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Is there an equivalent for heap allocated flexible array in rust for FFI using one memory block

1 · Users Rust Lang · Aug. 16, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
Rust programming Memory Management ffi
Summary
The blog post discusses the possibility of achieving a flexible array allocation in Rust, particularly for scenarios involving foreign function interface (FFI) with C. It suggests using unsafe code and refers to the existence of crates that may provide encapsulation for this approach.
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