Static rustc_lint::for_loops_over_fallibles::FOR_LOOPS_OVER_FALLIBLES

pub static FOR_LOOPS_OVER_FALLIBLES: &Lint

The for_loops_over_fallibles lint checks for for loops over Option or Result values.

Example

let opt = Some(1);
for x in opt { /* ... */}

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Explanation

Both Option and Result implement IntoIterator trait, which allows using them in a for loop. for loop over Option or Result will iterate either 0 (if the value is None/Err(_)) or 1 time (if the value is Some(_)/Ok(_)). This is not very useful and is more clearly expressed via if let.

for loop can also be accidentally written with the intention to call a function multiple times, while the function returns Some(_), in these cases while let loop should be used instead.

The “intended” use of IntoIterator implementations for Option and Result is passing them to generic code that expects something implementing IntoIterator. For example using .chain(option) to optionally add a value to an iterator.