Universal function call syntax for `Vec::contains` does not work.

[porky11]

fn test() {
    let vec = Vec::new();
    vec.contains(&0); // works
    Vec::contains(&vec, &0); // doesn't work
}

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rustc --version --verbose:

rustc 1.62.1 (e092d0b6b 2022-07-16)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: e092d0b6b43f2de967af0887873151bb1c0b18d3
commit-date: 2022-07-16
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.62.1
LLVM version: 14.0.5

Can you elaborate on how it doesn't work?

[Noratrieb]

contains is not a method on Vec<T>, but on slices. You can use method call syntax here because . goes through Deref, and Vec<T> derefs to &[T].
https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.slice.html#method.contains

[Noratrieb]

error[E0599]: no function or associated item named `contains` found for struct `Vec<_, _>` in the current scope
 --> src/lib.rs:4:10
  |
4 |     Vec::contains(&vec, &0); // doesn't work
  |          ^^^^^^^^ function or associated item not found in `Vec<_, _>`

For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0599`.
error: could not compile `playground` due to previous error

But the error is definitely not good here and could be improved to say there the methods does exist on something that the type derefs to.

[porky11]

contains is not a method on Vec<T>, but on slices.

You are right, I've been stupid

[Noratrieb]

Would you like opening an issue for the diagnostic? A hint telling that the method exists on a deref would be quite nice.

[Noratrieb]

I've opened an issue.