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Macros for simple default initialization of arrays of option types
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Macros for simple default initialization of arrays of option types

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# Default Array-of-Option\ Macros

Macros to make your life easier when dealing with default-initialized
arrays of `Option` or `Cell>` for non-`Copy` types of `T` to `[None, ..]`.

### You may need it if ...

- You need an array of `[Option; N]` initialized to `[None; N]`, or
- You need an array of `[Cell>; N]` initialized to `[Cell::new(None); N]`, or
- You need an array of `[RefCell>; N]` initialized to `[RefCell::new(None); N]`.

### You will not need it if ...

- Your types already implement `Copy` or `Clone` and you don't need cells.
- You require `#![forbid(unsafe_code)]`.

## Examples

```rust
use core::cell::Cell;
use arraysetcell::ArraySetCell;

// This type does not implement Copy.
struct Complicated;

fn it_works() {
// This doesn't compile:
let arr: [Option; 10] = [None; 10];

// This does:
let arr = none_arr![Complicated; 10];

// [None, None, None, ...]
assert_eq!(arr.len(), 10);
for item in arr.into_iter() {
assert!(item.is_none());
}

// The created type is an array.
let arr: [Option; 10] = arr;
assert_eq!(arr.len(), 10);
}
```

Likewise, arrays of `Cell>` can be created.

```rust
fn cell_works() {
let arr: [Cell>; 10] = none_cell_arr![Complicated; 10];
let arr: [RefCell>; 10] = none_refcell_arr![Complicated; 10];
}
```

## I cannot have unsafe code

If you cannot have `unsafe` code in your project, something like the following can be used:

```rust
fn not_fun() {
let arr: [Option; 10] = (0..10)
.into_iter()
.map(|_| None)
.collect::>()
.try_into()
.map_err(|_| "try_into failed") // Debug required otherwise
.expect("initialization failed");
}
```