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### Traits | ||
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A trait is a collection of methods. | ||
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Data types can implement traits. To do so, the methods making up the trait are defined for the data type. For example, the `String` data type implements the `From<&str>` trait. This allows a user to write `String::from("hello")`. | ||
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In this way, traits are somewhat similar to Java interfaces and C++ abstract classes. | ||
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Some additional common Rust traits include: | ||
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+ `Clone` (the `clone` method), | ||
+ `Display` (which allows formatted display via `{}`), and | ||
+ `Debug` (which allows formatted display via `{:?}`). | ||
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Because traits indicate shared behavior between data types, they are useful when writing generics. | ||
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#### Book Sections | ||
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- [Traits](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch10-02-traits.html) |