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<p>Rust memory safety is based on this rule: Given an object <code>T</code>, it is only possible to
have one of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Having several immutable references (<code>&T</code>) to the object (also known as <strong>aliasing</strong>).</li>
<li>Having one mutable reference (<code>&mut T</code>) to the object (also known as <strong>mutability</strong>).</li>
</ul>
<p>This is enforced by the Rust compiler. However, there are situations where this rule is not
flexible enough. Sometimes it is required to have multiple references to an object and yet
mutate it.</p>
<p>Shareable mutable containers exist to permit mutability in a controlled manner, even in the
presence of aliasing. Both <code>Cell<T></code> and <code>RefCell<T></code> allows to do this in a single threaded
way. However, neither <code>Cell<T></code> nor <code>RefCell<T></code> are thread safe (they do not implement
<code>Sync</code>). If you need to do aliasing and mutation between multiple threads it is possible to
use <a href="../../std/sync/struct.Mutex.html"><code>Mutex</code></a>,
<a href="../../std/sync/struct.RwLock.html"><code>RwLock</code></a> or
<a href="../../core/sync/atomic/index.html"><code>atomic</code></a> types.</p>
<p>Values of the <code>Cell<T></code> and <code>RefCell<T></code> types may be mutated through shared references (i.e.
the common <code>&T</code> type), whereas most Rust types can only be mutated through unique (<code>&mut T</code>)
references. We say that <code>Cell<T></code> and <code>RefCell<T></code> provide 'interior mutability', in contrast
with typical Rust types that exhibit 'inherited mutability'.</p>
<p>Cell types come in two flavors: <code>Cell<T></code> and <code>RefCell<T></code>. <code>Cell<T></code> implements interior
mutability by moving values in and out of the <code>Cell<T></code>. To use references instead of values,
one must use the <code>RefCell<T></code> type, acquiring a write lock before mutating. <code>Cell<T></code> provides
methods to retrieve and change the current interior value:</p>
<ul>
<li>For types that implement <code>Copy</code>, the <code>get</code> method retrieves the current interior value.</li>
<li>For types that implement <code>Default</code>, the <code>take</code> method replaces the current interior value
with <code>Default::default()</code> and returns the replaced value.</li>
<li>For all types, the <code>replace</code> method replaces the current interior value and returns the
replaced value and the <code>into_inner</code> method consumes the <code>Cell<T></code> and returns the interior
value. Additionally, the <code>set</code> method replaces the interior value, dropping the replaced
value.</li>
</ul>
<p><code>RefCell<T></code> uses Rust's lifetimes to implement 'dynamic borrowing', a process whereby one can
claim temporary, exclusive, mutable access to the inner value. Borrows for <code>RefCell<T></code>s are
tracked 'at runtime', unlike Rust's native reference types which are entirely tracked
statically, at compile time. Because <code>RefCell<T></code> borrows are dynamic it is possible to attempt
to borrow a value that is already mutably borrowed; when this happens it results in thread
panic.</p>
<h1 id="when-to-choose-interior-mutability" class="section-header"><a href="#when-to-choose-interior-mutability">When to choose interior mutability</a></h1>
<p>The more common inherited mutability, where one must have unique access to mutate a value, is
one of the key language elements that enables Rust to reason strongly about pointer aliasing,
statically preventing crash bugs. Because of that, inherited mutability is preferred, and
interior mutability is something of a last resort. Since cell types enable mutation where it
would otherwise be disallowed though, there are occasions when interior mutability might be
appropriate, or even <em>must</em> be used, e.g.</p>
<ul>
<li>Introducing mutability 'inside' of something immutable</li>
<li>Implementation details of logically-immutable methods.</li>
<li>Mutating implementations of <code>Clone</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="introducing-mutability-inside-of-something-immutable" class="section-header"><a href="#introducing-mutability-inside-of-something-immutable">Introducing mutability 'inside' of something immutable</a></h2>
<p>Many shared smart pointer types, including <code>Rc<T></code> and <code>Arc<T></code>, provide containers that can be
cloned and shared between multiple parties. Because the contained values may be
multiply-aliased, they can only be borrowed with <code>&</code>, not <code>&mut</code>. Without cells it would be
impossible to mutate data inside of these smart pointers at all.</p>
<p>It's very common then to put a <code>RefCell<T></code> inside shared pointer types to reintroduce
mutability:</p>
<pre class="rust rust-example-rendered">
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">collections</span>::<span class="ident">HashMap</span>;
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">cell</span>::<span class="ident">RefCell</span>;
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">rc</span>::<span class="ident">Rc</span>;
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">main</span>() {
<span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">shared_map</span>: <span class="ident">Rc</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">RefCell</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="kw">_</span><span class="op">>></span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">Rc</span>::<span class="ident">new</span>(<span class="ident">RefCell</span>::<span class="ident">new</span>(<span class="ident">HashMap</span>::<span class="ident">new</span>()));
<span class="ident">shared_map</span>.<span class="ident">borrow_mut</span>().<span class="ident">insert</span>(<span class="string">"africa"</span>, <span class="number">92388</span>);
<span class="ident">shared_map</span>.<span class="ident">borrow_mut</span>().<span class="ident">insert</span>(<span class="string">"kyoto"</span>, <span class="number">11837</span>);
<span class="ident">shared_map</span>.<span class="ident">borrow_mut</span>().<span class="ident">insert</span>(<span class="string">"piccadilly"</span>, <span class="number">11826</span>);
