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1 //
2 // delegate.cs: Delegate Handler
3 //
4 // Authors:
5 //     Ravi Pratap (ravi@ximian.com)
6 //     Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
7 //     Marek Safar (marek.safar@gmail.com)
8 //
9 // Dual licensed under the terms of the MIT X11 or GNU GPL
10 //
11 // Copyright 2001 Ximian, Inc (http://www.ximian.com)
12 // Copyright 2003-2008 Novell, Inc (http://www.ximian.com)
13 //
14
15 using System;
16 using System.Collections;
17 using System.Reflection;
18 using System.Reflection.Emit;
19 using System.Text;
20
21 namespace Mono.CSharp {
22
23         /// <summary>
24         ///   Holds Delegates
25         /// </summary>
26         public class Delegate : DeclSpace, IMemberContainer
27         {
28                 FullNamedExpression ReturnType;
29                 public ParametersCompiled      Parameters;
30
31                 public ConstructorBuilder ConstructorBuilder;
32                 public MethodBuilder      InvokeBuilder;
33                 public MethodBuilder      BeginInvokeBuilder;
34                 public MethodBuilder      EndInvokeBuilder;
35                 
36                 Type ret_type;
37
38                 static string[] attribute_targets = new string [] { "type", "return" };
39                 
40                 Expression instance_expr;
41                 MethodBase delegate_method;
42                 ReturnParameter return_attributes;
43
44                 MemberCache member_cache;
45
46                 const MethodAttributes mattr = MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.HideBySig |
47                         MethodAttributes.Virtual | MethodAttributes.NewSlot;
48
49                 const int AllowedModifiers =
50                         Modifiers.NEW |
51                         Modifiers.PUBLIC |
52                         Modifiers.PROTECTED |
53                         Modifiers.INTERNAL |
54                         Modifiers.UNSAFE |
55                         Modifiers.PRIVATE;
56
57                 public Delegate (NamespaceEntry ns, DeclSpace parent, FullNamedExpression type,
58                                  int mod_flags, MemberName name, ParametersCompiled param_list,
59                                  Attributes attrs)
60                         : base (ns, parent, name, attrs)
61
62                 {
63                         this.ReturnType = type;
64                         ModFlags        = Modifiers.Check (AllowedModifiers, mod_flags,
65                                                            IsTopLevel ? Modifiers.INTERNAL :
66                                                            Modifiers.PRIVATE, name.Location);
67                         Parameters      = param_list;
68                 }
69
70                 public override void ApplyAttributeBuilder (Attribute a, CustomAttributeBuilder cb, PredefinedAttributes pa)
71                 {
72                         if (a.Target == AttributeTargets.ReturnValue) {
73                                 if (return_attributes == null)
74                                         return_attributes = new ReturnParameter (InvokeBuilder, Location);
75
76                                 return_attributes.ApplyAttributeBuilder (a, cb, pa);
77                                 return;
78                         }
79
80                         base.ApplyAttributeBuilder (a, cb, pa);
81                 }
82
83                 public override TypeBuilder DefineType ()
84                 {
85                         if (TypeBuilder != null)
86                                 return TypeBuilder;
87
88                         if (IsTopLevel) {
89                                 if (TypeManager.NamespaceClash (Name, Location))
90                                         return null;
91                                 
92                                 ModuleBuilder builder = Module.Builder;
93
94                                 TypeBuilder = builder.DefineType (
95                                         Name, TypeAttr, TypeManager.multicast_delegate_type);
96                         } else {
97                                 TypeBuilder builder = Parent.TypeBuilder;
98
99                                 string name = Name.Substring (1 + Name.LastIndexOf ('.'));
100                                 TypeBuilder = builder.DefineNestedType (
101                                         name, TypeAttr, TypeManager.multicast_delegate_type);
102                         }
103
104                         TypeManager.AddUserType (this);
105
106 #if GMCS_SOURCE
107                         if (IsGeneric) {
108                                 string[] param_names = new string [TypeParameters.Length];
109                                 for (int i = 0; i < TypeParameters.Length; i++)
110                                         param_names [i] = TypeParameters [i].Name;
111
112                                 GenericTypeParameterBuilder[] gen_params;
113                                 gen_params = TypeBuilder.DefineGenericParameters (param_names);
114
115                                 int offset = CountTypeParameters - CurrentTypeParameters.Length;
116                                 for (int i = offset; i < gen_params.Length; i++)
117                                         CurrentTypeParameters [i - offset].Define (gen_params [i]);
118
119                                 foreach (TypeParameter type_param in CurrentTypeParameters) {
120                                         if (!type_param.Resolve (this))
121                                                 return null;
122                                 }
123
124                                 Expression current = new SimpleName (
125                                         MemberName.Basename, TypeParameters, Location);
126                                 current = current.ResolveAsTypeTerminal (this, false);
127                                 if (current == null)
128                                         return null;
129
130                                 CurrentType = current.Type;
131                         }
132 #endif
