From fcce2500f024a329e093066137054d503cbc3f26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Christoph J. Scherr" <Christ.Scherr@newtec.de>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:15:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] bool dump

---
 members/what-is/src/main.rs | 39 +++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/members/what-is/src/main.rs b/members/what-is/src/main.rs
index a50ff5c..ea707c9 100644
--- a/members/what-is/src/main.rs
+++ b/members/what-is/src/main.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,30 @@
 use std::any::{TypeId, type_name};
+use std::mem::*;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 //* # See what's behind the primitive datatypes of Rust
 //*
 //* This Crate shows off, how primitive Types of rust are stored in memory.
 
 fn main() {
-    println!("bool");
     let mut items = Vec::new();
     items.push(true);
     items.push(false);
-    unsafe {
-        for (index, item) in items.iter().enumerate() {
-            let mem_item: [u8; 1] = std::mem::transmute(*item);
-            let ref_item: [u8; 8] = std::mem::transmute(item);
-            println!("\t{index:02x}\titem:\t{item}\n\
-                \t\tmemory: {:X?}\n\n\
-                \t\tlocal ref: {:X?}",
-                mem_item,
-                ref_item,
-            );
-        }
-    }
+    dump_type::<bool>(items);
 }
 
-fn dump_type<T: 'static>() {
-    println!("{:?}", TypeId::of::<T>());
-    let mut items = Vec::new();
-    items.push(true);
-    items.push(false);
+fn dump_type<T: Debug + 'static>(items: Vec<T>) {
+    println!("Type:\t{}", type_name::<T>());
+    println!("\tID:\t{:?}", TypeId::of::<T>());
+    println!("\tItems:");
     unsafe {
         for (index, item) in items.iter().enumerate() {
-            let mem_item: [u8; 1] = std::mem::transmute(*item);
-            let ref_item: [u8; 8] = std::mem::transmute(item);
-            println!("\t{index:02x}\titem:\t{item}\n\
-                \t\tmemory: {:X?}\n\n\
-                \t\tlocal ref: {:X?}",
-                mem_item,
-                ref_item,
+            let pointer = item as *const T;
+            let raw_pointer = pointer as *const u8;
+            println!("\t{index:02x}\titem:\t{item:?}\n\
+                \t\tpointer: {:X?}\n\
+                \t\tmemory: {:X?}",
+                pointer,
+                *raw_pointer,
             );
         }
     }