# Primitive Type char 1.0.0[−]

A character type.

The `char` type represents a single character. More specifically, since 'character' isn't a well-defined concept in Unicode, `char` is a 'Unicode scalar value', which is similar to, but not the same as, a 'Unicode code point'.

This documentation describes a number of methods and trait implementations on the `char` type. For technical reasons, there is additional, separate documentation in the `std::char` module as well.

# Representation

`char` is always four bytes in size. This is a different representation than a given character would have as part of a `String`. For example:

    let v = vec!['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'];

    // five elements times four bytes for each element
    assert_eq!(20, v.len() * std::mem::size_of::<char>());

    let s = String::from("hello");

    // five elements times one byte per element
    assert_eq!(5, s.len() * std::mem::size_of::<u8>());

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As always, remember that a human intuition for 'character' may not map to Unicode's definitions. For example, despite looking similar, the 'é' character is one Unicode code point while 'é' is two Unicode code points:

    let mut chars = "é".chars();
    // U+00e9: 'latin small letter e with acute'
    assert_eq!(Some('\u{00e9}'), chars.next());
    assert_eq!(None, chars.next());

    let mut chars = "é".chars();
    // U+0065: 'latin small letter e'
    assert_eq!(Some('\u{0065}'), chars.next());
    // U+0301: 'combining acute accent'
    assert_eq!(Some('\u{0301}'), chars.next());
    assert_eq!(None, chars.next());

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This means that the contents of the first string above will fit into a `char` while the contents of the second string will not. Trying to create a `char` literal with the contents of the second string gives an error:

    error: character literal may only contain one codepoint: 'é'
    let c = 'é';
            ^^^

Another implication of the 4-byte fixed size of a `char` is that per-`char` processing can end up using a lot more memory:

    let s = String::from("love: ❤️");
    let v: Vec<char> = s.chars().collect();

    assert_eq!(12, std::mem::size_of_val(&s[..]));
    assert_eq!(32, std::mem::size_of_val(&v[..]));

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## Implementations

### `impl char`[src]

#### `pub const MAX: char`[src]

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The highest valid code point a `char` can have.

A `char` is a Unicode Scalar Value, which means that it is a Code Point, but only ones within a certain range. `MAX` is the highest valid code point that's a valid Unicode Scalar Value.

#### `pub const REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER: char`[src]

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`U+FFFD REPLACEMENT CHARACTER` (�) is used in Unicode to represent a decoding error.

It can occur, for example, when giving ill-formed UTF-8 bytes to `String::from_utf8_lossy`.

#### `pub const UNICODE_VERSION: (u8, u8, u8)`[src]

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The version of Unicode that the Unicode parts of `char` and `str` methods are based on.

New versions of Unicode are released regularly and subsequently all methods in the standard library depending on Unicode are updated. Therefore the behavior of some `char` and `str` methods and the value of this constant changes over time. This is not considered to be a breaking change.

The version numbering scheme is explained in Unicode 11.0 or later, Section 3.1 Versions of the Unicode Standard.

#### `pub fn decode_utf16<I>(iter: I) -> DecodeUtf16<<I as IntoIterator>::IntoIter>ⓘ

### Notable traits for DecodeUtf16<I>

`impl<I> Iterator for DecodeUtf16<I> where
I: Iterator<Item = u16>, type Item = Result<char, DecodeUtf16Error>;`
where
I: IntoIterator<Item = u16>,` [src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`assoc_char_funcs` #71763)

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Creates an iterator over the UTF-16 encoded code points in `iter`, returning unpaired surrogates as `Err`s.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    use std::char::decode_utf16;

    // 𝄞mus<invalid>ic<invalid>
    let v = [
        0xD834, 0xDD1E, 0x006d, 0x0075, 0x0073, 0xDD1E, 0x0069, 0x0063, 0xD834,
    ];

    assert_eq!(
        decode_utf16(v.iter().cloned())
            .map(|r| r.map_err(|e| e.unpaired_surrogate()))
            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
        vec![
            Ok('𝄞'),
            Ok('m'), Ok('u'), Ok('s'),
            Err(0xDD1E),
            Ok('i'), Ok('c'),
            Err(0xD834)
        ]
    );

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A lossy decoder can be obtained by replacing `Err` results with the replacement character:

    use std::char::{decode_utf16, REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER};

    // 𝄞mus<invalid>ic<invalid>
    let v = [
        0xD834, 0xDD1E, 0x006d, 0x0075, 0x0073, 0xDD1E, 0x0069, 0x0063, 0xD834,
    ];

    assert_eq!(
        decode_utf16(v.iter().cloned())
           .map(|r| r.unwrap_or(REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER))
           .collect::<String>(),
        "𝄞mus�ic�"
    );

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#### `pub fn from_u32(i: u32) -> Option<char>`[src]

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Converts a `u32` to a `char`.

