error[E0620]: cast to unsized type: `&[u8]` as `[char]` --> $DIR/cast-to-slice.rs:2:5 | LL | "example".as_bytes() as [char]; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^------ | | | help: try casting to a reference instead: `&[char]` error[E0620]: cast to unsized type: `&[u8]` as `[char]` --> $DIR/cast-to-slice.rs:6:5 | LL | arr as [char]; | ^^^^^^^------ | | | help: try casting to a reference instead: `&[char]` error: aborting due to 2 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0620`.