struct Bar; static mut DROP_COUNT: usize = 0; impl Drop for Bar { fn drop(&mut self) { unsafe { DROP_COUNT += 1; } } } fn main() { let b: Box<[Bar]> = vec![Bar, Bar, Bar, Bar].into_boxed_slice(); assert_eq!(unsafe { DROP_COUNT }, 0); drop(b); assert_eq!(unsafe { DROP_COUNT }, 4); }