Error code E0795

Invalid argument for the offset_of! macro.

Erroneous code example:

#![allow(unused)]
#![feature(offset_of_enum, offset_of_nested)]

fn main() {
let x = std::mem::offset_of!(Option<u8>, Some);
}

The offset_of! macro gives the offset of a field within a type. It can navigate through enum variants, but the final component of its second argument must be a field and not a variant.

The offset of the contained u8 in the Option<u8> can be found by specifying the field name 0:

#![allow(unused)]
#![feature(offset_of_enum, offset_of_nested)]

fn main() {
let x: usize = std::mem::offset_of!(Option<u8>, Some.0);
}

The discriminant of an enumeration may be read with core::mem::discriminant, but this is not always a value physically present within the enum.

Further information about enum layout may be found at https://rust-lang.github.io/unsafe-code-guidelines/layout/enums.html.