133
134                         return TypeBuilder;
135                 }
136
137                 public override bool Define ()
138                 {
139                         if (IsGeneric) {
140                                 foreach (TypeParameter type_param in TypeParameters) {
141                                         if (!type_param.Resolve (this))
142                                                 return false;
143                                 }
144
145                                 foreach (TypeParameter type_param in TypeParameters) {
146                                         if (!type_param.DefineType (this))
147                                                 return false;
148                                 }
149                         }
150
151                         member_cache = new MemberCache (TypeManager.multicast_delegate_type, this);
152
153                         // FIXME: POSSIBLY make this static, as it is always constant
154                         //
155                         Type [] const_arg_types = new Type [2];
156                         const_arg_types [0] = TypeManager.object_type;
157                         const_arg_types [1] = TypeManager.intptr_type;
158
159                         const MethodAttributes ctor_mattr = MethodAttributes.RTSpecialName | MethodAttributes.SpecialName |
160                                 MethodAttributes.HideBySig | MethodAttributes.Public;
161
162                         ConstructorBuilder = TypeBuilder.DefineConstructor (ctor_mattr,
163                                                                             CallingConventions.Standard,
164                                                                             const_arg_types);
165
166                         ConstructorBuilder.DefineParameter (1, ParameterAttributes.None, "object");
167                         ConstructorBuilder.DefineParameter (2, ParameterAttributes.None, "method");
168                         //
169                         // HACK because System.Reflection.Emit is lame
170                         //
171                         IParameterData [] fixed_pars = new IParameterData [] {
172                                 new ParameterData ("object", Parameter.Modifier.NONE),
173                                 new ParameterData ("method", Parameter.Modifier.NONE)
174                         };
175
176                         AParametersCollection const_parameters = new ParametersImported (
177                                 fixed_pars,
178                                 new Type[] { TypeManager.object_type, TypeManager.intptr_type });
179                         
180                         TypeManager.RegisterMethod (ConstructorBuilder, const_parameters);
181                         member_cache.AddMember (ConstructorBuilder, this);
182                         
183                         ConstructorBuilder.SetImplementationFlags (MethodImplAttributes.Runtime);
184
185                         //
186                         // Here the various methods like Invoke, BeginInvoke etc are defined
187                         //
188                         // First, call the `out of band' special method for
189                         // defining recursively any types we need:
190                         
191                         if (!Parameters.Resolve (this))
192                                 return false;
193
194                         //
195                         // Invoke method
196                         //
197
198                         // Check accessibility
199                         foreach (Type partype in Parameters.Types){
200                                 if (!IsAccessibleAs (partype)) {
201                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (partype);
202                                         Report.Error (59, Location,
203                                                       "Inconsistent accessibility: parameter type `{0}' is less accessible than delegate `{1}'",
204                                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (partype),
205                                                       GetSignatureForError ());
206                                         return false;
207                                 }
208                         }
209                         
210                         ReturnType = ReturnType.ResolveAsTypeTerminal (this, false);
211                         if (ReturnType == null)
212                                 return false;
213
214                         ret_type = ReturnType.Type;
215             
216                         if (!IsAccessibleAs (ret_type)) {
217                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (ret_type);
218                                 Report.Error (58, Location,
219                                               "Inconsistent accessibility: return type `" +
220                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (ret_type) + "' is less " +
221                                               "accessible than delegate `" + GetSignatureForError () + "'");
222                                 return false;
223                         }
224
225                         CheckProtectedModifier ();
226
227                         if (RootContext.StdLib && TypeManager.IsSpecialType (ret_type)) {
228                                 Method.Error1599 (Location, ret_type);
229                                 return false;
230                         }
231
232 #if GMCS_SOURCE
233                         if (ret_type.IsGenericParameter && (ret_type.GenericParameterAttributes & GenericParameterAttributes.Contravariant) != 0) {
234                                 Report.Error (-33, Location, "Contravariant type parameters can only be used in input positions");
235                                 return false;
236                         }
237 #endif
238
239                         //
240                         // We don't have to check any others because they are all
241                         // guaranteed to be accessible - they are standard types.
