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(question about rust.. this is not implemented in cake yet)

Let's say I have to objects on the heap. A and B. A have a "view" to B.

Then we put a prompt for the user. (or dynamic condition) "Which object do you want to delete first A or B?" Then user select B. How this can be checked at compile time?

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The code path that drops B will not compile unless that code path drops A first. It doesn't matter if that code path is in response to user input or not. Again, as I said, the point is that the compiler tracks the lifetime of all references. In this case A contains a reference to B, so any code that drops B without dropping A will not compile.

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