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Parse a value from a string
FromStr’s from_str method is often used implicitly, through
str’s parse method. See parse’s documentation for examples.
FromStr does not have a lifetime parameter, and so you can only parse types
that do not contain a lifetime parameter themselves. In other words, you can
parse an i32 with FromStr, but not a &i32. You can parse a struct that
contains an i32, but not one that contains an &i32.
Examples
Basic implementation of FromStr on an example Point type:
use std::str::FromStr;
use std::num::ParseIntError;
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
struct Point {
x: i32,
y: i32
}
impl FromStr for Point {
type Err = ParseIntError;
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
let (x, y) = s
.strip_prefix('(')
.and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(')'))
.and_then(|s| s.split_once(','))
.unwrap();
let x_fromstr = x.parse::<i32>()?;
let y_fromstr = y.parse::<i32>()?;
Ok(Point { x: x_fromstr, y: y_fromstr })
}
}
let expected = Ok(Point { x: 1, y: 2 });
// Explicit call
assert_eq!(Point::from_str("(1,2)"), expected);
// Implicit calls, through parse
assert_eq!("(1,2)".parse(), expected);
assert_eq!("(1,2)".parse::<Point>(), expected);Required Associated Types
Required Methods
Parses a string s to return a value of this type.
If parsing succeeds, return the value inside Ok, otherwise
when the string is ill-formatted return an error specific to the
inside Err. The error type is specific to the implementation of the trait.
Examples
Basic usage with i32, a type that implements FromStr:
use std::str::FromStr;
let s = "5";
let x = i32::from_str(s).unwrap();
assert_eq!(5, x);