242                         //
243                         
244                         CallingConventions cc = Parameters.CallingConvention;
245
246                         InvokeBuilder = TypeBuilder.DefineMethod ("Invoke", 
247                                                                   mattr,                     
248                                                                   cc,
249                                                                   ret_type,                  
250                                                                   Parameters.GetEmitTypes ());
251                         
252                         InvokeBuilder.SetImplementationFlags (MethodImplAttributes.Runtime);
253
254                         TypeManager.RegisterMethod (InvokeBuilder, Parameters);
255                         member_cache.AddMember (InvokeBuilder, this);
256
257                         if (TypeManager.iasyncresult_type != null && TypeManager.asynccallback_type != null) {
258                                 DefineAsyncMethods (cc);
259                         }
260
261                         return true;
262                 }
263
264                 void DefineAsyncMethods (CallingConventions cc)
265                 {
266                         //
267                         // BeginInvoke
268                         //
269                         ParametersCompiled async_parameters = ParametersCompiled.MergeGenerated (Parameters, false,
270                                 new Parameter [] {
271                                         new Parameter (null, "callback", Parameter.Modifier.NONE, null, Location),
272                                         new Parameter (null, "object", Parameter.Modifier.NONE, null, Location)
273                                 },
274                                 new Type [] {
275                                         TypeManager.asynccallback_type,
276                                         TypeManager.object_type
277                                 }
278                         );
279
280                         BeginInvokeBuilder = TypeBuilder.DefineMethod ("BeginInvoke",
281                                 mattr, cc, TypeManager.iasyncresult_type, async_parameters.GetEmitTypes ());
282
283                         BeginInvokeBuilder.SetImplementationFlags (MethodImplAttributes.Runtime);
284                         TypeManager.RegisterMethod (BeginInvokeBuilder, async_parameters);
285                         member_cache.AddMember (BeginInvokeBuilder, this);
286
287                         //
288                         // EndInvoke is a bit more interesting, all the parameters labeled as
289                         // out or ref have to be duplicated here.
290                         //
291
292                         //
293                         // Define parameters, and count out/ref parameters
294                         //
295                         ParametersCompiled end_parameters;
296                         int out_params = 0;
297
298                         foreach (Parameter p in Parameters.FixedParameters) {
299                                 if ((p.ModFlags & Parameter.Modifier.ISBYREF) != 0)
300                                         ++out_params;
301                         }
302
303                         if (out_params > 0) {
304                                 Type [] end_param_types = new Type [out_params];
305                                 Parameter[] end_params = new Parameter [out_params];
306
307                                 int param = 0;
308                                 for (int i = 0; i < Parameters.FixedParameters.Length; ++i) {
309                                         Parameter p = Parameters [i];
310                                         if ((p.ModFlags & Parameter.Modifier.ISBYREF) == 0)
311                                                 continue;
312
313                                         end_param_types [param] = Parameters.Types [i];
314                                         end_params [param] = p;
315                                         ++param;
316                                 }
317                                 end_parameters = ParametersCompiled.CreateFullyResolved (end_params, end_param_types);
318                         } else {
319                                 end_parameters = ParametersCompiled.EmptyReadOnlyParameters;
320                         }
321
322                         end_parameters = ParametersCompiled.MergeGenerated (end_parameters, false,
323                                 new Parameter (null, "result", Parameter.Modifier.NONE, null, Location), TypeManager.iasyncresult_type);
324
325                         //
326                         // Create method, define parameters, register parameters with type system
327                         //
328                         EndInvokeBuilder = TypeBuilder.DefineMethod ("EndInvoke", mattr, cc, ret_type, end_parameters.GetEmitTypes ());
329                         EndInvokeBuilder.SetImplementationFlags (MethodImplAttributes.Runtime);
330
331                         end_parameters.ApplyAttributes (EndInvokeBuilder);
332                         TypeManager.RegisterMethod (EndInvokeBuilder, end_parameters);
333                         member_cache.AddMember (EndInvokeBuilder, this);
334                 }
335
336                 public override void Emit ()
337                 {
338                         Parameters.ApplyAttributes (InvokeBuilder);
339
340                         if (BeginInvokeBuilder != null) {
341                                 ParametersCompiled p = (ParametersCompiled) TypeManager.GetParameterData (BeginInvokeBuilder);
342                                 p.ApplyAttributes (BeginInvokeBuilder);
343                         }
344
345                         if (OptAttributes != null) {
346                                 OptAttributes.Emit ();
347                         }
348
349                         base.Emit ();
350                 }
351
352                 protected override TypeAttributes TypeAttr {
353                         get {
354                                 return Modifiers.TypeAttr (ModFlags, IsTopLevel) |
355                                         TypeAttributes.Class | TypeAttributes.Sealed |
356                                         base.TypeAttr;
357                         }
358                 }
359
360                 public override string[] ValidAttributeTargets {
361                         get {
362                                 return attribute_targets;
363                         }
364                 }
365
366                 //TODO: duplicate
367                 protected override bool VerifyClsCompliance ()
368                 {
369                         if (!base.VerifyClsCompliance ()) {
370                                 return false;
371                         }
372
373                         Parameters.VerifyClsCompliance ();
374
375                         if (!AttributeTester.IsClsCompliant (ReturnType.Type)) {
376                                 Report.Warning (3002, 1, Location, "Return type of `{0}' is not CLS-compliant",
377                                         GetSignatureForError ());
378                         }
379                         return true;
380                 }
381
382
383                 public static ConstructorInfo GetConstructor (Type container_type, Type delegate_type)
384                 {
385                         Type dt = delegate_type;
386                         Type[] g_args = null;
387                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericType (delegate_type)) {
388                                 g_args = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (delegate_type);
389                                 delegate_type = TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (delegate_type);
390                         }
391
392                         Delegate d = TypeManager.LookupDelegate (delegate_type);
393                         if (d != null) {
394 #if GMCS_SOURCE
395                                 if (g_args != null)
396                                         return TypeBuilder.GetConstructor (dt, d.ConstructorBuilder);
397 #endif
398                                 return d.ConstructorBuilder;
399                         }
400
401                         Expression ml = Expression.MemberLookup (container_type,
402                                 null, dt, ConstructorInfo.ConstructorName, MemberTypes.Constructor,
403                                 BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly, Location.Null);
404
405                         MethodGroupExpr mg = ml as MethodGroupExpr;
406                         if (mg == null) {
407                                 Report.Error (-100, Location.Null, "Internal error: could not find delegate constructor!");
408                                 // FIXME: null will cause a crash later
409                                 return null;
410                         }
411
412                         return (ConstructorInfo) mg.Methods[0];
413                 }
414
415                 //
416                 // Returns the MethodBase for "Invoke" from a delegate type, this is used
417                 // to extract the signature of a delegate.
