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What is the difference between Closure::new and Closure::wrap in Rust wasm

What is the difference between Closure::new and Closure::wrap?

Both are used to create closure but I wanna know when to use these functions.

Solution

  • It's quite simple, all that Closure::new does is put the closure in a Box , unsize it and delegate to wrap as you can see by looking at the code:

        pub fn new<F>(t: F) -> Closure<T>
    where
        F: IntoWasmClosure<T> + 'static,
    {
        Closure::wrap(Box::new(t).unsize())
    }

    So use Closure::new when you have a bare Rust closure or function and use wrap when your closure is already a trait object contained in a Box (Box<dyn Fn> or Box<dyn FnMut>) as new would wrap it in an additional Box and thus create unnecessary indirection.