mcs/mcs/ecore.cs

   1 //
   2 // ecore.cs: Core of the Expression representation for the intermediate tree.
   3 //
   4 // Author:
   5 //   Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
   6 //   Marek Safar (marek.safar@seznam.cz)
   7 //
   8 // (C) 2001, 2002, 2003 Ximian, Inc.
   9 //
  10 //
  11
  12 namespace Mono.CSharp {
  13         using System;
  14         using System.Collections;
  15         using System.Diagnostics;
  16         using System.Reflection;
  17         using System.Reflection.Emit;
  18         using System.Text;
  19
  20         /// <remarks>
  21         ///   The ExprClass class contains the is used to pass the
  22         ///   classification of an expression (value, variable, namespace,
  23         ///   type, method group, property access, event access, indexer access,
  24         ///   nothing).
  25         /// </remarks>
  26         public enum ExprClass : byte {
  27                 Invalid,
  28
  29                 Value,
  30                 Variable,
  31                 Namespace,
  32                 Type,
  33                 MethodGroup,
  34                 PropertyAccess,
  35                 EventAccess,
  36                 IndexerAccess,
  37                 Nothing,
  38         }
  39
  40         /// <remarks>
  41         ///   This is used to tell Resolve in which types of expressions we're
  42         ///   interested.
  43         /// </remarks>
  44         [Flags]
  45         public enum ResolveFlags {
  46                 // Returns Value, Variable, PropertyAccess, EventAccess or IndexerAccess.
  47                 VariableOrValue         = 1,
  48
  49                 // Returns a type expression.
  50                 Type                    = 2,
  51
  52                 // Returns a method group.
  53                 MethodGroup             = 4,
  54
  55                 // Mask of all the expression class flags.
  56                 MaskExprClass           = 7,
  57
  58                 // Disable control flow analysis while resolving the expression.
  59                 // This is used when resolving the instance expression of a field expression.
  60                 DisableFlowAnalysis     = 8,
  61
  62                 // Set if this is resolving the first part of a MemberAccess.
  63                 Intermediate            = 16,
  64
  65                 // Disable control flow analysis _of struct_ while resolving the expression.
  66                 // This is used when resolving the instance expression of a field expression.
  67                 DisableStructFlowAnalysis       = 32,
  68
  69         }
  70
  71         //
  72         // This is just as a hint to AddressOf of what will be done with the
  73         // address.
  74         [Flags]
  75         public enum AddressOp {
  76                 Store = 1,
  77                 Load  = 2,
  78                 LoadStore = 3
  79         };
  80
  81         /// <summary>
  82         ///   This interface is implemented by variables
  83         /// </summary>
  84         public interface IMemoryLocation {
  85                 /// <summary>
  86                 ///   The AddressOf method should generate code that loads
  87                 ///   the address of the object and leaves it on the stack.
  88                 ///
  89                 ///   The `mode' argument is used to notify the expression
  90                 ///   of whether this will be used to read from the address or
  91                 ///   write to the address.
  92                 ///
  93                 ///   This is just a hint that can be used to provide good error
  94                 ///   reporting, and should have no other side effects.
  95                 /// </summary>
  96                 void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode);
  97         }
  98
  99         /// <summary>
 100         ///   This interface is implemented by variables
 101         /// </summary>
 102         public interface IVariable {
 103                 VariableInfo VariableInfo {
 104                         get;
 105                 }
 106
 107                 bool VerifyFixed ();
 108         }
 109
 110         /// <remarks>
 111         ///   Base class for expressions
 112         /// </remarks>
 113         public abstract class Expression {
 114                 public ExprClass eclass;
 115                 protected Type type;
 116                 protected Location loc;
 117
 118                 public Type Type {
 119                         get { return type; }
 120                         set { type = value; }
 121                 }
 122
 123                 public virtual Location Location {
 124                         get { return loc; }
 125                 }
 126
 127                 /// <summary>
 128                 ///   Utility wrapper routine for Error, just to beautify the code
 129                 /// </summary>
 130                 public void Error (int error, string s)
 131                 {
 132                         Report.Error (error, loc, s);
 133                 }
 134
 135                 // Not nice but we have broken hierarchy.
 136                 public virtual void CheckMarshalByRefAccess ()
 137                 {
 138                 }
 139
 140                 public virtual bool GetAttributableValue (Type valueType, out object value)
 141                 {
 142                         Attribute.Error_AttributeArgumentNotValid (loc);
 143                         value = null;
 144                         return false;
 145                 }
 146
 147                 public virtual string GetSignatureForError ()
 148                 {
 149                         return TypeManager.CSharpName (type);
 150                 }
 151
 152                 public static bool IsAccessorAccessible (Type invocation_type, MethodInfo mi, out bool must_do_cs1540_check)
 153                 {
 154                         MethodAttributes ma = mi.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask;
 155
 156                         must_do_cs1540_check = false; // by default we do not check for this
 157
 158                         if (ma == MethodAttributes.Public)
 159                                 return true;
 160
 161                         //
 162                         // If only accessible to the current class or children
 163                         //
 164                         if (ma == MethodAttributes.Private)
 165                                 return TypeManager.IsPrivateAccessible (invocation_type, mi.DeclaringType) ||
 166                                         TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf (invocation_type, mi.DeclaringType);
 167
 168                         if (mi.DeclaringType.Assembly == invocation_type.Assembly ||
 169                                         TypeManager.IsFriendAssembly (mi.DeclaringType.Assembly)) {
 170                                 if (ma == MethodAttributes.Assembly || ma == MethodAttributes.FamORAssem)
 171                                         return true;
 172                         } else {
 173                                 if (ma == MethodAttributes.Assembly || ma == MethodAttributes.FamANDAssem)
 174                                         return false;
 175                         }
 176
 177                         // Family and FamANDAssem require that we derive.
 178                         // FamORAssem requires that we derive if in different assemblies.
 179                         if (!TypeManager.IsNestedFamilyAccessible (invocation_type, mi.DeclaringType))
 180                                 return false;
 181
 182                         if (!TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf (invocation_type, mi.DeclaringType))
 183                                 must_do_cs1540_check = true;
 184
 185                         return true;
 186                 }
 187
 188                 /// <summary>
 189                 ///   Performs semantic analysis on the Expression
 190                 /// </summary>
 191                 ///
 192                 /// <remarks>
 193                 ///   The Resolve method is invoked to perform the semantic analysis
 194                 ///   on the node.
 195                 ///
 196                 ///   The return value is an expression (it can be the
 197                 ///   same expression in some cases) or a new
 198                 ///   expression that better represents this node.
 199                 ///
 200                 ///   For example, optimizations of Unary (LiteralInt)
 201                 ///   would return a new LiteralInt with a negated
 202                 ///   value.
 203                 ///
 204                 ///   If there is an error during semantic analysis,
 205                 ///   then an error should be reported (using Report)
 206                 ///   and a null value should be returned.
