box_raw_ptr 0.1.0

A Rust library providing safe wrappers for working with raw pointers, specifically `*const T` and `*mut T`. These wrappers ensure memory safety by encapsulating the raw pointers in safe abstractions and providing safe methods for working with them.
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box_raw_ptr

box_raw_ptr is a Rust library providing safe wrappers for working with raw pointers, specifically *const T and *mut T. These wrappers ensure memory safety by encapsulating the raw pointers in safe abstractions and providing safe methods for working with them.

Features

  • ConstRawPtr: A wrapper for *const T providing methods for safely working with constant raw pointers.
  • MutRawPtr: A wrapper for *mut T providing methods for safely working with mutable raw pointers.

Example

use box_raw_ptr::const_raw_ptr::ConstRawPtr;

fn main() {
let ptr = Box::new(42);
let raw_ptr = ConstRawPtr::new_const_ptr(&*ptr);

// Print the memory address of the raw pointer
raw_ptr.print_const_ptr(true);

// Print the value pointed to by the raw pointer
raw_ptr.print_const_ptr(false);
}

Usage

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
box_raw_ptr = "0.1.0"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue on the GitHub repository.


extern crate box_raw_ptr;

use box_raw_ptr::const_raw_ptr::ConstRawPtr;

fn main() {
let ptr = Box::new(42);
let raw_ptr = ConstRawPtr::new_const_ptr(&*ptr);

// Print the memory address of the raw pointer
raw_ptr.print_const_ptr(true);

// Print the value pointed to by the raw pointer
raw_ptr.print_const_ptr(false);
}