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exercises/lifetimes/lifetimes1.rs

@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 //
 // Execute `rustlings hint lifetimes1` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
 
-fn longest(x: &str, y: &str) -> &str {
+fn longest<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str {
     if x.len() > y.len() {
         x
     } else {

exercises/lifetimes/lifetimes2.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 //
 // Execute `rustlings hint lifetimes2` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
 
 fn longest<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str {
     if x.len() > y.len() {
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ fn longest<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str {
 fn main() {
     let string1 = String::from("long string is long");
     let result;
+    let string2 = String::from("xyz");
     {
-        let string2 = String::from("xyz");
         result = longest(string1.as_str(), string2.as_str());
     }
     println!("The longest string is '{}'", result);

exercises/lifetimes/lifetimes3.rs

@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 //
 // Execute `rustlings hint lifetimes3` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
 
-struct Book {
-    author: &str,
-    title: &str,
+struct Book<'a> {
+    author: &'a str,
+    title: &'a str,
 }
 
 fn main() {