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The Box<T> type in Rust is a smart pointer that allows heap allocation for values, enabling efficient management of large data or data with unknown sizes at compile time.

In this challenge, you'll work with a custom struct Animal and use Box<T> to manage its memory. You will also implement two functions to access the struct's fields by dereferencing the boxed instance.

Your Task

  1. Implement the create_animal function to return a Box<Animal> containing a new Animal instance.

  2. Define another function, access_animal, that takes a Box<Animal> and returns a tuple (String, u8) representing the animal's name and age. Use dereferencing to access the fields.

Hints

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  • To create a boxed struct, use Box::new(struct_instance).
  • Use the * operator to dereference the box and access its value.
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pub struct Animal {
    pub name: String,
    pub age: u8,
}


pub fn create_animal(name: &str, age: u8) -> Box<Animal> {
    // Your code here
}


pub fn access_animal(animal: Box<Animal>) -> (String, u8) {
    // Your code here
}


// Example usage
pub fn main() {
    let animal = create_animal("Leo", 5);
    let (name, age) = access_animal(animal);
    println!("Animal's name: {}, age: {}", name, age);
}