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How to specify that two generic type parameters are the same type but have different lifetimes

· Users Rust Lang · Sept. 26, 2026, 7:24 a.m.

programming software development Rust generics

Summary

This post discusses how to specify that two generic type parameters in Rust can be the same type but have different lifetimes, emphasizing the requirement of implementing PartialEq for comparison using the == operator.

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