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clippy::manual_non_exhaustive: Checks for manual implementations of the non-exhaustive pattern

What it meansChecks for manual implementations of the non-exhaustive pattern. It is in the style group and warns by default.

Does it matter?

Using the #[non_exhaustive] attribute expresses better the intent and allows possible optimizations when applied to enums.

Code that works but is not idiomatic Rust. Warns by default.

How to fix it

Clippy does not fix this one automatically (its suggestion may change behaviour, so it only shows it). Change the code by hand:

Flagged

struct S {
    pub a: i32,
    pub b: i32,
    _c: (),
}

enum E {
    A,
    B,
    #[doc(hidden)]
    _C,
}

struct T(pub i32, pub i32, ());

Write this instead

#[non_exhaustive]
struct S {
    pub a: i32,
    pub b: i32,
}

#[non_exhaustive]
enum E {
    A,
    B,
}

#[non_exhaustive]
struct T(pub i32, pub i32);

Turn it off, or on

Allow it where it does not fit your code, as narrowly as you can:

On one item

#[allow(clippy::manual_non_exhaustive)]
fn my_function() { /* ... */ }

Whole crate (Cargo.toml)

[lints.clippy]
manual_non_exhaustive = "allow"

One run

cargo clippy -- -A clippy::manual-non-exhaustive

The [lints] table needs Rust 1.74 or newer. In a workspace, put it under [workspace.lints.clippy] and add [lints] workspace = true to each member.

Settings in clippy.toml

  • msrv: The minimum rust version that the project supports. Defaults to the rust-version field in Cargo.toml
Stylegroup
warndefault level
nofixed by cargo clippy --fix
1.45.0added in Rust

Clippy's own documentation

What it does

Checks for manual implementations of the non-exhaustive pattern.

Why is this bad?

Using the #[non_exhaustive] attribute expresses better the intent and allows possible optimizations when applied to enums.

Example

struct S {
    pub a: i32,
    pub b: i32,
    _c: (),
}

enum E {
    A,
    B,
    #[doc(hidden)]
    _C,
}

struct T(pub i32, pub i32, ());

Use instead:

#[non_exhaustive]
struct S {
    pub a: i32,
    pub b: i32,
}

#[non_exhaustive]
enum E {
    A,
    B,
}

#[non_exhaustive]
struct T(pub i32, pub i32);

Configuration

  • msrv: The minimum rust version that the project supports. Defaults to the rust-version field in Cargo.toml

    (default: current version)

From the Clippy lint list (0.1.99), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official entry.

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