pub trait FromStr: Sized {
type Err;
// Required method
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>;
}Expand description
Parse a value from a string
FromStrโs from_str method is often used implicitly, through
strโs parse method. See parseโs documentation for examples.
FromStr does not have a lifetime parameter, and so you can only parse types
that do not contain a lifetime parameter themselves. In other words, you can
parse an i32 with FromStr, but not a &i32. You can parse a struct that
contains an i32, but not one that contains an &i32.
ยงInput format and round-tripping
The input format expected by a typeโs FromStr implementation depends on the type. Check the
typeโs documentation for the input formats it knows how to parse. Note that the input format of
a typeโs FromStr implementation might not necessarily accept the output format of its
Display implementation, and even if it does, the Display implementation may not be lossless
so the round-trip may lose information.
However, if a type has a lossless Display implementation whose output is meant to be
conveniently machine-parseable and not just meant for human consumption, then the type may wish
to accept the same format in FromStr, and document that usage. Having both Display and
FromStr implementations where the result of Display cannot be parsed with FromStr may
surprise users.
ยงExamples
Basic implementation of FromStr on an example Point type:
use std::str::FromStr;
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
struct Point {
x: i32,
y: i32
}
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
struct ParsePointError;
impl FromStr for Point {
type Err = ParsePointError;
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
let (x, y) = s
.strip_prefix('(')
.and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(')'))
.and_then(|s| s.split_once(','))
.ok_or(ParsePointError)?;
let x_fromstr = x.parse::<i32>().map_err(|_| ParsePointError)?;
let y_fromstr = y.parse::<i32>().map_err(|_| ParsePointError)?;
Ok(Point { x: x_fromstr, y: y_fromstr })
}
}
let expected = Ok(Point { x: 1, y: 2 });
// Explicit call
assert_eq!(Point::from_str("(1,2)"), expected);
// Implicit calls, through parse
assert_eq!("(1,2)".parse(), expected);
assert_eq!("(1,2)".parse::<Point>(), expected);
// Invalid input string
assert!(Point::from_str("(1 2)").is_err());Required Associated Typesยง
Required Methodsยง
1.0.0 (const: unstable) ยท Sourcefn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>
fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>
Parses a string s to return a value of this type.
If parsing succeeds, return the value inside Ok, otherwise
when the string is ill-formatted return an error specific to the
inside Err. The error type is specific to the implementation of the trait.
ยงExamples
Basic usage with i32, a type that implements FromStr:
Dyn Compatibilityยง
This trait is not dyn compatible.
In older versions of Rust, dyn compatibility was called "object safety".
