rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

Tracking Issue for const_convert

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Description

Feature gate: #![feature(const_from)]

This is a tracking issue for const From and Into traits, impls, and related functions.

Public API
const {
    let x = 5_u8;
    let y: i32 = x.into();
}

Note: there are a hundreds of implementations that could be made const. However, while const traits are unstable, please limit new const implementations to those that are needed for some specific purpose, e.g. supporting a specific feature or experimenting with a certain aspect of . Anything that is going for "completeness" can be done after stabilization.

Steps / History

(Remember to update the S-tracking-* label when checking boxes.)

Unresolved Questions
  • None yet.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the const_from feature gate, the public API example, and the implementation PR referenced in the checklist. Review the remaining stabilization checklist, including the final comment period and stabilization PR; done means the tracking issue advances through those pending steps.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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