Enum std::option::Option

pub enum Option<T> {
    None,
    Some(T),
}

The Option type. See the module level documentation for more.

Variants

None

No value

Some(T)

Some value T

Methods

impl<T> Option<T>

fn is_some(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the option is a Some value.

Examples

let x: Option<u32> = Some(2);
assert_eq!(x.is_some(), true);

let x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.is_some(), false);

fn is_none(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the option is a None value.

Examples

let x: Option<u32> = Some(2);
assert_eq!(x.is_none(), false);

let x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.is_none(), true);

fn as_ref(&self) -> Option<&T>

Converts from Option<T> to Option<&T>.

Examples

Convert an Option<String> into an Option<usize>, preserving the original. The map method takes the self argument by value, consuming the original, so this technique uses as_ref to first take an Option to a reference to the value inside the original.

let num_as_str: Option<String> = Some("10".to_string());
// First, cast `Option<String>` to `Option<&String>` with `as_ref`,
// then consume *that* with `map`, leaving `num_as_str` on the stack.
let num_as_int: Option<usize> = num_as_str.as_ref().map(|n| n.len());
println!("still can print num_as_str: {:?}", num_as_str);

fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Converts from Option<T> to Option<&mut T>.

Examples

let mut x = Some(2);
match x.as_mut() {
    Some(v) => *v = 42,
    None => {},
}
assert_eq!(x, Some(42));

fn expect(self, msg: &str) -> T

Unwraps an option, yielding the content of a Some.

Panics

Panics if the value is a None with a custom panic message provided by msg.

Examples

let x = Some("value");
assert_eq!(x.expect("the world is ending"), "value");

let x: Option<&str> = None;
x.expect("the world is ending"); // panics with `the world is ending`

fn unwrap(self) -> T

Moves the value v out of the Option<T> if it is Some(v).

In general, because this function may panic, its use is discouraged. Instead, prefer to use pattern matching and handle the None case explicitly.

Panics

Panics if the self value equals None.

Examples

let x = Some("air");
assert_eq!(x.unwrap(), "air");

let x: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.unwrap(), "air"); // fails

fn unwrap_or(self, def: T) -> T

Returns the contained value or a default.

Examples

assert_eq!(Some("car").unwrap_or("bike"), "car");
assert_eq!(None.unwrap_or("bike"), "bike");

fn unwrap_or_else<F>(self, f: F) -> T where F: FnOnce() -> T

Returns the contained value or computes it from a closure.

Examples

let k = 10;
assert_eq!(Some(4).unwrap_or_else(|| 2 * k), 4);
assert_eq!(None.unwrap_or_else(|| 2 * k), 20);

fn map<U, F>(self, f: F) -> Option<U> where F: FnOnce(T) -> U

Maps an Option<T> to Option<U> by applying a function to a contained value.

Examples

Convert an Option<String> into an Option<usize>, consuming the original:

let maybe_some_string = Some(String::from("Hello, World!"));
// `Option::map` takes self *by value*, consuming `maybe_some_string`
let maybe_some_len = maybe_some_string.map(|s| s.len());

assert_eq!(maybe_some_len, Some(13));

fn map_or<U, F>(self, default: U, f: F) -> U where F: FnOnce(T) -> U

Applies a function to the contained value (if any), or returns a default (if not).

Examples

let x = Some("foo");
assert_eq!(x.map_or(42, |v| v.len()), 3);

let x: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.map_or(42, |v| v.len()), 42);

fn map_or_else<U, D, F>(self, default: D, f: F) -> U where D: FnOnce() -> U, F: FnOnce(T) -> U

Applies a function to the contained value (if any), or computes a default (if not).

Examples

let k = 21;

let x = Some("foo");
assert_eq!(x.map_or_else(|| 2 * k, |v| v.len()), 3);

let x: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.map_or_else(|| 2 * k, |v| v.len()), 42);

fn ok_or<E>(self, err: E) -> Result<T, E>

Transforms the Option<T> into a Result<T, E>, mapping Some(v) to Ok(v) and None to Err(err).

Examples

let x = Some("foo");
assert_eq!(x.ok_or(0), Ok("foo"));

let x: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.ok_or(0), Err(0));

fn ok_or_else<E, F>(self, err: F) -> Result<T, E> where F: FnOnce() -> E

Transforms the Option<T> into a Result<T, E>, mapping Some(v) to Ok(v) and None to Err(err()).

Examples

let x = Some("foo");
assert_eq!(x.ok_or_else(|| 0), Ok("foo"));

let x: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.ok_or_else(|| 0), Err(0));

fn iter(&self) -> Iter<T>

Returns an iterator over the possibly contained value.

Examples

let x = Some(4);
assert_eq!(x.iter().next(), Some(&4));

let x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.iter().next(), None);

fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<T>

Returns a mutable iterator over the possibly contained value.

Examples

let mut x = Some(4);
match x.iter_mut().next() {
    Some(v) => *v = 42,
    None => {},
}
assert_eq!(x, Some(42));

let mut x: Option<u32> = None;
assert_eq!(x.iter_mut().next(), None);

fn and<U>(self, optb: Option<U>) -> Option<U>

Returns None if the option is None, otherwise returns optb.

Examples

let x = Some(2);
let y: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.and(y), None);

let x: Option<u32> = None;
let y = Some("foo");
assert_eq!(x.and(y), None);

let x = Some(2);
let y = Some("foo");
assert_eq!(x.and(y), Some("foo"));

let x: Option<u32> = None;
let y: Option<&str> = None;
assert_eq!(x.and(y), None);

fn and_then<U, F>(self, f: F) -> Option<U> where F: FnOnce(T) -> Option<U>

Returns None if the option is None, otherwise calls f with the wrapped value and returns the result.

