| A union expression does not have exactly one field. | |
| Erroneous code example: | |
| ```compile_fail,E0784 | |
| union Bird { | |
| pigeon: u8, | |
| turtledove: u16, | |
| } | |
| let bird = Bird {}; // error | |
| let bird = Bird { pigeon: 0, turtledove: 1 }; // error | |
| ``` | |
| The key property of unions is that all fields of a union share common storage. | |
| As a result, writes to one field of a union can overwrite its other fields, and | |
| size of a union is determined by the size of its largest field. | |
| You can find more information about the union types in the [Rust reference]. | |
| Working example: | |
| ``` | |
| union Bird { | |
| pigeon: u8, | |
| turtledove: u16, | |
| } | |
| let bird = Bird { pigeon: 0 }; // OK | |
| ``` | |
| [Rust reference]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/items/unions.html |