 207                 ///
 208                 ///   There are two side effects expected from calling
 209                 ///   Resolve(): the the field variable "eclass" should
 210                 ///   be set to any value of the enumeration
 211                 ///   `ExprClass' and the type variable should be set
 212                 ///   to a valid type (this is the type of the
 213                 ///   expression).
 214                 /// </remarks>
 215                 public abstract Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec);
 216
 217                 public virtual Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
 218                 {
 219                         return null;
 220                 }
 221
 222                 //
 223                 // This is used if the expression should be resolved as a type or namespace name.
 224                 // the default implementation fails.
 225                 //
 226                 public virtual FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec,  bool silent)
 227                 {
 228                         return null;
 229                 }
 230
 231                 //
 232                 // This is used to resolve the expression as a type, a null
 233                 // value will be returned if the expression is not a type
 234                 // reference
 235                 //
 236                 public virtual TypeExpr ResolveAsTypeTerminal (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
 237                 {
 238                         TypeExpr te = ResolveAsBaseTerminal (ec, silent);
 239                         if (te == null)
 240                                 return null;
 241
 242                         if (!silent) { // && !(te is TypeParameterExpr)) {
 243                                 ObsoleteAttribute obsolete_attr = AttributeTester.GetObsoleteAttribute (te.Type);
 244                                 if (obsolete_attr != null && !ec.IsInObsoleteScope) {
 245                                         AttributeTester.Report_ObsoleteMessage (obsolete_attr, te.GetSignatureForError (), Location);
 246                                 }
 247                         }
 248
 249                         // Constrains don't need to be checked for overrides
 250                         GenericMethod gm = ec.GenericDeclContainer as GenericMethod;
 251                         if (gm != null && (gm.ModFlags & Modifiers.OVERRIDE) != 0) {
 252                                 te.loc = loc;
 253                                 return te;
 254                         }
 255
 256                         ConstructedType ct = te as ConstructedType;
 257                         if ((ct != null) && !ct.CheckConstraints (ec))
 258                                 return null;
 259
 260                         return te;
 261                 }
 262
 263                 public TypeExpr ResolveAsBaseTerminal (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
 264                 {
 265                         int errors = Report.Errors;
 266
 267                         FullNamedExpression fne = ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, silent);
 268
 269                         if (fne == null)
 270                                 return null;
 271
 272                         if (fne.eclass != ExprClass.Type) {
 273                                 if (!silent && errors == Report.Errors)
 274                                         fne.Error_UnexpectedKind (null, "type", loc);
 275                                 return null;
 276                         }
 277
 278                         TypeExpr te = fne as TypeExpr;
 279
 280                         if (!te.CheckAccessLevel (ec.DeclContainer)) {
 281                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (te.Type);
 282                                 ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpName (te.Type));
 283                                 return null;
 284                         }
 285
 286                         te.loc = loc;
 287                         return te;
 288                 }
 289
 290                 public static void ErrorIsInaccesible (Location loc, string name)
 291                 {
 292                         Report.Error (122, loc, "`{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level", name);
 293                 }
 294
 295                 protected static void Error_CannotAccessProtected (Location loc, MemberInfo m, Type qualifier, Type container)
 296                 {
 297                         Report.Error (1540, loc, "Cannot access protected member `{0}' via a qualifier of type `{1}'."
 298                                 + " The qualifier must be of type `{2}' or derived from it",
 299                                 TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (m),
 300                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (qualifier),
 301                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (container));
 302
 303                 }
 304
 305                 public static void Error_InvalidExpressionStatement (Location loc)
 306                 {
 307                         Report.Error (201, loc, "Only assignment, call, increment, decrement, and new object " +
 308                                        "expressions can be used as a statement");
 309                 }
 310
 311                 public void Error_InvalidExpressionStatement ()
 312                 {
 313                         Error_InvalidExpressionStatement (loc);
 314                 }
 315
 316                 protected void Error_CannotAssign (string to, string roContext)
 317                 {
 318                         Report.Error (1656, loc, "Cannot assign to `{0}' because it is a `{1}'",
 319                                 to, roContext);
 320                 }
 321
 322                 public static void Error_VoidInvalidInTheContext (Location loc)
 323                 {
 324                         Report.Error (1547, loc, "Keyword `void' cannot be used in this context");
 325                 }
 326
 327                 public virtual void Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (EmitContext ec, Location loc, Type target, bool expl)
 328                 {
 329                         if (Type.FullName == target.FullName){
 330                                 Report.ExtraInformation (loc,
 331                                         String.Format (
 332                                         "The type {0} has two conflicting definitions, one comes from {1} and the other from {2}",
 333                                         Type.FullName, Type.Assembly.FullName, target.Assembly.FullName));
 334
 335                         }
 336
 337                         if (expl) {
 338                                 Report.Error (30, loc, "Cannot convert type `{0}' to `{1}'",
 339                                         GetSignatureForError (), TypeManager.CSharpName (target));
 340                                 return;
 341                         }
 342
 343                         Expression e = (this is EnumConstant) ? ((EnumConstant)this).Child : this;
 344                         bool b = Convert.ExplicitNumericConversion (e, target) != null;
 345
 346                         if (b ||
 347                             Convert.ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (Type, target) ||
 348                             Convert.ExplicitUnsafe (e, target) != null ||
 349                             (ec != null && Convert.UserDefinedConversion (ec, this, target, Location.Null, true) != null))
 350                         {
 351                                 Report.Error (266, loc, "Cannot implicitly convert type `{0}' to `{1}'. " +
 352                                               "An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)",
 353                                         TypeManager.CSharpName (Type), TypeManager.CSharpName (target));
 354                                 return;
 355                         }
 356
 357                         if (Type != TypeManager.string_type && this is Constant && !(this is EmptyConstantCast)) {
 358                                 Report.Error (31, loc, "Constant value `{0}' cannot be converted to a `{1}'",
 359                                         ((Constant)(this)).GetValue ().ToString (), TypeManager.CSharpName (target));
 360                                 return;
 361                         }
 362
 363                         Report.Error (29, loc, "Cannot implicitly convert type {0} to `{1}'",
 364                                 Type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type ?
 365                                 "anonymous method" : "`" + GetSignatureForError () + "'",
 366                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (target));
 367                 }
 368
 369                 public static void Error_TypeDoesNotContainDefinition (Location loc, Type type, string name)
 370                 {
 371                         Report.Error (117, loc, "`{0}' does not contain a definition for `{1}'",
 372                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (type), name);
 373                 }
 374
 375                 protected static void Error_ValueAssignment (Location loc)
 376                 {
 377                         Report.Error (131, loc, "The left-hand side of an assignment must be a variable, a property or an indexer");
 378                 }
 379
 380                 ResolveFlags ExprClassToResolveFlags
 381                 {
 382                         get {
 383                                 switch (eclass) {
 384                                         case ExprClass.Type:
 385                                         case ExprClass.Namespace:
 386                                                 return ResolveFlags.Type;
 387
 388                                         case ExprClass.MethodGroup:
 389                                                 return ResolveFlags.MethodGroup;
 390
 391                                         case ExprClass.Value:
 392                                         case ExprClass.Variable:
 393                                         case ExprClass.PropertyAccess:
 394                                         case ExprClass.EventAccess:
 395                                         case ExprClass.IndexerAccess:
 396                                                 return ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue;
 397
 398                                         default:
 399                                                 throw new Exception ("Expression " + GetType () +
 400                                                         " ExprClass is Invalid after resolve");
 401                                 }
 402                         }
 403                 }
 404
 405                 /// <summary>
 406                 ///   Resolves an expression and performs semantic analysis on it.
