `b.into_raw()`. This
1458 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1459 ///
1460 /// # Examples
1461 /// Converting the raw pointer back into a `Box` with [`Box::from_raw`]
1462 /// for automatic cleanup:
1463 /// ```
1464 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1465 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1466 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
1467 /// ```
1468 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1469 /// the memory:
1470 /// ```
1471 /// use std::alloc::{dealloc, Layout};
1472 /// use std::ptr;
1473 ///
1474 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1475 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1476 /// unsafe {
1477 /// ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
1478 /// dealloc(ptr as *mut u8, Layout::new::<String>());
1479 /// }
1480 /// ```
1481 /// Note: This is equivalent to the following:
1482 /// ```
1483 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1484 /// let ptr = Box::into_raw(x);
1485 /// unsafe {
1486 /// drop(Box::from_raw(ptr));
1487 /// }
1488 /// ```
1489 ///
1490 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1491 /// [`deallocate`]: Allocator::deallocate
1492 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1493 #[stable(feature = "box_raw", since = "1.4.0")]
1494 #[inline]
1495 pub fn into_raw(b: Self) -> *mut T {
1496 // Avoid `into_raw_with_allocator` as that interacts poorly with Miri's Stacked Borrows.
1497 let mut b = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(b);
1498 // We need to give Miri (specifically, Stacked Borrows) a chance to recognize this as a
1499 // safe-to-raw-pointer cast. To achieve this, we first create a mutable reference, and then
1500 // cast that to a raw pointer -- this cast is recognized by the aliasing model and leads to
1501 // a suitable retag.
1502 // It would be wrong for `into_raw_with_allocator` to do the same as that would induce
1503 // uniqueness assumptions (from the `&mut`) that we only want with the default allocator.
1504 (&mut **b) as *mut T
1505 }
1506
1507 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped `NonNull` pointer.
1508 ///
1509 /// The pointer will be properly aligned.
1510 ///
1511 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1512 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1513 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1514 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1515 /// do this is to convert the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with the
1516 /// [`Box::from_non_null`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to
1517 /// perform the cleanup.
1518 ///
1519 /// While manually deallocating the pointer through [`deallocate`]
1520 /// is possible, you must only do this if the pointee's size, as reported by
1521 /// [`size_of_val`], is non-zero (the `Box` may be a dangling pointer
1522 /// otherwise). See the [memory layout] section for more details.
1523 ///
1524 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1525 /// to call it as `Box::into_non_null(b)` instead of `b.into_non_null()`.
1526 /// This is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1527 ///
1528 /// # Examples
1529 /// Converting the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with [`Box::from_non_null`]
1530 /// for automatic cleanup:
1531 /// ```
1532 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1533 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1534 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null(non_null) };
1535 /// ```
1536 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1537 /// the memory:
1538 /// ```
1539 /// use std::alloc::{dealloc, Layout};
1540 ///
1541 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1542 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1543 /// unsafe {
1544 /// non_null.drop_in_place();
1545 /// dealloc(non_null.as_ptr().cast::<u8>(), Layout::new::<String>());
1546 /// }
1547 /// ```
1548 /// Note: This is equivalent to the following:
1549 /// ```
1550 /// let x = Box::new(String::from("Hello"));
1551 /// let non_null = Box::into_non_null(x);
1552 /// unsafe {
1553 /// drop(Box::from_non_null(non_null));
1554 /// }
1555 /// ```
1556 ///
1557 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1558 /// [`deallocate`]: Allocator::deallocate
1559 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1560 #[stable(feature = "box_vec_non_null", since = "1.99.0")]
1561 #[inline]
1562 pub fn into_non_null(b: Self) -> NonNull<T> {
1563 // As of August 2026, we cannot utilize `Box::leak`
1564 // because whether or not you can reconstruct the `Box`
1565 // later using `Box::from_raw` or `Box::from_non_null` is
1566 // an open question.
1567 // SAFETY: `Box` is guaranteed to be non-null.
1568 unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(Self::into_raw(b)) }
1569 }
1570}
1571
1572impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
1573 /// Constructs a box from a raw pointer in the given allocator.
1574 ///
1575 /// After calling this function, the raw pointer is owned by the
1576 /// resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1577 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory, except
1578 /// in the cases described in the [memory layout] section.
1579 ///
1580 /// # Safety
1581 ///
1582 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1583 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1584 /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer.
1585 ///
1586 /// The exact safety requirements are described in the [memory layout] section, together
1587 /// with recommendations about how to handle the special case of zero-sized allocations
1588 /// correctly.
1589 ///
1590 /// In particular, if the size of the pointee, as reported by [`size_of_val`], is
1591 /// nonzero, then the raw pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by
1592 /// `alloc`.
1593 /// If the size of the pointee is zero, then the raw pointer can be any
1594 /// sufficiently aligned non-null pointer, e.g. [`ptr::dangling`].
1595 ///
1596 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T, A>` values.
1597 ///
1598 /// # Examples
1599 ///
1600 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a raw pointer
1601 /// using [`Box::into_raw_with_allocator`]:
1602 /// ```
1603 /// use std::alloc::System;
1604 ///
1605 /// let x = Box::new_in(5, System);
1606 /// let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(x);
1607 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr, alloc) };
1608 /// ```
1609 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the system allocator:
1610 /// ```
1611 /// #![feature(slice_ptr_get)]
1612 ///
1613 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1614 ///
1615 /// unsafe {
1616 /// let ptr = System.allocate(Layout::new::<i32>())?.as_mut_ptr() as *mut i32;
1617 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1618 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `ptr`, though for this
1619 /// // simple example `*ptr = 5` would have worked as well.
