Compute the type of indirection operators

Signed-off-by: Roberto Raggi <[email protected]>

Author: robertoraggi

src/parser/cxx/parser.cc

@@ -2919,6 +2919,21 @@ auto Parser::parse_unop_expression(ExpressionAST*& yyast,
   ast->op = unit->tokenKind(opLoc);
   ast->expression = expression;
 
+  switch (ast->op) {
+    case TokenKind::T_STAR: {
+      auto pointerType = type_cast<PointerType>(expression->type);
+      if (pointerType) {
+        ensure_prvalue(ast->expression);
+        ast->type = pointerType->elementType();
+        ast->valueCategory = ValueCategory::kLValue;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+
+    default:
+      break;
+  }  // switch
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -6365,6 +6380,23 @@ auto Parser::qualification_conversion(ExpressionAST*& expr,
   return false;
 }
 
+void Parser::ensure_prvalue(ExpressionAST*& expr) {
+  if (lvalue_to_rvalue_conversion(expr)) {
+    expr->valueCategory = ValueCategory::kPrValue;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (array_to_pointer_conversion(expr)) {
+    expr->valueCategory = ValueCategory::kPrValue;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (function_to_pointer_conversion(expr)) {
+    expr->valueCategory = ValueCategory::kPrValue;
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
 auto Parser::implicit_conversion(ExpressionAST*& expr,
                                  const Type* destinationType) -> bool {
   if (!expr || !expr->type) return false;

src/parser/cxx/parser.h

@@ -858,6 +858,8 @@ class Parser final {
                                               const Type* destinationType)
       -> bool;
 
+  void ensure_prvalue(ExpressionAST*& expr);
+
   [[nodiscard]] auto implicit_conversion(ExpressionAST*& expr,
                                          const Type* destinationType) -> bool;
 

tests/unit_tests/ast/asm_declaration_01.cc

@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ end:;
 // CHECK-NEXT:                    constraint-literal: "+rm"
 // CHECK-NEXT:                    expression: unary-expression
 // CHECK-NEXT:                      op: *
-// CHECK-NEXT:                      expression: id-expression
-// CHECK-NEXT:                        unqualified-id: name-id
-// CHECK-NEXT:                          identifier: p
+// CHECK-NEXT:                      expression: implicit-cast-expression
+// CHECK-NEXT:                        cast-kind: lvalue-to-rvalue-conversion
+// CHECK-NEXT:                        expression: id-expression
+// CHECK-NEXT:                          unqualified-id: name-id
+// CHECK-NEXT:                            identifier: p
 // CHECK-NEXT:    function-definition
 // CHECK-NEXT:      decl-specifier-list
 // CHECK-NEXT:        void-type-specifier

tests/unit_tests/sema/class_01.cc

@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 // RUN: %cxx -verify -fcheck %s
 
 struct X {
-  void f() { static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), X*)); }
+  void f() {
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), X*));
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), X&));
+  }
 
-  void f() const { static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), const X*)); }
+  void f() const {
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), const X*));
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), const X&));
+  }
 
-  void f() volatile { static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), volatile X*)); }
+  void f() volatile {
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), volatile X*));
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), volatile X&));
+  }
 
   void f() const volatile {
     static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), const volatile X*));
+    static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), const volatile X&));
   }
 
   void g();
@@ -17,12 +27,30 @@ struct X {
   void g() const volatile;
 };
 
-void X::g() { static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), X*)); }
+void X::g() {
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), X*));
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), X&));
+
+  X* self = this;
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(self), X*));
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*self), X&));
 
-void X::g() const { static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), const X*)); }
+  X*& x = self;
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(x), X*&));
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*x), X&));
+}
+
+void X::g() const {
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), const X*));
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), const X&));
+}
 
-void X::g() volatile { static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), volatile X*)); }
+void X::g() volatile {
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), volatile X*));
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), volatile X&));
+}
 
 void X::g() const volatile {
   static_assert(__is_same(decltype(this), const volatile X*));
+  static_assert(__is_same(decltype(*this), const volatile X&));
 }