rustBorrow example in Rust

A borrow in Rust is when a variable is given temporary access to a resource. This allows the variable to use the resource without taking ownership of it.

let mut x = 5;
let y = &x;

println!("x = {}", x);
println!("y = {}", y);

Output example

x = 5
y = 5

In this example, x is a mutable variable with the value of 5. y is a borrow of x, meaning it has access to the value of x without taking ownership of it. When we print out the values of x and y, we can see that they are both 5.

Code explanation

• let mut x = 5;: This declares a mutable variable x with the value of 5.
• let y = &x;: This declares a borrow of x called y.
• println!("x = {}", x);: This prints out the value of x.
• println!("y = {}", y);: This prints out the value of y.

Helpful links

• Rust Borrowing

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