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What are lifetimes in Rust and why are they important? |
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Tvenus
Jul 15, 2024
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Lifetimes in Rust are a way of specifying how long references are valid. They prevent dangling references by ensuring that a reference does not outlive the data it points to. Lifetimes are checked at compile time, providing memory safety without runtime overhead. |
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Lifetimes in Rust are a way of specifying how long references are valid. They prevent dangling references by ensuring that a reference does not outlive the data it points to. Lifetimes are checked at compile time, providing memory safety without runtime overhead.