An example of passing a mutable borrow that is mutable parameter

mutable_mut_reference.rs

// https://www.snoyman.com/blog/2018/11/rust-crash-course-05-rule-of-three

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Person {
    name: String,
    age: u32,
}

fn birthday_immutable(person: &mut Person) {
    person.age += 1;
}

fn birthday_mutable<'a>(mut person: &'a mut Person, replacement: &'a mut Person) {
    person = replacement;
    person.age += 1;
}

fn main() {
    let mut alice = Person { name: String::from("Alice"), age: 30 };
    let mut bob = Person { name: String::from("Bob"), age: 20 };
    println!("Alice 1: {:?}, Bob 1: {:?}", alice, bob);
    birthday_immutable(&mut alice);
    println!("Alice 2: {:?}, Bob 2: {:?}", alice, bob);
    birthday_mutable(&mut alice, &mut bob);
    println!("Alice 3: {:?}, Bob 3: {:?}", alice, bob);
}

// does not compile
fn birthday_immutable_broken<'a>(person: &'a mut Person, replacement: &'a mut Person) {
    person = replacement;
    person.age += 1;
}