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c_str.rs

1//! [`CStr`] and its related types.
2
3use crate::cmp::Ordering;
4use crate::error::Error;
5use crate::ffi::c_char;
6use crate::intrinsics::const_eval_select;
7use crate::iter::FusedIterator;
8use crate::marker::PhantomData;
9use crate::num::niche_types::UsizeNoHighBitMinusOne;
10use crate::ptr::NonNull;
11use crate::slice::memchr;
12use crate::{fmt, ops, range, slice, str};
13
14// FIXME: because this is doc(inline)d, we *have* to use intra-doc links because the actual link
15//   depends on where the item is being documented. however, since this is libcore, we can't
16//   actually reference libstd or liballoc in intra-doc links. so, the best we can do is remove the
17//   links to `CString` and `String` for now until a solution is developed
18
19/// A dynamically-sized view of a C string.
20///
21/// The type `&CStr` represents a reference to a borrowed nul-terminated
22/// array of bytes. It can be constructed safely from a <code>&[[u8]]</code>
23/// slice, or unsafely from a raw `*const c_char`. It can be expressed as a
24/// literal in the form `c"Hello world"`.
25///
26/// The `&CStr` can then be converted to a Rust <code>&[str]</code> by performing
27/// UTF-8 validation, or into an owned `CString`.
28///
29/// `&CStr` is to `CString` as <code>&[str]</code> is to `String`: the former
30/// in each pair are borrowing references; the latter are owned
31/// strings.
32///
33/// Note that this structure does **not** have a guaranteed layout (the `repr(transparent)`
34/// notwithstanding) and should not be placed in the signatures of FFI functions.
35/// Instead, safe wrappers of FFI functions may leverage [`CStr::as_ptr`] and the unsafe
36/// [`CStr::from_ptr`] constructor to provide a safe interface to other consumers.
37///
38/// # Examples
39///
40/// Inspecting a foreign C string:
41///
42/// ```
43/// use std::ffi::CStr;
44/// use std::os::raw::c_char;
45///
46/// # /* Extern functions are awkward in doc comments - fake it instead
47/// extern "C" { fn my_string() -> *const c_char; }
48/// # */ unsafe extern "C" fn my_string() -> *const c_char { c"hello".as_ptr() }
49///
50/// unsafe {
51///     let slice = CStr::from_ptr(my_string());
52///     println!("string buffer size without nul terminator: {}", slice.to_bytes().len());
53/// }
54/// ```
55///
56/// Passing a Rust-originating C string:
57///
58/// ```
59/// use std::ffi::CStr;
60/// use std::os::raw::c_char;
61///
62/// fn work(data: &CStr) {
63///     unsafe extern "C" fn work_with(s: *const c_char) {}
64///     unsafe { work_with(data.as_ptr()) }
65/// }
66///
67/// let s = c"Hello world!";
68/// work(&s);
69/// ```
70///
71/// Converting a foreign C string into a Rust `String`:
72///
73/// ```
74/// use std::ffi::CStr;
75/// use std::os::raw::c_char;
76///
77/// # /* Extern functions are awkward in doc comments - fake it instead
78/// extern "C" { fn my_string() -> *const c_char; }
79/// # */ unsafe extern "C" fn my_string() -> *const c_char { c"hello".as_ptr() }
80///
81/// fn my_string_safe() -> String {
82///     let cstr = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(my_string()) };
83///     // Get a copy-on-write Cow<'_, str>, then extract the
84///     // allocated String (or allocate a fresh one if needed).
85///     cstr.to_string_lossy().into_owned()
86/// }
87///
88/// println!("string: {}", my_string_safe());
89/// ```
90///
91/// [str]: prim@str "str"
92#[derive(Hash)]
93#[derive_const(PartialEq, Eq)]
94#[stable(feature = "core_c_str", since = "1.64.0")]
95#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "cstr_type"]
96#[rustc_has_incoherent_inherent_impls]
97#[lang = "CStr"]
98// `fn from` in `impl From<&CStr> for Box<CStr>` current implementation relies
99// on `CStr` being layout-compatible with `[u8]`.
