diff --git a/exercises/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs b/exercises/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs index 6e329e6d..de5a5dfc 100644 --- a/exercises/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs +++ b/exercises/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs @@ -1,6 +1,4 @@ -// So if the compiler is just validating the references passed to the annotated -// parameters and the return type, what do we need to change? - +// Don't change this function. fn longest<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str { if x.len() > y.len() { x @@ -10,11 +8,13 @@ fn longest<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str { } fn main() { + // TODO: Fix the compiler error by moving one line. + let string1 = String::from("long string is long"); let result; { let string2 = String::from("xyz"); - result = longest(string1.as_str(), string2.as_str()); + result = longest(&string1, &string2); } - println!("The longest string is '{}'", result); + println!("The longest string is '{result}'"); } diff --git a/solutions/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs b/solutions/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs index 4e181989..b0f2ef1f 100644 --- a/solutions/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs +++ b/solutions/16_lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs @@ -1 +1,33 @@ -// Solutions will be available before the stable release. Thank you for testing the beta version 🥰 +fn longest<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str { + if x.len() > y.len() { + x + } else { + y + } +} + +fn main() { + let string1 = String::from("long string is long"); + // Solution1: You can move `strings2` out of the inner block so that it is + // not dropped before the print statement. + let string2 = String::from("xyz"); + let result; + { + result = longest(&string1, &string2); + } + println!("The longest string is '{result}'"); + // `string2` dropped at the end of the function. + + // ========================================================================= + + let string1 = String::from("long string is long"); + let result; + { + let string2 = String::from("xyz"); + result = longest(&string1, &string2); + // Solution2: You can move the print statement into the inner block so + // that it is executed before `string2` is dropped. + println!("The longest string is '{result}'"); + // `string2` dropped here (end of the inner scope). + } +}