E0073 - Error codes index
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# Error code E0073

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

You cannot define a struct (or enum) `Foo` that requires an instance of `Foo` in order to make a new `Foo` value. This is because there would be no way a first instance of `Foo` could be made to initialize another instance!

Here's an example of a struct that has this problem:

    #![allow(unused)]
    fn main() {
    struct Foo { x: Box<Foo> } // error
    }

One fix is to use `Option`, like so:

    #![allow(unused)]
    fn main() {
    struct Foo { x: Option<Box<Foo>> }
    }

Now it's possible to create at least one instance of `Foo`: `Foo { x: None }`.