100// However, `CStr` layout is considered an implementation detail and must not be relied upon. We
101// want `repr(transparent)` but we don't want it to show up in rustdoc, so we hide it under
102// `cfg(doc)`. This is an ad-hoc implementation of attribute privacy.
103#[repr(transparent)]
104pub struct CStr {
105    // FIXME: this should not be represented with a DST slice but rather with
106    //        just a raw `c_char` along with some form of marker to make
107    //        this an unsized type. Essentially `sizeof(&CStr)` should be the
108    //        same as `sizeof(&c_char)` but `CStr` should be an unsized type.
109    inner: [c_char],
110}
111
112/// An error indicating that a nul byte was not in the expected position.
113///
114/// The slice used to create a [`CStr`] must have one and only one nul byte,
115/// positioned at the end.
116///
117/// This error is created by the [`CStr::from_bytes_with_nul`] method.
118/// See its documentation for more.
119///
120/// # Examples
121///
122/// ```
123/// use std::ffi::{CStr, FromBytesWithNulError};
124///
125/// let _: FromBytesWithNulError = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"f\0oo").unwrap_err();
126/// ```
127#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
128#[stable(feature = "core_c_str", since = "1.64.0")]
129pub enum FromBytesWithNulError {
130    /// Data provided contains an interior nul byte at byte `position`.
131    InteriorNul {
132        /// The position of the interior nul byte.
133        position: usize,
134    },
135    /// Data provided is not nul terminated.
136    NotNulTerminated,
137}
138
139#[stable(feature = "frombyteswithnulerror_impls", since = "1.17.0")]
140impl fmt::Display for FromBytesWithNulError {
141    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
142        match self {
143            Self::InteriorNul { position } => {
144                write!(f, "data provided contains an interior nul byte at byte position {position}")
145            }
146            Self::NotNulTerminated => write!(f, "data provided is not nul terminated"),
147        }
148    }
149}
150
151#[stable(feature = "frombyteswithnulerror_impls", since = "1.17.0")]
152impl Error for FromBytesWithNulError {}
153
154/// An error indicating that no nul byte was present.
155///
156/// A slice used to create a [`CStr`] must contain a nul byte somewhere
157/// within the slice.
158///
159/// This error is created by the [`CStr::from_bytes_until_nul`] method.
160#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
161#[stable(feature = "cstr_from_bytes_until_nul", since = "1.69.0")]
162pub struct FromBytesUntilNulError(());
163
164#[stable(feature = "cstr_from_bytes_until_nul", since = "1.69.0")]
165impl fmt::Display for FromBytesUntilNulError {
166    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
167        write!(f, "data provided does not contain a nul")
168    }
169}
170
171/// Shows the underlying bytes as a normal string, with invalid UTF-8
172/// presented as hex escape sequences.
173#[stable(feature = "cstr_debug", since = "1.3.0")]
174impl fmt::Debug for CStr {
175    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
176        fmt::Debug::fmt(crate::bstr::ByteStr::from_bytes(self.to_bytes()), f)
177    }
178}
179
180#[stable(feature = "cstr_default", since = "1.10.0")]
181#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "143894")]
182const impl Default for &CStr {
183    #[inline]
184    fn default() -> Self {
185        c""
186    }
187}
188
189impl CStr {
190    /// Wraps a raw C string with a safe C string wrapper.
191    ///
192    /// This function will wrap the provided `ptr` with a `CStr` wrapper, which
193    /// allows inspection and interoperation of non-owned C strings. The total
194    /// size of the terminated buffer must be smaller than [`isize::MAX`] **bytes**
195    /// in memory (a restriction from [`slice::from_raw_parts`]).
196    ///
197    /// # Safety
198    ///
199    /// * The memory pointed to by `ptr` must contain a valid nul terminator at the
200    ///   end of the string.
201    ///
202    /// * `ptr` must be [valid] for reads of bytes up to and including the nul terminator.
203    ///   This means in particular:
204    ///
205    ///     * The entire memory range of this `CStr` must be contained within a single allocation!
206    ///     * `ptr` must be non-null even for a zero-length cstr.
207    ///
208    /// * The memory referenced by the returned `CStr` must not be mutated for
209    ///   the duration of lifetime `'a`.
