# Module core::ptr 1.0.0 [−] [src]

Raw, unsafe pointers, `*const T`, and `*mut T`.

See also the pointer primitive types.

## Reexports

`pub use intrinsics::copy_nonoverlapping;`
`pub use intrinsics::copy;`
`pub use intrinsics::write_bytes;`

## Structs

Shared | [ Experimental ] `*mut T` but non-zero and covariant.
Unique | [ Experimental ] A wrapper around a raw non-null `*mut T` that indicates that the possessor of this wrapper owns the referent. Useful for building abstractions like `Box<T>`, `Vec<T>`, `String`, and `HashMap<K, V>`.

## Functions

drop_in_place⚠ | Executes the destructor (if any) of the pointed-to value.
eq | Compare raw pointers for equality.
null | Creates a null raw pointer.
null_mut | Creates a null mutable raw pointer.
read⚠ | Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the memory in `src` unchanged.
read_unaligned⚠ | Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the memory in `src` unchanged.
read_volatile⚠ | Performs a volatile read of the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the memory in `src` unchanged.
replace⚠ | Replaces the value at `dest` with `src`, returning the old value, without dropping either.
swap⚠ | Swaps the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without deinitializing either.
write⚠ | Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping the old value.
write_unaligned⚠ | Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping the old value.
write_volatile⚠ | Performs a volatile write of a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping the old value.
swap_nonoverlapping⚠ | [ Experimental ] Swaps a sequence of values at two mutable locations of the same type.

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