1620 /// ptr.write(5);
1621 /// let x = Box::from_raw_in(ptr, System);
1622 /// }
1623 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1624 /// ```
1625 ///
1626 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1627 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1628 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
1629 #[inline]
1630 pub unsafe fn from_raw_in(raw: *mut T, alloc: A) -> Self {
1631 // SAFETY: Upheld by caller.
1632 Box(unsafe { Unique::new_unchecked(raw) }, alloc)
1633 }
1634
1635 /// Constructs a box from a `NonNull` pointer in the given allocator.
1636 ///
1637 /// After calling this function, the `NonNull` pointer is owned by
1638 /// the resulting `Box`. Specifically, the `Box` destructor will call
1639 /// the destructor of `T` and free the allocated memory, except
1640 /// in the cases described in the [memory layout] section.
1641 ///
1642 /// # Safety
1643 ///
1644 /// This function is unsafe because improper use may lead to
1645 /// memory problems. For example, a double-free may occur if the
1646 /// function is called twice on the same raw pointer.
1647 ///
1648 /// The exact safety requirements are described in the [memory layout] section, together
1649 /// with recommendations about how to handle the special case of zero-sized allocations
1650 /// correctly.
1651 ///
1652 /// In particular, if the size of the pointee, as reported by [`size_of_val`], is
1653 /// nonzero, then the raw pointer must point to a block of memory allocated by
1654 /// `alloc`.
1655 /// If the size of the pointee is zero, then the raw pointer can be any
1656 /// sufficiently aligned pointer, e.g. [`NonNull::dangling`].
1657 ///
1658 /// Note that the [considerations for unsafe code] apply to all `Box<T, A>` values.
1659 ///
1660 /// # Examples
1661 ///
1662 /// Recreate a `Box` which was previously converted to a `NonNull` pointer
1663 /// using [`Box::into_non_null_with_allocator`]:
1664 /// ```
1665 /// use std::alloc::System;
1666 ///
1667 /// let x = Box::new_in(5, System);
1668 /// let (non_null, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(x);
1669 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(non_null, alloc) };
1670 /// ```
1671 /// Manually create a `Box` from scratch by using the system allocator:
1672 /// ```
1673 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1674 ///
1675 /// unsafe {
1676 /// let non_null = System.allocate(Layout::new::<i32>())?.cast::<i32>();
1677 /// // In general .write is required to avoid attempting to destruct
1678 /// // the (uninitialized) previous contents of `non_null`.
1679 /// non_null.write(5);
1680 /// let x = Box::from_non_null_in(non_null, System);
1681 /// }
1682 /// # Ok::<(), std::alloc::AllocError>(())
1683 /// ```
1684 ///
1685 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1686 /// [considerations for unsafe code]: self#considerations-for-unsafe-code
1687 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
1688 #[inline]
1689 pub unsafe fn from_non_null_in(raw: NonNull<T>, alloc: A) -> Self {
1690 // SAFETY: guaranteed by the caller.
1691 unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(raw.as_ptr(), alloc) }
1692 }
1693
1694 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped raw pointer and the allocator.
1695 ///
1696 /// The pointer will be properly aligned and non-null.
1697 ///
1698 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1699 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1700 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1701 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1702 /// do this is to convert the raw pointer back into a `Box` with the
1703 /// [`Box::from_raw_in`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to perform
1704 /// the cleanup.
1705 ///
1706 /// While manually deallocating the pointer through [`deallocate`]
1707 /// is possible, you must only do this if the pointee's size, as reported by
1708 /// [`size_of_val`], is non-zero (the `Box` may be a dangling pointer
1709 /// otherwise). See the [memory layout] section for more details.
1710 ///
1711 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1712 /// to call it as `Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b)` instead of `b.into_raw_with_allocator()`. This
1713 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1714 ///
1715 /// # Examples
1716 /// Converting the raw pointer back into a `Box` with [`Box::from_raw_in`]
1717 /// for automatic cleanup:
1718 /// ```
1719 /// use std::alloc::System;
1720 ///
1721 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1722 /// let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(x);
1723 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_raw_in(ptr, alloc) };
1724 /// ```
1725 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1726 /// the memory:
1727 /// ```
1728 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1729 /// use std::ptr::{self, NonNull};
1730 ///
1731 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1732 /// let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(x);
1733 /// unsafe {
1734 /// ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
1735 /// let non_null = NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr);
1736 /// alloc.deallocate(non_null.cast(), Layout::new::<String>());
1737 /// }
1738 /// ```
1739 ///
1740 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1741 /// [`deallocate`]: Allocator::deallocate
1742 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1743 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
1744 #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_heap", issue = "79597")]
1745 #[inline]
1746 pub const fn into_raw_with_allocator(b: Self) -> (*mut T, A) {
1747 let mut b = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(b);
1748 // We carefully get the raw pointer out in a way that Miri's aliasing model understands what
1749 // is happening: using the primitive "deref" of `Box`. In case `A` is *not* `Global`, we
1750 // want *no* aliasing requirements here!
1751 // In case `A` *is* `Global`, this does not quite have the right behavior; `into_raw`
1752 // works around that.
1753 let ptr = &raw mut **b;
1754 // SAFETY: See above.
1755 let alloc = unsafe { ptr::read(&b.1) };
1756 (ptr, alloc)
1757 }
1758
1759 /// Consumes the `Box`, returning a wrapped `NonNull` pointer and the allocator.
1760 ///
1761 /// The pointer will be properly aligned.