 407                 /// </summary>
 408                 ///
 409                 /// <remarks>
 410                 ///   Currently Resolve wraps DoResolve to perform sanity
 411                 ///   checking and assertion checking on what we expect from Resolve.
 412                 /// </remarks>
 413                 public Expression Resolve (EmitContext ec, ResolveFlags flags)
 414                 {
 415                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MaskExprClass) == ResolveFlags.Type)
 416                                 return ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
 417
 418                         bool do_flow_analysis = ec.DoFlowAnalysis;
 419                         bool omit_struct_analysis = ec.OmitStructFlowAnalysis;
 420                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis) != 0)
 421                                 do_flow_analysis = false;
 422                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.DisableStructFlowAnalysis) != 0)
 423                                 omit_struct_analysis = true;
 424
 425                         Expression e;
 426                         using (ec.WithFlowAnalysis (do_flow_analysis, omit_struct_analysis)) {
 427                                 if (this is SimpleName) {
 428                                         bool intermediate = (flags & ResolveFlags.Intermediate) == ResolveFlags.Intermediate;
 429                                         e = ((SimpleName) this).DoResolve (ec, intermediate);
 430                                 } else {
 431                                         e = DoResolve (ec);
 432                                 }
 433                         }
 434
 435                         if (e == null)
 436                                 return null;
 437
 438                         if ((flags & e.ExprClassToResolveFlags) == 0) {
 439                                 e.Error_UnexpectedKind (flags, loc);
 440                                 return null;
 441                         }
 442
 443                         if (e.type == null && !(e is Namespace)) {
 444                                 throw new Exception (
 445                                         "Expression " + e.GetType () +
 446                                         " did not set its type after Resolve\n" +
 447                                         "called from: " + this.GetType ());
 448                         }
 449
 450                         return e;
 451                 }
 452
 453                 /// <summary>
 454                 ///   Resolves an expression and performs semantic analysis on it.
 455                 /// </summary>
 456                 public Expression Resolve (EmitContext ec)
 457                 {
 458                         Expression e = Resolve (ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue | ResolveFlags.MethodGroup);
 459
 460                         if (e != null && e.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup && RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1) {
 461                                 ((MethodGroupExpr) e).ReportUsageError ();
 462                                 return null;
 463                         }
 464                         return e;
 465                 }
 466
 467                 public Constant ResolveAsConstant (EmitContext ec, MemberCore mc)
 468                 {
 469                         Expression e = Resolve (ec);
 470                         if (e == null)
 471                                 return null;
 472
 473                         Constant c = e as Constant;
 474                         if (c != null)
 475                                 return c;
 476
 477                         Const.Error_ExpressionMustBeConstant (loc, mc.GetSignatureForError ());
 478                         return null;
 479                 }
 480
 481                 /// <summary>
 482                 ///   Resolves an expression for LValue assignment
 483                 /// </summary>
 484                 ///
 485                 /// <remarks>
 486                 ///   Currently ResolveLValue wraps DoResolveLValue to perform sanity
 487                 ///   checking and assertion checking on what we expect from Resolve
 488                 /// </remarks>
 489                 public Expression ResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side, Location loc)
 490                 {
 491                         int errors = Report.Errors;
 492                         bool out_access = right_side == EmptyExpression.OutAccess;
 493
 494                         Expression e = DoResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
 495
 496                         if (e != null && out_access && !(e is IMemoryLocation)) {
 497                                 // FIXME: There's no problem with correctness, the 'Expr = null' handles that.
 498                                 //        Enabling this 'throw' will "only" result in deleting useless code elsewhere,
 499
 500                                 //throw new InternalErrorException ("ResolveLValue didn't return an IMemoryLocation: " +
 501                                 //                                e.GetType () + " " + e.GetSignatureForError ());
 502                                 e = null;
 503                         }
 504
 505                         if (e == null) {
 506                                 if (errors == Report.Errors) {
 507                                         if (out_access)
 508                                                 Report.Error (1510, loc, "A ref or out argument must be an assignable variable");
 509                                         else
 510                                                 Error_ValueAssignment (loc);
 511                                 }
 512                                 return null;
 513                         }
 514
 515                         if (e.eclass == ExprClass.Invalid)
 516                                 throw new Exception ("Expression " + e + " ExprClass is Invalid after resolve");
 517
 518                         if (e.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup) {
 519                                 ((MethodGroupExpr) e).ReportUsageError ();
 520                                 return null;
 521                         }
 522
 523                         if ((e.type == null) && !(e is ConstructedType))
 524                                 throw new Exception ("Expression " + e + " did not set its type after Resolve");
 525
 526                         return e;
 527                 }
 528
 529                 /// <summary>
 530                 ///   Emits the code for the expression
 531                 /// </summary>
 532                 ///
 533                 /// <remarks>
 534                 ///   The Emit method is invoked to generate the code
 535                 ///   for the expression.
 536                 /// </remarks>
 537                 public abstract void Emit (EmitContext ec);
 538
 539                 public virtual void EmitBranchable (EmitContext ec, Label target, bool onTrue)
 540                 {
 541                         Emit (ec);
 542                         ec.ig.Emit (onTrue ? OpCodes.Brtrue : OpCodes.Brfalse, target);
 543                 }
 544
 545                 /// <summary>
 546                 ///   Protected constructor.  Only derivate types should
 547                 ///   be able to be created
 548                 /// </summary>
 549
 550                 protected Expression ()
 551                 {
 552                         eclass = ExprClass.Invalid;
 553                         type = null;
 554                 }
 555
 556                 /// <summary>
 557                 ///   Returns a fully formed expression after a MemberLookup
 558                 /// </summary>
 559                 ///
 560                 public static Expression ExprClassFromMemberInfo (Type containerType, MemberInfo mi, Location loc)
 561                 {
 562                         if (mi is EventInfo)
 563                                 return new EventExpr ((EventInfo) mi, loc);
 564                         else if (mi is FieldInfo)
 565                                 return new FieldExpr ((FieldInfo) mi, loc);
 566                         else if (mi is PropertyInfo)
 567                                 return new PropertyExpr (containerType, (PropertyInfo) mi, loc);
 568                         else if (mi is Type){
 569                                 return new TypeExpression ((System.Type) mi, loc);
 570                         }
 571
 572                         return null;
 573                 }
 574
 575                 protected static ArrayList almostMatchedMembers = new ArrayList (4);
 576
 577                 //
 578                 // FIXME: Probably implement a cache for (t,name,current_access_set)?
