Add explicit-endian String::from_utf16 variants
This adds the following APIs under `feature(str_from_utf16_endian)`:
```rust
impl String {
pub fn from_utf16le(v: &[u8]) -> Result<String, FromUtf16Error>;
pub fn from_utf16le_lossy(v: &[u8]) -> String;
pub fn from_utf16be(v: &[u8]) -> Result<String, FromUtf16Error>;
pub fn from_utf16be_lossy(v: &[u8]) -> String;
}
```
These are versions of `String::from_utf16` that explicitly take [UTF-16LE and UTF-16BE](https://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#gen7). Notably, we can do better than just the obvious `decode_utf16(v.array_chunks::<2>().copied().map(u16::from_le_bytes)).collect()` in that:
- We handle the case where the byte slice is not an even number of bytes, and
- In the case that the UTF-16 is native endian and the slice is aligned, we can forward to `String::from_utf16`.
If the Unicode Consortium actively defines how to handle character replacement when decoding a UTF-16 bytestream with a trailing odd byte, I was unable to find reference. However, the behavior implemented here is fairly self-evidently correct: replace the single errant byte with the replacement character.
Implement `From<{&,&mut} [T; N]>` for `Vec<T>` where `T: Clone`
Currently, if `T` implements `Clone`, we can create a `Vec<T>` from an `&[T]` or an `&mut [T]`, can we also support creating a `Vec<T>` from an `&[T; N]` or an `&mut [T; N]`? Also, do I need to add `#[inline]` to the implementation?
ACP: rust-lang/libs-team#220. [Accepted]
Closes#100880.
Update doc for `alloc::format!` and `core::concat!`
Closes#115551.
Used comments instead of `assert!`s as [`std::fmt`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/index.html#usage) uses comments.
Should all the str-related macros (`format!`, `format_args!`, `concat!`, `stringify!`, `println!`, `writeln!`, etc.) references each others? For instance, [`concat!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/core/macro.concat.html) mentions that integers are stringified, but don't link to `stringify!`.
`@rustbot` label +A-docs +A-fmt
Make useless_ptr_null_checks smarter about some std functions
This teaches the `useless_ptr_null_checks` lint that some std functions can't ever return null pointers, because they need to point to valid data, get references as input, etc.
This is achieved by introducing an `#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]` attribute and adding it to these std functions (gated behind bootstrap `cfg_attr`).
Later on, the attribute could maybe be used to tell LLVM that the returned pointer is never null. I don't expect much impact of that though, as the functions are pretty shallow and usually the input data is already never null.
Follow-up of PR #113657Fixes#114442
Also stabilizes saturating_int_assign_impl, gh-92354.
And also make pub fns const where the underlying saturating_*
fns became const in the meantime since the Saturating type was
created.
Add note that Vec::as_mut_ptr() does not materialize a reference to the internal buffer
See discussion on https://github.com/thomcc/rust-typed-arena/issues/62 and [t-opsem](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/136281-t-opsem/topic/is.20this.20typed_arena.20code.20sound.20under.20stacked.2Ftree.20borrows.3F)
This method already does the correct thing here, but it is worth guaranteeing that it does so it can be used more freely in unsafe code without having to worry about potential Stacked/Tree Borrows violations. This moves one more unsafe usage pattern from the "very likely sound but technically not fully defined" box into "definitely sound", and currently our surface area of the latter is woefully small.
I'm not sure how best to word this, opening this PR as a way to start discussion.
Correct and expand documentation of `handle_alloc_error` and `set_alloc_error_hook`.
The primary goal of this change is to remove the false claim that `handle_alloc_error` always aborts; instead, code should be prepared for `handle_alloc_error` to possibly unwind, and be sound under that condition.
I saw other opportunities for improvement, so I have added all the following information:
* `handle_alloc_error` may panic instead of aborting. (Fixes#114898)
* What happens if a hook returns rather than diverging.
* A hook may panic. (This was already demonstrated in an example, but not stated in prose.)
* A hook must be sound to call — it cannot assume that it is only called by the runtime, since its function pointer can be retrieved by safe code.
I've checked these statements against the source code of `alloc` and `std`, but there may be nuances I haven't caught, so a careful review is welcome.
Add `suggestion` for some `#[deprecated]` items
Consider code:
```rust
fn main() {
let _ = ["a", "b"].connect(" ");
}
```
Currently it shows deprecated warning:
```rust
warning: use of deprecated method `std::slice::<impl [T]>::connect`: renamed to join
--> src/main.rs:2:24
|
2 | let _ = ["a", "b"].connect(" ");
| ^^^^^^^
|
= note: `#[warn(deprecated)]` on by default
```
This PR adds `suggestion` for `connect` and some other deprecated items, so the warning will be changed to this:
```rust
warning: use of deprecated method `std::slice::<impl [T]>::connect`: renamed to join
--> src/main.rs:2:24
|
2 | let _ = ["a", "b"].connect(" ");
| ^^^^^^^
|
= note: `#[warn(deprecated)]` on by default
help: replace the use of the deprecated method
|
2 | let _ = ["a", "b"].join(" ");
| ^^^^
```
Add the following facts:
* `handle_alloc_error` may panic instead of aborting.
* What happens if a hook returns rather than diverging.
* A hook may panic. (This was already demonstrated in an example,
but not stated in prose.)
* A hook must be sound to call — it cannot assume that it is only
called by the runtime, since its function pointer can be retrieved by
safe code.
avoid transmuting Box when we can just cast raw pointers instead
Always better to avoid a transmute, in particular when the layout assumptions it is making are not clearly documented. :)
Gimbles