Add TryFrom<&[T]> for [T; $N] where T: Copy

src/libcore/array.rs

@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ macro_rules! array_impls {
                 }
             }
 
+            #[unstable(feature = "try_from", issue = "33417")]
+            impl<'a, T> TryFrom<&'a [T]> for [T; $N] where T: Copy {
+                type Error = TryFromSliceError;
+
+                fn try_from(slice: &[T]) -> Result<[T; $N], TryFromSliceError> {
+                    <&Self>::try_from(slice).map(|r| *r)
+                }
+            }
+
             #[unstable(feature = "try_from", issue = "33417")]
             impl<'a, T> TryFrom<&'a [T]> for &'a [T; $N] {
                 type Error = TryFromSliceError;

src/libcore/num/mod.rs

@@ -1989,6 +1989,19 @@ big endian.
 ```
 let value = ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(", $be_bytes, ");
 assert_eq!(value, ", $swap_op, ");
+```
+
+When starting from a slice rather than an array, fallible conversion APIs can be used:
+
+```
+#![feature(try_from)]
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+fn read_be_", stringify!($SelfT), "(input: &mut &[u8]) -> ", stringify!($SelfT), " {
+    let (int_bytes, rest) = input.split_at(std::mem::size_of::<", stringify!($SelfT), ">());
+    *input = rest;
+    ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap())
+}
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "int_to_from_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
             #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_conversion")]
@@ -2008,6 +2021,19 @@ little endian.
 ```
 let value = ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_le_bytes(", $le_bytes, ");
 assert_eq!(value, ", $swap_op, ");
+```
+
+When starting from a slice rather than an array, fallible conversion APIs can be used:
+
+```
+#![feature(try_from)]
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+fn read_be_", stringify!($SelfT), "(input: &mut &[u8]) -> ", stringify!($SelfT), " {
+    let (int_bytes, rest) = input.split_at(std::mem::size_of::<", stringify!($SelfT), ">());
+    *input = rest;
+    ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap())
+}
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "int_to_from_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
             #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_conversion")]
@@ -2037,6 +2063,19 @@ let value = ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_ne_bytes(if cfg!(target_endian = \"bi
         ", $le_bytes, "
     });
 assert_eq!(value, ", $swap_op, ");
+```
+
+When starting from a slice rather than an array, fallible conversion APIs can be used:
+
+```
+#![feature(try_from)]
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+fn read_be_", stringify!($SelfT), "(input: &mut &[u8]) -> ", stringify!($SelfT), " {
+    let (int_bytes, rest) = input.split_at(std::mem::size_of::<", stringify!($SelfT), ">());
+    *input = rest;
+    ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap())
+}
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "int_to_from_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
             #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_conversion")]
@@ -3719,6 +3758,19 @@ big endian.
 ```
 let value = ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(", $be_bytes, ");
 assert_eq!(value, ", $swap_op, ");
+```
+
+When starting from a slice rather than an array, fallible conversion APIs can be used:
+
+```
+#![feature(try_from)]
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+fn read_be_", stringify!($SelfT), "(input: &mut &[u8]) -> ", stringify!($SelfT), " {
+    let (int_bytes, rest) = input.split_at(std::mem::size_of::<", stringify!($SelfT), ">());
+    *input = rest;
+    ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap())
+}
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "int_to_from_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
             #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_conversion")]
@@ -3738,6 +3790,19 @@ little endian.
 ```
 let value = ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_le_bytes(", $le_bytes, ");
 assert_eq!(value, ", $swap_op, ");
+```
+
+When starting from a slice rather than an array, fallible conversion APIs can be used:
+
+```
+#![feature(try_from)]
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+fn read_be_", stringify!($SelfT), "(input: &mut &[u8]) -> ", stringify!($SelfT), " {
+    let (int_bytes, rest) = input.split_at(std::mem::size_of::<", stringify!($SelfT), ">());
+    *input = rest;
+    ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap())
+}
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "int_to_from_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
             #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_conversion")]
@@ -3767,6 +3832,19 @@ let value = ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_ne_bytes(if cfg!(target_endian = \"bi
         ", $le_bytes, "
     });
 assert_eq!(value, ", $swap_op, ");
+```
+
+When starting from a slice rather than an array, fallible conversion APIs can be used:
+
+```
+#![feature(try_from)]
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+fn read_be_", stringify!($SelfT), "(input: &mut &[u8]) -> ", stringify!($SelfT), " {
+    let (int_bytes, rest) = input.split_at(std::mem::size_of::<", stringify!($SelfT), ">());
+    *input = rest;
+    ", stringify!($SelfT), "::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap())
+}
 ```"),
             #[stable(feature = "int_to_from_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
             #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_int_conversion")]