The feature gate for the issue is #![feature(default_free_fn)].

Addition of a free default() function to the default module.

When constructing a value using Default::default() the word "default" is repeated twice.

See #73001 for additional details, including alternative solutions.

Steps

• Implement the RFC: Free default() forwarding to Default::default() #73001
• Adjust documentation (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)
• Stabilization PR (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)
• Update examples in the documentation that currently use Default::default() to use default() where it makes sense.

Unresolved Questions

• Should the language allow direct import of trait methods, this feature becomes redundant. This addition is likely to be stabilized only when we decide that direct import of trait methods is will not be supported.

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