 579                 //
 580                 // This code could use some optimizations, but we need to do some
 581                 // measurements.  For example, we could use a delegate to `flag' when
 582                 // something can not any longer be a method-group (because it is something
 583                 // else).
 584                 //
 585                 // Return values:
 586                 //     If the return value is an Array, then it is an array of
 587                 //     MethodBases
 588                 //
 589                 //     If the return value is an MemberInfo, it is anything, but a Method
 590                 //
 591                 //     null on error.
 592                 //
 593                 // FIXME: When calling MemberLookup inside an `Invocation', we should pass
 594                 // the arguments here and have MemberLookup return only the methods that
 595                 // match the argument count/type, unlike we are doing now (we delay this
 596                 // decision).
 597                 //
 598                 // This is so we can catch correctly attempts to invoke instance methods
 599                 // from a static body (scan for error 120 in ResolveSimpleName).
 600                 //
 601                 //
 602                 // FIXME: Potential optimization, have a static ArrayList
 603                 //
 604
 605                 public static Expression MemberLookup (Type container_type, Type queried_type, string name,
 606                                                        MemberTypes mt, BindingFlags bf, Location loc)
 607                 {
 608                         return MemberLookup (container_type, null, queried_type, name, mt, bf, loc);
 609                 }
 610
 611                 //
 612                 // Lookup type `queried_type' for code in class `container_type' with a qualifier of
 613                 // `qualifier_type' or null to lookup members in the current class.
 614                 //
 615
 616                 public static Expression MemberLookup (Type container_type,
 617                                                        Type qualifier_type, Type queried_type,
 618                                                        string name, MemberTypes mt,
 619                                                        BindingFlags bf, Location loc)
 620                 {
 621                         almostMatchedMembers.Clear ();
 622
 623                         MemberInfo [] mi = TypeManager.MemberLookup (container_type, qualifier_type,
 624                                                                      queried_type, mt, bf, name, almostMatchedMembers);
 625
 626                         if (mi == null)
 627                                 return null;
 628
 629                         if (mi.Length > 1) {
 630                                 bool is_interface = qualifier_type != null && qualifier_type.IsInterface;
 631                                 ArrayList methods = new ArrayList (2);
 632                                 ArrayList non_methods = null;
 633
 634                                 foreach (MemberInfo m in mi) {
 635                                         if (m is MethodBase) {
 636                                                 methods.Add (m);
 637                                                 continue;
 638                                         }
 639
 640                                         if (non_methods == null) {
 641                                                 non_methods = new ArrayList (2);
 642                                                 non_methods.Add (m);
 643                                                 continue;
 644                                         }
 645
 646                                         foreach (MemberInfo n_m in non_methods) {
 647                                                 if (m.DeclaringType.IsInterface && TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (m.DeclaringType, n_m.DeclaringType))
 648                                                         continue;
 649
 650                                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (m);
 651                                                 Report.Error (229, loc, "Ambiguity between `{0}' and `{1}'",
 652                                                         TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (m), TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (n_m));
 653                                                 return null;
 654                                         }
 655                                 }
 656
 657                                 if (methods.Count == 0)
 658                                         return ExprClassFromMemberInfo (container_type, (MemberInfo)non_methods [0], loc);
 659
 660                                 if (non_methods != null) {
 661                                         MethodBase method = (MethodBase) methods [0];
 662                                         MemberInfo non_method = (MemberInfo) non_methods [0];
 663                                         if (method.DeclaringType == non_method.DeclaringType) {
 664                                                 // Cannot happen with C# code, but is valid in IL
 665                                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (method);
 666                                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (non_method);
 667                                                 Report.Error (229, loc, "Ambiguity between `{0}' and `{1}'",
 668                                                               TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (non_method),
 669                                                               TypeManager.CSharpSignature (method));
 670                                                 return null;
 671                                         }
 672
 673                                         if (is_interface) {
 674                                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (method);
 675                                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (non_method);
 676                                                 Report.Warning (467, 2, loc, "Ambiguity between method `{0}' and non-method `{1}'. Using method `{0}'",
 677                                                                 TypeManager.CSharpSignature (method), TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (non_method));
 678                                         }
 679                                 }
 680
 681                                 return new MethodGroupExpr (methods, loc);
 682                         }
 683
 684                         if (mi [0] is MethodBase)
 685                                 return new MethodGroupExpr (mi, loc);
 686
 687                         return ExprClassFromMemberInfo (container_type, mi [0], loc);
 688                 }
 689
 690                 public const MemberTypes AllMemberTypes =
 691                         MemberTypes.Constructor |
 692                         MemberTypes.Event       |
 693                         MemberTypes.Field       |
 694                         MemberTypes.Method      |
 695                         MemberTypes.NestedType  |
 696                         MemberTypes.Property;
 697
 698                 public const BindingFlags AllBindingFlags =
 699                         BindingFlags.Public |
 700                         BindingFlags.Static |
 701                         BindingFlags.Instance;
 702
 703                 public static Expression MemberLookup (Type container_type, Type queried_type,
 704                                                        string name, Location loc)
 705                 {
 706                         return MemberLookup (container_type, null, queried_type, name,
 707                                              AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 708                 }
 709
 710                 public static Expression MemberLookup (Type container_type, Type qualifier_type,
 711                                                        Type queried_type, string name, Location loc)
 712                 {
 713                         return MemberLookup (container_type, qualifier_type, queried_type,
 714                                              name, AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 715                 }
 716
 717                 public static MethodGroupExpr MethodLookup (Type container_type, Type queried_type,
 718                                                        string name, Location loc)
 719                 {
 720                         return (MethodGroupExpr)MemberLookup (container_type, null, queried_type, name,
 721                                              MemberTypes.Method, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 722                 }
 723
 724                 /// <summary>
 725                 ///   This is a wrapper for MemberLookup that is not used to "probe", but
 726                 ///   to find a final definition.  If the final definition is not found, we
 727                 ///   look for private members and display a useful debugging message if we
 728                 ///   find it.
 729                 /// </summary>
 730                 public static Expression MemberLookupFinal (EmitContext ec, Type qualifier_type,
 731                                                             Type queried_type, string name, Location loc)
 732                 {
 733                         return MemberLookupFinal (ec, qualifier_type, queried_type, name,
 734                                                   AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 735                 }
 736
 737                 public static Expression MemberLookupFinal (EmitContext ec, Type qualifier_type,
 738                                                             Type queried_type, string name,
 739                                                             MemberTypes mt, BindingFlags bf,
 740                                                             Location loc)
 741                 {
 742                         Expression e;
 743
 744                         int errors = Report.Errors;
 745
 746                         e = MemberLookup (ec.ContainerType, qualifier_type, queried_type, name, mt, bf, loc);
 747
 748                         if (e == null && errors == Report.Errors)
 749                                 // No errors were reported by MemberLookup, but there was an error.