Note that all `char`s are valid `u32`s, and can be cast to one with `as`:

    let c = '💯';
    let i = c as u32;

    assert_eq!(128175, i);

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However, the reverse is not true: not all valid `u32`s are valid `char`s. `from_u32()` will return `None` if the input is not a valid value for a `char`.

For an unsafe version of this function which ignores these checks, see `from_u32_unchecked`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    use std::char;

    let c = char::from_u32(0x2764);

    assert_eq!(Some('❤'), c);

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Returning `None` when the input is not a valid `char`:

    use std::char;

    let c = char::from_u32(0x110000);

    assert_eq!(None, c);

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#### `pub unsafe fn from_u32_unchecked(i: u32) -> char`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`assoc_char_funcs` #71763)

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Converts a `u32` to a `char`, ignoring validity.

Note that all `char`s are valid `u32`s, and can be cast to one with `as`:

    let c = '💯';
    let i = c as u32;

    assert_eq!(128175, i);

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However, the reverse is not true: not all valid `u32`s are valid `char`s. `from_u32_unchecked()` will ignore this, and blindly cast to `char`, possibly creating an invalid one.

# Safety

This function is unsafe, as it may construct invalid `char` values.

For a safe version of this function, see the `from_u32` function.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    use std::char;

    let c = unsafe { char::from_u32_unchecked(0x2764) };

    assert_eq!('❤', c);

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#### `pub fn from_digit(num: u32, radix: u32) -> Option<char>`[src]

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Converts a digit in the given radix to a `char`.

A 'radix' here is sometimes also called a 'base'. A radix of two indicates a binary number, a radix of ten, decimal, and a radix of sixteen, hexadecimal, to give some common values. Arbitrary radices are supported.

`from_digit()` will return `None` if the input is not a digit in the given radix.

# Panics

Panics if given a radix larger than 36.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    use std::char;

    let c = char::from_digit(4, 10);

    assert_eq!(Some('4'), c);

    // Decimal 11 is a single digit in base 16
    let c = char::from_digit(11, 16);

    assert_eq!(Some('b'), c);

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Returning `None` when the input is not a digit:

    use std::char;

    let c = char::from_digit(20, 10);

    assert_eq!(None, c);

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Passing a large radix, causing a panic:

ⓘ

    use std::char;

    // this panics
    char::from_digit(1, 37);

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#### `pub fn is_digit(self, radix: u32) -> bool`[src]

Checks if a `char` is a digit in the given radix.

A 'radix' here is sometimes also called a 'base'. A radix of two indicates a binary number, a radix of ten, decimal, and a radix of sixteen, hexadecimal, to give some common values. Arbitrary radices are supported.

Compared to `is_numeric()`, this function only recognizes the characters `0-9`, `a-z` and `A-Z`.

'Digit' is defined to be only the following characters:

- `0-9`
- `a-z`
- `A-Z`

For a more comprehensive understanding of 'digit', see `is_numeric()`.

# Panics

Panics if given a radix larger than 36.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!('1'.is_digit(10));
    assert!('f'.is_digit(16));
    assert!(!'f'.is_digit(10));

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Passing a large radix, causing a panic:

ⓘ

    // this panics
    '1'.is_digit(37);

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#### `pub fn to_digit(self, radix: u32) -> Option<u32>`[src]

Converts a `char` to a digit in the given radix.

A 'radix' here is sometimes also called a 'base'. A radix of two indicates a binary number, a radix of ten, decimal, and a radix of sixteen, hexadecimal, to give some common values. Arbitrary radices are supported.

'Digit' is defined to be only the following characters:

- `0-9`
- `a-z`
- `A-Z`

# Errors

Returns `None` if the `char` does not refer to a digit in the given radix.

# Panics

Panics if given a radix larger than 36.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert_eq!('1'.to_digit(10), Some(1));
    assert_eq!('f'.to_digit(16), Some(15));

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Passing a non-digit results in failure:

    assert_eq!('f'.to_digit(10), None);
    assert_eq!('z'.to_digit(16), None);

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Passing a large radix, causing a panic:

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    // this panics
    '1'.to_digit(37);

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#### `pub fn escape_unicode(self) -> EscapeUnicodeⓘ

### Notable traits for EscapeUnicode

`impl Iterator for EscapeUnicode type Item = char;`
`[src]

Returns an iterator that yields the hexadecimal Unicode escape of a character as `char`s.

