Initialize a large, fixed-size array with non-Copy types

Question

I’m trying to initialize a fixed-size array of some nullable, non-copyable type, like an Option> for some kind of Thing. I’d

Answer 1

This is the "keep it simple" answer: just type out all the values:

struct Thing;
const SIZE: usize = 5;

fn main() {
    let array: [Option>; SIZE] = [None, None, None, None, None];
}

You could also use a build script to generate this code for you. For an example of this, see:

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