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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0067: invalid left-hand side of assignment

What it meansAn invalid left-hand side expression was used on an assignment operation.

What rustc prints

error[E0067]: invalid left-hand side of assignment
 --> main.rs:3:4
  |
3 | 12 += 1; // error!
  | -- ^^
  | |
  | cannot assign to this expression

Real output of rustc 1.99.0 compiling the official example below (2021 edition). Your names and line numbers will differ; the first line is the part to match.

E0067Everything else
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The compiler team's explanation

An invalid left-hand side expression was used on an assignment operation.

Erroneous code example:

12 += 1; // error!

You need to have a place expression to be able to assign it something. For example:

let mut x: i8 = 12;
x += 1; // ok!

From rustc --explain E0067 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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