Struct already_AddRefed 

#[repr(C)]
pub struct already_AddRefed<T> {
    pub _phantom_0: PhantomData<UnsafeCell<T>>,
    pub mRawPtr: *mut T,
}

already_AddRefed cooperates with reference counting smart pointers to enable you to assign in a pointer without |AddRef|ing it. You might want to use this as a return type from a function that returns an already |AddRef|ed pointer. Or, you might want to use this as a parameter type in a function that wants to force a transfer-of-ownership from a RefPtr in the caller (for example, if the function expects callers to pass in a newly-created object, which the function then takes ownership of).

TODO Move already_AddRefed to namespace mozilla. This has not yet been done because of the sheer number of usages of already_AddRefed.

When should you use already_AddRefed<>?

• Ensure a consumer takes ownership of a reference
• Pass ownership without calling AddRef/Release (sometimes required in off-main-thread code)
• The ref pointer type you’re using doesn’t support move construction

Otherwise, use std::move(RefPtr/nsCOMPtr/etc).

Fields

_phantom_0: PhantomData<UnsafeCell<T>>

mRawPtr: *mut T

Trait Implementations

impl<T: Debug> Debug for already_AddRefed<T>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<T: PartialEq> PartialEq for already_AddRefed<T>

fn eq(&self, other: &already_AddRefed<T>) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T> StructuralPartialEq for already_AddRefed<T>

Layout

Note: Most layout information is completely unstable and may even differ between compilations. The only exception is types with certain repr(...) attributes. Please see the Rust Reference's “Type Layout” chapter for details on type layout guarantees.

Size: 8 bytes