use crate::List::{Cons, Nil}; use std::cell::RefCell; use std::rc::Rc; #[derive(Debug)] enum List { Cons(i32, RefCell>), Nil, } impl List { fn tail(&self) -> Option<&RefCell>> { match self { Cons(_, item) => Some(item), Nil => None, } } } // ANCHOR: here fn main() { let a = Rc::new(Cons(5, RefCell::new(Rc::new(Nil)))); println!("a initial rc count = {}", Rc::strong_count(&a)); println!("a next item = {:?}", a.tail()); let b = Rc::new(Cons(10, RefCell::new(Rc::clone(&a)))); println!("a rc count after b creation = {}", Rc::strong_count(&a)); println!("b initial rc count = {}", Rc::strong_count(&b)); println!("b next item = {:?}", b.tail()); if let Some(link) = a.tail() { *link.borrow_mut() = Rc::clone(&b); } println!("b rc count after changing a = {}", Rc::strong_count(&b)); println!("a rc count after changing a = {}", Rc::strong_count(&a)); // Uncomment the next line to see that we have a cycle; // it will overflow the stack // println!("a next item = {:?}", a.tail()); } // ANCHOR_END: here