This will escape characters with the Rust syntax of the form `\u{NNNNNN}` where `NNNNNN` is a hexadecimal representation.

# Examples

As an iterator:

    for c in '❤'.escape_unicode() {
        print!("{}", c);
    }
    println!();

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Using `println!` directly:

    println!("{}", '❤'.escape_unicode());

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Both are equivalent to:

    println!("\\u{{2764}}");

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Using `to_string`:

    assert_eq!('❤'.escape_unicode().to_string(), "\\u{2764}");

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#### `pub fn escape_debug(self) -> EscapeDebugⓘ

### Notable traits for EscapeDebug

`impl Iterator for EscapeDebug type Item = char;`
`1.20.0[src]

Returns an iterator that yields the literal escape code of a character as `char`s.

This will escape the characters similar to the `Debug` implementations of `str` or `char`.

# Examples

As an iterator:

    for c in '\n'.escape_debug() {
        print!("{}", c);
    }
    println!();

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Using `println!` directly:

    println!("{}", '\n'.escape_debug());

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Both are equivalent to:

    println!("\\n");

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Using `to_string`:

    assert_eq!('\n'.escape_debug().to_string(), "\\n");

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#### `pub fn escape_default(self) -> EscapeDefaultⓘ

### Notable traits for EscapeDefault

`impl Iterator for EscapeDefault type Item = char;`
`[src]

Returns an iterator that yields the literal escape code of a character as `char`s.

The default is chosen with a bias toward producing literals that are legal in a variety of languages, including C++11 and similar C-family languages. The exact rules are:

- Tab is escaped as `\t`.
- Carriage return is escaped as `\r`.
- Line feed is escaped as `\n`.
- Single quote is escaped as `\'`.
- Double quote is escaped as `\"`.
- Backslash is escaped as `\\`.
- Any character in the 'printable ASCII' range `0x20` .. `0x7e` inclusive is not escaped.
- All other characters are given hexadecimal Unicode escapes; see `escape_unicode`.

# Examples

As an iterator:

    for c in '"'.escape_default() {
        print!("{}", c);
    }
    println!();

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Using `println!` directly:

    println!("{}", '"'.escape_default());

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Both are equivalent to:

    println!("\\\"");

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Using `to_string`:

    assert_eq!('"'.escape_default().to_string(), "\\\"");

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#### `pub fn len_utf8(self) -> usize`[src]

Returns the number of bytes this `char` would need if encoded in UTF-8.

That number of bytes is always between 1 and 4, inclusive.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    let len = 'A'.len_utf8();
    assert_eq!(len, 1);

    let len = 'ß'.len_utf8();
    assert_eq!(len, 2);

    let len = 'ℝ'.len_utf8();
    assert_eq!(len, 3);

    let len = '💣'.len_utf8();
    assert_eq!(len, 4);

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The `&str` type guarantees that its contents are UTF-8, and so we can compare the length it would take if each code point was represented as a `char` vs in the `&str` itself:

    // as chars
    let eastern = '東';
    let capital = '京';

    // both can be represented as three bytes
    assert_eq!(3, eastern.len_utf8());
    assert_eq!(3, capital.len_utf8());

    // as a &str, these two are encoded in UTF-8
    let tokyo = "東京";

    let len = eastern.len_utf8() + capital.len_utf8();

    // we can see that they take six bytes total...
    assert_eq!(6, tokyo.len());

    // ... just like the &str
    assert_eq!(len, tokyo.len());

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#### `pub fn len_utf16(self) -> usize`[src]

Returns the number of 16-bit code units this `char` would need if encoded in UTF-16.

See the documentation for `len_utf8()` for more explanation of this concept. This function is a mirror, but for UTF-16 instead of UTF-8.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    let n = 'ß'.len_utf16();
    assert_eq!(n, 1);

    let len = '💣'.len_utf16();
    assert_eq!(len, 2);

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#### `pub fn encode_utf8(self, dst: &mut [u8]) -> &mut str` 1.15.0[src]

Encodes this character as UTF-8 into the provided byte buffer, and then returns the subslice of the buffer that contains the encoded character.

# Panics

Panics if the buffer is not large enough. A buffer of length four is large enough to encode any `char`.

