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Rust · Trait

Deref

Deref lets a type provide an immutable reference to a target value. Rust uses it for * and may apply it automatically through deref coercion.

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Since
1.0.0

Syntax

pub trait Deref {
    type Target: ?Sized;
    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target;
}

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  • DerefMut
  • AsRef
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Source: Deref in std::ops - Rust. Checked 2026-11-03.