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Iterate over array ref instead of array. (#1081)

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This revises the example to iterate over `&array` to dodge a few issues.
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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ keyword:
fn main() {
let array = [10, 20, 30];
print!("Iterating over array:");
for n in array {
for n in &array {
print!(" {n}");
}
println!();
@ -79,4 +79,15 @@ implementation.
The solution and the answer to the bonus section are available in the
[Solution](solutions-morning.md#arrays-and-for-loops) section.
The use of the reference `&array` within `for n in &array` is a subtle
preview of issues of ownership that will come later in the afternoon.
Without the `&`...
* The loop would have been one that consumes the array. This is a
change [introduced in the 2021
Edition](https://doc.rust-lang.org/edition-guide/rust-2021/IntoIterator-for-arrays.html), and ...
* since the array is also accessed in the second loop, an implicit
array copy would have occured; since `i32` is a copy type, then
`[i32; 3]` is also a copy type.
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