# Examples

In both of these examples, 'ß' takes two bytes to encode.

    let mut b = [0; 2];

    let result = 'ß'.encode_utf8(&mut b);

    assert_eq!(result, "ß");

    assert_eq!(result.len(), 2);

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A buffer that's too small:

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    let mut b = [0; 1];

    // this panics
    'ß'.encode_utf8(&mut b);

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#### `pub fn encode_utf16(self, dst: &mut [u16]) -> &mut [u16]ⓘ

### Notable traits for &[u8]

`impl Read for &[u8]impl Write for &mut [u8]`
`1.15.0[src]

Encodes this character as UTF-16 into the provided `u16` buffer, and then returns the subslice of the buffer that contains the encoded character.

# Panics

Panics if the buffer is not large enough. A buffer of length 2 is large enough to encode any `char`.

# Examples

In both of these examples, '𝕊' takes two `u16`s to encode.

    let mut b = [0; 2];

    let result = '𝕊'.encode_utf16(&mut b);

    assert_eq!(result.len(), 2);

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A buffer that's too small:

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    let mut b = [0; 1];

    // this panics
    '𝕊'.encode_utf16(&mut b);

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#### `pub fn is_alphabetic(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` has the `Alphabetic` property.

`Alphabetic` is described in Chapter 4 (Character Properties) of the Unicode Standard and specified in the Unicode Character Database `DerivedCoreProperties.txt`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!('a'.is_alphabetic());
    assert!('京'.is_alphabetic());

    let c = '💝';
    // love is many things, but it is not alphabetic
    assert!(!c.is_alphabetic());

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#### `pub fn is_lowercase(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` has the `Lowercase` property.

`Lowercase` is described in Chapter 4 (Character Properties) of the Unicode Standard and specified in the Unicode Character Database `DerivedCoreProperties.txt`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!('a'.is_lowercase());
    assert!('δ'.is_lowercase());
    assert!(!'A'.is_lowercase());
    assert!(!'Δ'.is_lowercase());

    // The various Chinese scripts and punctuation do not have case, and so:
    assert!(!'中'.is_lowercase());
    assert!(!' '.is_lowercase());

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#### `pub fn is_uppercase(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` has the `Uppercase` property.

`Uppercase` is described in Chapter 4 (Character Properties) of the Unicode Standard and specified in the Unicode Character Database `DerivedCoreProperties.txt`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!(!'a'.is_uppercase());
    assert!(!'δ'.is_uppercase());
    assert!('A'.is_uppercase());
    assert!('Δ'.is_uppercase());

    // The various Chinese scripts and punctuation do not have case, and so:
    assert!(!'中'.is_uppercase());
    assert!(!' '.is_uppercase());

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#### `pub fn is_whitespace(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` has the `White_Space` property.

`White_Space` is specified in the Unicode Character Database `PropList.txt`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!(' '.is_whitespace());

    // a non-breaking space
    assert!('\u{A0}'.is_whitespace());

    assert!(!'越'.is_whitespace());

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#### `pub fn is_alphanumeric(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` satisfies either `is_alphabetic()` or `is_numeric()`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!('٣'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('7'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('৬'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('¾'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('①'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('K'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('و'.is_alphanumeric());
    assert!('藏'.is_alphanumeric());

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#### `pub fn is_control(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` has the general category for control codes.

Control codes (code points with the general category of `Cc`) are described in Chapter 4 (Character Properties) of the Unicode Standard and specified in the Unicode Character Database `UnicodeData.txt`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    // U+009C, STRING TERMINATOR
    assert!(''.is_control());
    assert!(!'q'.is_control());

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#### `pub fn is_numeric(self) -> bool`[src]

Returns `true` if this `char` has one of the general categories for numbers.

The general categories for numbers (`Nd` for decimal digits, `Nl` for letter-like numeric characters, and `No` for other numeric characters) are specified in the Unicode Character Database `UnicodeData.txt`.

# Examples

Basic usage:

    assert!('٣'.is_numeric());
    assert!('7'.is_numeric());
    assert!('৬'.is_numeric());
    assert!('¾'.is_numeric());
    assert!('①'.is_numeric());
    assert!(!'K'.is_numeric());
    assert!(!'و'.is_numeric());
    assert!(!'藏'.is_numeric());

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#### `pub fn to_lowercase(self) -> ToLowercaseⓘ

### Notable traits for ToLowercase

`impl Iterator for ToLowercase type Item = char;`
`[src]

Returns an iterator that yields the lowercase mapping of this `char` as one or more `char`s.

If this `char` does not have a lowercase mapping, the iterator yields the same `char`.

