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What should the getter for a Vec|String| return, &[&str]? What about Option|Vec|String||? (self.rust)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jpfreely to c/rust
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When returning an immutable reference to a private struct field. (On mobile and used vertical bars instead of a bunch of HTML codes)

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[–] jpfreely 1 points 1 year ago

Right, I want the convenience of &[&str] , but if it requires creating a second collection then I think &[String] is better. Use cases that require &str can just map to as_str.