Grouped expressions
Syntax
GroupedExpression :
(
InnerAttribute* Expression)
An expression enclosed in parentheses evaluates to the result of the enclosed expression. Parentheses can be used to explicitly specify evaluation order within an expression.
An example of a parenthesized expression:
# #![allow(unused_variables)] #fn main() { let x: i32 = 2 + 3 * 4; let y: i32 = (2 + 3) * 4; assert_eq!(x, 14); assert_eq!(y, 20); #}
An example of a necessary use of parentheses is when calling a function pointer that is a member of a struct:
# #![allow(unused_variables)] #fn main() { # struct A { # f: fn() -> &'static str # } # impl A { # fn f(&self) -> &'static str { # "The method f" # } # } # let a = A{f: || "The field f"}; # assert_eq!( a.f (), "The method f"); assert_eq!((a.f)(), "The field f"); #}
Group expression attributes
Inner attributes are allowed directly after the opening parenthesis of a group expression in the same expression contexts as attributes on block expressions.