Just like Tuples and Structs, Array is another way you can store collection of values in a sequence. The only difference between Tuples/Structs and an Array in Rust is that Arrays are iterable where as Tuples and Structs are not iterable. Another significant difference is that Tuples and Structs can be a collection of different kinds of values where as an Array has to be a collection of same type of value.
let x: (i32, i32, bool) = (2001, 2023, false);Arrays in Rust are quite different than any other languages that you have used. Refer below snippet to understand how you can define Arrays:
fn main() {
let mut years: [i32; 3] = [2021, 2022, 2023];
}Observations:
- You need to declare the type and length of the array using
[i32; 3]. - You can have a mutable or a non-mutable array.
The above array says that all of the elements have the type of i32. Another difference as compared to other languages is that Arrays in Rust have a hardcoded length at compile time.
Array has very similar features to what we did with Tuples and Struct. It can access value using index. It can be de-structured. Refer below code snippet:
fn main() {
let mut years…