Tracking Issue for fmt::Arguments::from_str()
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Description
Feature gate: #![feature(fmt_arguments_from_str)]
This is a tracking issue for core::fmt::Arguments::from_str(), which converts a &'static str to a fmt::Arguments.
Public API
// core::fmt
impl<'a> Arguments<'a> {
pub const fn from_str(s: &'static str) -> Arguments<'a>;
}
Steps / History
- Change to fmt::Arguments implementation to make it possible: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/148789
- Exposing from_str() as unstable: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/148906
- Final comment period (FCP)
- Stabilization PR
Unresolved Questions
- Do we feel comfortable committing to always having a fmt::Arguments implementation that can represent a &str directly?
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