Rust Programming Language Cheat Sheet

Action Command

Strings
Define variable as string let string: &'static str = "string value";

Print string value println!("{}", string);

Concatenate strings let string1 = "Ice";

let string2 = “cream”;
let cat_strings = [string1, string2].join(“\n”);
Variables
Set variable as integer let x = 1;

Set variable as string let x = "string value";

Math
Add numbers let x = 1;
let y = 2;
let sum = x + y;
Subtract numbers let x = 1.0;
let y = 2.0;
let diff = x - y;

Note: For multiplication and division in Rust, define floating point values (e.g., 1.0) rather than standard
integers (e.g., 1) to ensure accurate results.
Multiply numbers let x = 1.0;
let y = 2.0;
let prod = x * y
Divide numbers let x = 1.0;
let y = 2.0;
let quot = x / y;
Lists
Create an array let arr = [1,2,3,4];

Note: You cannot create new values for an array in Rust, although you can modify existing values.

To create a list that allows the addition (or removal) of values, use a mutable vector instead of an array.
Print values of array println!("{:?}",arr);

Create vector let vec = vec![1, 2, 3, 4];

Print values of vector println!("{:?}",vec);

Add value to vector let mut vec = vec![1, 2, 3,4];

vec.push(5);

Note: The vector must be declared as mutable; otherwise you can’t add values.
Sort vector values let vec = vec![2, 1, 3, 4];
alphanumerically vec.sort(); // values are now 1, 2, 3, 4

Files
Open a file in read-only mode use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Read;
fn main() {
let mut file = File::open(“/some/file”);
}
Open a file in read-write mode use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Write;
fn main() {
let mut file = File::open(“/some/file”);
}
Open a file in append mode use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Write;
fn main() {
let mut file = File::options().append(true).open(“/some/file”);
}
Command Line Arguments
Read a command line argument use std::env;

fn main() {
let args: Vec<_> = env::args().collect();
}
Searches and regexes
Search for value in string let string = "ice cream";
println!(“{}”, str1.contains(“cream”));
Search for string in list let vec = vec!["1","2"];
if vec.contains(&”1”) {
println!(“yes”);
}
Conditionals
Create a for loop let vec = &[1, 2, 3];
for val in vec {
println!(“Value is {}.”, val);
}
Create a while loop let mut i = 0;
while i < 10 {
println!(“i is still less than 10!”);
i = i + 1;
}
Create if and elif statements let i = 1;
if i < 100 {
print!(“value is less than 100”);
} else if i > 0 {
print!(“value is greater than 100”);
}
Functions
Define a function fn fun() {
let i = 1;
println!(“{}”, i);
}
Call a function fn fun() {
let i = 1;
println!(“{}”, i);
}

fn main() {
fun();
}