210    ///
211    /// * The nul terminator must be within `isize::MAX` from `ptr`
212    ///
213    /// > **Note**: This operation is intended to be a 0-cost cast but it is
214    /// > currently implemented with an up-front calculation of the length of
215    /// > the string. This is not guaranteed to always be the case.
216    ///
217    /// # Caveat
218    ///
219    /// The lifetime for the returned slice is inferred from its usage. To prevent accidental misuse,
220    /// it's suggested to tie the lifetime to whichever source lifetime is safe in the context,
221    /// such as by providing a helper function taking the lifetime of a host value for the slice,
222    /// or by explicit annotation.
223    ///
224    /// # Examples
225    ///
226    /// ```
227    /// use std::ffi::{c_char, CStr};
228    ///
229    /// fn my_string() -> *const c_char {
230    ///     c"hello".as_ptr()
231    /// }
232    ///
233    /// unsafe {
234    ///     let slice = CStr::from_ptr(my_string());
235    ///     assert_eq!(slice.to_str().unwrap(), "hello");
236    /// }
237    /// ```
238    ///
239    /// ```
240    /// use std::ffi::{c_char, CStr};
241    ///
242    /// const HELLO_PTR: *const c_char = {
243    ///     const BYTES: &[u8] = b"Hello, world!\0";
244    ///     BYTES.as_ptr().cast()
245    /// };
246    /// const HELLO: &CStr = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(HELLO_PTR) };
247    ///
248    /// assert_eq!(c"Hello, world!", HELLO);
249    /// ```
250    ///
251    /// [valid]: core::ptr#safety
252    #[inline] // inline is necessary for codegen to see strlen.
253    #[must_use]
254    #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
255    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_from_ptr", since = "1.81.0")]
256    pub const unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const c_char) -> &'a CStr {
257        // SAFETY: The caller has provided a pointer that points to a valid C
258        // string with a NUL terminator less than `isize::MAX` from `ptr`.
259        let len = unsafe { strlen(ptr) };
260
261        // SAFETY: The caller has provided a valid pointer with length less than
262        // `isize::MAX`, so `from_raw_parts` is safe. The content remains valid
263        // and doesn't change for the lifetime of the returned `CStr`. This
264        // means the call to `from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked` is correct.
265        //
266        // The cast from c_char to u8 is ok because a c_char is always one byte.
267        unsafe {
268            Self::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(slice::from_raw_parts(
269                ptr.cast(),
270                len.as_inner() + 1,
271            ))
272        }
273    }
274
275    /// Creates a C string wrapper from a byte slice with any number of nuls.
276    ///
277    /// This method will create a `CStr` from any byte slice that contains at
278    /// least one nul byte. Unlike with [`CStr::from_bytes_with_nul`], the caller
279    /// does not need to know where the nul byte is located.
280    ///
281    /// If the first byte is a nul character, this method will return an
282    /// empty `CStr`. If multiple nul characters are present, the `CStr` will
283    /// end at the first one.
284    ///
285    /// If the slice only has a single nul byte at the end, this method is
286    /// equivalent to [`CStr::from_bytes_with_nul`].
287    ///
288    /// # Examples
289    /// ```
290    /// use std::ffi::CStr;
291    ///
292    /// let mut buffer = [0u8; 16];
293    /// unsafe {
294    ///     // Here we might call an unsafe C function that writes a string
295    ///     // into the buffer.
296    ///     let buf_ptr = buffer.as_mut_ptr();
297    ///     buf_ptr.write_bytes(b'A', 8);
298    /// }
299    /// // Attempt to extract a C nul-terminated string from the buffer.
300    /// let c_str = CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(&buffer[..]).unwrap();
301    /// assert_eq!(c_str.to_str().unwrap(), "AAAAAAAA");
302    /// ```
303    ///
304    #[stable(feature = "cstr_from_bytes_until_nul", since = "1.69.0")]
305    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "cstr_from_bytes_until_nul", since = "1.69.0")]
306    pub const fn from_bytes_until_nul(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<&CStr, FromBytesUntilNulError> {
307        let nul_pos = memchr::memchr(0, bytes);
308        match nul_pos {
309            Some(nul_pos) => {
310                // FIXME(const-hack) replace with range index
311                // SAFETY: nul_pos + 1 <= bytes.len()
312                let subslice = unsafe { crate::slice::from_raw_parts(bytes.as_ptr(), nul_pos + 1) };
313                // SAFETY: We know there is a nul byte at nul_pos, so this slice
314                // (ending at the nul byte) is a well-formed C string.