If this `char` has a one-to-one lowercase mapping given by the Unicode Character Database `UnicodeData.txt`, the iterator yields that `char`.

If this `char` requires special considerations (e.g. multiple `char`s) the iterator yields the `char`(s) given by `SpecialCasing.txt`.

This operation performs an unconditional mapping without tailoring. That is, the conversion is independent of context and language.

In the Unicode Standard, Chapter 4 (Character Properties) discusses case mapping in general and Chapter 3 (Conformance) discusses the default algorithm for case conversion.

# Examples

As an iterator:

    for c in 'İ'.to_lowercase() {
        print!("{}", c);
    }
    println!();

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Using `println!` directly:

    println!("{}", 'İ'.to_lowercase());

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Both are equivalent to:

    println!("i\u{307}");

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Using `to_string`:

    assert_eq!('C'.to_lowercase().to_string(), "c");

    // Sometimes the result is more than one character:
    assert_eq!('İ'.to_lowercase().to_string(), "i\u{307}");

    // Characters that do not have both uppercase and lowercase
    // convert into themselves.
    assert_eq!('山'.to_lowercase().to_string(), "山");

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#### `pub fn to_uppercase(self) -> ToUppercaseⓘ

### Notable traits for ToUppercase

`impl Iterator for ToUppercase type Item = char;`
`[src]

Returns an iterator that yields the uppercase mapping of this `char` as one or more `char`s.

If this `char` does not have a uppercase mapping, the iterator yields the same `char`.

If this `char` has a one-to-one uppercase mapping given by the Unicode Character Database `UnicodeData.txt`, the iterator yields that `char`.

If this `char` requires special considerations (e.g. multiple `char`s) the iterator yields the `char`(s) given by `SpecialCasing.txt`.

This operation performs an unconditional mapping without tailoring. That is, the conversion is independent of context and language.

In the Unicode Standard, Chapter 4 (Character Properties) discusses case mapping in general and Chapter 3 (Conformance) discusses the default algorithm for case conversion.

# Examples

As an iterator:

    for c in 'ß'.to_uppercase() {
        print!("{}", c);
    }
    println!();

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Using `println!` directly:

    println!("{}", 'ß'.to_uppercase());

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Both are equivalent to:

    println!("SS");

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Using `to_string`:

    assert_eq!('c'.to_uppercase().to_string(), "C");

    // Sometimes the result is more than one character:
    assert_eq!('ß'.to_uppercase().to_string(), "SS");

    // Characters that do not have both uppercase and lowercase
    // convert into themselves.
    assert_eq!('山'.to_uppercase().to_string(), "山");

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# Note on locale

In Turkish, the equivalent of 'i' in Latin has five forms instead of two:

- 'Dotless': I / ı, sometimes written ï
- 'Dotted': İ / i

Note that the lowercase dotted 'i' is the same as the Latin. Therefore:

    let upper_i = 'i'.to_uppercase().to_string();

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The value of `upper_i` here relies on the language of the text: if we're in `en-US`, it should be `"I"`, but if we're in `tr_TR`, it should be `"İ"`. `to_uppercase()` does not take this into account, and so:

    let upper_i = 'i'.to_uppercase().to_string();

    assert_eq!(upper_i, "I");

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holds across languages.

#### `pub const fn is_ascii(&self) -> bool` 1.23.0 (const: 1.32.0)[src]

Checks if the value is within the ASCII range.

# Examples

    let ascii = 'a';
    let non_ascii = '❤';

    assert!(ascii.is_ascii());
    assert!(!non_ascii.is_ascii());

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#### `pub fn to_ascii_uppercase(&self) -> char` 1.23.0[src]

Makes a copy of the value in its ASCII upper case equivalent.

ASCII letters 'a' to 'z' are mapped to 'A' to 'Z', but non-ASCII letters are unchanged.

To uppercase the value in-place, use `make_ascii_uppercase()`.

To uppercase ASCII characters in addition to non-ASCII characters, use `to_uppercase()`.

# Examples

    let ascii = 'a';
    let non_ascii = '❤';

    assert_eq!('A', ascii.to_ascii_uppercase());
    assert_eq!('❤', non_ascii.to_ascii_uppercase());

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#### `pub fn to_ascii_lowercase(&self) -> char` 1.23.0[src]

Makes a copy of the value in its ASCII lower case equivalent.

ASCII letters 'A' to 'Z' are mapped to 'a' to 'z', but non-ASCII letters are unchanged.

To lowercase the value in-place, use `make_ascii_lowercase()`.

To lowercase ASCII characters in addition to non-ASCII characters, use `to_lowercase()`.

# Examples

    let ascii = 'A';
    let non_ascii = '❤';

    assert_eq!('a', ascii.to_ascii_lowercase());
    assert_eq!('❤', non_ascii.to_ascii_lowercase());

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#### `pub fn eq_ignore_ascii_case(&self, other: &char) -> bool` 1.23.0[src]

Checks that two values are an ASCII case-insensitive match.

Equivalent to `to_ascii_lowercase(a) == to_ascii_lowercase(b)`.

# Examples

    let upper_a = 'A';
    let lower_a = 'a';
    let lower_z = 'z';

    assert!(upper_a.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&lower_a));
    assert!(upper_a.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&upper_a));
    assert!(!upper_a.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&lower_z));

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#### `pub fn make_ascii_uppercase(&mut self)`1.23.0[src]

Converts this type to its ASCII upper case equivalent in-place.

ASCII letters 'a' to 'z' are mapped to 'A' to 'Z', but non-ASCII letters are unchanged.

To return a new uppercased value without modifying the existing one, use `to_ascii_uppercase()`.

# Examples

    let mut ascii = 'a';

    ascii.make_ascii_uppercase();

    assert_eq!('A', ascii);

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#### `pub fn make_ascii_lowercase(&mut self)`1.23.0[src]

Converts this type to its ASCII lower case equivalent in-place.

ASCII letters 'A' to 'Z' are mapped to 'a' to 'z', but non-ASCII letters are unchanged.

To return a new lowercased value without modifying the existing one, use `to_ascii_lowercase()`.

# Examples

    let mut ascii = 'A';

    ascii.make_ascii_lowercase();

    assert_eq!('a', ascii);

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_alphabetic(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII alphabetic character:

- U+0041 'A' ..= U+005A 'Z', or
- U+0061 'a' ..= U+007A 'z'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(uppercase_a.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(uppercase_g.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(a.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(g.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(!zero.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_alphabetic());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_alphabetic());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_uppercase(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII uppercase character: U+0041 'A' ..= U+005A 'Z'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(uppercase_a.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(uppercase_g.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!a.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!g.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!zero.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_uppercase());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_uppercase());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_lowercase(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII lowercase character: U+0061 'a' ..= U+007A 'z'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(!uppercase_a.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(!uppercase_g.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(a.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(g.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(!zero.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_lowercase());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_lowercase());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_alphanumeric(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII alphanumeric character:

- U+0041 'A' ..= U+005A 'Z', or
- U+0061 'a' ..= U+007A 'z', or
- U+0030 '0' ..= U+0039 '9'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(uppercase_a.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(uppercase_g.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(a.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(g.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(zero.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_alphanumeric());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_alphanumeric());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_digit(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII decimal digit: U+0030 '0' ..= U+0039 '9'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(!uppercase_a.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!uppercase_g.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!a.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!g.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(zero.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_digit());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_digit());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_hexdigit(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII hexadecimal digit:

- U+0030 '0' ..= U+0039 '9', or
- U+0041 'A' ..= U+0046 'F', or
- U+0061 'a' ..= U+0066 'f'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(uppercase_a.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(!uppercase_g.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(a.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(!g.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(zero.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_hexdigit());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_hexdigit());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_punctuation(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII punctuation character:

- U+0021 ..= U+002F `! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . /`, or
- U+003A ..= U+0040 `: ; < = > ? @`, or
- U+005B ..= U+0060 `[ \ ] ^ _ `` , or
- U+007B ..= U+007E `{ | } ~`

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(!uppercase_a.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!uppercase_g.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!a.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!g.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!zero.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(percent.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_punctuation());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_punctuation());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_graphic(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII graphic character: U+0021 '!' ..= U+007E '~'.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(uppercase_a.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(uppercase_g.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(a.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(g.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(zero.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(percent.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(!lf.is_ascii_graphic());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_graphic());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_whitespace(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII whitespace character: U+0020 SPACE, U+0009 HORIZONTAL TAB, U+000A LINE FEED, U+000C FORM FEED, or U+000D CARRIAGE RETURN.

Rust uses the WhatWG Infra Standard's definition of ASCII whitespace. There are several other definitions in wide use. For instance, the POSIX locale includes U+000B VERTICAL TAB as well as all the above characters, but—from the very same specification—the default rule for "field splitting" in the Bourne shell considers only SPACE, HORIZONTAL TAB, and LINE FEED as whitespace.

