package ssa // lvalues are the union of addressable expressions and map-index // expressions. import ( "go/ast" "go/token" "code.google.com/p/go.tools/go/types" ) // An lvalue represents an assignable location that may appear on the // left-hand side of an assignment. This is a generalization of a // pointer to permit updates to elements of maps. // type lvalue interface { store(fn *Function, v Value) // stores v into the location load(fn *Function) Value // loads the contents of the location address(fn *Function) Value // address of the location typ() types.Type // returns the type of the location } // An address is an lvalue represented by a true pointer. type address struct { addr Value starPos token.Pos // source position, if from explicit *addr expr ast.Expr // source syntax [debug mode] object types.Object // source var, if from *ast.Ident } func (a *address) load(fn *Function) Value { load := emitLoad(fn, a.addr) load.pos = a.starPos return load } func (a *address) store(fn *Function, v Value) { store := emitStore(fn, a.addr, v) store.pos = a.starPos if a.expr != nil { // store.Val is v converted for assignability. emitDebugRef(fn, a.expr, store.Val) } } func (a *address) address(fn *Function) Value { if a.expr != nil { // NB: this kind of DebugRef yields the object's address. emitDebugRef(fn, a.expr, a.addr) } return a.addr } func (a *address) typ() types.Type { return deref(a.addr.Type()) } // An element is an lvalue represented by m[k], the location of an // element of a map or string. These locations are not addressable // since pointers cannot be formed from them, but they do support // load(), and in the case of maps, store(). // type element struct { m, k Value // map or string t types.Type // map element type or string byte type } func (e *element) load(fn *Function) Value { l := &Lookup{ X: e.m, Index: e.k, } l.setType(e.t) return fn.emit(l) } func (e *element) store(fn *Function, v Value) { fn.emit(&MapUpdate{ Map: e.m, Key: e.k, Value: emitConv(fn, v, e.t), }) } func (e *element) address(fn *Function) Value { panic("map/string elements are not addressable") } func (e *element) typ() types.Type { return e.t } // A blank is a dummy variable whose name is "_". // It is not reified: loads are illegal and stores are ignored. // type blank struct{} func (bl blank) load(fn *Function) Value { panic("blank.load is illegal") } func (bl blank) store(fn *Function, v Value) { // no-op } func (bl blank) address(fn *Function) Value { panic("blank var is not addressable") } func (bl blank) typ() types.Type { // This should be the type of the blank Ident; the typechecker // doesn't provide this yet, but fortunately, we don't need it // yet either. panic("blank.typ is unimplemented") }