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by Thaxll 1572 days ago
Can't you cast to any in Rust as well?
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sondr3 1572 days ago
To expand on the others, unlike in TS/JS, Python etc you can cast to the `Any`-trait but cannot use it as if it is any value, you need to convert it to the type you want and then handle the errors. A function that accepts `&str` will never accept a `Any` value, unlike in TS where you can override the type checker using `as`. Worth noting that TypeScript's type system is unsound [0] too.

[0]: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/type-compatibil...

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fzzzy 1572 days ago
No. Rust does not have the equivalent of Object or void *.
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vladvasiliu 1572 days ago
There's the Any trait [0]. Not sure if this is exactly like void* in C, but this doesn't look particularly ergonomic to use.

[0] https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/any/index.html

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