go/types, types2: added clarifying comments, removed TODO in lookup.go

Also, renamed lookupFieldOrMethod to lookupFieldOrMethodImpl to make
a clearer distinction between this function and the exported version
LookupFieldOrMethod.

Except for the rename, all changes are to comments only.

Change-Id: If7d1465c9cf659ea86bbbbcba8b95f16d2170fcc
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/473075
Reviewed-by: Robert Findley <rfindley@google.com>
Auto-Submit: Robert Griesemer <gri@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Robert Griesemer <gri@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <gri@google.com>
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Robert Griesemer 2023-03-02 17:24:32 -08:00 committed by Gopher Robot
parent cbb9cd03f8
commit cd6d225bd3
2 changed files with 54 additions and 24 deletions

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@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
// not have found it for T (see also go.dev/issue/8590).
if t, _ := T.(*Named); t != nil {
if p, _ := t.Underlying().(*Pointer); p != nil {
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethod(p, false, pkg, name, false)
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(p, false, pkg, name, false)
if _, ok := obj.(*Func); ok {
return nil, nil, false
}
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
}
}
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethod(T, addressable, pkg, name, false)
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(T, addressable, pkg, name, false)
// If we didn't find anything and if we have a type parameter with a core type,
// see if there is a matching field (but not a method, those need to be declared
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
const enableTParamFieldLookup = false // see go.dev/issue/51576
if enableTParamFieldLookup && obj == nil && isTypeParam(T) {
if t := coreType(T); t != nil {
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethod(t, addressable, pkg, name, false)
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(t, addressable, pkg, name, false)
if _, ok := obj.(*Var); !ok {
obj, index, indirect = nil, nil, false // accept fields (variables) only
}
@ -81,18 +81,33 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
return
}
// lookupFieldOrMethod should only be called by LookupFieldOrMethod and missingMethod.
// If foldCase is true, the lookup for methods will include looking for any method
// which case-folds to the same as 'name' (used for giving helpful error messages).
// lookupFieldOrMethodImpl is the implementation of LookupFieldOrMethod.
// Notably, in contrast to LookupFieldOrMethod, it won't find struct fields
// in base types of defined (*Named) pointer types T. For instance, given
// the declaration:
//
// type T *struct{f int}
//
// lookupFieldOrMethodImpl won't find the field f in the defined (*Named) type T
// (methods on T are not permitted in the first place).
//
// Thus, lookupFieldOrMethodImpl should only be called by LookupFieldOrMethod
// and missingMethod (the latter doesn't care about struct fields).
//
// If foldCase is true, method names are considered equal if they are equal
// with case folding.
//
// The resulting object may not be fully type-checked.
func lookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
func lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
// WARNING: The code in this function is extremely subtle - do not modify casually!
if name == "_" {
return // blank fields/methods are never found
}
// Importantly, we must not call under before the call to deref below (nor
// does deref call under), as doing so could incorrectly result in finding
// methods of the pointer base type when T is a (*Named) pointer type.
typ, isPtr := deref(T)
// *typ where typ is an interface (incl. a type parameter) has no methods.
@ -356,14 +371,13 @@ func (check *Checker) missingMethod(V, T Type, static bool, equivalent func(x, y
}
} else {
for _, m = range methods {
// TODO(gri) should this be calling LookupFieldOrMethod instead (and why not)?
obj, _, _ := lookupFieldOrMethod(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
obj, _, _ := lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
// check if m is on *V, or on V with case-folding
if obj == nil {
state = notFound
// TODO(gri) Instead of NewPointer(V) below, can we just set the "addressable" argument?
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethod(NewPointer(V), false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(NewPointer(V), false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
if obj != nil {
f, _ = obj.(*Func)
if f != nil {
@ -372,7 +386,7 @@ func (check *Checker) missingMethod(V, T Type, static bool, equivalent func(x, y
// otherwise we found a field, keep state == notFound
break
}
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethod(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, true /* fold case */)
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, true /* fold case */)
if obj != nil {
f, _ = obj.(*Func)
if f != nil {
@ -504,7 +518,8 @@ func (check *Checker) newAssertableTo(V, T Type, cause *string) bool {
return check.implements(T, V, false, cause)
}
// deref dereferences typ if it is a *Pointer and returns its base and true.
// deref dereferences typ if it is a *Pointer (but not a *Named type
// with an underlying pointer type!) and returns its base and true.
// Otherwise it returns (typ, false).
func deref(typ Type) (Type, bool) {
if p, _ := typ.(*Pointer); p != nil {