 750                                 MemberLookupFailed (ec.ContainerType, qualifier_type, queried_type, name, null, true, loc);
 751
 752                         return e;
 753                 }
 754
 755                 public static void MemberLookupFailed (Type container_type, Type qualifier_type,
 756                                                        Type queried_type, string name,
 757                                                        string class_name, bool complain_if_none_found,
 758                                                        Location loc)
 759                 {
 760                         if (almostMatchedMembers.Count != 0) {
 761                                 for (int i = 0; i < almostMatchedMembers.Count; ++i) {
 762                                         MemberInfo m = (MemberInfo) almostMatchedMembers [i];
 763                                         for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
 764                                                 if (m == almostMatchedMembers [j]) {
 765                                                         m = null;
 766                                                         break;
 767                                                 }
 768                                         }
 769                                         if (m == null)
 770                                                 continue;
 771
 772                                         Type declaring_type = m.DeclaringType;
 773
 774                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (m);
 775                                         if (qualifier_type == null) {
 776                                                 Report.Error (38, loc, "Cannot access a nonstatic member of outer type `{0}' via nested type `{1}'",
 777                                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (m.DeclaringType),
 778                                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (container_type));
 779
 780                                         } else if (qualifier_type != container_type &&
 781                                                    TypeManager.IsNestedFamilyAccessible (container_type, declaring_type)) {
 782                                                 // Although a derived class can access protected members of
 783                                                 // its base class it cannot do so through an instance of the
 784                                                 // base class (CS1540).  If the qualifier_type is a base of the
 785                                                 // ec.ContainerType and the lookup succeeds with the latter one,
 786                                                 // then we are in this situation.
 787                                                 Error_CannotAccessProtected (loc, m, qualifier_type, container_type);
 788                                         } else {
 789                                                 ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (m));
 790                                         }
 791                                 }
 792                                 almostMatchedMembers.Clear ();
 793                                 return;
 794                         }
 795
 796                         MemberInfo[] lookup = null;
 797                         if (queried_type == null) {
 798                                 class_name = "global::";
 799                         } else {
 800                                 lookup = TypeManager.MemberLookup (queried_type, null, queried_type,
 801                                         AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags |
 802                                         BindingFlags.NonPublic, name, null);
 803                         }
 804
 805                         if (lookup == null) {
 806                                 if (!complain_if_none_found)
 807                                         return;
 808
 809                                 if (class_name != null)
 810                                         Report.Error (103, loc, "The name `{0}' does not exist in the context of `{1}'",
 811                                                 name, class_name);
 812                                 else
 813                                         Error_TypeDoesNotContainDefinition (loc, queried_type, name);
 814                                 return;
 815                         }
 816
 817                         if (TypeManager.MemberLookup (queried_type, null, queried_type,
 818                                                       AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags |
 819                                                       BindingFlags.NonPublic, name, null) == null) {
 820                                 if ((lookup.Length == 1) && (lookup [0] is Type)) {
 821                                         Type t = (Type) lookup [0];
 822
 823                                         Report.Error (305, loc,
 824                                                       "Using the generic type `{0}' " +
 825                                                       "requires {1} type arguments",
 826                                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (t),
 827                                                       TypeManager.GetNumberOfTypeArguments (t).ToString ());
 828                                         return;
 829                                 }
 830                         }
 831
 832                         MemberList ml = TypeManager.FindMembers (queried_type, MemberTypes.Constructor,
 833                                                                  BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly, null, null);
 834                         if (name == ".ctor" && ml.Count == 0)
 835                         {
 836                                 Report.Error (143, loc, "The type `{0}' has no constructors defined", TypeManager.CSharpName (queried_type));
 837                                 return;
 838                         }
 839
 840                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (lookup [0]);
 841                         ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (lookup [0]));
 842                 }
 843
 844                 /// <summary>
 845                 ///   Returns an expression that can be used to invoke operator true
 846                 ///   on the expression if it exists.
 847                 /// </summary>
 848                 static public Expression GetOperatorTrue (EmitContext ec, Expression e, Location loc)
 849                 {
 850                         return GetOperatorTrueOrFalse (ec, e, true, loc);
 851                 }
 852
 853                 /// <summary>
 854                 ///   Returns an expression that can be used to invoke operator false
 855                 ///   on the expression if it exists.
 856                 /// </summary>
 857                 static public Expression GetOperatorFalse (EmitContext ec, Expression e, Location loc)
 858                 {
 859                         return GetOperatorTrueOrFalse (ec, e, false, loc);
 860                 }
 861
 862                 static Expression GetOperatorTrueOrFalse (EmitContext ec, Expression e, bool is_true, Location loc)
 863                 {
 864                         MethodBase method;
 865                         Expression operator_group;
 866
 867 #if GMCS_SOURCE
 868                         if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (e.Type))
 869                                 return new Nullable.OperatorTrueOrFalse (e, is_true, loc).Resolve (ec);
 870 #endif
 871
 872                         operator_group = MethodLookup (ec.ContainerType, e.Type, is_true ? "op_True" : "op_False", loc);
 873                         if (operator_group == null)
 874                                 return null;
 875
 876                         ArrayList arguments = new ArrayList ();
 877                         arguments.Add (new Argument (e, Argument.AType.Expression));
 878                         method = ((MethodGroupExpr) operator_group).OverloadResolve (
 879                                 ec, arguments, false, loc);
 880
 881                         if (method == null)
 882                                 return null;
 883
 884                         return new StaticCallExpr ((MethodInfo) method, arguments, loc);
 885                 }
 886
 887                 /// <summary>
 888                 ///   Resolves the expression `e' into a boolean expression: either through
 889                 ///   an implicit conversion, or through an `operator true' invocation
 890                 /// </summary>
 891                 public static Expression ResolveBoolean (EmitContext ec, Expression e, Location loc)
 892                 {
 893                         e = e.Resolve (ec);
 894                         if (e == null)
 895                                 return null;
 896
 897                         if (e.Type == TypeManager.bool_type)
 898                                 return e;
 899
 900                         Expression converted = Convert.ImplicitConversion (ec, e, TypeManager.bool_type, Location.Null);
 901
 902                         if (converted != null)
 903                                 return converted;
 904
 905                         //
 906                         // If no implicit conversion to bool exists, try using `operator true'
 907                         //
 908                         converted = Expression.GetOperatorTrue (ec, e, loc);
 909                         if (converted == null){
 910                                 e.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, loc, TypeManager.bool_type, false);
 911                                 return null;
 912                         }
 913                         return converted;
 914                 }
 915
 916                 public virtual string ExprClassName
 917                 {
 918                         get {
 919                                 switch (eclass){
 920                                         case ExprClass.Invalid:
 921                                                 return "Invalid";
 922                                         case ExprClass.Value:
 923                                                 return "value";
 924                                         case ExprClass.Variable:
 925                                                 return "variable";
 926                                         case ExprClass.Namespace:
 927                                                 return "namespace";
 928                                         case ExprClass.Type:
 929                                                 return "type";
 930                                         case ExprClass.MethodGroup:
 931                                                 return "method group";
