ident-util
======
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The `name_of!()` macro defined in this crate takes a binding, type, const, or function as an argument and returns its unqualified string representation. If the identifier does not exist in the current context, the macro will cause a compilation error. This macro is mainly intended for debugging purposes and to improve the refactoring experience compared to `stringify!()`.


## Usage

Add `ident-util` as a dependency to your project's `Cargo.toml` file:

```toml
[dependencies]
ident-util = "1"
```

To use the macro(s), import the crate with the required annotation:

```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate ident_util;

fn main() {
    let text = "Hello, World!";
    println!("Binding `{}` holds `{}`.", name_of!(text), text);
}
```


## Examples

The `name_of!()` macro is used as follows:

```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate ident_util;

struct TestStruct {
    test_field: i32,
}

impl TestStruct {
    const TEST_CONST: i32 = 1;
}

struct GenericStruct<T> {
    test_field_t: T,
}

fn greet() -> &'static str {
    "Hi, World"
}

fn main() {
    let text = "Hello, World!";

    println!("Binding `{}` holds `{}`.", name_of!(text), text);

    println!("Function `{}` says `{}`.", name_of!(greet), greet());

    println!(
        "Struct `{}` has a field `{}`.",
        name_of!(type TestStruct),
        name_of!(test_field in TestStruct)
    );

    println!(
        "Generic Struct `{}` has a field `{}`.",
        name_of!(type GenericStruct<String>),
        name_of!(test_field_t in GenericStruct<String>)
    );

    println!(
        "Struct `{}` has an associated constant `{}`.",
        name_of!(type TestStruct),
        name_of!(const TEST_CONST in TestStruct)
    );

    println!(
        "Standard types such as `{}` and `{}` also work.",
        name_of!(type i32),
        name_of!(type f64)
    );

    println!("{}", path_of!(crate::greet));
}
```

Alternatively, `name_of_type!(T)` can be used instead of `name_of!(type T)`.

```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate ident_util;

struct TestStruct {
    test_field: i32,
}

fn main() {
    println!("Struct is called `{}`.", name_of_type!(TestStruct));
    println!("Type is called `{}`.", name_of_type!(i32));
}
```

## License

See [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt).