# Module std::error [−] [src]

Traits for working with Errors.

# The `Error` trait

`Error` is a trait representing the basic expectations for error values, i.e. values of type `E` in `Result<T, E>`. At a minimum, errors must provide a description, but they may optionally provide additional detail (via `Display`) and cause chain information:

fn main() { use std::fmt::Display; trait Error: Display { fn description(&self) -> &str; fn cause(&self) -> Option<&Error> { None } } }

    use std::fmt::Display;

    trait Error: Display {
        fn description(&self) -> &str;

        fn cause(&self) -> Option<&Error> { None }
    }

The `cause` method is generally used when errors cross "abstraction boundaries", i.e. when a one module must report an error that is "caused" by an error from a lower-level module. This setup makes it possible for the high-level module to provide its own errors that do not commit to any particular implementation, but also reveal some of its implementation for debugging via `cause` chains.

## Traits

Error | Base functionality for all errors in Rust.

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