rustHow to clone struct in Rust

Cloning a struct in Rust is a simple process. To clone a struct, you can use the clone() method. This method will create a deep copy of the struct, meaning that any changes made to the clone will not affect the original struct.

Example

#[derive(Clone)]
struct Point {
    x: i32,
    y: i32,
}

let p1 = Point { x: 1, y: 2 };
let p2 = p1.clone();

println!("p1: {:?}", p1);
println!("p2: {:?}", p2);

Output example

p1: Point { x: 1, y: 2 }
p2: Point { x: 1, y: 2 }

Code explanation

• #[derive(Clone)] - This attribute is used to automatically implement the clone() method for the struct.
• let p1 = Point { x: 1, y: 2 }; - This line creates a new instance of the Point struct.
• let p2 = p1.clone(); - This line clones the p1 instance and stores it in p2.
• println!("p1: {:?}", p1); - This line prints out the contents of p1.
• println!("p2: {:?}", p2); - This line prints out the contents of p2.

Helpful links

• Rust Documentation - Derive
• Rust Documentation - Clone

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