main.rs

use std::io::prelude::*;
use std::fs::File;

fn main() {
    let word = get_word();
}

fn get_word() -> String {
    let mut file = try!(File::open("wordlist"));
    let mut contents = String::new();

    file.read_to_string(&mut contents);

    let words = contents.split('\n');
    println!("There are {} words.", words.count());

    words.next().unwrap().to_string()
}

output

adaedra ❯ cargo build
   Compiling hangman v0.1.0 (file:///Users/adaedra/Work/rust/hangman)
<std macros>:5:8: 6:42 error: mismatched types:
 expected `collections::string::String`,
    found `core::result::Result<_, _>`
(expected struct `collections::string::String`,
    found enum `core::result::Result`) [E0308]
<std macros>:5 return $ crate:: result:: Result:: Err (
<std macros>:6 $ crate:: convert:: From:: from ( err ) ) } } )
src/main.rs:9:20: 9:48 note: in this expansion of try! (defined in <std macros>)
<std macros>:5:8: 6:42 help: run `rustc --explain E0308` to see a detailed explanation
error: aborting due to previous error
Could not compile `hangman`.

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