315                Ok(unsafe { CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(subslice) })
316            }
317            None => Err(FromBytesUntilNulError(())),
318        }
319    }
320
321    /// Creates a C string wrapper from a byte slice with exactly one nul
322    /// terminator.
323    ///
324    /// This function will cast the provided `bytes` to a `CStr`
325    /// wrapper after ensuring that the byte slice is nul-terminated
326    /// and does not contain any interior nul bytes.
327    ///
328    /// If the nul byte may not be at the end,
329    /// [`CStr::from_bytes_until_nul`] can be used instead.
330    ///
331    /// # Examples
332    ///
333    /// ```
334    /// use std::ffi::CStr;
335    ///
336    /// let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"hello\0");
337    /// assert_eq!(cstr, Ok(c"hello"));
338    /// ```
339    ///
340    /// Creating a `CStr` without a trailing nul terminator is an error:
341    ///
342    /// ```
343    /// use std::ffi::{CStr, FromBytesWithNulError};
344    ///
345    /// let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"hello");
346    /// assert_eq!(cstr, Err(FromBytesWithNulError::NotNulTerminated));
347    /// ```
348    ///
349    /// Creating a `CStr` with an interior nul byte is an error:
350    ///
351    /// ```
352    /// use std::ffi::{CStr, FromBytesWithNulError};
353    ///
354    /// let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"he\0llo\0");
355    /// assert_eq!(cstr, Err(FromBytesWithNulError::InteriorNul { position: 2 }));
356    /// ```
357    #[stable(feature = "cstr_from_bytes", since = "1.10.0")]
358    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_methods", since = "1.72.0")]
359    pub const fn from_bytes_with_nul(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<&Self, FromBytesWithNulError> {
360        let nul_pos = memchr::memchr(0, bytes);
361        match nul_pos {
362            Some(nul_pos) if nul_pos + 1 == bytes.len() => {
363                // SAFETY: We know there is only one nul byte, at the end
364                // of the byte slice.
365                Ok(unsafe { Self::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(bytes) })
366            }
367            Some(position) => Err(FromBytesWithNulError::InteriorNul { position }),
368            None => Err(FromBytesWithNulError::NotNulTerminated),
369        }
370    }
371
372    /// Unsafely creates a C string wrapper from a byte slice.
373    ///
374    /// This function will cast the provided `bytes` to a `CStr` wrapper without
375    /// performing any sanity checks.
376    ///
377    /// # Safety
378    /// The provided slice **must** be nul-terminated and not contain any interior
379    /// nul bytes.
380    ///
381    /// # Examples
382    ///
383    /// ```
384    /// use std::ffi::CStr;
385    ///
386    /// let bytes = b"Hello world!\0";
387    ///
388    /// let cstr = unsafe { CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(bytes) };
389    /// assert_eq!(cstr.to_bytes_with_nul(), bytes);
390    /// ```
391    #[inline]
392    #[must_use]
393    #[stable(feature = "cstr_from_bytes", since = "1.10.0")]
394    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_unchecked", since = "1.59.0")]
395    #[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable(const_eval_select)]
396    pub const unsafe fn from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(bytes: &[u8]) -> &CStr {
397        const_eval_select!(
398            @capture { bytes: &[u8] } -> &CStr:
399            if const {
400                // Saturating so that an empty slice panics in the assert with a good
401                // message, not here due to underflow.
402                let mut i = bytes.len().saturating_sub(1);
403                assert!(!bytes.is_empty() && bytes[i] == 0, "input was not nul-terminated");
404
405                // Ending nul byte exists, skip to the rest.
406                while i != 0 {
407                    i -= 1;
408                    let byte = bytes[i];
409                    assert!(byte != 0, "input contained interior nul");
410                }
411
412                // SAFETY: See runtime cast comment below.
413                unsafe { &*(bytes as *const [u8] as *const CStr) }
414            } else {
415                // Chance at catching some UB at runtime with debug builds.