Some languages call this operation flatmap.

Examples

fn sq(x: u32) -> Option<u32> { Some(x * x) }
fn nope(_: u32) -> Option<u32> { None }

assert_eq!(Some(2).and_then(sq).and_then(sq), Some(16));
assert_eq!(Some(2).and_then(sq).and_then(nope), None);
assert_eq!(Some(2).and_then(nope).and_then(sq), None);
assert_eq!(None.and_then(sq).and_then(sq), None);

fn or(self, optb: Option<T>) -> Option<T>

Returns the option if it contains a value, otherwise returns optb.

Examples

let x = Some(2);
let y = None;
assert_eq!(x.or(y), Some(2));

let x = None;
let y = Some(100);
assert_eq!(x.or(y), Some(100));

let x = Some(2);
let y = Some(100);
assert_eq!(x.or(y), Some(2));

let x: Option<u32> = None;
let y = None;
assert_eq!(x.or(y), None);

fn or_else<F>(self, f: F) -> Option<T> where F: FnOnce() -> Option<T>

Returns the option if it contains a value, otherwise calls f and returns the result.

Examples

fn nobody() -> Option<&'static str> { None }
fn vikings() -> Option<&'static str> { Some("vikings") }

assert_eq!(Some("barbarians").or_else(vikings), Some("barbarians"));
assert_eq!(None.or_else(vikings), Some("vikings"));
assert_eq!(None.or_else(nobody), None);

fn take(&mut self) -> Option<T>

Takes the value out of the option, leaving a None in its place.

Examples

let mut x = Some(2);
x.take();
assert_eq!(x, None);

let mut x: Option<u32> = None;
x.take();
assert_eq!(x, None);

impl<'a, T> Option<&'a T> where T: Clone

fn cloned(self) -> Option<T>

Maps an Option<&T> to an Option<T> by cloning the contents of the option.

Examples

let x = 12;
let opt_x = Some(&x);
assert_eq!(opt_x, Some(&12));
let cloned = opt_x.cloned();
assert_eq!(cloned, Some(12));

impl<T> Option<T> where T: Default

fn unwrap_or_default(self) -> T

Returns the contained value or a default

Consumes the self argument then, if Some, returns the contained value, otherwise if None, returns the default value for that type.

Examples

Convert a string to an integer, turning poorly-formed strings into 0 (the default value for integers). parse converts a string to any other type that implements FromStr, returning None on error.

let good_year_from_input = "1909";
let bad_year_from_input = "190blarg";
let good_year = good_year_from_input.parse().ok().unwrap_or_default();
let bad_year = bad_year_from_input.parse().ok().unwrap_or_default();

assert_eq!(1909, good_year);
assert_eq!(0, bad_year);

Trait Implementations

impl<T> Ord for Option<T> where T: Ord

fn cmp(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> Ordering

This method returns an Ordering between self and other.

impl<T> Hash for Option<T> where T: Hash

fn hash<__HT>(&self, __arg_0: &mut __HT) where __HT: Hasher

Feeds this value into the state given, updating the hasher as necessary.

fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H) where H: Hasher

Feeds a slice of this type into the state provided.

impl<T> PartialOrd<Option<T>> for Option<T> where T: PartialOrd<T>

fn partial_cmp(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists.

fn lt(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> bool

This method tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator.

fn le(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> bool

This method tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator.

fn gt(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> bool

This method tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator.

fn ge(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> bool

This method tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator.

impl<T> PartialEq<Option<T>> for Option<T> where T: PartialEq<T>

fn eq(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, __arg_0: &Option<T>) -> bool

This method tests for !=.

impl<T> IntoIterator for Option<T>

type Item = T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IntoIter<T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> IntoIter<T>

Returns a consuming iterator over the possibly contained value.

Examples

let x = Some("string");
let v: Vec<&str> = x.into_iter().collect();
assert_eq!(v, ["string"]);

let x = None;
let v: Vec<&str> = x.into_iter().collect();
assert!(v.is_empty());

impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a Option<T>

type Item = &'a T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = Iter<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> Iter<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a mut Option<T>

type Item = &'a mut T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IterMut<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> IterMut<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<T> Default for Option<T>

fn default() -> Option<T>

Returns None.

impl<T> Clone for Option<T> where T: Clone

fn clone(&self) -> Option<T>

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<A, V> FromIterator<Option<A>> for Option<V> where V: FromIterator<A>

fn from_iter<I>(iter: I) -> Option<V> where I: IntoIterator<Item=Option<A>>

Takes each element in the Iterator: if it is None, no further elements are taken, and the None is returned. Should no None occur, a container with the values of each Option is returned.

Here is an example which increments every integer in a vector, checking for overflow:

use std::u16;

let v = vec![1, 2];
let res: Option<Vec<u16>> = v.iter().map(|&x: &u16|
    if x == u16::MAX { None }
    else { Some(x + 1) }
).collect();
assert!(res == Some(vec![2, 3]));

impl<T> Eq for Option<T> where T: Eq

impl<T> Copy for Option<T> where T: Copy

impl<T> From<T> for Option<T>

fn from(val: T) -> Option<T>

Performs the conversion.

impl<T> Debug for Option<T> where T: Debug

fn fmt(&self, __arg_0: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.