struct Tree { mut: nr_elems int parent ?&Tree } fn (mut t Tree) set_nr_elems(name string, value int) { t.parent or { return }.nr_elems = value } fn test_main() { parent := Tree{ nr_elems: 11 } mut child := Tree{ parent: unsafe { &parent } } child.set_nr_elems('Buzz', 123) assert child.parent or { return }.nr_elems == 123 }