416                debug_assert!(!bytes.is_empty() && bytes[bytes.len() - 1] == 0);
417
418                // SAFETY: Casting to CStr is safe because its internal representation
419                // is a [u8] too (safe only inside std).
420                // Dereferencing the obtained pointer is safe because it comes from a
421                // reference. Making a reference is then safe because its lifetime
422                // is bound by the lifetime of the given `bytes`.
423                unsafe { &*(bytes as *const [u8] as *const CStr) }
424            }
425        )
426    }
427
428    /// Returns the inner pointer to this C string.
429    ///
430    /// The returned pointer will be valid for as long as `self` is, and points
431    /// to a contiguous region of memory terminated with a 0 byte to represent
432    /// the end of the string.
433    ///
434    /// The type of the returned pointer is
435    /// [`*const c_char`][crate::ffi::c_char], and whether it's
436    /// an alias for `*const i8` or `*const u8` is platform-specific.
437    ///
438    /// **WARNING**
439    ///
440    /// The returned pointer is read-only; writing to it (including passing it
441    /// to C code that writes to it) causes undefined behavior.
442    ///
443    /// It is your responsibility to make sure that the underlying memory is not
444    /// freed too early. For example, the following code will cause undefined
445    /// behavior when `ptr` is used inside the `unsafe` block:
446    ///
447    /// ```no_run
448    /// # #![expect(dangling_pointers_from_temporaries)]
449    /// use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
450    ///
451    /// // 💀 The meaning of this entire program is undefined,
452    /// // 💀 and nothing about its behavior is guaranteed,
453    /// // 💀 not even that its behavior resembles the code as written,
454    /// // 💀 just because it contains a single instance of undefined behavior!
455    ///
456    /// // 🚨 creates a dangling pointer to a temporary `CString`
457    /// // 🚨 that is deallocated at the end of the statement
458    /// let ptr = CString::new("Hi!".to_uppercase()).unwrap().as_ptr();
459    ///
460    /// // without undefined behavior, you would expect that `ptr` equals:
461    /// dbg!(CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"HI!\0").unwrap());
462    ///
463    /// // 🙏 Possibly the program behaved as expected so far,
464    /// // 🙏 and this just shows `ptr` is now garbage..., but
465    /// // 💀 this violates `CStr::from_ptr`'s safety contract
466    /// // 💀 leading to a dereference of a dangling pointer,
467    /// // 💀 which is immediate undefined behavior.
468    /// // 💀 *BOOM*, you're dead, your entire program has no meaning.
469    /// dbg!(unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(ptr) });
470    /// ```
471    ///
472    /// This happens because, the pointer returned by `as_ptr` does not carry any
473    /// lifetime information, and the `CString` is deallocated immediately after
474    /// the expression that it is part of has been evaluated.
475    /// To fix the problem, bind the `CString` to a local variable:
476    ///
477    /// ```
478    /// use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
479    ///
480    /// let c_str = CString::new("Hi!".to_uppercase()).unwrap();
481    /// let ptr = c_str.as_ptr();
482    ///
483    /// assert_eq!(unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(ptr) }, c"HI!");
484    /// ```
485    #[inline]
486    #[must_use]
487    #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
488    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_str_as_ptr", since = "1.32.0")]
489    #[rustc_as_ptr]
490    #[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
491    pub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const c_char {
492        self.inner.as_ptr()
493    }
494
495    /// We could eventually expose this publicly, if we wanted.
496    #[inline]
497    #[must_use]
498    const fn as_non_null_ptr(&self) -> NonNull<c_char> {
499        // FIXME(const_trait_impl) replace with `NonNull::from`
500        // SAFETY: a reference is never null
501        unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(&self.inner as *const [c_char] as *mut [c_char]) }
502            .as_non_null_ptr()
503    }
504
505    /// Returns the length of `self`. Like C's `strlen`, this does not include the nul terminator.
506    ///
507    /// > **Note**: This method is currently implemented as a constant-time
508    /// > cast, but it is planned to alter its definition in the future to
509    /// > perform the length calculation whenever this method is called.