<span class="ident">shared_map</span>.<span class="ident">borrow_mut</span>().<span class="ident">insert</span>(<span class="string">"marbles"</span>, <span class="number">38</span>);
}<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%23!%5Ballow(unused)%5D%0Ause%20std%3A%3Acollections%3A%3AHashMap%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Acell%3A%3ARefCell%3B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Arc%3A%3ARc%3B%0A%0Afn%20main()%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20let%20shared_map%3A%20Rc%3CRefCell%3C_%3E%3E%20%3D%20Rc%3A%3Anew(RefCell%3A%3Anew(HashMap%3A%3Anew()))%3B%0A%20%20%20%20shared_map.borrow_mut().insert(%22africa%22%2C%2092388)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20shared_map.borrow_mut().insert(%22kyoto%22%2C%2011837)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20shared_map.borrow_mut().insert(%22piccadilly%22%2C%2011826)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20shared_map.borrow_mut().insert(%22marbles%22%2C%2038)%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre>
<p>Note that this example uses <code>Rc<T></code> and not <code>Arc<T></code>. <code>RefCell<T></code>s are for single-threaded
scenarios. Consider using <code>RwLock<T></code> or <code>Mutex<T></code> if you need shared mutability in a
multi-threaded situation.</p>
<h2 id="implementation-details-of-logically-immutable-methods" class="section-header"><a href="#implementation-details-of-logically-immutable-methods">Implementation details of logically-immutable methods</a></h2>
<p>Occasionally it may be desirable not to expose in an API that there is mutation happening
"under the hood". This may be because logically the operation is immutable, but e.g. caching
forces the implementation to perform mutation; or because you must employ mutation to implement
a trait method that was originally defined to take <code>&self</code>.</p>
<pre class="rust rust-example-rendered">
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">cell</span>::<span class="ident">RefCell</span>;
<span class="kw">struct</span> <span class="ident">Graph</span> {
<span class="ident">edges</span>: <span class="ident">Vec</span><span class="op"><</span>(<span class="ident">i32</span>, <span class="ident">i32</span>)<span class="op">></span>,
<span class="ident">span_tree_cache</span>: <span class="ident">RefCell</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="prelude-ty">Option</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">Vec</span><span class="op"><</span>(<span class="ident">i32</span>, <span class="ident">i32</span>)<span class="op">>></span><span class="op">></span>
}
<span class="kw">impl</span> <span class="ident">Graph</span> {
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">minimum_spanning_tree</span>(<span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="self">self</span>) <span class="op">-></span> <span class="ident">Vec</span><span class="op"><</span>(<span class="ident">i32</span>, <span class="ident">i32</span>)<span class="op">></span> {
<span class="comment">// Create a new scope to contain the lifetime of the</span>
<span class="comment">// dynamic borrow</span>
{
<span class="comment">// Take a reference to the inside of cache cell</span>
<span class="kw">let</span> <span class="kw-2">mut</span> <span class="ident">cache</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">span_tree_cache</span>.<span class="ident">borrow_mut</span>();
<span class="kw">if</span> <span class="ident">cache</span>.<span class="ident">is_some</span>() {
<span class="kw">return</span> <span class="ident">cache</span>.<span class="ident">as_ref</span>().<span class="ident">unwrap</span>().<span class="ident">clone</span>();
}
<span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">span_tree</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">calc_span_tree</span>();
<span class="kw-2">*</span><span class="ident">cache</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="ident">span_tree</span>);
}
<span class="comment">// Recursive call to return the just-cached value.</span>
<span class="comment">// Note that if we had not let the previous borrow</span>
<span class="comment">// of the cache fall out of scope then the subsequent</span>
<span class="comment">// recursive borrow would cause a dynamic thread panic.</span>
<span class="comment">// This is the major hazard of using `RefCell`.</span>
<span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">minimum_spanning_tree</span>()
}
}<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%23!%5Ballow(unused)%5D%0A%23!%5Ballow(dead_code)%5D%0Afn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Acell%3A%3ARefCell%3B%0A%0Astruct%20Graph%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20edges%3A%20Vec%3C(i32%2C%20i32)%3E%2C%0A%20%20%20%20span_tree_cache%3A%20RefCell%3COption%3CVec%3C(i32%2C%20i32)%3E%3E%3E%0A%7D%0A%0Aimpl%20Graph%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20fn%20minimum_spanning_tree(%26self)%20-%3E%20Vec%3C(i32%2C%20i32)%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20Create%20a%20new%20scope%20to%20contain%20the%20lifetime%20of%20the%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20dynamic%20borrow%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20Take%20a%20reference%20to%20the%20inside%20of%20cache%20cell%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20let%20mut%20cache%20%3D%20self.span_tree_cache.borrow_mut()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20if%20cache.is_some()%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20return%20cache.as_ref().unwrap().clone()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20let%20span_tree%20%3D%20self.calc_span_tree()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20*cache%20%3D%20Some(span_tree)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20Recursive%20call%20to%20return%20the%20just-cached%20value.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20Note%20that%20if%20we%20had%20not%20let%20the%20previous%20borrow%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20of%20the%20cache%20fall%20out%20of%20scope%20then%20the%20subsequent%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20recursive%20borrow%20would%20cause%20a%20dynamic%20thread%20panic.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%2F%2F%20This%20is%20the%20major%20hazard%20of%20using%20%60RefCell%60.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20self.minimum_spanning_tree()%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20fn%20calc_span_tree(%26self)%20-%3E%20Vec%3C(i32%2C%20i32)%3E%20%7B%20vec!%5B%5D%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%7D">Run</a></pre>
