# Struct std::raw::TraitObject[−][src]

    #[repr(C)]pub struct TraitObject {
        pub data: *mut (),
        pub vtable: *mut (),
    }

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`raw` #27751)

The representation of a trait object like `&dyn SomeTrait`.

This struct has the same layout as types like `&dyn SomeTrait` and `Box<dyn AnotherTrait>`.

`TraitObject` is guaranteed to match layouts, but it is not the type of trait objects (e.g., the fields are not directly accessible on a `&dyn SomeTrait`) nor does it control that layout (changing the definition will not change the layout of a `&dyn SomeTrait`). It is only designed to be used by unsafe code that needs to manipulate the low-level details.

There is no way to refer to all trait objects generically, so the only way to create values of this type is with functions like `std::mem::transmute`. Similarly, the only way to create a true trait object from a `TraitObject` value is with `transmute`.

Synthesizing a trait object with mismatched types—one where the vtable does not correspond to the type of the value to which the data pointer points—is highly likely to lead to undefined behavior.

# Examples

    #![feature(raw)]

    use std::{mem, raw};

    // an example trait
    trait Foo {
        fn bar(&self) -> i32;
    }

    impl Foo for i32 {
        fn bar(&self) -> i32 {
             *self + 1
        }
    }

    let value: i32 = 123;

    // let the compiler make a trait object
    let object: &dyn Foo = &value;

    // look at the raw representation
    let raw_object: raw::TraitObject = unsafe { mem::transmute(object) };

    // the data pointer is the address of `value`
    assert_eq!(raw_object.data as *const i32, &value as *const _);

    let other_value: i32 = 456;

    // construct a new object, pointing to a different `i32`, being
    // careful to use the `i32` vtable from `object`
    let synthesized: &dyn Foo = unsafe {
         mem::transmute(raw::TraitObject {
             data: &other_value as *const _ as *mut (),
             vtable: raw_object.vtable,
         })
    };

    // it should work just as if we had constructed a trait object out of
    // `other_value` directly
    assert_eq!(synthesized.bar(), 457);

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## Fields

`data: *mut ()`
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`raw` #27751)
`vtable: *mut ()`
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`raw` #27751)

## Trait Implementations

### `impl Clone for TraitObject`[src]

#### `pub fn clone(&self) -> TraitObject`[src]

Returns a copy of the value. Read more

#### `pub fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)`1.0.0[src]

Performs copy-assignment from `source`. Read more

### `impl Copy for TraitObject`[src]

## Auto Trait Implementations

### `impl RefUnwindSafe for TraitObject`[src]

### `impl !Send for TraitObject`[src]

### `impl !Sync for TraitObject`[src]

### `impl Unpin for TraitObject`[src]

### `impl UnwindSafe for TraitObject`[src]

## Blanket Implementations

### `impl<T> Any for T where
T: 'static + ?Sized,` [src]

#### `pub fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId`[src]

Gets the `TypeId` of `self`. Read more

### `impl<T> Borrow<T> for T where
T: ?Sized,` [src]

#### `pub fn borrow(&self) -> &Tⓘ

### Notable traits for &'_ mut F

`impl<'_, F> Future for &'_ mut F where
F: Unpin + Future + ?Sized, type Output = <F as Future>::Output;impl<'_, I> Iterator for &'_ mut I where
I: Iterator + ?Sized, type Item = <I as Iterator>::Item;impl<R: Read + ?Sized> Read for &mut Rimpl<W: Write + ?Sized> Write for &mut W`
`[src]

Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

### `impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for T where
T: ?Sized,` [src]

#### `pub fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Tⓘ

### Notable traits for &'_ mut F

`impl<'_, F> Future for &'_ mut F where
F: Unpin + Future + ?Sized, type Output = <F as Future>::Output;impl<'_, I> Iterator for &'_ mut I where
I: Iterator + ?Sized, type Item = <I as Iterator>::Item;impl<R: Read + ?Sized> Read for &mut Rimpl<W: Write + ?Sized> Write for &mut W`
`[src]

Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more

### `impl<T> From<T> for T`[src]

#### `pub fn from(t: T) -> T`[src]

Performs the conversion.

### `impl<T, U> Into<U> for T where
U: From<T>,` [src]

#### `pub fn into(self) -> U`[src]

Performs the conversion.

### `impl<T> ToOwned for T where
T: Clone,` [src]

#### `type Owned = T`

The resulting type after obtaining ownership.

#### `pub fn to_owned(&self) -> T`[src]

Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more

#### `pub fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`toowned_clone_into` #41263)

recently added

Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more

### `impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T where
U: Into<T>,` [src]

#### `type Error = Infallible`

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

#### `pub fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>`[src]

Performs the conversion.

### `impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T where
U: TryFrom<T>,` [src]

#### `type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error`

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

#### `pub fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>`[src]

Performs the conversion.