What is the type for a mutable reference of impl trait argument

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#1

Assuming I have a trait called Writer

pub trait Writer{
  fn write(&mut self, content: AsRef<str>);
}

Now I have a function that want to take the mutable reference of the writer, e.g.

/// Note: the below writer type doesn't compile
fn write_template(template: &str, writer: &mut impl Writer) {
   ...
}

I am struggling to figure out the type for writer in the write_template function. Is there a good way to do that? Do I have to use dyn keyword?

Thanks in advance!

#2

AsRef is a trait, you must add impl

pub trait Writer{
  fn write(&mut self, content: impl AsRef<str>);
}

fn write_template(template: &str, writer: &mut impl Writer) {

}
#3

Thanks... I realize I made a silly mistake. Thank for the help!

#4

Note that you should generally prefer directly using &str instead of impl AsRef<str>, see this thread for more info

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