 932                                         case ExprClass.PropertyAccess:
 933                                                 return "property access";
 934                                         case ExprClass.EventAccess:
 935                                                 return "event access";
 936                                         case ExprClass.IndexerAccess:
 937                                                 return "indexer access";
 938                                         case ExprClass.Nothing:
 939                                                 return "null";
 940                                 }
 941                                 throw new Exception ("Should not happen");
 942                         }
 943                 }
 944
 945                 /// <summary>
 946                 ///   Reports that we were expecting `expr' to be of class `expected'
 947                 /// </summary>
 948                 public void Error_UnexpectedKind (DeclSpace ds, string expected, Location loc)
 949                 {
 950                         Error_UnexpectedKind (ds, expected, ExprClassName, loc);
 951                 }
 952
 953                 public void Error_UnexpectedKind (DeclSpace ds, string expected, string was, Location loc)
 954                 {
 955                         string name = GetSignatureForError ();
 956                         if (ds != null)
 957                                 name = ds.GetSignatureForError () + '.' + name;
 958
 959                         Report.Error (118, loc, "`{0}' is a `{1}' but a `{2}' was expected",
 960                               name, was, expected);
 961                 }
 962
 963                 public void Error_UnexpectedKind (ResolveFlags flags, Location loc)
 964                 {
 965                         string [] valid = new string [4];
 966                         int count = 0;
 967
 968                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) != 0) {
 969                                 valid [count++] = "variable";
 970                                 valid [count++] = "value";
 971                         }
 972
 973                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.Type) != 0)
 974                                 valid [count++] = "type";
 975
 976                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MethodGroup) != 0)
 977                                 valid [count++] = "method group";
 978
 979                         if (count == 0)
 980                                 valid [count++] = "unknown";
 981
 982                         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder (valid [0]);
 983                         for (int i = 1; i < count - 1; i++) {
 984                                 sb.Append ("', `");
 985                                 sb.Append (valid [i]);
 986                         }
 987                         if (count > 1) {
 988                                 sb.Append ("' or `");
 989                                 sb.Append (valid [count - 1]);
 990                         }
 991
 992                         Report.Error (119, loc,
 993                                 "Expression denotes a `{0}', where a `{1}' was expected", ExprClassName, sb.ToString ());
 994                 }
 995
 996                 public static void UnsafeError (Location loc)
 997                 {
 998                         Report.Error (214, loc, "Pointers and fixed size buffers may only be used in an unsafe context");
 999                 }
1000
1001                 //
1002                 // Load the object from the pointer.
1003                 //
1004                 public static void LoadFromPtr (ILGenerator ig, Type t)
1005                 {
1006                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
1007                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I4);
1008                         else if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1009                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U4);
1010                         else if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
1011                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I2);
1012                         else if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1013                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U2);
1014                         else if (t == TypeManager.char_type)
1015                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U2);
1016                         else if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
1017                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U1);
1018                         else if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1019                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I1);
1020                         else if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1021                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I8);
1022                         else if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
1023                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I8);
1024                         else if (t == TypeManager.float_type)
1025                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_R4);
1026                         else if (t == TypeManager.double_type)
1027                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_R8);
1028                         else if (t == TypeManager.bool_type)
1029                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I1);
1030                         else if (t == TypeManager.intptr_type)
1031                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I);
1032                         else if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (t)) {
1033                                 if (t == TypeManager.enum_type)
1034                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_Ref);
1035                                 else
1036                                         LoadFromPtr (ig, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (t));
1037                         } else if (t.IsValueType || TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (t))
1038                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldobj, t);
1039                         else if (t.IsPointer)
1040                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I);
1041                         else
1042                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_Ref);
1043                 }
1044
1045                 //
1046                 // The stack contains the pointer and the value of type `type'
1047                 //
1048                 public static void StoreFromPtr (ILGenerator ig, Type type)
1049                 {
1050                         if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (type))
1051                                 type = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (type);
1052                         if (type == TypeManager.int32_type || type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1053                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I4);
1054                         else if (type == TypeManager.int64_type || type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1055                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I8);
1056                         else if (type == TypeManager.char_type || type == TypeManager.short_type ||
1057                                  type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1058                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I2);
1059                         else if (type == TypeManager.float_type)
1060                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_R4);
1061                         else if (type == TypeManager.double_type)
1062                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_R8);
1063                         else if (type == TypeManager.byte_type || type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
1064                                  type == TypeManager.bool_type)
1065                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I1);
1066                         else if (type == TypeManager.intptr_type)
1067                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I);
1068                         else if (type.IsValueType || TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (type))
1069                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stobj, type);
1070                         else
1071                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_Ref);
1072                 }
1073
1074                 //
1075                 // Returns the size of type `t' if known, otherwise, 0
1076                 //
1077                 public static int GetTypeSize (Type t)
1078                 {
1079                         t = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (t);
1080                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type ||
1081                             t == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
1082                             t == TypeManager.float_type)
1083                                 return 4;
1084                         else if (t == TypeManager.int64_type ||
1085                                  t == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
1086                                  t == TypeManager.double_type)
1087                                 return 8;
1088                         else if (t == TypeManager.byte_type ||
1089                                  t == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
1090                                  t == TypeManager.bool_type)
1091                                 return 1;
1092                         else if (t == TypeManager.short_type ||
1093                                  t == TypeManager.char_type ||
1094                                  t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1095                                 return 2;
1096                         else if (t == TypeManager.decimal_type)
1097                                 return 16;
1098                         else
1099                                 return 0;
1100                 }
1101
1102                 public static void Error_NegativeArrayIndex (Location loc)
1103                 {
1104                         Report.Error (248, loc, "Cannot create an array with a negative size");
1105                 }
1106
1107                 protected void Error_CannotCallAbstractBase (string name)
1108                 {
1109                         Report.Error (205, loc, "Cannot call an abstract base member `{0}'", name);
1110                 }
1111
1112                 //
1113                 // Converts `source' to an int, uint, long or ulong.
