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Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0

Rust error E0323: item `N` is an associated const, which doesn't match its trait `Foo`

What it meansAn associated const was implemented when another trait item was expected.

What rustc prints

error[E0323]: item `N` is an associated const, which doesn't match its trait `Foo`
 --> main.rs:8:5
  |
2 |     type N;
  |     ------- item in trait
...
8 |     const N : u32 = 0;
  |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ does not match trait

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.

E0323Types and traits
Activein rustc 1.99.0
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The compiler team's explanation

An associated const was implemented when another trait item was expected.

Erroneous code example:

trait Foo {
    type N;
}

struct Bar;

impl Foo for Bar {
    const N : u32 = 0;
    // error: item `N` is an associated const, which doesn't match its
    //        trait `<Bar as Foo>`
}

Please verify that the associated const wasn't misspelled and the correct trait was implemented. Example:

struct Bar;

trait Foo {
    type N;
}

impl Foo for Bar {
    type N = u32; // ok!
}

Or:

struct Bar;

trait Foo {
    const N : u32;
}

impl Foo for Bar {
    const N : u32 = 0; // ok!
}

From rustc --explain E0323 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.

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