1762 ///
1763 /// After calling this function, the caller is responsible for the
1764 /// memory previously managed by the `Box`. In particular, the
1765 /// caller should properly destroy `T` and release the memory, taking
1766 /// into account the [memory layout] used by `Box`. The easiest way to
1767 /// do this is to convert the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with the
1768 /// [`Box::from_non_null_in`] function, allowing the `Box` destructor to
1769 /// perform the cleanup.
1770 ///
1771 /// While manually deallocating the pointer through [`deallocate`]
1772 /// is possible, you must only do this if the pointee's size, as reported by
1773 /// [`size_of_val`], is non-zero (the `Box` may be a dangling pointer
1774 /// otherwise). See the [memory layout] section for more details.
1775 ///
1776 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1777 /// to call it as `Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(b)` instead of
1778 /// `b.into_non_null_with_allocator()`. This is so that there is no
1779 /// conflict with a method on the inner type.
1780 ///
1781 /// # Examples
1782 /// Converting the `NonNull` pointer back into a `Box` with
1783 /// [`Box::from_non_null_in`] for automatic cleanup:
1784 /// ```
1785 /// use std::alloc::System;
1786 ///
1787 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1788 /// let (non_null, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(x);
1789 /// let x = unsafe { Box::from_non_null_in(non_null, alloc) };
1790 /// ```
1791 /// Manual cleanup by explicitly running the destructor and deallocating
1792 /// the memory:
1793 /// ```
1794 /// use std::alloc::{Allocator, Layout, System};
1795 ///
1796 /// let x = Box::new_in(String::from("Hello"), System);
1797 /// let (non_null, alloc) = Box::into_non_null_with_allocator(x);
1798 /// unsafe {
1799 /// non_null.drop_in_place();
1800 /// alloc.deallocate(non_null.cast::<u8>(), Layout::new::<String>());
1801 /// }
1802 /// ```
1803 ///
1804 /// [memory layout]: self#memory-layout
1805 /// [`deallocate`]: Allocator::deallocate
1806 #[must_use = "losing the pointer will leak memory"]
1807 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
1808 #[inline]
1809 pub fn into_non_null_with_allocator(b: Self) -> (NonNull<T>, A) {
1810 let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b);
1811 // SAFETY: `Box` is guaranteed to be non-null.
1812 unsafe { (NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr), alloc) }
1813 }
1814
1815 /// Returns a raw mutable pointer to the `Box`'s contents.
1816 ///
1817 /// The caller must ensure that the `Box` outlives the pointer this
1818 /// function returns, or else it will end up dangling.
1819 ///
1820 /// This method guarantees that for the purpose of the aliasing model, this method
1821 /// does not materialize a reference to the underlying memory, and thus the returned pointer
1822 /// will remain valid when mixed with other calls to [`as_ptr`], [`as_mut_ptr`], and [`as_non_null`].
1823 /// Note that calling other methods that materialize references to the memory
1824 /// may still invalidate this pointer.
1825 /// See the example below for how this guarantee can be used.
1826 ///
1827 /// # Examples
1828 ///
1829 /// Due to the aliasing guarantee, the following code is legal:
1830 ///
1831 /// ```rust
1832 /// unsafe {
1833 /// let mut b = Box::new(0);
1834 /// let ptr1 = Box::as_mut_ptr(&mut b);
1835 /// ptr1.write(1);
1836 /// let ptr2 = Box::as_mut_ptr(&mut b);
1837 /// ptr2.write(2);
1838 /// // Notably, the write to `ptr2` did *not* invalidate `ptr1`:
1839 /// ptr1.write(3);
1840 /// }
1841 /// ```
1842 ///
1843 /// [`as_mut_ptr`]: Self::as_mut_ptr
1844 /// [`as_ptr`]: Self::as_ptr
1845 /// [`as_non_null`]: Self::as_non_null
1846 #[must_use]
1847 #[stable(feature = "box_as_ptr", since = "1.98.0")]
1848 #[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1849 #[rustc_as_ptr]
1850 #[inline]
1851 pub fn as_mut_ptr(b: &mut Self) -> *mut T {
1852 // This is a primitive deref, not going through `DerefMut`, and therefore not materializing
1853 // any references.
1854 &raw mut **b
1855 }
1856
1857 /// Returns a raw pointer to the `Box`'s contents.
1858 ///
1859 /// The caller must ensure that the `Box` outlives the pointer this
1860 /// function returns, or else it will end up dangling.
1861 ///
1862 /// The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to
1863 /// is never written to (except inside an `UnsafeCell`) using this pointer or any pointer
1864 /// derived from it. If you need to mutate the contents of the `Box`, use [`as_mut_ptr`].
1865 ///
1866 /// This method guarantees that for the purpose of the aliasing model, this method
1867 /// does not materialize a reference to the underlying memory, and thus the returned pointer
1868 /// will remain valid when mixed with other calls to [`as_ptr`], [`as_mut_ptr`], and [`as_non_null`].
1869 /// Note that calling other methods that materialize mutable references to the memory,
1870 /// as well as writing to this memory, may still invalidate this pointer.
1871 /// See the example below for how this guarantee can be used.
1872 ///
1873 /// # Examples
1874 ///
1875 /// Due to the aliasing guarantee, the following code is legal:
1876 ///
1877 /// ```rust
1878 /// unsafe {
1879 /// let mut v = Box::new(0);
1880 /// let ptr1 = Box::as_ptr(&v);
1881 /// let ptr2 = Box::as_mut_ptr(&mut v);
1882 /// let _val = ptr2.read();
1883 /// // No write to this memory has happened yet, so `ptr1` is still valid.
1884 /// let _val = ptr1.read();
1885 /// // However, once we do a write...