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@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
// not have found it for T (see also go.dev/issue/8590).
if t, _ := T.(*Named); t != nil {
if p, _ := t.Underlying().(*Pointer); p != nil {
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethod(p, false, pkg, name, false)
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(p, false, pkg, name, false)
if _, ok := obj.(*Func); ok {
return nil, nil, false
}
@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
}
}
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethod(T, addressable, pkg, name, false)
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(T, addressable, pkg, name, false)
// If we didn't find anything and if we have a type parameter with a core type,
// see if there is a matching field (but not a method, those need to be declared
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
const enableTParamFieldLookup = false // see go.dev/issue/51576
if enableTParamFieldLookup && obj == nil && isTypeParam(T) {
if t := coreType(T); t != nil {
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethod(t, addressable, pkg, name, false)
obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(t, addressable, pkg, name, false)
if _, ok := obj.(*Var); !ok {
obj, index, indirect = nil, nil, false // accept fields (variables) only
}
@ -83,18 +83,33 @@ func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (o
return
}
// lookupFieldOrMethod should only be called by LookupFieldOrMethod and missingMethod.
// If foldCase is true, the lookup for methods will include looking for any method
// which case-folds to the same as 'name' (used for giving helpful error messages).
// lookupFieldOrMethodImpl is the implementation of LookupFieldOrMethod.
// Notably, in contrast to LookupFieldOrMethod, it won't find struct fields
// in base types of defined (*Named) pointer types T. For instance, given
// the declaration:
//
// type T *struct{f int}
//
// lookupFieldOrMethodImpl won't find the field f in the defined (*Named) type T
// (methods on T are not permitted in the first place).
//
// Thus, lookupFieldOrMethodImpl should only be called by LookupFieldOrMethod
// and missingMethod (the latter doesn't care about struct fields).
//
// If foldCase is true, method names are considered equal if they are equal
// with case folding.
//
// The resulting object may not be fully type-checked.
func lookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
func lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
// WARNING: The code in this function is extremely subtle - do not modify casually!
if name == "_" {
return // blank fields/methods are never found
}
// Importantly, we must not call under before the call to deref below (nor
// does deref call under), as doing so could incorrectly result in finding
// methods of the pointer base type when T is a (*Named) pointer type.
typ, isPtr := deref(T)
// *typ where typ is an interface (incl. a type parameter) has no methods.
@ -358,14 +373,13 @@ func (check *Checker) missingMethod(V, T Type, static bool, equivalent func(x, y
}
} else {
for _, m = range methods {
// TODO(gri) should this be calling LookupFieldOrMethod instead (and why not)?
obj, _, _ := lookupFieldOrMethod(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
obj, _, _ := lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
// check if m is on *V, or on V with case-folding
if obj == nil {
state = notFound
// TODO(gri) Instead of NewPointer(V) below, can we just set the "addressable" argument?
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethod(NewPointer(V), false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(NewPointer(V), false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
if obj != nil {
f, _ = obj.(*Func)
if f != nil {
@ -374,7 +388,7 @@ func (check *Checker) missingMethod(V, T Type, static bool, equivalent func(x, y
// otherwise we found a field, keep state == notFound
break
}
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethod(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, true /* fold case */)
obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, true /* fold case */)
if obj != nil {
f, _ = obj.(*Func)
if f != nil {
@ -506,7 +520,8 @@ func (check *Checker) newAssertableTo(V, T Type, cause *string) bool {
return check.implements(T, V, false, cause)
}
// deref dereferences typ if it is a *Pointer and returns its base and true.
// deref dereferences typ if it is a *Pointer (but not a *Named type
// with an underlying pointer type!) and returns its base and true.
// Otherwise it returns (typ, false).
func deref(typ Type) (Type, bool) {
if p, _ := typ.(*Pointer); p != nil {