418                 //
419                 public static MethodInfo GetInvokeMethod (Type container_type, Type delegate_type)
420                 {
421                         Type dt = delegate_type;
422
423                         Type[] g_args = null;
424                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericType (delegate_type)) {
425                                 g_args = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (delegate_type);
426                                 delegate_type = TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (delegate_type);
427                         }
428
429                         Delegate d = TypeManager.LookupDelegate (delegate_type);
430                         MethodInfo invoke;
431                         if (d != null) {
432 #if GMCS_SOURCE
433                                 if (g_args != null) {
434                                         invoke = TypeBuilder.GetMethod (dt, d.InvokeBuilder);
435 #if MS_COMPATIBLE
436                                         ParametersCompiled p = (ParametersCompiled) d.Parameters.InflateTypes (g_args, g_args);
437                                         TypeManager.RegisterMethod (invoke, p);
438 #endif
439                                         return invoke;
440                                 }
441 #endif
442                                 return d.InvokeBuilder;
443                         }
444
445                         Expression ml = Expression.MemberLookup (container_type, null, dt,
446                                 "Invoke", Location.Null);
447
448                         MethodGroupExpr mg = ml as MethodGroupExpr;
449                         if (mg == null) {
450                                 Report.Error (-100, Location.Null, "Internal error: could not find Invoke method!");
451                                 // FIXME: null will cause a crash later
452                                 return null;
453                         }
454
455                         invoke = (MethodInfo) mg.Methods[0];
456 #if MS_COMPATIBLE
457                         if (g_args != null) {
458                                 AParametersCollection p = TypeManager.GetParameterData (invoke);
459                                 p = p.InflateTypes (g_args, g_args);
460                                 TypeManager.RegisterMethod (invoke, p);
461                                 return invoke;
462                         }
463 #endif
464
465                         return invoke;
466                 }
467
468                 //
469                 // 15.2 Delegate compatibility
470                 //
471                 public static bool IsTypeCovariant (Expression a, Type b)
472                 {
473                         //
474                         // For each value parameter (a parameter with no ref or out modifier), an 
475                         // identity conversion or implicit reference conversion exists from the
476                         // parameter type in D to the corresponding parameter type in M
477                         //
478                         if (a.Type == b)
479                                 return true;
480
481                         if (RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1)
482                                 return false;
483
484                         return Convert.ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (a, b);
485                 }
486                 
487                 /// <summary>
488                 ///  Verifies whether the method in question is compatible with the delegate
489                 ///  Returns the method itself if okay and null if not.
