Explained asterisk on & and &mut reference #27566
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| @@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ This will print `6`. We make `y` a mutable reference to `x`, then add one to | |||
| the thing `y` points at. You’ll notice that `x` had to be marked `mut` as well, | |||
| if it wasn’t, we couldn’t take a mutable borrow to an immutable value. | |||
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| You'll also notice we added an asterisk in front of `y`, making it `*y`, | |||
| this is because y is an `&mut` reference. You'll also need to use them for | |||
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This y should have graves as well, so it looks like code.
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A few tiny nits! Thanks again for catching this and sending a PR in. |
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@bors: r+ rollup |
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I got a bit confused reading the guide over why all of a sudden there was an asterisk in the code. I was explained what it was there for in the IRC, and I think it should added it to the docs to prevent any further confusion!
I got a bit confused reading the guide over why all of a sudden there was an asterisk in the code. I was explained what it was there for in the IRC, and I think it should added it to the docs to prevent any further confusion!