selfref.rs

#![feature(pin, arbitrary_self_types, optin_builtin_traits)]

use std::ptr;
use std::mem::Pin;
use std::boxed::PinBox;
use std::marker::Unpin;

struct SelfReferential {
    data: i32,
    self_ref: *const i32,
}
impl !Unpin for SelfReferential {}

impl SelfReferential {
    fn new() -> SelfReferential {
        SelfReferential { data: 42, self_ref: ptr::null()  }
    }

    fn init(mut self: Pin<SelfReferential>) {
        let this : &mut SelfReferential = unsafe { Pin::get_mut(&mut self) };
        // Set up self_ref to point to this.data.
        this.self_ref = &this.data as *const i32;
    }

    fn read_ref(self: Pin<SelfReferential>) -> Option<i32> {
        let this : &SelfReferential = &*self;
        // Dereference self_ref if it is non-NULL.
        if this.self_ref == ptr::null() {
            None
        } else {
            Some(unsafe { *this.self_ref })
        }
    }
}

fn main() {
    let mut s = PinBox::new(SelfReferential::new());
    s.as_pin().init();
    println!("{:?}", s.as_pin().read_ref()); // prints Some(42)
}