E0088 - Error codes index
Description: Book listing all Rust error codes

# Error code E0088

#### Note: this error code is no longer emitted by the compiler.

You gave too many lifetime arguments. Erroneous code example:

    fn f() {}

    fn main() {
        f::<'static>() // error: wrong number of lifetime arguments:
                       //        expected 0, found 1
    }

Please check you give the right number of lifetime arguments. Example:

    fn f() {}

    fn main() {
        f() // ok!
    }

It's also important to note that the Rust compiler can generally determine the lifetime by itself. Example:

    struct Foo {
        value: String
    }

    impl Foo {
        // it can be written like this
        fn get_value<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a str { &self.value }
        // but the compiler works fine with this too:
        fn without_lifetime(&self) -> &str { &self.value }
    }

    fn main() {
        let f = Foo { value: "hello".to_owned() };

        println!("{}", f.get_value());
        println!("{}", f.without_lifetime());
    }