snarkvm-fields 4.6.1

Fields for a decentralized virtual machine
Documentation
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use crate::{Field, LegendreSymbol};

/// The interface for a field that supports an efficient square-root operation.
pub trait SquareRootField: Field {
    /// Returns the Legendre symbol.
    fn legendre(&self) -> LegendreSymbol;

    /// Returns the square root of self, if it exists.
    #[must_use]
    fn sqrt(&self) -> Option<Self>;

    /// Sets `self` to be the square root of `self`, if it exists.
    fn sqrt_in_place(&mut self) -> Option<&mut Self>;
}