Option
and Result
The types represent optional data:
fn main() { let numbers = vec![10, 20, 30]; let first: Option<&i8> = numbers.first(); println!("first: {first:?}"); let idx: Result<usize, usize> = numbers.binary_search(&10); println!("idx: {idx:?}"); }
Option
andResult
are widely used not just in the standard library.Option<&T>
has zero space overhead compared to&T
.Result
is the standard type to implement error handling as we will see on Day 3.binary_search
returnsResult<usize, usize>
.- If found,
Result::Ok
holds the index where the element is found. - Otherwise,
Result::Err
contains the index where such an element should be inserted.
- If found,