Error code E0575

Something other than a type or an associated type was given.

Erroneous code example:

enum Rick { Morty }

let _: <u8 as Rick>::Morty; // error!

trait Age {
    type Empire;
    fn Mythology() {}
}

impl Age for u8 {
    type Empire = u16;
}

let _: <u8 as Age>::Mythology; // error!

In both cases, we’re declaring a variable (called _) and we’re giving it a type. However, <u8 as Rick>::Morty and <u8 as Age>::Mythology aren’t types, therefore the compiler throws an error.

<u8 as Rick>::Morty is an enum variant, you cannot use a variant as a type, you have to use the enum directly:

enum Rick { Morty }

let _: Rick; // ok!

<u8 as Age>::Mythology is a trait method, which is definitely not a type. However, the Age trait provides an associated type Empire which can be used as a type:

trait Age {
    type Empire;
    fn Mythology() {}
}

impl Age for u8 {
    type Empire = u16;
}

let _: <u8 as Age>::Empire; // ok!

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