pub struct Field<T: Form = MetaForm> { /* private fields */ }
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A field of a struct-like data type.

Name is optional so it can represent both named and unnamed fields.

This can be a named field of a struct type or an enum struct variant, or an unnamed field of a tuple struct.

Type name

The type_name field contains a string which is the name of the type of the field as it appears in the source code. The exact contents and format of the type name are not specified, but in practice will be the name of any valid type for a field e.g.

  • Concrete types e.g "u32", "bool", "Foo" etc.
  • Type parameters e.g "T", "U"
  • Generic types e.g "Vec<u32>", "Vec<T>"
  • Associated types e.g. "T::MyType", "<T as MyTrait>::MyType"
  • Type aliases e.g. "MyTypeAlias", "MyTypeAlias<T>"
  • Other built in Rust types e.g. arrays, references etc.

Note that the type name doesn’t correspond to the underlying type of the field, unless using a concrete type directly. Any given type may be referred to by multiple field type names, when using generic type parameters and type aliases.

This is intended for informational and diagnostic purposes only. Although it is possible to infer certain properties e.g. whether a type name is a type alias, there are no guarantees provided, and the type name representation may change.

Implementations

Returns a new FieldBuilder for constructing a field.

Creates a new field.

Use this constructor if you want to instantiate from a given meta type.

Returns the name of the field. None for unnamed fields.

Returns the type of the field.

Returns a string which is the name of the type of the field as it appears in the source code. The exact contents and format of the type name are not specified, but in practice will be the name of any valid type for a field. This is intended for informational and diagnostic purposes only.

Returns the documentation of the field.

Trait Implementations

Returns a copy of the value. Read more

Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

Attempt to deserialise the value from input.

Attempt to skip the encoded value from input. Read more

Returns the fixed encoded size of the type. Read more

Convert self to a slice and append it to the destination.

If possible give a hint of expected size of the encoding. Read more

Convert self to an owned vector.

Convert self to a slice and then invoke the given closure with it.

Calculates the encoded size. Read more

The portable version of Self.

Convert self to the portable form by using the registry for caching.

This method returns an Ordering between self and other. Read more

Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more

Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more

Restrict a value to a certain interval. Read more

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==. Read more

This method tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason. Read more

This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists. Read more

This method tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator. Read more

This method tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator. Read more

This method tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator. Read more

This method tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator. Read more

Auto Trait Implementations

Blanket Implementations

Gets the TypeId of self. Read more

Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

Decode Self and consume all of the given input data. Read more

Decode Self and consume all of the given input data. Read more

Decode Self with the given maximum recursion depth and advance input by the number of bytes consumed. Read more

Returns the argument unchanged.

Calls U::from(self).

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From<T> for U chooses to do.

Return an encoding of Self prepended by given slice.

The resulting type after obtaining ownership.

Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more

Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

Performs the conversion.

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

Performs the conversion.