// The `From` trait is used for value-to-value conversions. If `From` is // implemented, an implementation of `Into` is automatically provided. // You can read more about it in the documentation: // https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.From.html // // Frank the fairy would like to buy some truffles from Grace the gnome, a // world-renowned chocolatier. The truffles are priced in GnomeCoin though, and // Frank only has FairyCredit. Help Frank by providing a `From` implementation // to convert his FairyCredit to GnomeCoin. At the current exchange rate, one // FairyCredit is valued at 100 GnomeCoin. #[derive(Debug)] struct FairyCredit(u32); #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)] struct GnomeCoin(u64); impl From for GnomeCoin { fn from(value: FairyCredit) -> Self { Self(value.0 as u64 * 100) } } // Note that we shouldn't provide the opposite conversion: from GnomeCoin to // FairyCredits. That's because less than 100 GnomeCoins cannot be represented // as FairyCredits, which would make the conversion lossy. The `From` trait is // only appropriate for infallible and lossless conversions. fn main() { // Use the `from` function. let g1 = GnomeCoin::from(FairyCredit(12)); println!("{g1:?}"); // Since `From` is implemented for GnomeCoin, we are able to use `Into`. let g2: GnomeCoin = FairyCredit(9).into(); println!("{g2:?}"); } #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use super::*; #[test] fn test_from() { let g = GnomeCoin::from(FairyCredit(12)); assert_eq!(g, GnomeCoin(1200)); } #[test] fn test_into() { let g: GnomeCoin = FairyCredit(9).into(); assert_eq!(g, GnomeCoin(900)); } }