examples/rust-by-example-display/src/main.rs
use std::fmt; // Import `fmt`
// A structure holding two numbers. `Debug` will be derived so the results can
// be contrasted with `Display`.
#[derive(Debug)]
struct MinMax(i64, i64);
// Implement `Display` for `MinMax`.
impl fmt::Display for MinMax {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
// Use `self.number` to refer to each positional data point.
write!(f, "({}, {})", self.0, self.1)
}
}
// Define a structure where the fields are nameable for comparison.
#[derive(Debug)]
struct Point2D {
x: f64,
y: f64,
}
// Similarly, implement `Display` for `Point2D`.
impl fmt::Display for Point2D {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
// Customize so only `x` and `y` are denoted.
write!(f, "xx: {}, y: {}", self.x, self.y)
}
}
fn main() {
let minmax = MinMax(0, 14);
println!("Compare structures:");
println!("Display: {}", minmax);
println!("Debug: {:?}", minmax);
let big_range = MinMax(-300, 300);
let small_range = MinMax(-3, 3);
println!("The big range is {big:?} and the small is {small}",
small = small_range,
big = big_range);
let point = Point2D { x: 3.3, y: 7.2 };
println!("Compare points:");
println!("Display: {}", point);
println!("Debug: {:?}", point);
// Error. Both `Debug` and `Display` were implemented, but `{:b}`
// requires `fmt::Binary` to be implemented. This will not work.
println!("binary: {:b}?", 314);
// println!("What does Point2D look like in binary: {:b}?", minmax);
}