Struct alloc::arc::Arc
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pub struct Arc<T: ?Sized> {
// some fields omitted
}An atomically reference counted wrapper for shared state.
Examples
In this example, a large vector of floats is shared between several threads.
With simple pipes, without Arc, a copy would have to be made for each
thread.
When you clone an Arc<T>, it will create another pointer to the data and
increase the reference counter.
use std::sync::Arc; use std::thread; fn main() { let numbers: Vec<_> = (0..100u32).collect(); let shared_numbers = Arc::new(numbers); for _ in 0..10 { let child_numbers = shared_numbers.clone(); thread::spawn(move || { let local_numbers = &child_numbers[..]; // Work with the local numbers }); } }
Methods
impl<T> Arc<T>
impl<T: ?Sized> Arc<T>
fn downgrade(&self) -> Weak<T>
Downgrades the Arc<T> to a Weak<T> reference.
Examples
#![feature(arc_weak)] use std::sync::Arc; let five = Arc::new(5); let weak_five = five.downgrade();
fn weak_count(this: &Arc<T>) -> usize
arc_counts #27718)Get the number of weak references to this value.
fn strong_count(this: &Arc<T>) -> usize
arc_counts #27718)Get the number of strong references to this value.
impl<T: Clone> Arc<T>
fn make_unique(this: &mut Arc<T>) -> &mut T
arc_unique #27718)Make a mutable reference from the given Arc<T>.
This is also referred to as a copy-on-write operation because the inner data is cloned if the (strong) reference count is greater than one. If we hold the only strong reference, any existing weak references will no longer be upgradeable.
Examples
#![feature(arc_unique)] use std::sync::Arc; let mut five = Arc::new(5); let mut_five = Arc::make_unique(&mut five);
impl<T: ?Sized> Arc<T>
fn get_mut(this: &mut Arc<T>) -> Option<&mut T>
arc_unique #27718)Returns a mutable reference to the contained value if the Arc<T> is unique.
Returns None if the Arc<T> is not unique.
Examples
#![feature(arc_unique, alloc)] extern crate alloc; use alloc::arc::Arc; let mut x = Arc::new(3); *Arc::get_mut(&mut x).unwrap() = 4; assert_eq!(*x, 4); let _y = x.clone(); assert!(Arc::get_mut(&mut x).is_none());