1886 /// ptr2.write(1);
1887 /// // ... `ptr1` is no longer valid.
1888 /// // This would be UB: let _val = ptr1.read();
1889 /// }
1890 /// ```
1891 ///
1892 /// [`as_mut_ptr`]: Self::as_mut_ptr
1893 /// [`as_ptr`]: Self::as_ptr
1894 /// [`as_non_null`]: Self::as_non_null
1895 #[must_use]
1896 #[stable(feature = "box_as_ptr", since = "1.98.0")]
1897 #[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1898 #[rustc_as_ptr]
1899 #[inline]
1900 pub fn as_ptr(b: &Self) -> *const T {
1901 // This is a primitive deref, not going through `DerefMut`, and therefore not materializing
1902 // any references.
1903 &raw const **b
1904 }
1905
1906 /// Returns a `NonNull` pointer to the `Box`'s contents.
1907 ///
1908 /// The caller must ensure that the `Box` outlives the pointer this
1909 /// function returns, or else it will end up dangling.
1910 ///
1911 /// This method guarantees that for the purpose of the aliasing model, this method
1912 /// does not materialize a reference to the underlying memory, and thus the returned pointer
1913 /// will remain valid when mixed with other calls to [`as_ptr`], [`as_mut_ptr`], and [`as_non_null`].
1914 /// Note that calling other methods that materialize references to the memory
1915 /// may still invalidate this pointer.
1916 /// See the example below for how this guarantee can be used.
1917 ///
1918 /// # Examples
1919 ///
1920 /// Due to the aliasing guarantee, the following code is legal:
1921 ///
1922 /// ```rust
1923 /// #![feature(box_as_non_null)]
1924 ///
1925 /// unsafe {
1926 /// let mut b = Box::new(0);
1927 /// let ptr1 = Box::as_non_null(&mut b);
1928 /// ptr1.write(1);
1929 /// let ptr2 = Box::as_non_null(&mut b);
1930 /// ptr2.write(2);
1931 /// // Notably, the write to `ptr2` did *not* invalidate `ptr1`:
1932 /// ptr1.write(3);
1933 /// }
1934 /// ```
1935 ///
1936 /// [`as_mut_ptr`]: Self::as_mut_ptr
1937 /// [`as_ptr`]: Self::as_ptr
1938 /// [`as_non_null`]: Self::as_non_null
1939 #[must_use]
1940 #[unstable(feature = "box_as_non_null", issue = "157345")]
1941 #[rustc_as_ptr]
1942 #[inline]
1943 pub fn as_non_null(b: &mut Self) -> NonNull<T> {
1944 // SAFETY: `Box` is guaranteed to be non-null.
1945 unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(Self::as_mut_ptr(b)) }
1946 }
1947
1948 /// Returns a reference to the underlying allocator.
1949 ///
1950 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1951 /// to call it as `Box::allocator(&b)` instead of `b.allocator()`. This
1952 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1953 #[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
1954 #[inline]
1955 pub fn allocator(b: &Self) -> &A {
1956 &b.1
1957 }
1958
1959 /// Consumes and leaks the `Box`, returning a mutable reference,
1960 /// `&'a mut T`.
1961 ///
1962 /// Note that the type `T` must outlive the chosen lifetime `'a`. If the type
1963 /// has only static references, or none at all, then this may be chosen to be
1964 /// `'static`.
1965 ///
1966 /// This function is mainly useful for data that lives for the remainder of the program's life,
1967 /// i.e., memory that is meant to leak. If the memory should eventually be freed, prefer to use
1968 /// [`Box::into_raw`] or [`Box::into_non_null`] instead. Reconstructing ("unleaking") a `Box` from
1969 /// the mutable reference returned here (e.g. via [`Box::from_raw`]) is only possible if the
1970 /// allocator is `Global`, and even then it is a grey area (meaning it is possible under specific
1971 /// circumstances but many seemingly harmless ways of doing it are undefined behavior) and should
1972 /// be avoided.
1973 ///
1974 /// Note: this is an associated function, which means that you have
1975 /// to call it as `Box::leak(b)` instead of `b.leak()`. This
1976 /// is so that there is no conflict with a method on the inner type.
1977 ///
1978 /// # Examples
1979 ///
1980 /// Simple usage:
1981 ///
1982 /// ```
1983 /// let x = Box::new(41);
1984 /// let static_ref: &'static mut usize = Box::leak(x);
1985 /// *static_ref += 1;
1986 /// assert_eq!(*static_ref, 42);
1987 /// # // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/miri/issues/3670):
1988 /// # // use -Zmiri-disable-leak-check instead of unleaking in tests meant to leak.
1989 /// # drop(unsafe { Box::from_raw(static_ref) });
1990 /// ```
1991 ///
1992 /// Unsized data:
1993 ///
1994 /// ```
1995 /// let x = vec![1, 2, 3].into_boxed_slice();
1996 /// let static_ref = Box::leak(x);
1997 /// static_ref[0] = 4;
1998 /// assert_eq!(*static_ref, [4, 2, 3]);
1999 /// # // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/miri/issues/3670):
2000 /// # // use -Zmiri-disable-leak-check instead of unleaking in tests meant to leak.
2001 /// # drop(unsafe { Box::from_raw(static_ref) });
2002 /// ```
2003 #[stable(feature = "box_leak", since = "1.26.0")]
2004 #[inline]
2005 pub fn leak<'a>(b: Self) -> &'a mut T
2006 where
2007 A: 'a,
2008 {
2009 let (ptr, alloc) = Box::into_raw_with_allocator(b);
2010 mem::forget(alloc);
2011 // SAFETY: Pointer is valid and unique.
