Clarify docs

rust-random · Apr 5, 2019 · ef5d95b · ef5d95b
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diff --git a/src/distributions/mod.rs b/src/distributions/mod.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ pub trait Distribution<T> {
     /// `(&mut R): Rng where R: Rng` and
     /// `(&D): Distribution where D: Distribution`,
     /// however borrowing is not automatic hence `distr.sample_iter(...)` may
-    /// need to be replaced with `(&mut distr).sample_iter(...)`.
+    /// need to be replaced with `(&mut distr).sample_iter(...)` or
+    /// `(&mut *distr).sample_iter(...)` to reborrow an existing reference.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///

diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ pub trait Rng: RngCore {
     /// `(&mut R): Rng where R: Rng` and
     /// `(&D): Distribution where D: Distribution`,
     /// however borrowing is not automatic hence `rng.sample_iter(...)` may
-    /// need to be replaced with `(&mut rng).sample_iter(...)`.
+    /// need to be replaced with `(&mut rng).sample_iter(...)` or
+    /// `(&mut *rng).sample_iter(...)` to reborrow an existing reference.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///