Rust memory management: Difference between revisions
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* When owner goes out of scope, value is dropped (with <code>drop()</code>) | * When owner goes out of scope, value is dropped (with <code>drop()</code>) | ||
See [https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/ch04-01-what-is-ownership.html#ownership-and-functions example] of ownership in action. | |||
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Revision as of 15:50, 7 February 2023
Rust uses ownership semantics for memory management.
Documentation
official tutorial https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/ch04-00-understanding-ownership.html
General
Stack
The stack is
- a LIFO
- push=add, pop=remove (from the top)
- only supports fixed-size datatypes
- fast
Heap
- access provided through pointers (a fixed-size, usable on stack)
- slower
Ownership
- Objects have a single owner at once
- When owner goes out of scope, value is dropped (with
drop())See example of ownership in action.
