pub trait FromStr: Sized {
type Err;
// Required method
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>;
}Expand description
Parse a value from a string
FromStr鈥檚 from_str method is often used implicitly, through
str鈥檚 parse method. See parse鈥檚 documentation for examples.
FromStr does not have a lifetime parameter, and so you can only parse types
that do not contain a lifetime parameter themselves. In other words, you can
parse an i32 with FromStr, but not a &i32. You can parse a struct that
contains an i32, but not one that contains an &i32.
搂Input format and round-tripping
The input format expected by a type鈥檚 FromStr implementation depends on the type. Check the
type鈥檚 documentation for the input formats it knows how to parse. Note that the input format of
a type鈥檚 FromStr implementation might not necessarily accept the output format of its
Display implementation, and even if it does, the Display implementation may not be lossless
so the round-trip may lose information.
However, if a type has a lossless Display implementation whose output is meant to be
conveniently machine-parseable and not just meant for human consumption, then the type may wish
to accept the same format in FromStr, and document that usage. Having both Display and
FromStr implementations where the result of Display cannot be parsed with FromStr may
surprise users.
搂Examples
Basic implementation of FromStr on an example Point type:
use std::str::FromStr;
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
struct Point {
x: i32,
y: i32
}
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
struct ParsePointError;
impl FromStr for Point {
type Err = ParsePointError;
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
let (x, y) = s
.strip_prefix('(')
.and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(')'))
.and_then(|s| s.split_once(','))
.ok_or(ParsePointError)?;
let x_fromstr = x.parse::<i32>().map_err(|_| ParsePointError)?;
let y_fromstr = y.parse::<i32>().map_err(|_| ParsePointError)?;
Ok(Point { x: x_fromstr, y: y_fromstr })
}
}
let expected = Ok(Point { x: 1, y: 2 });
// Explicit call
assert_eq!(Point::from_str("(1,2)"), expected);
// Implicit calls, through parse
assert_eq!("(1,2)".parse(), expected);
assert_eq!("(1,2)".parse::<Point>(), expected);
// Invalid input string
assert!(Point::from_str("(1 2)").is_err());Required Associated Types搂
Required Methods搂
1.0.0 (const: unstable) 路 Sourcefn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>
Parses a string s to return a value of this type.
If parsing succeeds, return the value inside Ok, otherwise
when the string is ill-formatted return an error specific to the
inside Err. The error type is specific to the implementation of the trait.
搂Examples
Basic usage with i32, a type that implements FromStr:
Dyn Compatibility搂
This trait is not dyn compatible.
In older versions of Rust, dyn compatibility was called "object safety".