510    ///
511    /// # Examples
512    ///
513    /// ```
514    /// assert_eq!(c"foo".count_bytes(), 3);
515    /// assert_eq!(c"".count_bytes(), 0);
516    /// ```
517    #[inline]
518    #[must_use]
519    #[doc(alias("len", "strlen"))]
520    #[stable(feature = "cstr_count_bytes", since = "1.79.0")]
521    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_from_ptr", since = "1.81.0")]
522    pub const fn count_bytes(&self) -> usize {
523        // SAFETY: This length includes the nul-terminator, so it's at least one.
524        unsafe { self.inner.len().unchecked_sub(1) }
525    }
526
527    /// Returns `true` if `self.to_bytes()` has a length of 0.
528    ///
529    /// # Examples
530    ///
531    /// ```
532    /// assert!(!c"foo".is_empty());
533    /// assert!(c"".is_empty());
534    /// ```
535    #[inline]
536    #[stable(feature = "cstr_is_empty", since = "1.71.0")]
537    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "cstr_is_empty", since = "1.71.0")]
538    pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
539        // SAFETY: We know there is at least one byte; for empty strings it
540        // is the NUL terminator.
541        // FIXME(const-hack): use get_unchecked
542        unsafe { *self.inner.as_ptr() == 0 }
543    }
544
545    /// Converts this C string to a byte slice.
546    ///
547    /// The returned slice will **not** contain the trailing nul terminator that this C
548    /// string has.
549    ///
550    /// > **Note**: This method is currently implemented as a constant-time
551    /// > cast, but it is planned to alter its definition in the future to
552    /// > perform the length calculation whenever this method is called.
553    ///
554    /// # Examples
555    ///
556    /// ```
557    /// assert_eq!(c"foo".to_bytes(), b"foo");
558    /// ```
559    #[inline]
560    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, \
561                  without modifying the original"]
562    #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
563    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_methods", since = "1.72.0")]
564    pub const fn to_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
565        let bytes = self.to_bytes_with_nul();
566        // FIXME(const-hack) replace with range index
567        // SAFETY: to_bytes_with_nul returns slice with length at least 1
568        unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(bytes.as_ptr(), bytes.len() - 1) }
569    }
570
571    /// Converts this C string to a byte slice containing the trailing 0 byte.
572    ///
573    /// This function is the equivalent of [`CStr::to_bytes`] except that it
574    /// will retain the trailing nul terminator instead of chopping it off.
575    ///
576    /// > **Note**: This method is currently implemented as a 0-cost cast, but
577    /// > it is planned to alter its definition in the future to perform the
578    /// > length calculation whenever this method is called.
579    ///
580    /// # Examples
581    ///
582    /// ```
583    /// assert_eq!(c"foo".to_bytes_with_nul(), b"foo\0");
584    /// ```
585    #[inline]
586    #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, \
587                  without modifying the original"]
588    #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
589    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_methods", since = "1.72.0")]
590    pub const fn to_bytes_with_nul(&self) -> &[u8] {
591        // SAFETY: Transmuting a slice of `c_char`s to a slice of `u8`s
592        // is safe on all supported targets.
593        let bytes = unsafe { &*((&raw const self.inner) as *const [u8]) };
594
595        // SAFETY: A valid `CStr` always contains at least its trailing nul byte.
596        unsafe { crate::hint::assert_unchecked(!bytes.is_empty()) };
597
598        bytes
599    }
600
601    /// Iterates over the bytes in this C string.
602    ///
603    /// The returned iterator will **not** contain the trailing nul terminator
604    /// that this C string has.
605    ///
606    /// # Examples
607    ///
608    /// ```
609    /// #![feature(cstr_bytes)]
610    ///
611    /// assert!(c"foo".bytes().eq(*b"foo"));
612    /// ```
613    #[inline]
614    #[unstable(feature = "cstr_bytes", issue = "112115")]
615    pub fn bytes(&self) -> Bytes<'_> {
616        Bytes::new(self)
617    }
618
619    /// Yields a <code>&[str]</code> slice if the `CStr` contains valid UTF-8.
620    ///
621    /// If the contents of the `CStr` are valid UTF-8 data, this
622    /// function will return the corresponding <code>&[str]</code> slice. Otherwise,
623    /// it will return an error with details of where UTF-8 validation failed.
