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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions src/trait/impl_trait.md
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Expand Up @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::vec::IntoIter;

// This function combines two `Vec<i32>` and returns an iterator over it.
// Look how complicated its return type is!
fn combine_vecs_explicit_return_type<'a>(
fn combine_vecs_explicit_return_type(
v: Vec<i32>,
u: Vec<i32>,
) -> iter::Cycle<iter::Chain<IntoIter<i32>, IntoIter<i32>>> {
Expand All @@ -18,12 +18,24 @@ fn combine_vecs_explicit_return_type<'a>(

// This is the exact same function, but its return type uses `impl Trait`.
// Look how much simpler it is!
fn combine_vecs<'a>(
fn combine_vecs(
v: Vec<i32>,
u: Vec<i32>,
) -> impl Iterator<Item=i32> {
v.into_iter().chain(u.into_iter()).cycle()
}

fn main() {
let v1 = vec![1, 2, 3];
let v2 = vec![4, 5];
let mut v3 = combine_vecs(v1, v2);
assert_eq!(Some(1), v3.next());
assert_eq!(Some(2), v3.next());
assert_eq!(Some(3), v3.next());
assert_eq!(Some(4), v3.next());
assert_eq!(Some(5), v3.next());
println!("all done");
}
```

More importantly, some Rust types can't be written out. For example, every
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