Update outdated doc for types (#1768)
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@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ HIR is built, some basic type inference and type checking is done. During the ty
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figure out what the `ty::Ty` of everything is and we also check if the type of something is
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ambiguous. The `ty::Ty` is then used for type checking while making sure everything has the
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expected type. The [`astconv` module][astconv] is where the code responsible for converting a
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`rustc_hir::Ty` into a `ty::Ty` is located. This occurs during the type-checking phase,
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but also in other parts of the compiler that want to ask questions like "what argument types does
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this function expect?"
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`rustc_hir::Ty` into a `ty::Ty` is located. The main routine used is `ast_ty_to_ty`. This occurs
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during the type-checking phase, but also in other parts of the compiler that want to ask
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questions like "what argument types does this function expect?"
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[astconv]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_hir_analysis/astconv/index.html
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@ -137,11 +137,13 @@ benefits of interning.
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## Allocating and working with types
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To allocate a new type, you can use the various `mk_` methods defined on the `tcx`. These have names
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To allocate a new type, you can use the various `new_*` methods defined on
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[`Ty`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.Ty.html).
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These have names
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that correspond mostly to the various kinds of types. For example:
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```rust,ignore
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let array_ty = tcx.mk_array(elem_ty, len * 2);
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let array_ty = Ty::new_array_with_const_len(tcx, ty, count);
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```
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These methods all return a `Ty<'tcx>` – note that the lifetime you get back is the lifetime of the
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