I ran into an error:
extern crate rustc_serialize; // 0.3.24
use rustc_serialize::base64::{self, FromBase64, ToBase64};
fn main() {
let a: [u8; 30] = [0; 30];
let b = a.from_base64().unwrap().as_slice();
println!("{:?}", b);
}
The error:
error[E0597]: borrowed value does not live long enough
--> src/main.rs:7:13
|
7 | let b = a.from_base64().unwrap().as_slice();
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - temporary value dropped here while still borrowed
| |
| temporary value does not live long enough
8 | println!("{:?}", b);
9 | }
| - temporary value needs to live until here
|
= note: consider using a `let` binding to increase its lifetime
For me, the code can do no wrong, though. Why am I having that error?
The problem here is that you are not storing the result of from_base64
anywhere and then take a reference to it by calling as_slice
. Chaining calls like that causes the result of from_base64
to go out of scope at the end of the line and the reference taken is no longer valid.
extern crate rustc_serialize; // 0.3.24
use rustc_serialize::base64::FromBase64;
fn main() {
let a: [u8; 30] = [0; 30];
let b = a.from_base64().unwrap();
println!("{:?}", b.as_slice());
}