Add documentation for Read, Write impls for slices and Vec

The Write impls for &[u8] and Vec<u8> are quite different, and we need this to
be reflected in the docs.

These documentation comments will be visible on the respective type's
page in the trait impls section.
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Ulrik Sverdrup 2016-10-22 12:50:00 +02:00
parent 7bccb829d0
commit 9568f44842
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@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ impl<B: BufRead + ?Sized> BufRead for Box<B> {
// =============================================================================
// In-memory buffer implementations
/// Read is implemented for `&[u8]` by copying from the slice.
///
/// Note that reading updates the slice to point to the yet unread part.
/// The slice will be empty when EOF is reached.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
impl<'a> Read for &'a [u8] {
#[inline]
@ -180,6 +184,11 @@ impl<'a> BufRead for &'a [u8] {
fn consume(&mut self, amt: usize) { *self = &self[amt..]; }
}
/// Write is implemented for `&mut [u8]` by copying into the slice, overwriting
/// its data.
///
/// Note that writing updates the slice to point to the yet unwritten part.
/// The slice will be empty when it has been completely overwritten.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
impl<'a> Write for &'a mut [u8] {
#[inline]
@ -204,6 +213,8 @@ impl<'a> Write for &'a mut [u8] {
fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> { Ok(()) }
}
/// Write is implemented for `Vec<u8>` by appending to the vector.
/// The vector will grow as needed.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
impl Write for Vec<u8> {
#[inline]