490                 /// </summary>
491                 public static MethodBase VerifyMethod (Type container_type, Type delegate_type,
492                                                        MethodGroupExpr old_mg, MethodBase mb)
493                 {
494                         bool is_method_definition = TypeManager.IsGenericMethodDefinition (mb);
495                         
496                         MethodInfo invoke_mb = GetInvokeMethod (container_type, delegate_type);
497                         if (invoke_mb == null)
498                                 return null;
499                                 
500                         if (is_method_definition)
501                                 invoke_mb = (MethodInfo) TypeManager.DropGenericMethodArguments (invoke_mb);
502
503                         AParametersCollection invoke_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (invoke_mb);
504
505 #if GMCS_SOURCE
506                         if (!is_method_definition && old_mg.type_arguments == null &&
507                             !TypeManager.InferTypeArguments (invoke_pd, ref mb))
508                                 return null;
509 #endif
510                         AParametersCollection pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mb);
511
512                         if (invoke_pd.Count != pd.Count)
513                                 return null;
514
515                         for (int i = pd.Count; i > 0; ) {
516                                 i--;
517
518                                 Type invoke_pd_type = invoke_pd.Types [i];
519                                 Type pd_type = pd.Types [i];
520                                 Parameter.Modifier invoke_pd_type_mod = invoke_pd.FixedParameters [i].ModFlags;
521                                 Parameter.Modifier pd_type_mod = pd.FixedParameters [i].ModFlags;
522
523                                 invoke_pd_type_mod &= ~Parameter.Modifier.PARAMS;
524                                 pd_type_mod &= ~Parameter.Modifier.PARAMS;
525
526                                 if (invoke_pd_type_mod != pd_type_mod)
527                                         return null;
528
529                                 if (TypeManager.IsEqual (invoke_pd_type, pd_type))
530                                         continue;
531
532                                 if (IsTypeCovariant (new EmptyExpression (invoke_pd_type), pd_type))
533                                         continue;
534
535                                 return null;
536                         }
537
538                         Type invoke_mb_retval = ((MethodInfo) invoke_mb).ReturnType;
539                         Type mb_retval = ((MethodInfo) mb).ReturnType;
540                         if (TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (invoke_mb_retval) == TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (mb_retval))
541                                 return mb;
542
543                         //if (!IsTypeCovariant (mb_retval, invoke_mb_retval))
544                         //      return null;
545
546                         if (RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1) 
547                                 return null;
548
549                         return mb;
550                 }
551
552                 // <summary>
553                 //  Verifies whether the invocation arguments are compatible with the
554                 //  delegate's target method
555                 // </summary>
556                 public static bool VerifyApplicability (EmitContext ec, Type delegate_type,
557                                                         ArrayList args, Location loc)
558                 {
559                         int arg_count;
560
561                         if (args == null)
562                                 arg_count = 0;
563                         else
564                                 arg_count = args.Count;
565
566                         MethodBase mb = GetInvokeMethod (ec.ContainerType, delegate_type);
567                         MethodGroupExpr me = new MethodGroupExpr (new MemberInfo [] { mb }, delegate_type, loc);
568                         
569                         AParametersCollection pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mb);
570
571                         int pd_count = pd.Count;
572
573                         bool params_method = pd.HasParams;
574                         bool is_params_applicable = false;
575                         bool is_applicable = me.IsApplicable (ec, args, arg_count, ref mb, ref is_params_applicable) == 0;
576
577                         if (!is_applicable && !params_method && arg_count != pd_count) {
578                                 Report.Error (1593, loc, "Delegate `{0}' does not take `{1}' arguments",
579                                         TypeManager.CSharpName (delegate_type), arg_count.ToString ());
580                                 return false;
581                         }
582
583                         return me.VerifyArgumentsCompat (
584                                         ec, ref args, arg_count, mb, 
585                                         is_params_applicable || (!is_applicable && params_method),
586                                         false, loc);
587                 }
588                 
589                 public static string FullDelegateDesc (MethodBase invoke_method)
590                 {
591                         return TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (invoke_method).Replace (".Invoke", "");
592                 }
593                 
594                 public override MemberCache MemberCache {
595                         get {
596                                 return member_cache;
597                         }
598                 }
599
600                 public Expression InstanceExpression {
601                         get {
602                                 return instance_expr;
603                         }
604                         set {
605                                 instance_expr = value;
606                         }
607                 }
608
609                 public MethodBase TargetMethod {
610                         get {
611                                 return delegate_method;
612                         }
613                         set {
614                                 delegate_method = value;
615                         }
616                 }
617
618                 public Type TargetReturnType {
619                         get {
620                                 return ret_type;
621                         }
622                 }
623
624                 public override AttributeTargets AttributeTargets {
625                         get {
626                                 return AttributeTargets.Delegate;
627                         }
628                 }
629
630                 //
631                 //   Represents header string for documentation comment.
