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advanced patterns with mutable borrow in Rust when using `VecDeque` with custom struct

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I'm working with an scenario with mutable borrowing in Rust while trying to manipulate a `VecDeque` that contains a custom struct. I have a struct named `Task` that holds a string identifier and a status. I want to implement a function that updates the status of a task based on its identifier. However, I keep running into the behavior message: `behavior[E0502]: want to borrow `tasks` as mutable because it is also borrowed as immutable`. Here's the relevant part of my code: ```rust use std::collections::VecDeque; #[derive(Debug, Clone)] struct Task { id: String, status: String, } fn update_task_status(tasks: &mut VecDeque<Task>, task_id: &str, new_status: &str) { for task in tasks.iter() { if task.id == task_id { // Here I'm trying to get a mutable reference to the task task.status = new_status.to_string(); } } } fn main() { let mut tasks = VecDeque::new(); tasks.push_back(Task { id: "1".to_string(), status: "pending".to_string() }); update_task_status(&mut tasks, "1", "completed"); } ``` I attempted to change the for loop to a while loop, but I'm unsure how to retain mutable access to the specific task while iterating. Is there a better way to achieve this without running into borrowing issues? I also considered using `iter_mut()` but wasn't sure how to integrate it into my code correctly. Any insights or alternative approaches would be appreciated. I appreciate any insights!