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A struct that borrows a slice

borrow-life-02Related book chapters: 6 (optional — this page is complete on its own)lifetimestruct

Slug: borrow-life-02 · Paired reading: Chapter 6

Prompt

struct Excerpt<'a> { text: &'a str } with fn new(text: &'a str) -> Self and fn len(&self) -> usize. The lifetime ties the struct to its borrowed data.