Trait core2::error::Error

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pub trait Error: Debug + Display {
    // Provided method
    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> { ... }
}

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Error is a trait representing the basic expectations for error values, i.e., values of type E in Result<T, E>. Errors must describe themselves through the Display and Debug traits, and may provide cause chain information:

Error::source() is generally used when errors cross “abstraction boundaries”. If one module must report an error that is caused by an error from a lower-level module, it can allow accessing that error via Error::source(). This makes it possible for the high-level module to provide its own errors while also revealing some of the implementation for debugging via source chains.

Provided Methods§

source

fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)>

The lower-level source of this error, if any.

Examples

use std::error::Error;
use std::fmt;

#[derive(Debug)]
struct SuperError {
    side: SuperErrorSideKick,
}

impl fmt::Display for SuperError {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "SuperError is here!")
    }
}

impl Error for SuperError {
    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
        Some(&self.side)
    }
}

#[derive(Debug)]
struct SuperErrorSideKick;

impl fmt::Display for SuperErrorSideKick {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "SuperErrorSideKick is here!")
    }
}

impl Error for SuperErrorSideKick {}

fn get_super_error() -> Result<(), SuperError> {
    Err(SuperError { side: SuperErrorSideKick })
}

fn main() {
    match get_super_error() {
        Err(e) => {
            println!("Error: {}", e);
            println!("Caused by: {}", e.source().unwrap());
        }
        _ => println!("No error"),
    }
}