diff --git a/library/std/src/keyword_docs.rs b/library/std/src/keyword_docs.rs index 453b2708daab9..30d43c8bbfd8c 100644 --- a/library/std/src/keyword_docs.rs +++ b/library/std/src/keyword_docs.rs @@ -2146,10 +2146,13 @@ mod unsafe_keyword {} #[doc(keyword = "use")] // -/// Import or rename items from other crates or modules. +/// Import or rename items from other crates or modules, or specify precise capturing +/// with `use<..>`. /// -/// Usually a `use` keyword is used to shorten the path required to refer to a module item. -/// The keyword may appear in modules, blocks and even functions, usually at the top. +/// ## Importing items +/// +/// The `use` keyword is employed to shorten the path required to refer to a module item. +/// The keyword may appear in modules, blocks, and even functions, typically at the top. /// /// The most basic usage of the keyword is `use path::to::item;`, /// though a number of convenient shortcuts are supported: @@ -2190,19 +2193,48 @@ mod unsafe_keyword {} /// // Compiles. /// let _ = VariantA; /// -/// // Does not compile ! +/// // Does not compile! /// let n = new(); /// ``` /// -/// For more information on `use` and paths in general, see the [Reference]. +/// For more information on `use` and paths in general, see the [Reference][ref-use-decls]. /// /// The differences about paths and the `use` keyword between the 2015 and 2018 editions -/// can also be found in the [Reference]. +/// can also be found in the [Reference][ref-use-decls]. +/// +/// ## Precise capturing +/// +/// The `use<..>` syntax is used within certain `impl Trait` bounds to control which generic +/// parameters are captured. This is important for return-position `impl Trait` (RPIT) types, +/// as it affects borrow checking by controlling which generic parameters can be used in the +/// hidden type. +/// +/// For example, the following function demonstrates an error without precise capturing in +/// Rust 2021 and earlier editions: +/// +/// ```rust,compile_fail,edition2021 +/// fn f(x: &()) -> impl Sized { x } +/// ``` +/// +/// By using `use<'_>` for precise capturing, it can be resolved: +/// +/// ```rust +/// fn f(x: &()) -> impl Sized + use<'_> { x } +/// ``` +/// +/// This syntax specifies that the elided lifetime be captured and therefore available for +/// use in the hidden type. +/// +/// In Rust 2024, opaque types automatically capture all lifetime parameters in scope. +/// `use<..>` syntax serves as an important way of opting-out of that default. +/// +/// For more details about precise capturing, see the [Reference][ref-impl-trait]. /// /// [`crate`]: keyword.crate.html /// [`self`]: keyword.self.html /// [`super`]: keyword.super.html -/// [Reference]: ../reference/items/use-declarations.html +/// [ref-use-decls]: ../reference/items/use-declarations.html +/// [ref-impl-trait]: ../reference/types/impl-trait.html mod use_keyword {} #[doc(keyword = "where")]