Struct binary_layout::FieldView

pub struct FieldView<S, F: Field> { /* private fields */ }

A field view represents the field metadata stored in a Field plus it stores the underlying storage data it operates on, either as a reference to a slice &[u8], &mut [u8], or as an owning Vec.

Since this API remembers the underlying storage data in a view object, you don’t have to pass it in each time you’re accessing a field. If you rather prefer an API that does not do that, take a look at the Field API.

Example:

use binary_layout::prelude::*;

define_layout!(my_layout, LittleEndian, {
  field_one: u16,
  another_field: [u8; 16],
  something_else: u32,
  tail: [u8],
});

fn func(storage_data: &mut [u8]) {
  let mut view = my_layout::View::new(storage_data);

  // read some data
  let format_version_header: u16 = view.field_one().read();
  // equivalent: let format_version_header = u16::from_le_bytes((&storage_data[0..2]).try_into().unwrap());

  // write some data
  view.something_else_mut().write(10);
  // equivalent: data_slice[18..22].copy_from_slice(&10u32.to_le_bytes());

  // access a data region
  let tail: &[u8] = view.tail();
  // equivalent: let tail: &[u8] = &data_slice[22..];

  // and modify it
  view.tail_mut()[..5].copy_from_slice(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
  // equivalent: data_slice[18..22].copy_from_slice(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
}

Implementations

impl<S, F: Field> FieldView<S, F>

pub fn new(storage: S) -> Self

Create a new view for a field over a given storage. You probably shouldn’t call this directly but should instead call your_layout::View::new(), which is generated by the define_layout! macro for you.

impl<S: AsRef<[u8]>, F: FieldCopyAccess> FieldView<S, F>

pub fn read(&self) -> F::HighLevelType

Read the field from a given data region, assuming the defined layout, using the FieldView API.

Example

use binary_layout::prelude::*;

define_layout!(my_layout, LittleEndian, {
  //... other fields ...
  some_integer_field: i8
  //... other fields ...
});

fn func(storage_data: &[u8]) {
  let view = my_layout::View::new(storage_data);
  let read: i8 = view.some_integer_field().read();
}

impl<S: AsMut<[u8]>, F: FieldCopyAccess> FieldView<S, F>

pub fn write(&mut self, v: F::HighLevelType)

Write the field to a given data region, assuming the defined layout, using the FieldView API.

Example

use binary_layout::prelude::*;

define_layout!(my_layout, LittleEndian, {
  //... other fields ...
  some_integer_field: i8
  //... other fields ...
});

fn func(storage_data: &mut [u8]) {
  let mut view = my_layout::View::new(storage_data);
  view.some_integer_field_mut().write(10);
}