Suggest `split_at_mut` on multiple mutable index access

2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-split-at-mut.rs b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-split-at-mut.rs
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+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-split-at-mut.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn main() {
+    let mut foo = [1, 2, 3, 4];
+    let a = &mut foo[2];
+    let b = &mut foo[3]; //~ ERROR cannot borrow `foo[_]` as mutable more than once at a time
+    *a = 5;
+    *b = 6;
+    println!("{:?} {:?}", a, b);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-split-at-mut.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-split-at-mut.stderr
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index 00000000000..330f012b2a9
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+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-split-at-mut.stderr
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+error[E0499]: cannot borrow `foo[_]` as mutable more than once at a time
+  --> $DIR/suggest-split-at-mut.rs:4:13
+   |
+LL |     let a = &mut foo[2];
+   |             ----------- first mutable borrow occurs here
+LL |     let b = &mut foo[3];
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^ second mutable borrow occurs here
+LL |     *a = 5;
+   |     ------ first borrow later used here
+   |
+   = help: consider using `.split_at_mut(position)` or similar method to obtain two mutable non-overlapping sub-slices
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0499`.