1114                 //
1115                 public Expression ExpressionToArrayArgument (EmitContext ec, Expression source, Location loc)
1116                 {
1117                         Expression target;
1118
1119                         using (ec.With (EmitContext.Flags.CheckState, true)) {
1120                                 target = Convert.ImplicitConversion (ec, source, TypeManager.int32_type, loc);
1121                                 if (target == null)
1122                                         target = Convert.ImplicitConversion (ec, source, TypeManager.uint32_type, loc);
1123                                 if (target == null)
1124                                         target = Convert.ImplicitConversion (ec, source, TypeManager.int64_type, loc);
1125                                 if (target == null)
1126                                         target = Convert.ImplicitConversion (ec, source, TypeManager.uint64_type, loc);
1127
1128                                 if (target == null) {
1129                                         source.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, loc, TypeManager.int32_type, false);
1130                                         return null;
1131                                 }
1132                         }
1133
1134                         //
1135                         // Only positive constants are allowed at compile time
1136                         //
1137                         if (target is Constant){
1138                                 if (target is IntConstant){
1139                                         if (((IntConstant) target).Value < 0){
1140                                                 Error_NegativeArrayIndex (loc);
1141                                                 return null;
1142                                         }
1143                                 }
1144
1145                                 if (target is LongConstant){
1146                                         if (((LongConstant) target).Value < 0){
1147                                                 Error_NegativeArrayIndex (loc);
1148                                                 return null;
1149                                         }
1150                                 }
1151
1152                         }
1153
1154                         return target;
1155                 }
1156
1157                 //
1158                 // Derived classes implement this method by cloning the fields that
1159                 // could become altered during the Resolve stage
1160                 //
1161                 // Only expressions that are created for the parser need to implement
1162                 // this.
1163                 //
1164                 protected virtual void CloneTo (CloneContext clonectx, Expression target)
1165                 {
1166                         throw new NotImplementedException (
1167                                 String.Format (
1168                                         "CloneTo not implemented for expression {0}", this.GetType ()));
1169                 }
1170
1171                 //
1172                 // Clones an expression created by the parser.
1173                 //
1174                 // We only support expressions created by the parser so far, not
1175                 // expressions that have been resolved (many more classes would need
1176                 // to implement CloneTo).
1177                 //
1178                 // This infrastructure is here merely for Lambda expressions which
1179                 // compile the same code using different type values for the same
1180                 // arguments to find the correct overload
1181                 //
1182                 public Expression Clone (CloneContext clonectx)
1183                 {
1184                         Expression cloned = (Expression) MemberwiseClone ();
1185                         CloneTo (clonectx, cloned);
1186
1187                         return cloned;
1188                 }
1189         }
1190
1191         /// <summary>
1192         ///   This is just a base class for expressions that can
1193         ///   appear on statements (invocations, object creation,
1194         ///   assignments, post/pre increment and decrement).  The idea
1195         ///   being that they would support an extra Emition interface that
1196         ///   does not leave a result on the stack.
1197         /// </summary>
1198         public abstract class ExpressionStatement : Expression {
1199
1200                 public virtual ExpressionStatement ResolveStatement (EmitContext ec)
1201                 {
1202                         Expression e = Resolve (ec);
1203                         if (e == null)
1204                                 return null;
1205
1206                         ExpressionStatement es = e as ExpressionStatement;
1207                         if (es == null)
1208                                 Error_InvalidExpressionStatement ();
1209
1210                         return es;
1211                 }
1212
1213                 /// <summary>
1214                 ///   Requests the expression to be emitted in a `statement'
1215                 ///   context.  This means that no new value is left on the
1216                 ///   stack after invoking this method (constrasted with
1217                 ///   Emit that will always leave a value on the stack).
1218                 /// </summary>
1219                 public abstract void EmitStatement (EmitContext ec);
1220         }
1221
1222         /// <summary>
1223         ///   This kind of cast is used to encapsulate the child
1224         ///   whose type is child.Type into an expression that is
1225         ///   reported to return "return_type".  This is used to encapsulate
1226         ///   expressions which have compatible types, but need to be dealt
1227         ///   at higher levels with.
1228         ///
1229         ///   For example, a "byte" expression could be encapsulated in one
1230         ///   of these as an "unsigned int".  The type for the expression
1231         ///   would be "unsigned int".
1232         ///
1233         /// </summary>
1234         public class EmptyCast : Expression {
1235                 protected Expression child;
1236
1237                 public EmptyCast (Expression child, Type return_type)
1238                 {
1239                         eclass = child.eclass;
1240                         loc = child.Location;
1241                         type = return_type;
1242                         this.child = child;
1243                 }
1244
1245                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1246                 {
1247                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1248                         // initialized state.
1249
1250                         return this;
1251                 }
1252
1253                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1254                 {
1255                         child.Emit (ec);
1256                 }
1257
1258                 public override bool GetAttributableValue (Type valueType, out object value)
1259                 {
1260                         return child.GetAttributableValue (valueType, out value);
1261                 }
1262
1263                 protected override void CloneTo (CloneContext clonectx, Expression t)
1264                 {
1265                         EmptyCast target = (EmptyCast) t;
1266
1267                         target.child = child.Clone (clonectx);
1268                 }
1269         }
1270
1271         /// <summary>
1272         ///    Performs a cast using an operator (op_Explicit or op_Implicit)
1273         /// </summary>
1274         public class OperatorCast : EmptyCast {
1275                 MethodInfo conversion_operator;
1276                 bool find_explicit;
1277
1278                 public OperatorCast (Expression child, Type target_type) : this (child, target_type, false) {}
1279
1280                 public OperatorCast (Expression child, Type target_type, bool find_explicit)
1281                         : base (child, target_type)
1282                 {
1283                         this.find_explicit = find_explicit;
1284                 }
1285
1286                 // Returns the implicit operator that converts from
1287                 // 'child.Type' to our target type (type)
1288                 MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (bool find_explicit)
1289                 {
1290                         string operator_name = find_explicit ? "op_Explicit" : "op_Implicit";
1291
1292                         MemberInfo [] mi;
1293
1294                         mi = TypeManager.MemberLookup (child.Type, child.Type, child.Type, MemberTypes.Method,
1295                                 BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public, operator_name, null);
1296
1297                         if (mi == null){
1298                                 mi = TypeManager.MemberLookup (type, type, type, MemberTypes.Method,
1299                                                                BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public, operator_name, null);
1300                         }
1301
1302                         foreach (MethodInfo oper in mi) {
1303                                 ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (oper);
1304
1305                                 if (pd.ParameterType (0) == child.Type && oper.ReturnType == type)
1306                                         return oper;
1307                         }
1308
1309                         return null;
1310
1311
1312                 }
1313                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1314                 {
1315                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
1316
1317                         child.Emit (ec);
1318                         conversion_operator = GetConversionOperator (find_explicit);
1319
1320                         if (conversion_operator == null)
1321                                 throw new InternalErrorException ("Outer conversion routine is out of sync");
1322
1323                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Call, conversion_operator);
1324                 }
1325
1326         }
1327
1328         /// <summary>
1329         ///     This is a numeric cast to a Decimal
1330         /// </summary>
1331         public class CastToDecimal : EmptyCast {
1332                 MethodInfo conversion_operator;
1333
1334                 public CastToDecimal (Expression child)
1335                         : this (child, false)
1336                 {
1337                 }
1338
1339                 public CastToDecimal (Expression child, bool find_explicit)
1340                         : base (child, TypeManager.decimal_type)
1341                 {
1342                         conversion_operator = GetConversionOperator (find_explicit);
1343
1344                         if (conversion_operator == null)
1345                                 throw new InternalErrorException ("Outer conversion routine is out of sync");
1346                 }
1347
1348                 // Returns the implicit operator that converts from
1349                 // 'child.Type' to System.Decimal.
