Add doc example for CString::from_raw.

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Corey Farwell 2017-06-18 18:22:54 -07:00
parent d3c26fe7e3
commit 93abc2f877

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@ -287,6 +287,27 @@ pub unsafe fn from_vec_unchecked(mut v: Vec<u8>) -> CString {
/// to undefined behavior or allocator corruption.
///
/// [`into_raw`]: #method.into_raw
///
/// # Examples
///
/// Create a `CString`, pass ownership to an `extern` function (via raw pointer), then retake
/// ownership with `from_raw`:
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::ffi::CString;
/// use std::os::raw::c_char;
///
/// extern {
/// fn some_extern_function(s: *mut c_char);
/// }
///
/// let c_string = CString::new("Hello!").unwrap();
/// let raw = c_string.into_raw();
/// unsafe {
/// some_extern_function(raw);
/// let c_string = CString::from_raw(raw);
/// }
/// ```
#[stable(feature = "cstr_memory", since = "1.4.0")]
pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *mut c_char) -> CString {
let len = libc::strlen(ptr) + 1; // Including the NUL byte