# Union
The definition of a `Union` is similar to an `Interface`, **but with no fields allowed.**.
The implementation is quite similar for `Async-graphql`; from `Async-graphql`'s perspective, `Union` is a subset of `Interface`.
The following example modified the definition of `Interface` a little bit and removed fields.
```rust
# extern crate async_graphql;
use async_graphql::*;
struct Circle {
radius: f32,
}
#[Object]
impl Circle {
async fn area(&self) -> f32 {
std::f32::consts::PI * self.radius * self.radius
}
async fn scale(&self, s: f32) -> Shape {
Circle { radius: self.radius * s }.into()
}
}
struct Square {
width: f32,
}
#[Object]
impl Square {
async fn area(&self) -> f32 {
self.width * self.width
}
async fn scale(&self, s: f32) -> Shape {
Square { width: self.width * s }.into()
}
}
#[derive(Union)]
enum Shape {
Circle(Circle),
Square(Square),
}
```
## Flattening nested unions
A restriction in GraphQL is the inability to create a union type out of
other union types. All members must be `Object`. To support nested
unions, we can "flatten" members that are unions, bringing their members up
into the parent union. This is done by applying `#[graphql(flatten)]` on each
member we want to flatten.
```rust
# extern crate async_graphql;
#[derive(async_graphql::Union)]
pub enum TopLevelUnion {
A(A),
// Will fail to compile unless we flatten the union member
#[graphql(flatten)]
B(B),
}
#[derive(async_graphql::SimpleObject)]
pub struct A {
a: i32,
// ...
}
#[derive(async_graphql::Union)]
pub enum B {
C(C),
D(D),
}
#[derive(async_graphql::SimpleObject)]
pub struct C {
c: i32,
// ...
}
#[derive(async_graphql::SimpleObject)]
pub struct D {
d: i32,
// ...
}
```
The above example transforms the top-level union into this equivalent:
```rust
# extern crate async_graphql;
# #[derive(async_graphql::SimpleObject)]
# struct A { a: i32 }
# #[derive(async_graphql::SimpleObject)]
# struct C { c: i32 }
# #[derive(async_graphql::SimpleObject)]
# struct D { d: i32 }
#[derive(async_graphql::Union)]
pub enum TopLevelUnion {
A(A),
C(C),
D(D),
}
```