2012 unsafe { &mut *ptr }
2013 }
2014
2015 /// Converts a `Box<T>` into a `Pin<Box<T>>`. If `T` does not implement [`Unpin`], then
2016 /// `*boxed` will be pinned in memory and unable to be moved.
2017 ///
2018 /// This conversion does not allocate on the heap and happens in place.
2019 ///
2020 /// This is also available via [`From`].
2021 ///
2022 /// Constructing and pinning a `Box` with <code>Box::into_pin([Box::new]\(x))</code>
2023 /// can also be written more concisely using <code>[Box::pin]\(x)</code>.
2024 /// This `into_pin` method is useful if you already have a `Box<T>`, or you are
2025 /// constructing a (pinned) `Box` in a different way than with [`Box::new`].
2026 ///
2027 /// # Notes
2028 ///
2029 /// It's not recommended that crates add an impl like `From<Box<T>> for Pin<T>`,
2030 /// as it'll introduce an ambiguity when calling `Pin::from`.
2031 /// A demonstration of such a poor impl is shown below.
2032 ///
2033 /// ```compile_fail
2034 /// # use std::pin::Pin;
2035 /// struct Foo; // A type defined in this crate.
2036 /// impl From<Box<()>> for Pin<Foo> {
2037 /// fn from(_: Box<()>) -> Pin<Foo> {
2038 /// Pin::new(Foo)
2039 /// }
2040 /// }
2041 ///
2042 /// let foo = Box::new(());
2043 /// let bar = Pin::from(foo);
2044 /// ```
2045 #[stable(feature = "box_into_pin", since = "1.63.0")]
2046 pub fn into_pin(boxed: Self) -> Pin<Self>
2047 where
2048 A: StaticAllocator,
2049 {
2050 // SAFETY: It's not possible to move or replace the insides of a
2051 // `Pin<Box<T>>` when `T: !Unpin`, so it's safe to pin it directly
2052 // so long as the allocator promises to not break the pinning invariants.
2053 unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(boxed) }
2054 }
2055}
2056
2057#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2058unsafe impl<#[may_dangle] T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Drop for Box<T, A> {
2059 #[inline]
2060 fn drop(&mut self) {
2061 // the T in the Box is dropped by the compiler before the destructor is run
2062
2063 let ptr = self.0;
2064
2065 // SAFETY: The construction site of the unsized box had ensured for us that the
2066 // allocation was made with a valid layout (the size does not overflow an isize,
2067 // possibly because the size of the type is 0).
2068 let layout = unsafe { Layout::for_value_raw(ptr.as_ptr()) };
2069 if layout.size() != 0 {
2070 // SAFETY: Any nonzero allocation would have been created with the allocator
2071 // of this box and `layout` would fit that allocation. We also are the only ones
2072 // responsible for doing this deallocation and know that the pointer must be valid.
2073 unsafe {
2074 self.1.deallocate(From::from(ptr.cast()), layout);
2075 }
2076 }
2077 }
2078}
2079
2080#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2081#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2082impl<T: Default> Default for Box<T> {
2083 /// Creates a `Box<T>`, with the `Default` value for `T`.
2084 #[inline]
2085 fn default() -> Self {
2086 let mut x: Box<mem::MaybeUninit<T>> = Box::new_uninit();
2087
2088 // SAFETY: `x` is valid for writing and has the same layout as `T`.
2089 // If `T::default()` panics, dropping `x` will just deallocate the Box as `MaybeUninit<T>`
2090 // does not have a destructor.
2091 //
2092 // We use `ptr::write` as `MaybeUninit::write` creates
2093 // extra stack copies of `T` in debug mode.
2094 //
2095 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/136043 for more context.
2096 unsafe { ptr::write(&raw mut *x as *mut T, T::default()) };
2097 // SAFETY: `x` was just initialized above.
2098 unsafe { x.assume_init() }
2099 }
2100}
2101
2102#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2103#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2104impl<T> Default for Box<[T]> {
2105 /// Creates an empty `[T]` inside a `Box`.
2106 #[inline]
2107 fn default() -> Self {
2108 let ptr: Unique<[T]> = Unique::<[T; 0]>::dangling();
2109 Box(ptr, Global)
2110 }
2111}
2112
2113#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2114#[stable(feature = "default_box_extra", since = "1.17.0")]
2115impl Default for Box<str> {
2116 #[inline]
2117 fn default() -> Self {
2118 // SAFETY: This is the same as `Unique::cast<U>` but with an unsized `U = str`.
2119 let ptr: Unique<str> = unsafe {
2120 let bytes: Unique<[u8]> = Unique::<[u8; 0]>::dangling();
2121 Unique::new_unchecked(bytes.as_ptr() as *mut str)
2122 };
2123 Box(ptr, Global)
2124 }
2125}
2126
2127#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2128#[stable(feature = "pin_default_impls", since = "1.91.0")]
2129impl<T> Default for Pin<Box<T>>
2130where
2131 T: ?Sized,
2132 Box<T>: Default,
2133{
2134 #[inline]
2135 fn default() -> Self {
2136 Box::into_pin(Box::<T>::default())
2137 }
2138}
2139
2140#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2141#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2142// NB: This is not `AllocatorClone` since we don't care about allocator
2143// equivalence when cloning boxes.
2144impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<T, A> {
2145 /// Returns a new box with a `clone()` of this box's contents.
