snarkvm_fields/traits/
to_constraint_field.rs

1// Copyright 2024 Aleo Network Foundation
2// This file is part of the snarkVM library.
3
4// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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15
16use crate::{ConstraintFieldError, Field};
17
18use core::fmt::Debug;
19
20/// Types that can be converted to a vector of `F` elements. Useful for specifying
21/// how public inputs to a constraint system should be represented inside
22/// that constraint system.
23pub trait ToConstraintField<F: Field>: Debug {
24    fn to_field_elements(&self) -> Result<Vec<F>, ConstraintFieldError>;
25}