Warn when using result variable with incompatible type to prepare possible
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1 /* valaaddressofexpression.vala
3 * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Jürg Billeter
5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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19 * Author:
20 * Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
23 using GLib;
25 /**
26 * Represents an address-of expression in the source code, e.g. `&foo'.
28 public class Vala.AddressofExpression : Expression {
29 /**
30 * The variable whose address is to be computed.
32 public Expression inner {
33 get {
34 return _inner;
36 set {
37 _inner = value;
38 _inner.parent_node = this;
42 private Expression _inner;
44 /**
45 * Creates a new address-of expression.
47 * @param inner variable whose address is to be computed
48 * @return newly created address-of expression
50 public AddressofExpression (Expression inner, SourceReference? source_reference = null) {
51 this.source_reference = source_reference;
52 this.inner = inner;
55 public override void accept (CodeVisitor visitor) {
56 inner.accept (visitor);
58 visitor.visit_addressof_expression (this);
60 visitor.visit_expression (this);
63 public override void replace_expression (Expression old_node, Expression new_node) {
64 if (inner == old_node) {
65 inner = new_node;
69 public override bool is_pure () {
70 return inner.is_pure ();
73 public override bool check (SemanticAnalyzer analyzer) {
74 if (checked) {
75 return !error;
78 checked = true;
80 if (!inner.check (analyzer)) {
81 error = true;
82 return false;
84 if (!(inner.value_type is ValueType
85 || inner.value_type is ObjectType
86 || inner.value_type is PointerType)) {
87 error = true;
88 Report.error (source_reference, "Address-of operator not supported for this expression");
89 return false;
92 if (inner.value_type.is_reference_type_or_type_parameter ()) {
93 value_type = new PointerType (new PointerType (inner.value_type));
94 } else {
95 value_type = new PointerType (inner.value_type);
98 return !error;