2146 ///
2147 /// # Examples
2148 ///
2149 /// ```
2150 /// let x = Box::new(5);
2151 /// let y = x.clone();
2152 ///
2153 /// // The value is the same
2154 /// assert_eq!(x, y);
2155 ///
2156 /// // But they are unique objects
2157 /// assert_ne!(&*x as *const i32, &*y as *const i32);
2158 /// ```
2159 #[inline]
2160 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
2161 // Pre-allocate memory to allow writing the cloned value directly.
2162 let mut boxed = Self::new_uninit_in(self.1.clone());
2163 // SAFETY: Destination pointer is valid and will then become initialised.
2164 unsafe {
2165 (**self).clone_to_uninit(boxed.as_mut_ptr().cast());
2166 boxed.assume_init()
2167 }
2168 }
2169
2170 /// Copies `source`'s contents into `self` without creating a new allocation.
2171 ///
2172 /// # Examples
2173 ///
2174 /// ```
2175 /// let x = Box::new(5);
2176 /// let mut y = Box::new(10);
2177 /// let yp: *const i32 = &*y;
2178 ///
2179 /// y.clone_from(&x);
2180 ///
2181 /// // The value is the same
2182 /// assert_eq!(x, y);
2183 ///
2184 /// // And no allocation occurred
2185 /// assert_eq!(yp, &*y);
2186 /// ```
2187 #[inline]
2188 fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
2189 (**self).clone_from(&(**source));
2190 }
2191}
2192
2193#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2194#[stable(feature = "box_slice_clone", since = "1.3.0")]
2195impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<[T], A> {
2196 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
2197 let alloc = Box::allocator(self).clone();
2198 self.to_vec_in(alloc).into_boxed_slice()
2199 }
2200
2201 /// Copies `source`'s contents into `self` without creating a new allocation,
2202 /// so long as the two are of the same length.
2203 ///
2204 /// # Examples
2205 ///
2206 /// ```
2207 /// let x = Box::new([5, 6, 7]);
2208 /// let mut y = Box::new([8, 9, 10]);
2209 /// let yp: *const [i32] = &*y;
2210 ///
2211 /// y.clone_from(&x);
2212 ///
2213 /// // The value is the same
2214 /// assert_eq!(x, y);
2215 ///
2216 /// // And no allocation occurred
2217 /// assert_eq!(yp, &*y);
2218 /// ```
2219 fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
2220 if self.len() == source.len() {
2221 self.clone_from_slice(source);
2222 } else {
2223 *self = source.clone();
2224 }
2225 }
2226}
2227
2228#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
2229#[stable(feature = "box_slice_clone", since = "1.3.0")]
2230impl<A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<str, A> {
2231 fn clone(&self) -> Self {
2232 let buf = Box::clone_from_ref_in(self.as_bytes(), self.1.clone());
2233 // SAFETY: We know the [u8] is a valid str.
2234 unsafe { from_boxed_utf8_unchecked_in(buf) }
2235 }
2236}
2237
2238#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2239impl<T: ?Sized + PartialEq, A: Allocator> PartialEq for Box<T, A> {
2240 #[inline]
2241 fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2242 PartialEq::eq(&**self, &**other)
2243 }
2244 #[inline]
2245 fn ne(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2246 PartialEq::ne(&**self, &**other)
2247 }
2248}
2249
2250#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2251impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd, A: Allocator> PartialOrd for Box<T, A> {
2252 #[inline]
2253 fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
2254 PartialOrd::partial_cmp(&**self, &**other)
2255 }
2256 #[inline]
2257 fn lt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2258 PartialOrd::lt(&**self, &**other)
2259 }
2260 #[inline]
2261 fn le(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2262 PartialOrd::le(&**self, &**other)
2263 }
2264 #[inline]
2265 fn ge(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2266 PartialOrd::ge(&**self, &**other)
2267 }
2268 #[inline]
2269 fn gt(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2270 PartialOrd::gt(&**self, &**other)
2271 }
2272}
2273
2274#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2275impl<T: ?Sized + Ord, A: Allocator> Ord for Box<T, A> {
2276 #[inline]
2277 fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
2278 Ord::cmp(&**self, &**other)
2279 }
2280}
2281
2282#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2283impl<T: ?Sized + Eq, A: Allocator> Eq for Box<T, A> {}
2284
2285#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2286impl<T: ?Sized + Hash, A: Allocator> Hash for Box<T, A> {
2287 fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
2288 (**self).hash(state);
2289 }
2290}
2291
2292#[stable(feature = "indirect_hasher_impl", since = "1.22.0")]
2293impl<T: ?Sized + Hasher, A: Allocator> Hasher for Box<T, A> {
2294 fn finish(&self) -> u64 {
2295 (**self).finish()
2296 }
2297 fn write(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) {
2298 (**self).write(bytes)
2299 }
2300 fn write_u8(&mut self, i: u8) {
2301 (**self).write_u8(i)
2302 }
2303 fn write_u16(&mut self, i: u16) {
2304 (**self).write_u16(i)
2305 }
2306 fn write_u32(&mut self, i: u32) {
2307 (**self).write_u32(i)
2308 }
2309 fn write_u64(&mut self, i: u64) {
2310 (**self).write_u64(i)
2311 }
2312 fn write_u128(&mut self, i: u128) {
2313 (**self).write_u128(i)
2314 }
2315 fn write_usize(&mut self, i: usize) {
2316 (**self).write_usize(i)
2317 }
2318 fn write_i8(&mut self, i: i8) {
2319 (**self).write_i8(i)
2320 }
2321 fn write_i16(&mut self, i: i16) {
2322 (**self).write_i16(i)
2323 }
2324 fn write_i32(&mut self, i: i32) {
2325 (**self).write_i32(i)
2326 }
2327 fn write_i64(&mut self, i: i64) {
2328 (**self).write_i64(i)
2329 }
2330 fn write_i128(&mut self, i: i128) {
2331 (**self).write_i128(i)
2332 }
2333 fn write_isize(&mut self, i: isize) {
2334 (**self).write_isize(i)
2335 }
2336 fn write_length_prefix(&mut self, len: usize) {
