How to use this reference
Describe which component owns each input buffer, which components borrow it, and when those borrows end. Prefer interfaces that express those relationships rather than relying on informal caller assumptions. Review ownership transfer and shared or exclusive borrowing as contracts between functions.
Before reading
- Variables, functions, and scope
- Basic stack and heap concepts
Context and limits
- This is an introductory language model, not complete parser validation.
- Unsafe operations and foreign-language interfaces add contracts requiring separate scrutiny. Wrapping an implementation in a safe interface does not replace proving its invariants.
- The Unsafe Rust chapter is cited for its conceptual safety boundary and safe-abstraction guidance; no operational examples are reproduced.
Sources and provenance
- What is Ownership? The Rust Project · reviewed 2026-10-12
- References and Borrowing The Rust Project · reviewed 2026-10-12
- Unsafe Rust The Rust Project · reviewed 2026-10-12
Record reviewed 2026-10-12. Snapshot cb017eaea66e. Open the complete JSON contract.