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 - ["result1.rs"](http://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%2F%2F+Make+this+test+pass%21+Scroll+down+for+hints+%3A%29%0A%0A%23%5Bderive%28PartialEq%2CDebug%29%5D%0Astruct+PositiveNonzeroInteger%28u64%29%3B%0A%0A%23%5Bderive%28PartialEq%2CDebug%29%5D%0Aenum+CreationError+%7B%0A++++Negative%2C%0A++++Zero%2C%0A%7D%0A%0Aimpl+PositiveNonzeroInteger+%7B%0A++++fn+new%28value%3A+i64%29+-%3E+Result%3CPositiveNonzeroInteger%2C+CreationError%3E+%7B%0A++++++++Ok%28PositiveNonzeroInteger%28value+as+u64%29%29%0A++++%7D%0A%7D%0A%0A%23%5Btest%5D%0Afn+test_creation%28%29+%7B%0A++++assert%21%28PositiveNonzeroInteger%3A%3Anew%2810%29.is_ok%28%29%29%3B%0A++++assert_eq%21%28Err%28CreationError%3A%3ANegative%29%2C+PositiveNonzeroInteger%3A%3Anew%28-10%29%29%3B%0A++++assert_eq%21%28Err%28CreationError%3A%3AZero%29%2C+PositiveNonzeroInteger%3A%3Anew%280%29%29%3B%0A%7D%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%0A%2F%2F+%60PositiveNonzeroInteger%3A%3Anew%60+is+always+creating+a+new+instance+and+returning+an+%60Ok%60+result.%0A%2F%2F+It+should+be+doing+some+checking%2C+returning+an+%60Err%60+result+if+those+checks+fail%2C+and+only%0A%2F%2F+returning+an+%60Ok%60+result+if+those+checks+determine+that+everything+is...+okay+%3A%29%0A)
 
+#### `Arc`
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+The [Concurrency](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/concurrency.html) section is relevant.
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+- "arc1.rs"
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 ### Uncategorized
 
 A few exercises based on things I've encountered or had trouble with getting used to.

standard_library_types/arc1.rs

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+// make this code compile and don't create any copies of the "numbers" Vec.
+// scroll down for hints
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+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread;
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+fn main() {
+    let numbers: Vec<_> = (0..100u32).collect();
+    let shared_numbers = // TODO
+    let mut joinhandles = Vec::new();
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+    for offset in 0..5 {
+        joinhandles.push(
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut i = offset;
+            let mut sum = 0;
+            while i<child_numbers.len() {
+                sum += child_numbers[i];
+                i += 5;
+            }
+            println!("Sum of offset {} is {}", offset, sum);
+        }));
+    }
+    for handle in joinhandles.into_iter() {
+        handle.join().unwrap();
+    }
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+// In line 6 you must create an Arc from the numbers vector.
+// You must create the child_numbers inside the loop but still in the main thread.
+// child_numbers is a clone of the Arc of the numbers, not a copy of the numbers.