624    ///
625    /// [str]: prim@str "str"
626    ///
627    /// # Examples
628    ///
629    /// ```
630    /// assert_eq!(c"foo".to_str(), Ok("foo"));
631    /// ```
632    #[stable(feature = "cstr_to_str", since = "1.4.0")]
633    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_cstr_methods", since = "1.72.0")]
634    pub const fn to_str(&self) -> Result<&str, str::Utf8Error> {
635        // N.B., when `CStr` is changed to perform the length check in `.to_bytes()`
636        // instead of in `from_ptr()`, it may be worth considering if this should
637        // be rewritten to do the UTF-8 check inline with the length calculation
638        // instead of doing it afterwards.
639        str::from_utf8(self.to_bytes())
640    }
641
642    /// Returns an object that implements [`Display`] for safely printing a [`CStr`] that may
643    /// contain non-Unicode data.
644    ///
645    /// Behaves as if `self` were first lossily converted to a `str`, with invalid UTF-8 presented
646    /// as the Unicode replacement character: �.
647    ///
648    /// [`Display`]: fmt::Display
649    ///
650    /// # Examples
651    ///
652    /// ```
653    /// #![feature(cstr_display)]
654    ///
655    /// let cstr = c"Hello, world!";
656    /// println!("{}", cstr.display());
657    /// ```
658    #[unstable(feature = "cstr_display", issue = "139984")]
659    #[must_use = "this does not display the `CStr`; \
660                  it returns an object that can be displayed"]
661    #[inline]
662    pub fn display(&self) -> impl fmt::Display {
663        crate::bstr::ByteStr::from_bytes(self.to_bytes())
664    }
665
666    /// Returns the same string as a string slice `&CStr`.
667    ///
668    /// This method is redundant when used directly on `&CStr`, but
669    /// it helps dereferencing other string-like types to string slices,
670    /// for example references to `Box<CStr>` or `Arc<CStr>`.
671    #[inline]
672    #[unstable(feature = "str_as_str", issue = "130366")]
673    pub const fn as_c_str(&self) -> &CStr {
674        self
675    }
676}
677
678#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "1.90.0")]
679impl PartialEq<&Self> for CStr {
680    #[inline]
681    fn eq(&self, other: &&Self) -> bool {
682        *self == **other
683    }
684
685    #[inline]
686    fn ne(&self, other: &&Self) -> bool {
687        *self != **other
688    }
689}
690
691// `.to_bytes()` representations are compared instead of the inner `[c_char]`s,
692// because `c_char` is `i8` (not `u8`) on some platforms.
693// That is why this is implemented manually and not derived.
694#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
695#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_cmp", issue = "143800")]
696const impl PartialOrd for CStr {
697    #[inline]
698    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &CStr) -> Option<Ordering> {
699        self.to_bytes().partial_cmp(other.to_bytes())
700    }
701}
702
703#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
704#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_cmp", issue = "143800")]
705const impl Ord for CStr {
706    #[inline]
707    fn cmp(&self, other: &CStr) -> Ordering {
708        self.to_bytes().cmp(other.to_bytes())
709    }
710}
711
712#[stable(feature = "cstr_range_from", since = "1.47.0")]
713impl ops::Index<ops::RangeFrom<usize>> for CStr {
714    type Output = CStr;
715
716    #[inline]
717    fn index(&self, index: ops::RangeFrom<usize>) -> &CStr {
718        let bytes = self.to_bytes_with_nul();
719        // we need to manually check the starting index to account for the null
720        // byte, since otherwise we could get an empty string that doesn't end
721        // in a null.
722        if index.start < bytes.len() {
723            // SAFETY: Non-empty tail of a valid `CStr` is still a valid `CStr`.
724            unsafe { CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(&bytes[index.start..]) }
725        } else {
726            panic!(
727                "index out of bounds: the len is {} but the index is {}",
728                bytes.len(),
729                index.start
730            );
731        }
732    }
733}
734
735#[stable(feature = "new_range_from_api", since = "1.96.0")]
736impl ops::Index<range::RangeFrom<usize>> for CStr {
737    type Output = CStr;
738
739    #[inline]
740    fn index(&self, index: range::RangeFrom<usize>) -> &CStr {
741        ops::Index::index(self, ops::RangeFrom::from(index))
742    }
743}
744
745#[stable(feature = "cstring_asref", since = "1.7.0")]
746#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_convert", issue = "143773")]
747const impl AsRef<CStr> for CStr {
748    #[inline]
749    fn as_ref(&self) -> &CStr {
750        self
751    }
752}
753
754/// Calculate the length of a nul-terminated string. Defers to C's `strlen` when possible.