If you are writing a program that will process an existing file format, check what that format's definition of whitespace is before using this function.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(!uppercase_a.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(!uppercase_g.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(!a.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(!g.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(!zero.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(space.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(lf.is_ascii_whitespace());
    assert!(!esc.is_ascii_whitespace());

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#### `pub const fn is_ascii_control(&self) -> bool` 1.24.0 (const: 1.47.0)[src]

Checks if the value is an ASCII control character: U+0000 NUL ..= U+001F UNIT SEPARATOR, or U+007F DELETE. Note that most ASCII whitespace characters are control characters, but SPACE is not.

# Examples

    let uppercase_a = 'A';
    let uppercase_g = 'G';
    let a = 'a';
    let g = 'g';
    let zero = '0';
    let percent = '%';
    let space = ' ';
    let lf = '\n';
    let esc: char = 0x1b_u8.into();

    assert!(!uppercase_a.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(!uppercase_g.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(!a.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(!g.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(!zero.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(!percent.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(!space.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(lf.is_ascii_control());
    assert!(esc.is_ascii_control());

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## Trait Implementations

### `impl AsciiExt for char`[src]

#### `type Owned = char`

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Container type for copied ASCII characters.

#### `fn is_ascii(&self) -> bool`[src]

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Checks if the value is within the ASCII range. Read more

#### `fn to_ascii_uppercase(&self) -> Self::Owned`[src]

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Makes a copy of the value in its ASCII upper case equivalent. Read more

#### `fn to_ascii_lowercase(&self) -> Self::Owned`[src]

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Makes a copy of the value in its ASCII lower case equivalent. Read more

#### `fn eq_ignore_ascii_case(&self, o: &Self) -> bool`[src]

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Checks that two values are an ASCII case-insensitive match. Read more

#### `fn make_ascii_uppercase(&mut self)`[src]

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Converts this type to its ASCII upper case equivalent in-place. Read more

#### `fn make_ascii_lowercase(&mut self)`[src]

👎 Deprecated since 1.26.0:

use inherent methods instead

Converts this type to its ASCII lower case equivalent in-place. Read more

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

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

Returns a copy of the value. Read more

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

Performs copy-assignment from `source`. Read more

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

### `impl Debug for char`[src]

#### `pub fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>`[src]

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

### `impl Default for char`[src]

#### `pub fn default() -> char`[src]

Returns the default value of `\x00`

### `impl Display for char`[src]

#### `pub fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>`[src]

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

### `impl Eq for char`[src]

### `impl From<u8> for char` 1.13.0[src]

Maps a byte in 0x00..=0xFF to a `char` whose code point has the same value, in U+0000..=U+00FF.

Unicode is designed such that this effectively decodes bytes with the character encoding that IANA calls ISO-8859-1. This encoding is compatible with ASCII.

Note that this is different from ISO/IEC 8859-1 a.k.a. ISO 8859-1 (with one less hyphen), which leaves some "blanks", byte values that are not assigned to any character. ISO-8859-1 (the IANA one) assigns them to the C0 and C1 control codes.

Note that this is also different from Windows-1252 a.k.a. code page 1252, which is a superset ISO/IEC 8859-1 that assigns some (not all!) blanks to punctuation and various Latin characters.

To confuse things further, on the Web `ascii`, `iso-8859-1`, and `windows-1252` are all aliases for a superset of Windows-1252 that fills the remaining blanks with corresponding C0 and C1 control codes.

#### `pub fn from(i: u8) -> char`[src]

Converts a `u8` into a `char`.

# Examples

    use std::mem;

    let u = 32 as u8;
    let c = char::from(u);
    assert!(4 == mem::size_of_val(&c))

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### `impl FromStr for char` 1.20.0[src]

#### `type Err = ParseCharError`

The associated error which can be returned from parsing.

#### `pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<char, <char as FromStr>::Err>`[src]

Parses a string `s` to return a value of this type. Read more

### `impl Hash for char`[src]

#### `pub fn hash<H>(&self, state: &mut H) where
H: Hasher,` [src]

Feeds this value into the given `Hasher`. Read more

#### `pub fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H) where
H: Hasher,` 1.3.0[src]

Feeds a slice of this type into the given `Hasher`. Read more

### `impl Ord for char`[src]

#### `pub fn cmp(&self, other: &char) -> Ordering`[src]

This method returns an `Ordering` between `self` and `other`. Read more

#### `#[must_use]pub fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self` 1.21.0[src]

Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more

#### `#[must_use]pub fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self` 1.21.0[src]

Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more

#### `#[must_use]pub fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self` 1.50.0[src]

Restrict a value to a certain interval. Read more

### `impl PartialEq<char> for char`[src]

#### `pub fn eq(&self, other: &char) -> bool`[src]

This method tests for `self` and `other` values to be equal, and is used by `==`. Read more

#### `pub fn ne(&self, other: &char) -> bool`[src]

This method tests for `!=`.

