Struct RawVariable

pub struct RawVariable(/* private fields */);

Raw reference to a shell variable.

Every method is unsafe because this type contains a raw pointer to an address owned by bash.

Whenever possible, use find or find_as_string functions to get the value of a shell variable.

Implementations

impl RawVariable

pub unsafe fn is_array(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the shell variable contains an indexed array.

Safety

This method is unsafe because it does not check that the address of the shell variable is still valid.

pub unsafe fn is_assoc(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the shell variable contains an associative array.

Safety

This method is unsafe because it does not check that the address of the shell variable is still valid.

pub unsafe fn get(&self) -> Variable

Extracts the contents of the shell variable, and returns a copy of the it.

Safety

This method is unsafe because it does not check that the address of the shell variable is still valid.

pub unsafe fn as_str(&self) -> Option<&CStr>

Returns a reference to the string contained in the shell variable. If the shell variable contains an array, returns None.

Safety

This method is unsafe for two reasons:

• It does not check that the address of the shell variable is still valid.
• The CStr reference is wrapping a pointer managed by bash, so its lifetime is not guaranteed.

pub unsafe fn array_items(&self) -> Vec<(i64, CString)>

Returns a vector with the items of the indexed array contained in the variable.

Each item in the vector is the index of the array and its value.

Safety

This method is unsafe for two reasons:

• It does not check that the address of the shell variable is still valid.
• It does not check that the shell variable contains an indexed array.

pub unsafe fn assoc_items( &self, ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (*const c_char, *const c_char)> + '_

Returns an iterator over items of the associative array contained in the shell variable.

Safety

This method is unsafe for two reasons:

• It does not check that the address of the shell variable is still valid.
• It does not check that the shell variable contains an associative array.

Trait Implementations

impl Debug for RawVariable

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

Formats the value using the given formatter.