2337 (**self).write_length_prefix(len)
2338 }
2339 fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) {
2340 (**self).write_str(s)
2341 }
2342}
2343
2344#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2345impl<T: fmt::Display + ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Display for Box<T, A> {
2346 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2347 fmt::Display::fmt(&**self, f)
2348 }
2349}
2350
2351#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2352impl<T: fmt::Debug + ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Debug for Box<T, A> {
2353 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2354 fmt::Debug::fmt(&**self, f)
2355 }
2356}
2357
2358#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2359impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> fmt::Pointer for Box<T, A> {
2360 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2361 // It's not possible to extract the inner Uniq directly from the Box,
2362 // instead we cast it to a *const which aliases the Unique
2363 let ptr: *const T = &**self;
2364 fmt::Pointer::fmt(&ptr, f)
2365 }
2366}
2367
2368#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2369impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Deref for Box<T, A> {
2370 type Target = T;
2371
2372 fn deref(&self) -> &T {
2373 self
2374 }
2375}
2376
2377#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
2378impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> DerefMut for Box<T, A> {
2379 fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
2380 self
2381 }
2382}
2383
2384#[unstable(feature = "deref_pure_trait", issue = "87121")]
2385unsafe impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> DerefPure for Box<T, A> {}
2386
2387#[unstable(feature = "legacy_receiver_trait", issue = "none")]
2388impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> LegacyReceiver for Box<T, A> {}
2389
2390#[stable(feature = "boxed_closure_impls", since = "1.35.0")]
2391impl<Args: Tuple, F: FnOnce<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> FnOnce<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2392 type Output = <F as FnOnce<Args>>::Output;
2393
2394 extern "rust-call" fn call_once(self, args: Args) -> Self::Output {
2395 <F as FnOnce<Args>>::call_once(*self, args)
2396 }
2397}
2398
2399#[stable(feature = "boxed_closure_impls", since = "1.35.0")]
2400impl<Args: Tuple, F: FnMut<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> FnMut<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2401 extern "rust-call" fn call_mut(&mut self, args: Args) -> Self::Output {
2402 <F as FnMut<Args>>::call_mut(self, args)
2403 }
2404}
2405
2406#[stable(feature = "boxed_closure_impls", since = "1.35.0")]
2407impl<Args: Tuple, F: Fn<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> Fn<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2408 extern "rust-call" fn call(&self, args: Args) -> Self::Output {
2409 <F as Fn<Args>>::call(self, args)
2410 }
2411}
2412
2413#[stable(feature = "async_closure", since = "1.85.0")]
2414impl<Args: Tuple, F: AsyncFnOnce<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsyncFnOnce<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2415 type Output = F::Output;
2416 type CallOnceFuture = F::CallOnceFuture;
2417
2418 extern "rust-call" fn async_call_once(self, args: Args) -> Self::CallOnceFuture {
2419 F::async_call_once(*self, args)
2420 }
2421}
2422
2423#[stable(feature = "async_closure", since = "1.85.0")]
2424impl<Args: Tuple, F: AsyncFnMut<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsyncFnMut<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2425 type CallRefFuture<'a>
2426 = F::CallRefFuture<'a>
2427 where
2428 Self: 'a;
2429
2430 extern "rust-call" fn async_call_mut(&mut self, args: Args) -> Self::CallRefFuture<'_> {
2431 F::async_call_mut(self, args)
2432 }
2433}
2434
2435#[stable(feature = "async_closure", since = "1.85.0")]
2436impl<Args: Tuple, F: AsyncFn<Args> + ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsyncFn<Args> for Box<F, A> {
2437 extern "rust-call" fn async_call(&self, args: Args) -> Self::CallRefFuture<'_> {
2438 F::async_call(self, args)
2439 }
2440}
2441
2442#[unstable(feature = "coerce_unsized", issue = "18598")]
2443impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized, A: Allocator> CoerceUnsized<Box<U, A>> for Box<T, A> {}
2444
2445// A pointer can only be pin safe if it does not implement certain safe traits
2446// maliciously. Since `Box` is fundamental, downstream crates may be able to
2447// implement those traits for `Box<LocalType>`, so we must carefully check that
2448// this is not a problem for each trait.
2449//
2450// The `Box` type always implements `Deref` and `DerefMut`, so despite being
2451// fundamental, downstream crates cannot implement these traits for
2452// `Box<LocalType>`.
2453//
2454// Conversely, downstream crates are able to implement `Clone`, `Debug`, and
2455// `Display` for `Box<LocalType>` as long as `LocalType` does not implement
2456// said trait. However, the `Box<T>` type does not treat the existence of an
2457// `&Box<T>` as evidence that the `T` is not pinned, so this is not
2458// problematic.
2459//
2460// Finally, even if downstream crates provide their own implementation of
2461// `Clone` for `Box<LocalType>`, it is not problematic for the cloned box to be
2462// wrapped in `Pin`, since the same conversion could have been carried out
2463// safely as `Box::pin((*p).clone())`.
2464#[unstable(feature = "pin_coerce_unsized_trait", issue = "150112")]
2465unsafe impl<T: ?Sized, A: StaticAllocator> PinSafePointer for Box<T, A> {}
2466
2467// It is quite crucial that we only allow the `Global` allocator here.
