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.
This commit is contained in:
Ulrik Sverdrup 2016-10-22 12:50:00 +02:00
parent 7bccb829d0
commit 9568f44842

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@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ fn read_line(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> io::Result<usize> {
// =============================================================================
// 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 @@ fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> { Ok(*self) }
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 @@ fn write_all(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
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]