632                 //
633                 public override string DocCommentHeader {
634                         get { return "T:"; }
635                 }
636
637                 #region IMemberContainer Members
638
639                 string IMemberContainer.Name
640                 {
641                         get { throw new NotImplementedException (); }
642                 }
643
644                 Type IMemberContainer.Type
645                 {
646                         get { throw new NotImplementedException (); }
647                 }
648
649                 MemberCache IMemberContainer.BaseCache
650                 {
651                         get { throw new NotImplementedException (); }
652                 }
653
654                 bool IMemberContainer.IsInterface {
655                         get {
656                                 return false;
657                         }
658                 }
659
660                 MemberList IMemberContainer.GetMembers (MemberTypes mt, BindingFlags bf)
661                 {
662                         throw new NotImplementedException ();
663                 }
664
665                 #endregion
666         }
667
668         //
669         // Base class for `NewDelegate' and `ImplicitDelegateCreation'
670         //
671         public abstract class DelegateCreation : Expression, MethodGroupExpr.IErrorHandler
672         {
673                 protected ConstructorInfo constructor_method;
674                 protected MethodInfo delegate_method;
675                 // We keep this to handle IsBase only
676                 protected MethodGroupExpr method_group;
677                 protected Expression delegate_instance_expression;
678
679                 public static ArrayList CreateDelegateMethodArguments (MethodInfo invoke_method, Location loc)
680                 {
681                         AParametersCollection pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (invoke_method);
682                         ArrayList delegate_arguments = new ArrayList (pd.Count);
683                         for (int i = 0; i < pd.Count; ++i) {
684                                 Argument.AType atype_modifier;
685                                 Type atype = pd.Types [i];
686                                 switch (pd.FixedParameters [i].ModFlags) {
687                                 case Parameter.Modifier.REF:
688                                         atype_modifier = Argument.AType.Ref;
689                                         //atype = atype.GetElementType ();
690                                         break;
691                                 case Parameter.Modifier.OUT:
692                                         atype_modifier = Argument.AType.Out;
693                                         //atype = atype.GetElementType ();
694                                         break;
695                                 case Parameter.Modifier.ARGLIST:
696                                         // __arglist is not valid
697                                         throw new InternalErrorException ("__arglist modifier");
698                                 default:
699                                         atype_modifier = Argument.AType.Expression;
700                                         break;
701                                 }
702                                 delegate_arguments.Add (new Argument (new TypeExpression (atype, loc), atype_modifier));
703                         }
704                         return delegate_arguments;
705                 }
706
707                 public override Expression CreateExpressionTree (EmitContext ec)
708                 {
709                         MemberAccess ma = new MemberAccess (new MemberAccess (new QualifiedAliasMember ("global", "System", loc), "Delegate", loc), "CreateDelegate", loc);
710
711                         ArrayList args = new ArrayList (3);
712                         args.Add (new Argument (new TypeOf (new TypeExpression (type, loc), loc)));
713                         args.Add (new Argument (new NullLiteral (loc)));
714                         args.Add (new Argument (new TypeOfMethodInfo (delegate_method, loc)));
715                         Expression e = new Invocation (ma, args).Resolve (ec);
716                         if (e == null)
717                                 return null;
718
719                         e = Convert.ExplicitConversion (ec, e, type, loc);
720                         if (e == null)
721                                 return null;
722
723                         return e.CreateExpressionTree (ec);
724                 }
725
726                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
727                 {
728                         constructor_method = Delegate.GetConstructor (ec.ContainerType, type);
729
730                         MethodInfo invoke_method = Delegate.GetInvokeMethod (ec.ContainerType, type);
731                         method_group.DelegateType = type;
732                         method_group.CustomErrorHandler = this;
733
734                         ArrayList arguments = CreateDelegateMethodArguments (invoke_method, loc);
735                         method_group = method_group.OverloadResolve (ec, ref arguments, false, loc);
736                         if (method_group == null)
737                                 return null;
738
739                         delegate_method = (MethodInfo) method_group;
740                         
741                         if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (delegate_method.DeclaringType)) {
742                                 Report.Error (1728, loc, "Cannot create delegate from method `{0}' because it is a member of System.Nullable<T> type",
743                                         TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (delegate_method));
744                                 return null;
745                         }               
746                         
747                         Invocation.IsSpecialMethodInvocation (delegate_method, loc);
748
749                         ExtensionMethodGroupExpr emg = method_group as ExtensionMethodGroupExpr;
750                         if (emg != null) {
751                                 delegate_instance_expression = emg.ExtensionExpression;
752                                 Type e_type = delegate_instance_expression.Type;
753                                 if (TypeManager.IsValueType (e_type)) {
754                                         Report.Error (1113, loc, "Extension method `{0}' of value type `{1}' cannot be used to create delegates",
755                                                 TypeManager.CSharpSignature (delegate_method), TypeManager.CSharpName (e_type));
756                                 }
757                         }
758
759                         Type rt = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (delegate_method.ReturnType);
760                         Expression ret_expr = new TypeExpression (rt, loc);
761                         if (!Delegate.IsTypeCovariant (ret_expr, (TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (invoke_method.ReturnType)))) {
762                                 Error_ConversionFailed (ec, delegate_method, ret_expr);
763                         }
764
765                         if (Invocation.IsMethodExcluded (delegate_method, loc)) {
766                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (delegate_method);