### `impl PartialOrd<char> for char`[src]

#### `pub fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &char) -> Option<Ordering>`[src]

This method returns an ordering between `self` and `other` values if one exists. Read more

#### `pub fn lt(&self, other: &char) -> bool`[src]

This method tests less than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<` operator. Read more

#### `pub fn le(&self, other: &char) -> bool`[src]

This method tests less than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<=` operator. Read more

#### `pub fn ge(&self, other: &char) -> bool`[src]

This method tests greater than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>=` operator. Read more

#### `pub fn gt(&self, other: &char) -> bool`[src]

This method tests greater than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>` operator. Read more

### `impl<'a> Pattern<'a> for char`[src]

Searches for chars that are equal to a given `char`.

# Examples

    assert_eq!("Hello world".find('o'), Some(4));

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#### `type Searcher = CharSearcher<'a>`

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Associated searcher for this pattern

#### `pub fn into_searcher(self, haystack: &'a str) -> <char as Pattern<'a>>::Searcher`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Constructs the associated searcher from `self` and the `haystack` to search in. Read more

#### `pub fn is_contained_in(self, haystack: &'a str) -> bool`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Checks whether the pattern matches anywhere in the haystack

#### `pub fn is_prefix_of(self, haystack: &'a str) -> bool`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Checks whether the pattern matches at the front of the haystack

#### `pub fn strip_prefix_of(self, haystack: &'a str) -> Option<&'a str>`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Removes the pattern from the front of haystack, if it matches.

#### `pub fn is_suffix_of(self, haystack: &'a str) -> bool where
<char as Pattern<'a>>::Searcher: ReverseSearcher<'a>,` [src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Checks whether the pattern matches at the back of the haystack

#### `pub fn strip_suffix_of(self, haystack: &'a str) -> Option<&'a str> where
<char as Pattern<'a>>::Searcher: ReverseSearcher<'a>,` [src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`pattern` #27721)

API not fully fleshed out and ready to be stabilized

Removes the pattern from the back of haystack, if it matches.

### `impl Step for char`[src]

#### `pub fn steps_between(&char, &char) -> Option<usize>`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`step_trait` #42168)

recently redesigned

Returns the number of successor steps required to get from `start` to `end`. Read more

#### `pub fn forward_checked(start: char, count: usize) -> Option<char>`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`step_trait_ext` #42168)

recently added

Returns the value that would be obtained by taking the successor of `self` `count` times. Read more

#### `pub fn backward_checked(start: char, count: usize) -> Option<char>`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`step_trait_ext` #42168)

recently added

Returns the value that would be obtained by taking the predecessor of `self` `count` times. Read more

#### `pub unsafe fn forward_unchecked(start: char, count: usize) -> char`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`unchecked_math`)

niche optimization path

Returns the value that would be obtained by taking the successor of `self` `count` times. Read more

#### `pub unsafe fn backward_unchecked(start: char, count: usize) -> char`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`unchecked_math`)

niche optimization path

Returns the value that would be obtained by taking the predecessor of `self` `count` times. Read more

#### `pub fn forward(start: Self, count: usize) -> Self`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`step_trait_ext` #42168)

recently added

Returns the value that would be obtained by taking the successor of `self` `count` times. Read more

#### `pub fn backward(start: Self, count: usize) -> Self`[src]

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`step_trait_ext` #42168)

recently added

Returns the value that would be obtained by taking the predecessor of `self` `count` times. Read more

### `impl ToString for char` 1.46.0[src]

#### `pub fn to_string(&self) -> String`[src]

Converts the given value to a `String`. Read more

### `impl TryFrom<u32> for char` 1.34.0[src]

#### `type Error = CharTryFromError`

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

#### `pub fn try_from(i: u32) -> Result<char, <char as TryFrom<u32>>::Error>`[src]

Performs the conversion.

## Auto Trait Implementations

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

### `impl Send for char`[src]

### `impl Sync for char`[src]

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

### `impl UnwindSafe for char`[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> ToString for T where
T: Display + ?Sized,` [src]

#### `pub default fn to_string(&self) -> String`[src]

Converts the given value to a `String`. 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.