Rust Tuple

Rust tuple

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Tuples in Rust are a collection of values grouped together. They can hold multiple values of various types. Tuples are created using parentheses and can contain any number of elements. The type of each element can differ. Here’s how to create and use a tuple in Rust.

let my_tuple = (42, 3.14, "Hello");

You can deconstruct a tuple to access its elements. Here's an example that demonstrates how to access elements in a tuple.

let (x, y, z) = my_tuple;
println!("x: {}, y: {}, z: {}", x, y, z);

If you only need one element from the tuple, you can also access it using indexing. Note that indexing starts from zero.

let first_element = my_tuple.0;
println!("First element: {}", first_element);

Tuples can also be nested. This allows you to create more complex data structures. Here’s an example of a nested tuple.

let nested_tuple = ((1, 2), (3.0, 4.0));
let ((a, b), (c, d)) = nested_tuple;
println!("a: {}, b: {}, c: {}, d: {}", a, b, c, d);

Tuple Size is fixed. If you want a similar structure with a variable number of elements, consider using a vector instead. Here’s the syntax for creating a vector.

let my_vector = vec![1, 2, 3];