767                                 MethodOrOperator m = TypeManager.GetMethod (delegate_method) as MethodOrOperator;
768                                 if (m != null && m.IsPartialDefinition) {
769                                         Report.Error (762, loc, "Cannot create delegate from partial method declaration `{0}'",
770                                                 TypeManager.CSharpSignature (delegate_method));
771                                 } else {
772                                         Report.Error (1618, loc, "Cannot create delegate with `{0}' because it has a Conditional attribute",
773                                                 TypeManager.CSharpSignature (delegate_method));
774                                 }
775                         }
776
777                         DoResolveInstanceExpression (ec);
778                         eclass = ExprClass.Value;
779                         return this;
780                 }
781
782                 void DoResolveInstanceExpression (EmitContext ec)
783                 {
784                         //
785                         // Argument is another delegate
786                         //
787                         if (delegate_instance_expression != null)
788                                 return;
789
790                         Expression instance = method_group.InstanceExpression;
791                         if (instance != null && instance != EmptyExpression.Null) {
792                                 delegate_instance_expression = instance;
793                                 Type instance_type = delegate_instance_expression.Type;
794                                 if (TypeManager.IsValueType (instance_type) || TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (instance_type)) {
795                                         delegate_instance_expression = new BoxedCast (
796                                                 delegate_instance_expression, TypeManager.object_type);
797                                 }
798                         } else if (!delegate_method.IsStatic && !ec.IsStatic) {
799                                 delegate_instance_expression = ec.GetThis (loc);
800                         }
801                 }
802                 
803                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
804                 {
805                         if (delegate_instance_expression == null)
806                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldnull);
807                         else
808                                 delegate_instance_expression.Emit (ec);
809
810                         if (!delegate_method.DeclaringType.IsSealed && delegate_method.IsVirtual && !method_group.IsBase) {
811                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
812                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldvirtftn, delegate_method);
813                         } else {
814                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldftn, delegate_method);
815                         }
816
817                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Newobj, constructor_method);
818                 }
819
820                 void Error_ConversionFailed (EmitContext ec, MethodBase method, Expression return_type)
821                 {
822                         MethodInfo invoke_method = Delegate.GetInvokeMethod (ec.ContainerType, type);
823                         string member_name = delegate_instance_expression != null ?
824                                 Delegate.FullDelegateDesc (method) :
825                                 TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (method);
826
827                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (type);
828                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (method);
829                         if (RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1) {
830                                 Report.Error (410, loc, "A method or delegate `{0} {1}' parameters and return type must be same as delegate `{2} {3}' parameters and return type",
831                                         TypeManager.CSharpName (((MethodInfo) method).ReturnType), member_name,
832                                         TypeManager.CSharpName (invoke_method.ReturnType), Delegate.FullDelegateDesc (invoke_method));
833                                 return;
834                         }
835                         if (return_type == null) {
836                                 Report.Error (123, loc, "A method or delegate `{0}' parameters do not match delegate `{1}' parameters",
837                                         member_name, Delegate.FullDelegateDesc (invoke_method));
838                                 return;
839                         }
840
841                         Report.Error (407, loc, "A method or delegate `{0} {1}' return type does not match delegate `{2} {3}' return type",
842                                 return_type.GetSignatureForError (), member_name,
843                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (invoke_method.ReturnType), Delegate.FullDelegateDesc (invoke_method));
844                 }
845
846                 public static MethodBase ImplicitStandardConversionExists (MethodGroupExpr mg, Type target_type)
847                 {
848                         if (target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || target_type == TypeManager.multicast_delegate_type)
849                                 return null;
850
851                         foreach (MethodInfo mi in mg.Methods){
852                                 MethodBase mb = Delegate.VerifyMethod (mg.DeclaringType, target_type, mg, mi);
853                                 if (mb != null)
854                                         return mb;
855                         }
856                         return null;
857                 }
858
859                 public override void MutateHoistedGenericType (AnonymousMethodStorey storey)
860                 {
861                         if (delegate_instance_expression != null)
862                                 delegate_instance_expression.MutateHoistedGenericType (storey);
863
864                         delegate_method = storey.MutateGenericMethod (delegate_method);
865                         constructor_method = storey.MutateConstructor (constructor_method);
866                 }
867
868                 #region IErrorHandler Members
869
870                 public bool NoExactMatch (EmitContext ec, MethodBase method)
871                 {
872                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericMethod (method))
873                                 return false;
874
875                         Error_ConversionFailed (ec, method, null);
876                         return true;
877                 }
878
879                 public bool AmbiguousCall (MethodBase ambiguous)
880                 {
881                         return false;
882                 }
883
884                 #endregion
885         }
886
887         //
888         // Created from the conversion code
889         //
890         public class ImplicitDelegateCreation : DelegateCreation
891         {
892                 ImplicitDelegateCreation (Type t, MethodGroupExpr mg, Location l)
893                 {
894                         type = t;
895                         this.method_group = mg;
896                         loc = l;
897                 }
898
899                 static public Expression Create (EmitContext ec, MethodGroupExpr mge,
