How to set deep value with `?`

[dakom]

neither of the set functions here work... any tips?

struct Foo {
    a: Option<Bar>
}

struct Bar {
    b: Baz
}

struct Baz {
    c: Option<u32>
}

fn set_deep_value(example:Foo) -> Option<Foo> {
    example.a?.b.c = Some(42);
    Some(example)
}

fn set_deep_value_ref(example:&mut Foo) -> Option<()> {
    example.a?.b.c = Some(42);
    Some(())
}

Fwiw this get also doesn't compile:

fn get_deep_value_ref(example:&Foo) -> Option<u32> {
    example.a?.b.c
}

Playground

EDIT: the ref example was kinda weird before - made it slightly saner

[prataprc]

Can you try this ?

fn set_deep_value(example: Foo) -> Option<Foo> {
    Some(Foo{a: Some(Bar{b: Baz{c: Some(42)}, .. example.a? })})
}

[raggy]

You are close. The problem is that the ? takes the value out of the Option Foo::a and destroyes the Foo in the process because Bar is not copy.
There are two helpful methods Option::as_ref and Option::as_mut you can use here.
If you do you will see that the mutability is off. You are changing example but did not declare it mutable.
Putting it all together you get:
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[dakom]

Sorry about changing the example - and I still didn't catch that I needed the mut for the non-borrow example too

Thanks - will look into as_ref / as_mut!