Type Alias rustc_errors::PErr

pub type PErr<'a> = DiagnosticBuilder<'a>;

Aliased Type

struct PErr<'a> {
    pub dcx: &'a DiagCtxt,
    diag: Option<Box<Diagnostic>>,
    _marker: PhantomData<ErrorGuaranteed>,
}

Fields

dcx: &'a DiagCtxt

diag: Option<Box<Diagnostic>>

Why the Option? It is always Some until the DiagnosticBuilder is consumed via emit, cancel, etc. At that point it is consumed and replaced with None. Then drop checks that it is None; if not, it panics because a diagnostic was built but not used.

Why the Box? Diagnostic is a large type, and DiagnosticBuilder is often used as a return value, especially within the frequently-used PResult type. In theory, return value optimization (RVO) should avoid unnecessary copying. In practice, it does not (at the time of writing).

_marker: PhantomData<ErrorGuaranteed>

Layout

Note: Most layout information is completely unstable and may even differ between compilations. The only exception is types with certain repr(...) attributes. Please see the Rust Reference's “Type Layout” chapter for details on type layout guarantees.

Size: 16 bytes