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An optimized build will omit all <code>debug_assert!</code> statements unless <code>-C debug-assertions</code> is passed to the compiler. This makes <code>debug_assert!</code> useful for checks that are too expensive to be present in a release build but may be helpful during development.</p> <p>An unchecked assertion allows a program in an inconsistent state to keep running, which might have unexpected consequences but does not introduce unsafety as long as this only happens in safe code. The performance cost of assertions, is however, not measurable in general. Replacing <a href="macro.assert.html"><code>assert!</code></a> with <code>debug_assert!</code> is thus only encouraged after thorough profiling, and more importantly, only in safe code!</p> <h1 id="examples" class="section-header"><a href="#examples">Examples</a></h1> <div class="example-wrap"><pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"> <span class="comment">// the panic message for these assertions is the stringified value of the</span> <span class="comment">// expression given.</span> <span class="macro">debug_assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="bool-val">true</span>); <span class="kw">fn</span> <span class="ident">some_expensive_computation</span>() <span class="op">-></span> <span class="ident">bool</span> { <span class="bool-val">true</span> } <span class="comment">// a very simple function</span> <span class="macro">debug_assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">some_expensive_computation</span>()); <span class="comment">// assert with a custom message</span> <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">x</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="bool-val">true</span>; <span class="macro">debug_assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">x</span>, <span class="string">"x wasn't true!"</span>); <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">a</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="number">3</span>; <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">b</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="number">27</span>; <span class="macro">debug_assert</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">a</span> <span class="op">+</span> <span class="ident">b</span> <span class="op">==</span> <span class="number">30</span>, <span class="string">"a = {}, b = {}"</span>, <span class="ident">a</span>, <span class="ident">b</span>);<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%23!%5Ballow(unused)%5D%0A%2F%2F%20the%20panic%20message%20for%20these%20assertions%20is%20the%20stringified%20value%20of%20the%0A%2F%2F%20expression%20given.%0Afn%20main()%20%7B%0Adebug_assert!(true)%3B%0A%0Afn%20some_expensive_computation()%20-%3E%20bool%20%7B%20true%20%7D%20%2F%2F%20a%20very%20simple%20function%0Adebug_assert!(some_expensive_computation())%3B%0A%0A%2F%2F%20assert%20with%20a%20custom%20message%0Alet%20x%20%3D%20true%3B%0Adebug_assert!(x%2C%20%22x%20wasn't%20true!%22)%3B%0A%0Alet%20a%20%3D%203%3B%20let%20b%20%3D%2027%3B%0Adebug_assert!(a%20%2B%20b%20%3D%3D%2030%2C%20%22a%20%3D%20%7B%7D%2C%20b%20%3D%20%7B%7D%22%2C%20a%2C%20b)%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre></div> </div></section><section id="search" class="content hidden"></section><section class="footer"></section><aside id="help" class="hidden"><div><h1 class="hidden">Help</h1><div class="shortcuts"><h2>Keyboard Shortcuts</h2><dl><dt><kbd>?</kbd></dt><dd>Show this help dialog</dd><dt><kbd>S</kbd></dt><dd>Focus the search field</dd><dt><kbd>↑</kbd></dt><dd>Move up in search results</dd><dt><kbd>↓</kbd></dt><dd>Move down in search results</dd><dt><kbd>↹</kbd></dt><dd>Switch tab</dd><dt><kbd>⏎</kbd></dt><dd>Go to active search result</dd><dt><kbd>+</kbd></dt><dd>Expand all sections</dd><dt><kbd>-</kbd></dt><dd>Collapse all sections</dd></dl></div><div class="infos"><h2>Search Tricks</h2><p>Prefix searches with a type followed by a colon (e.g., <code>fn:</code>) to restrict the search to a given type.</p><p>Accepted types are: <code>fn</code>, <code>mod</code>, <code>struct</code>, <code>enum</code>, <code>trait</code>, <code>type</code>, <code>macro</code>, and <code>const</code>.</p><p>Search functions by type signature (e.g., <code>vec -> usize</code> or <code>* -> vec</code>)</p><p>Search multiple things at once by splitting your query with comma (e.g., <code>str,u8</code> or <code>String,struct:Vec,test</code>)</p></div></div></aside><script>window.rootPath = "../";window.currentCrate = "core";</script><script src="../aliases.js"></script><script src="../main1.35.0.js"></script><script defer src="../search-index.js"></script></body></html>