755///
756/// # Safety
757///
758/// The pointer must point to a valid buffer that contains a NUL terminator. The NUL must be
759/// located within `isize::MAX` from `ptr`.
760#[inline]
761#[unstable(feature = "cstr_internals", issue = "none")]
762#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable(const_eval_select)]
763const unsafe fn strlen(ptr: *const c_char) -> UsizeNoHighBitMinusOne {
764    const_eval_select!(
765        @capture { s: *const c_char = ptr } -> UsizeNoHighBitMinusOne:
766        if const {
767            let mut len = 0;
768
769            // SAFETY: Outer caller has provided a pointer to a valid C string.
770            while unsafe { *s.add(len) } != 0 {
771                len += 1;
772            }
773
774            UsizeNoHighBitMinusOne::new(len).unwrap()
775        } else {
776            unsafe extern "C" {
777                /// Provided by libc or compiler_builtins.
778                fn strlen(s: *const c_char) -> usize;
779            }
780
781            // SAFETY: Outer caller has provided a pointer to a valid C string,
782            // and its length is within bounds.
783            unsafe { UsizeNoHighBitMinusOne::new_unchecked(strlen(s)) }
784        }
785    )
786}
787
788/// An iterator over the bytes of a [`CStr`], without the nul terminator.
789///
790/// This struct is created by the [`bytes`] method on [`CStr`].
791/// See its documentation for more.
792///
793/// [`bytes`]: CStr::bytes
794#[must_use = "iterators are lazy and do nothing unless consumed"]
795#[unstable(feature = "cstr_bytes", issue = "112115")]
796#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
797pub struct Bytes<'a> {
798    // since we know the string is nul-terminated, we only need one pointer
799    ptr: NonNull<u8>,
800    phantom: PhantomData<&'a [c_char]>,
801}
802
803#[unstable(feature = "cstr_bytes", issue = "112115")]
804unsafe impl Send for Bytes<'_> {}
805
806#[unstable(feature = "cstr_bytes", issue = "112115")]
807unsafe impl Sync for Bytes<'_> {}
808
809impl<'a> Bytes<'a> {
810    #[inline]
811    fn new(s: &'a CStr) -> Self {
812        Self { ptr: s.as_non_null_ptr().cast(), phantom: PhantomData }
813    }
814
815    #[inline]
816    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
817        // SAFETY: We uphold that the pointer is always valid to dereference
818        // by starting with a valid C string and then never incrementing beyond
819        // the nul terminator.
820        unsafe { self.ptr.read() == 0 }
821    }
822}
823
824#[unstable(feature = "cstr_bytes", issue = "112115")]
825impl Iterator for Bytes<'_> {
826    type Item = u8;
827
828    #[inline]
829    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<u8> {
830        // SAFETY: We only choose a pointer from a valid C string, which must
831        // be non-null and contain at least one value. Since we always stop at
832        // the nul terminator, which is guaranteed to exist, we can assume that
833        // the pointer is non-null and valid. This lets us safely dereference
834        // it and assume that adding 1 will create a new, non-null, valid
835        // pointer.
836        unsafe {
837            let ret = self.ptr.read();
838            if ret == 0 {
839                None
840            } else {
841                self.ptr = self.ptr.add(1);
842                Some(ret)
843            }
844        }
845    }
846
847    #[inline]
848    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
849        if self.is_empty() { (0, Some(0)) } else { (1, None) }
850    }
851
852    #[inline]
853    fn count(self) -> usize {
854        // SAFETY: We always hold a valid pointer to a C string
855        unsafe { strlen(self.ptr.as_ptr().cast()) }.as_inner()
856    }
857}
858
859#[unstable(feature = "cstr_bytes", issue = "112115")]
860impl FusedIterator for Bytes<'_> {}