900                                                  Type target_type, Location loc)
901                 {
902                         ImplicitDelegateCreation d = new ImplicitDelegateCreation (target_type, mge, loc);
903                         return d.DoResolve (ec);
904                 }
905         }
906         
907         //
908         // A delegate-creation-expression, invoked from the `New' class 
909         //
910         public class NewDelegate : DelegateCreation
911         {
912                 public ArrayList Arguments;
913
914                 //
915                 // This constructor is invoked from the `New' expression
916                 //
917                 public NewDelegate (Type type, ArrayList Arguments, Location loc)
918                 {
919                         this.type = type;
920                         this.Arguments = Arguments;
921                         this.loc  = loc; 
922                 }
923
924                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
925                 {
926                         if (Arguments == null || Arguments.Count != 1) {
927                                 Error_InvalidDelegateArgument ();
928                                 return null;
929                         }
930
931                         Argument a = (Argument) Arguments [0];
932                         if (!a.ResolveMethodGroup (ec))
933                                 return null;
934
935                         Expression e = a.Expr;
936
937                         AnonymousMethodExpression ame = e as AnonymousMethodExpression;
938                         if (ame != null && RootContext.Version != LanguageVersion.ISO_1) {
939                                 e = ame.Compatible (ec, type);
940                                 if (e == null)
941                                         return null;
942
943                                 return e.Resolve (ec);
944                         }
945
946                         method_group = e as MethodGroupExpr;
947                         if (method_group == null) {
948                                 if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (e.Type)) {
949                                         e.Error_UnexpectedKind (ResolveFlags.MethodGroup | ResolveFlags.Type, loc);
950                                         return null;
951                                 }
952
953                                 //
954                                 // An argument is not a method but another delegate
955                                 //
956                                 delegate_instance_expression = e;
957                                 method_group = new MethodGroupExpr (new MemberInfo [] { 
958                                         Delegate.GetInvokeMethod (ec.ContainerType, e.Type) }, e.Type, loc);
959                         }
960
961                         return base.DoResolve (ec);
962                 }
963
964                 void Error_InvalidDelegateArgument ()
965                 {
966                         Report.Error (149, loc, "Method name expected");
967                 }
968         }
969
970         public class DelegateInvocation : ExpressionStatement {
971
972                 readonly Expression InstanceExpr;
973                 readonly ArrayList  Arguments;
974
975                 MethodInfo method;
976                 
977                 public DelegateInvocation (Expression instance_expr, ArrayList args, Location loc)
978                 {
979                         this.InstanceExpr = instance_expr;
980                         this.Arguments = args;
981                         this.loc = loc;
982                 }
983                 
984                 public override Expression CreateExpressionTree (EmitContext ec)
985                 {
986                         ArrayList args;
987                         if (Arguments == null)
988                                 args = new ArrayList (1);
989                         else
990                                 args = new ArrayList (Arguments.Count + 1);
991
992                         args.Add (new Argument (InstanceExpr.CreateExpressionTree (ec)));
993                         if (Arguments != null) {
994                                 foreach (Argument a in Arguments)
995                                         args.Add (new Argument (a.Expr.CreateExpressionTree (ec)));
996                         }
997
998                         return CreateExpressionFactoryCall ("Invoke", args);
999                 }
1000
1001                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1002                 {
1003                         if (InstanceExpr is EventExpr) {
1004                                 ((EventExpr) InstanceExpr).Error_CannotAssign ();
1005                                 return null;
1006                         }
1007                         
1008                         Type del_type = InstanceExpr.Type;
1009                         if (del_type == null)
1010                                 return null;
1011                         
1012                         if (Arguments != null){
1013                                 foreach (Argument a in Arguments){
1014                                         if (!a.Resolve (ec, loc))
1015                                                 return null;
1016                                 }
1017                         }
1018                         
1019                         if (!Delegate.VerifyApplicability (ec, del_type, Arguments, loc))
1020                                 return null;
1021
1022                         method = Delegate.GetInvokeMethod (ec.ContainerType, del_type);
1023                         type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (method.ReturnType);
1024                         eclass = ExprClass.Value;
1025                         
1026                         return this;
1027                 }
1028
1029                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1030                 {
1031                         //
1032                         // Invocation on delegates call the virtual Invoke member
1033                         // so we are always `instance' calls
1034                         //
1035                         Invocation.EmitCall (ec, false, InstanceExpr, method, Arguments, loc);
1036                 }
1037
1038                 public override void EmitStatement (EmitContext ec)
1039                 {
1040                         Emit (ec);
1041                         // 
1042                         // Pop the return value if there is one
1043                         //
1044                         if (type != TypeManager.void_type)
1045                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Pop);
1046                 }
1047
1048                 public override void MutateHoistedGenericType (AnonymousMethodStorey storey)
1049                 {
1050                         method = storey.MutateGenericMethod (method);
1051                         type = storey.MutateType (type);
1052
1053                         if (Arguments != null) {
1054                                 foreach (Argument a in Arguments) {
1055                                         a.Expr.MutateHoistedGenericType (storey);
1056                                 }
1057                         }
1058
1059                         InstanceExpr.MutateHoistedGenericType (storey);
1060                 }
1061         }
1062 }