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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0191: the value of the associated type `Bar` in `Trait` must be specified

What it meansAn associated type wasn't specified for a trait object.

What rustc prints

error[E0191]: the value of the associated type `Bar` in `Trait` must be specified
 --> main.rs:5:16
  |
2 |     type Bar;
  |     -------- `Bar` defined here
...
5 | type Foo = dyn Trait; // error: the value of the associated type `Bar` (from
  |                ^^^^^
  |
help: specify the associated type
  |
5 | type Foo = dyn Trait<Bar = /* Type */>; // error: the value of the associated type `Bar` (from
  |                     ++++++++++++++++++

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.

E0191Types and traits
Activein rustc 1.99.0
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The compiler team's explanation

An associated type wasn't specified for a trait object.

Erroneous code example:

trait Trait {
    type Bar;
}

type Foo = dyn Trait; // error: the value of the associated type `Bar` (from
                      //        the trait `Trait`) must be specified

Trait objects need to have all associated types specified. Please verify that all associated types of the trait were specified and the correct trait was used. Example:

trait Trait {
    type Bar;
}

type Foo = dyn Trait<Bar=i32>; // ok!

From rustc --explain E0191 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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