# Trait bitflags::__core::convert::AsRef [−] [src]

    pub trait AsRef<T> where T: ?Sized {
        fn as_ref(&self) -> &T;
    }

A cheap, reference-to-reference conversion.

`AsRef` is very similar to, but different than, `Borrow`. See the book for more.

Note: this trait must not fail. If the conversion can fail, use a dedicated method which returns an `Option<T>` or a `Result<T, E>`.

# Examples

Both `String` and `&str` implement `AsRef<str>`:

    fn is_hello<T: AsRef<str>>(s: T) {
       assert_eq!("hello", s.as_ref());
    }

    let s = "hello";
    is_hello(s);

    let s = "hello".to_string();
    is_hello(s);

# Generic Impls

- `AsRef` auto-dereference if the inner type is a reference or a mutable reference (eg: `foo.as_ref()` will work the same if `foo` has type `&mut Foo` or `&&mut Foo`)

## Required Methods

### `fn as_ref(&self) -> &T`

Performs the conversion.

## Implementors

- `impl AsRef for CStr`
- `impl AsRef for CString`
- `impl AsRef for OsStr`
- `impl AsRef for OsString`
- `impl AsRef for str`
- `impl AsRef for String`
- `impl<'a> AsRef for Component<'a>`
- `impl<'a> AsRef for Components<'a>`
- `impl<'a> AsRef for Components<'a>`
- `impl<'a> AsRef for Iter<'a>`
- `impl<'a> AsRef for Iter<'a>`
- `impl AsRef for PathBuf`
- `impl AsRef for Path`
- `impl AsRef for Path`
- `impl AsRef for OsStr`
- `impl<'a> AsRef for Cow<'a, OsStr>`
- `impl AsRef for OsString`
- `impl AsRef for str`
- `impl AsRef for String`
- `impl AsRef for PathBuf`
- `impl<'a, T, U> AsRef for &'a T where T: AsRef<U> + ?Sized, U: ?Sized`
- `impl<'a, T, U> AsRef for &'a mut T where T: AsRef<U> + ?Sized, U: ?Sized`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T]`
- `impl AsRef for str`
- `impl<T> AsRef for Vec<T>`
- `impl<T> AsRef for Vec<T>`
- `impl<T> AsRef for Box<T> where T: ?Sized`
- `impl<T> AsRef for Rc<T> where T: ?Sized`
- `impl AsRef for String`
- `impl AsRef for String`
- `impl<'a, T> AsRef for Cow<'a, T> where T: ToOwned + ?Sized`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 0]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 1]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 2]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 3]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 4]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 5]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 6]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 7]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 8]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 9]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 10]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 11]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 12]`
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- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 15]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 16]`
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- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 19]`
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- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 22]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 23]`
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- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 25]`
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- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 28]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 29]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 30]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 31]`
- `impl<T> AsRef for [T; 32]`
- `impl AsRef for str`
- `impl<T> AsRef for Arc<T> where T: ?Sized`

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