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Rollup merge of #111656 - finnbear:string_leak_unbounded_lifetime, r=…
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Use an unbounded lifetime in `String::leak`.

Using `'a` instead of `'static` is predicted to make the process of making `String` generic over an allocator easier/less of a breaking change.

See:
- #109814 (comment)
- #109814 (comment)

ACP: rust-lang/libs-team#109
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matthiaskrgr authored May 27, 2023
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}

/// Consumes and leaks the `String`, returning a mutable reference to the contents,
/// `&'static mut str`.
/// `&'a mut str`.
///
/// This is mainly useful for data that lives for the remainder of
/// the program's life. Dropping the returned reference will cause a memory
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/// ```
#[unstable(feature = "string_leak", issue = "102929")]
#[inline]
pub fn leak(self) -> &'static mut str {
pub fn leak<'a>(self) -> &'a mut str {
let slice = self.vec.leak();
unsafe { from_utf8_unchecked_mut(slice) }
}
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