Crate inspect_type

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Diagnostic-purpose tools to inspect type of a variable and its size.

§Module :: inspect_type

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Diagnostic-purpose tools to inspect type of a variable and its size.

§Basic use-case

// #![ cfg_attr( feature = "nightly", feature( type_name_of_val ) ) ]
pub use inspect_type::*;

#[ cfg( feature = "nightly" ) ]
{
  inspect_type_of!( &[ 1, 2, 3 ][ .. ] );
  // < sizeof( &[1, 2, 3][..] : &[i32] ) = 16
  inspect_type_of!( &[ 1, 2, 3 ] );
  // < sizeof( &[1, 2, 3] : &[i32; 3] ) = 8
}

§To add to your project

cargo add inspect_type

§Try out from the repository

git clone https://github.com/Wandalen/wTools
cd wTools
cargo run --example inspect_type_trivial

Modules§

  • Exposed namespace of the module.
  • Orphan namespace of the module.
  • Prelude to use essentials: use my_module::prelude::*.
  • Protected namespace of the module.

Macros§

  • Macro to inspect type of a variable and its size exporting it as a string.
  • Macro to inspect type of a variable and its size printing into stdout and exporting it as a string.