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10 Oct 2026 edition

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Why would `as_ref()` be required here rather than a reference?

After playing around with newtypes a bit, I'm curious about this use of the AsRef trait: impl PaliSearcher { pub fn new(index: &PaliIndex) -> Result<Self> { let reader = Self::reader(index.as_ref())?; let uid =…

Source: Rust Users Forum jhanarato