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An attempt was made to constrain an associated type.
Erroneous code example:
```compile_fail,E0222
pub trait Vehicle {
type Color;
}
pub trait Box {
type Color;
}
pub trait BoxCar : Box + Vehicle {}
fn dent_object<COLOR>(c: dyn BoxCar<Color=COLOR>) {} // Invalid constraint
```
In this example, `BoxCar` has two supertraits: `Vehicle` and `Box`. Both of
these traits define an associated type `Color`. `BoxCar` inherits two types
with that name from both supertraits. Because of this, we need to use the
fully qualified path syntax to refer to the appropriate `Color` associated
type, either `<BoxCar as Vehicle>::Color` or `<BoxCar as Box>::Color`, but this
syntax is not allowed to be used in a function signature.
In order to encode this kind of constraint, a `where` clause and a new type
parameter are needed:
```
pub trait Vehicle {
type Color;
}
pub trait Box {
type Color;
}
pub trait BoxCar : Box + Vehicle {}
// Introduce a new `CAR` type parameter
fn foo<CAR, COLOR>(
c: CAR,
) where
// Bind the type parameter `CAR` to the trait `BoxCar`
CAR: BoxCar,
// Further restrict `<BoxCar as Vehicle>::Color` to be the same as the
// type parameter `COLOR`
CAR: Vehicle<Color = COLOR>,
// We can also simultaneously restrict the other trait's associated type
CAR: Box<Color = COLOR>
{}
```