# Trait std::fmt::Pointer

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    pub trait Pointer {
        // Required method
        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>;
    }

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`p` formatting.

The `Pointer` trait should format its output as a memory location. This is commonly presented as hexadecimal.

For more information on formatters, see the module-level documentation.

## Examples

Basic usage with `&i32`:

    let x = &42;

    let address = format!("{x:p}"); // this produces something like '0x7f06092ac6d0'

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Implementing `Pointer` on a type:

    use std::fmt;

    struct Length(i32);

    impl fmt::Pointer for Length {
        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
            // use `as` to convert to a `*const T`, which implements Pointer, which we can use

            let ptr = self as *const Self;
            fmt::Pointer::fmt(&ptr, f)
        }
    }

    let l = Length(42);

    println!("l is in memory here: {l:p}");

    let l_ptr = format!("{l:018p}");
    assert_eq!(l_ptr.len(), 18);
    assert_eq!(&l_ptr[..2], "0x");

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## Required Methods§

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#### fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

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### impl<F> Pointer for Fwhere F: FnPtr,

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### impl<P> Pointer for Pin<P>where P: Pointer,

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### impl<T> Pointer for *const T where T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T> Pointer for *mut T where T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T> Pointer for &T where T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T> Pointer for &mut T where T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T> Pointer for NonNull<T>where T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T> Pointer for AtomicPtr<T>

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### impl<T, A> Pointer for Box<T, A>where A: Allocator, T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T, A> Pointer for Rc<T, A>where A: Allocator, T: ?Sized,

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### impl<T, A> Pointer for Arc<T, A>where A: Allocator, T: ?Sized,