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  "path": "/t/what-is-allocator-by-ref-for/24356#post_6",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T17:26:22.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Morgane55440:\n\n> `x.by_ref().other_method().yet_another()` is meant to be a nicer way to write `(&mut x).other_method().yet_another()`(yes the parentheses are necesary)\n\nThe documentation should maybe actually say _this_ , because I could not for the life of me figure out what it was doing from the existing documentation, but this makes perfect sense.",
  "title": "What is Allocator::by_ref for?"
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