You tried to move out of a value which was borrowed.
This can also happen when using a type implementing `Fn` or `FnMut`, as neither
allows moving out of them (they usually represent closures which can be called
more than once). Much of the text following applies equally well to non-`FnOnce`
closure bodies.
Erroneous code example:
```compile_fail,E0507
use std::cell::RefCell;
struct TheDarkKnight;
impl TheDarkKnight {
fn nothing_is_true(self) {}
}
fn main() {
let x = RefCell::new(TheDarkKnight);
x.borrow().nothing_is_true(); // error: cannot move out of borrowed content
}
```
Here, the `nothing_is_true` method takes the ownership of `self`. However,
`self` cannot be moved because `.borrow()` only provides an `&TheDarkKnight`,
which is a borrow of the content owned by the `RefCell`. To fix this error,
you have three choices:
* Try to avoid moving the variable.
* Somehow reclaim the ownership.
* Implement the `Copy` trait on the type.
Examples:
```
use std::cell::RefCell;
struct TheDarkKnight;
impl TheDarkKnight {
fn nothing_is_true(&self) {} // First case, we don't take ownership
}
fn main() {
let x = RefCell::new(TheDarkKnight);
x.borrow().nothing_is_true(); // ok!
}
```
Or:
```
use std::cell::RefCell;
struct TheDarkKnight;
impl TheDarkKnight {
fn nothing_is_true(self) {}
}
fn main() {
let x = RefCell::new(TheDarkKnight);
let x = x.into_inner(); // we get back ownership
x.nothing_is_true(); // ok!
}
```
Or:
```
use std::cell::RefCell;
#[derive(Clone, Copy)] // we implement the Copy trait
struct TheDarkKnight;
impl TheDarkKnight {
fn nothing_is_true(self) {}
}
fn main() {
let x = RefCell::new(TheDarkKnight);
x.borrow().nothing_is_true(); // ok!
}
```
Moving a member out of a mutably borrowed struct will also cause E0507 error:
```compile_fail,E0507
struct TheDarkKnight;
impl TheDarkKnight {
fn nothing_is_true(self) {}
}
struct Batcave {
knight: TheDarkKnight
}
fn main() {
let mut cave = Batcave {
knight: TheDarkKnight
};
let borrowed = &mut cave;
borrowed.knight.nothing_is_true(); // E0507
}
```
It is fine only if you put something back. `mem::replace` can be used for that:
```
# struct TheDarkKnight;
# impl TheDarkKnight { fn nothing_is_true(self) {} }
# struct Batcave { knight: TheDarkKnight }
use std::mem;
let mut cave = Batcave {
knight: TheDarkKnight
};
let borrowed = &mut cave;
mem::replace(&mut borrowed.knight, TheDarkKnight).nothing_is_true(); // ok!
```
You can find more information about borrowing in the rust-book:
http://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch04-02-references-and-borrowing.html