2468// Handling arbitrary custom allocators (which can affect the `Box` layout heavily!)
2469// would need a lot of codegen and interpreter adjustments.
2470#[unstable(feature = "dispatch_from_dyn", issue = "none")]
2471impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U>> for Box<T, Global> {}
2472
2473#[stable(feature = "box_borrow", since = "1.1.0")]
2474impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Borrow<T> for Box<T, A> {
2475 fn borrow(&self) -> &T {
2476 self
2477 }
2478}
2479
2480#[stable(feature = "box_borrow", since = "1.1.0")]
2481impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> BorrowMut<T> for Box<T, A> {
2482 fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
2483 self
2484 }
2485}
2486
2487#[stable(since = "1.5.0", feature = "smart_ptr_as_ref")]
2488impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsRef<T> for Box<T, A> {
2489 fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
2490 self
2491 }
2492}
2493
2494#[stable(since = "1.5.0", feature = "smart_ptr_as_ref")]
2495impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> AsMut<T> for Box<T, A> {
2496 fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
2497 self
2498 }
2499}
2500
2501/* Nota bene
2502 *
2503 * We could have chosen not to add this impl, and instead have written a
2504 * function of Pin<Box<T>> to Pin<T>. Such a function would not be sound,
2505 * because Box<T> implements Unpin even when T does not, as a result of
2506 * this impl.
2507 *
2508 * We chose this API instead of the alternative for a few reasons:
2509 * - Logically, it is helpful to understand pinning in regard to the
2510 * memory region being pointed to. For this reason none of the
2511 * standard library pointer types support projecting through a pin
2512 * (Box<T> is the only pointer type in std for which this would be
2513 * safe.)
2514 * - It is in practice very useful to have Box<T> be unconditionally
2515 * Unpin because of trait objects, for which the structural auto
2516 * trait functionality does not apply (e.g., Box<dyn Foo> would
2517 * otherwise not be Unpin).
2518 *
2519 * Another type with the same semantics as Box but only a conditional
2520 * implementation of `Unpin` (where `T: Unpin`) would be valid/safe, and
2521 * could have a method to project a Pin<T> from it.
2522 */
2523#[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
2524impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Unpin for Box<T, A> {}
2525
2526#[unstable(feature = "coroutine_trait", issue = "43122")]
2527impl<G: ?Sized + Coroutine<R> + Unpin, R, A: Allocator> Coroutine<R> for Box<G, A> {
2528 type Yield = G::Yield;
2529 type Return = G::Return;
2530
2531 fn resume(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, arg: R) -> CoroutineState<Self::Yield, Self::Return> {
2532 G::resume(Pin::new(&mut *self), arg)
2533 }
2534}
2535
2536#[unstable(feature = "coroutine_trait", issue = "43122")]
2537impl<G: ?Sized + Coroutine<R>, R, A: Allocator> Coroutine<R> for Pin<Box<G, A>>
2538where
2539 A: 'static,
2540{
2541 type Yield = G::Yield;
2542 type Return = G::Return;
2543
2544 fn resume(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, arg: R) -> CoroutineState<Self::Yield, Self::Return> {
2545 G::resume((*self).as_mut(), arg)
2546 }
2547}
2548
2549#[stable(feature = "futures_api", since = "1.36.0")]
2550impl<F: ?Sized + Future + Unpin, A: Allocator> Future for Box<F, A> {
2551 type Output = F::Output;
2552
2553 fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
2554 F::poll(Pin::new(&mut *self), cx)
2555 }
2556}
2557
2558#[stable(feature = "box_error", since = "1.8.0")]
2559impl<E: Error, A: Allocator> Error for Box<E, A> {
2560 #[allow(deprecated)]
2561 fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn Error> {
2562 Error::cause(&**self)
2563 }
2564
2565 fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
2566 Error::source(&**self)
2567 }
2568
2569 fn provide<'b>(&'b self, request: &mut error::Request<'b>) {
2570 Error::provide(&**self, request);
2571 }
2572}
2573
2574#[stable(feature = "allocator_api", since = "1.100.0")]
2575unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + Allocator, A: Allocator> Allocator for Box<T, A> {
2576 #[inline]
2577 fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2578 (**self).allocate(layout)
2579 }
2580
2581 #[inline]
2582 fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2583 (**self).allocate_zeroed(layout)
2584 }
2585
2586 #[inline]
2587 unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout) {
2588 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2589 unsafe { (**self).deallocate(ptr, layout) }
2590 }
2591
2592 #[inline]
2593 unsafe fn grow(
2594 &self,
2595 ptr: NonNull<u8>,
2596 old_layout: Layout,
2597 new_layout: Layout,
2598 ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2599 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2600 unsafe { (**self).grow(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
2601 }
2602
2603 #[inline]
2604 unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
2605 &self,
2606 ptr: NonNull<u8>,
2607 old_layout: Layout,
2608 new_layout: Layout,
2609 ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2610 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2611 unsafe { (**self).grow_zeroed(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
2612 }
2613
2614 #[inline]
2615 unsafe fn shrink(
2616 &self,
2617 ptr: NonNull<u8>,
2618 old_layout: Layout,
2619 new_layout: Layout,
2620 ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
2621 // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
2622 unsafe { (**self).shrink(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
2623 }
2624}
2625
2626#[unstable(feature = "random", issue = "130703")]
2627impl<R: core::random::Rng + ?Sized, A: Allocator> core::random::Rng for Box<R, A> {
2628 #[inline]
2629 fn fill_bytes(&mut self, bytes: &mut [u8]) {
2630 (**self).fill_bytes(bytes)
2631 }
2632}