# `trait_alias`

The tracking issue for this feature is: #41517

The `trait_alias` feature adds support for trait aliases. These allow aliases to be created for one or more traits (currently just a single regular trait plus any number of auto-traits), and used wherever traits would normally be used as either bounds or trait objects.

    #![feature(trait_alias)]

    trait Foo = std::fmt::Debug + Send;
    trait Bar = Foo + Sync;

    // Use trait alias as bound on type parameter.
    fn foo<T: Foo>(v: &T) {
        println!("{:?}", v);
    }

    pub fn main() {
        foo(&1);

        // Use trait alias for trait objects.
        let a: &Bar = &123;
        println!("{:?}", a);
        let b = Box::new(456) as Box<dyn Foo>;
        println!("{:?}", b);
    }