Referencing parent from child

Referencing parent from child

Hi folks,

I am trying to implement a logic similar to the screenshot, which made me rage quit from my room couple times, RC didn't work because it's a borrowed value, same for weak reference

https://preview.redd.it/bh4rcg1e5r991.png?width=736&format=png&auto=webp&s=f38f40f00fef0945b428eeffe43b1c49ee372d69

is this possible in Rust without opting to "unsafe"?

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**edit: this talk pretty much sums up all my issues** \- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKLntZcp27M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKLntZcp27M)

Thanks for the help everyone, I decided to use some kind of shared container instead of wrestling with Rc and borrow checker, something like this fits my needs perfectly:

[https://github.com/fitzgen/generational-arena/blob/master/src/lib.rs](https://github.com/fitzgen/generational-arena/blob/master/src/lib.rs)

[https://docs.rs/generational-arena/latest/generational\_arena/](https://docs.rs/generational-arena/latest/generational_arena/)


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Referencing parent from child

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