<h2 id="mutating-implementations-of-clone" class="section-header"><a href="#mutating-implementations-of-clone">Mutating implementations of <code>Clone</code></a></h2>
<p>This is simply a special - but common - case of the previous: hiding mutability for operations
that appear to be immutable. The <code>clone</code> method is expected to not change the source value, and
is declared to take <code>&self</code>, not <code>&mut self</code>. Therefore any mutation that happens in the
<code>clone</code> method must use cell types. For example, <code>Rc<T></code> maintains its reference counts within a
<code>Cell<T></code>.</p>
<pre class="rust rust-example-rendered">
<span class="attribute">#![<span class="ident">feature</span>(<span class="ident">core_intrinsics</span>)]</span>
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">cell</span>::<span class="ident">Cell</span>;
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">ptr</span>::<span class="ident">NonNull</span>;
<span class="kw">use</span> <span class="ident">std</span>::<span class="ident">intrinsics</span>::<span class="ident">abort</span>;
<span class="kw">struct</span> <span class="ident">Rc</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span>: <span class="question-mark">?</span><span class="ident">Sized</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="ident">ptr</span>: <span class="ident">NonNull</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">RcBox</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">>></span>
}
<span class="kw">struct</span> <span class="ident">RcBox</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span>: <span class="question-mark">?</span><span class="ident">Sized</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="ident">strong</span>: <span class="ident">Cell</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">usize</span><span class="op">></span>,
<span class="ident">refcount</span>: <span class="ident">Cell</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">usize</span><span class="op">></span>,
<span class="ident">value</span>: <span class="ident">T</span>,
}
<span class="kw">impl</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span>: <span class="question-mark">?</span><span class="ident">Sized</span><span class="op">></span> <span class="ident">Clone</span> <span class="kw">for</span> <span class="ident">Rc</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">clone</span>(<span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="self">self</span>) <span class="op">-></span> <span class="ident">Rc</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">inc_strong</span>();
<span class="ident">Rc</span> { <span class="ident">ptr</span>: <span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">ptr</span> }
}
}
<span class="kw">trait</span> <span class="ident">RcBoxPtr</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span>: <span class="question-mark">?</span><span class="ident">Sized</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">inner</span>(<span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="self">self</span>) <span class="op">-></span> <span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="ident">RcBox</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">></span>;
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">strong</span>(<span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="self">self</span>) <span class="op">-></span> <span class="ident">usize</span> {
<span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">inner</span>().<span class="ident">strong</span>.<span class="ident">get</span>()
}
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">inc_strong</span>(<span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="self">self</span>) {
<span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">inner</span>()
.<span class="ident">strong</span>
.<span class="ident">set</span>(<span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">strong</span>()
.<span class="ident">checked_add</span>(<span class="number">1</span>)
.<span class="ident">unwrap_or_else</span>(<span class="op">||</span> <span class="kw">unsafe</span> { <span class="ident">abort</span>() }));
}
}
<span class="kw">impl</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span>: <span class="question-mark">?</span><span class="ident">Sized</span><span class="op">></span> <span class="ident">RcBoxPtr</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">></span> <span class="kw">for</span> <span class="ident">Rc</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">inner</span>(<span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="self">self</span>) <span class="op">-></span> <span class="kw-2">&</span><span class="ident">RcBox</span><span class="op"><</span><span class="ident">T</span><span class="op">></span> {
<span class="kw">unsafe</span> {
<span class="self">self</span>.<span class="ident">ptr</span>.<span class="ident">as_ref</span>()
}
}
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<p>An error returned by <a href="struct.RefCell.html#method.try_borrow"><code>RefCell::try_borrow</code></a>.</p>
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<p>An error returned by <a href="struct.RefCell.html#method.try_borrow_mut"><code>RefCell::try_borrow_mut</code></a>.</p>
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<p>A mutable memory location.</p>
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<p>Wraps a borrowed reference to a value in a <code>RefCell</code> box.
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<p>A mutable memory location with dynamically checked borrow rules</p>
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<p>A wrapper type for a mutably borrowed value from a <code>RefCell<T></code>.</p>
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<p>The core primitive for interior mutability in Rust.</p>
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