1350                 MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (bool find_explicit)
1351                 {
1352                         string operator_name = find_explicit ? "op_Explicit" : "op_Implicit";
1353
1354                         MemberInfo [] mi = TypeManager.MemberLookup (type, type, type, MemberTypes.Method,
1355                                 BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public, operator_name, null);
1356
1357                         foreach (MethodInfo oper in mi) {
1358                                 ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (oper);
1359
1360                                 if (pd.ParameterType (0) == child.Type && oper.ReturnType == type)
1361                                         return oper;
1362                         }
1363
1364                         return null;
1365                 }
1366                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1367                 {
1368                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
1369                         child.Emit (ec);
1370
1371                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Call, conversion_operator);
1372                 }
1373         }
1374
1375         /// <summary>
1376         ///     This is an explicit numeric cast from a Decimal
1377         /// </summary>
1378         public class CastFromDecimal : EmptyCast
1379         {
1380                 static IDictionary operators;
1381
1382                 public CastFromDecimal (Expression child, Type return_type)
1383                         : base (child, return_type)
1384                 {
1385                         if (child.Type != TypeManager.decimal_type)
1386                                 throw new InternalErrorException (
1387                                         "The expected type is Decimal, instead it is " + child.Type.FullName);
1388                 }
1389
1390                 // Returns the explicit operator that converts from an
1391                 // express of type System.Decimal to 'type'.
1392                 public Expression Resolve ()
1393                 {
1394                         if (operators == null) {
1395                                  MemberInfo[] all_oper = TypeManager.MemberLookup (TypeManager.decimal_type,
1396                                         TypeManager.decimal_type, TypeManager.decimal_type, MemberTypes.Method,
1397                                         BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public, "op_Explicit", null);
1398
1399                                 operators = new System.Collections.Specialized.HybridDictionary ();
1400                                 foreach (MethodInfo oper in all_oper) {
1401                                         ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (oper);
1402                                         if (pd.ParameterType (0) == TypeManager.decimal_type)
1403                                                 operators.Add (oper.ReturnType, oper);
1404                                 }
1405                         }
1406
1407                         return operators.Contains (type) ? this : null;
1408                 }
1409
1410                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1411                 {
1412                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
1413                         child.Emit (ec);
1414
1415                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Call, (MethodInfo)operators [type]);
1416                 }
1417         }
1418
1419
1420         //
1421         // Constant specialization of EmptyCast.
1422         // We need to special case this since an empty cast of
1423         // a constant is still a constant.
1424         //
1425         public class EmptyConstantCast : Constant
1426         {
1427                 public readonly Constant child;
1428
1429                 public EmptyConstantCast(Constant child, Type type)
1430                         : base (child.Location)
1431                 {
1432                         eclass = child.eclass;
1433                         this.child = child;
1434                         this.type = type;
1435                 }
1436
1437                 public override string AsString ()
1438                 {
1439                         return child.AsString ();
1440                 }
1441
1442                 public override object GetValue ()
1443                 {
1444                         return child.GetValue ();
1445                 }
1446
1447                 public override Constant ConvertExplicitly (bool inCheckedContext, Type target_type)
1448                 {
1449                         // FIXME: check that 'type' can be converted to 'target_type' first
1450                         return child.ConvertExplicitly (inCheckedContext, target_type);
1451                 }
1452
1453                 public override Constant Increment ()
1454                 {
1455                         return child.Increment ();
1456                 }
1457
1458                 public override bool IsDefaultValue {
1459                         get { return child.IsDefaultValue; }
1460                 }
1461
1462                 public override bool IsNegative {
1463                         get { return child.IsNegative; }
1464                 }
1465
1466                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1467                 {
1468                         child.Emit (ec);
1469                 }
1470
1471                 public override Constant ConvertImplicitly (Type target_type)
1472                 {
1473                         // FIXME: Do we need to check user conversions?
1474                         if (!Convert.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (this, target_type))
1475                                 return null;
1476                         return child.ConvertImplicitly (target_type);
1477                 }
1478         }
1479
1480
1481         /// <summary>
1482         ///  This class is used to wrap literals which belong inside Enums
1483         /// </summary>
1484         public class EnumConstant : Constant {
1485                 public Constant Child;
1486
1487                 public EnumConstant (Constant child, Type enum_type):
1488                         base (child.Location)
1489                 {
1490                         eclass = child.eclass;
1491                         this.Child = child;
1492                         type = enum_type;
1493                 }
1494
1495                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1496                 {
1497                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1498                         // initialized state.
1499
1500                         return this;
1501                 }
1502
1503                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1504                 {
1505                         Child.Emit (ec);
1506                 }
1507
1508                 public override bool GetAttributableValue (Type valueType, out object value)
1509                 {
1510                         value = GetTypedValue ();
1511                         return true;
1512                 }
1513
1514                 public override string GetSignatureForError()
1515                 {
1516                         return TypeManager.CSharpName (Type);
1517                 }
1518
1519                 public override object GetValue ()
1520                 {
1521                         return Child.GetValue ();
1522                 }
1523
1524                 public override object GetTypedValue ()
1525                 {
1526                         // FIXME: runtime is not ready to work with just emited enums
1527                         if (!RootContext.StdLib) {
1528                                 return Child.GetValue ();
1529                         }
1530
1531                         return System.Enum.ToObject (type, Child.GetValue ());
1532                 }
1533
1534                 public override string AsString ()
1535                 {
1536                         return TypeManager.CSharpEnumValue (type, Child.GetValue ());
1537                 }
1538
1539                 public override Constant Increment()
1540                 {
1541                         return new EnumConstant (Child.Increment (), type);
1542                 }
1543
1544                 public override bool IsDefaultValue {
1545                         get {
1546                                 return Child.IsDefaultValue;
1547                         }
1548                 }
1549
1550                 public override bool IsZeroInteger {
1551                         get { return Child.IsZeroInteger; }
1552                 }
1553
1554                 public override bool IsNegative {
1555                         get {
1556                                 return Child.IsNegative;
1557                         }
1558                 }
1559
1560                 public override Constant ConvertExplicitly(bool inCheckedContext, Type target_type)
1561                 {
1562                         if (Child.Type == target_type)
1563                                 return Child;
1564
1565                         return Child.ConvertExplicitly (inCheckedContext, target_type);
1566                 }
1567
1568                 public override Constant ConvertImplicitly (Type type)
1569                 {
1570                         Type this_type = TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (Type);
1571                         type = TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (type);
1572
1573                         if (this_type == type) {
1574                                 // This is workaround of mono bug. It can be removed when the latest corlib spreads enough
1575                                 if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (type.UnderlyingSystemType))
1576                                         return this;
1577
1578                                 Type child_type = TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (Child.Type);
1579                                 if (type.UnderlyingSystemType != child_type)
1580                                         Child = Child.ConvertImplicitly (type.UnderlyingSystemType);
1581                                 return this;
1582                         }
1583
1584                         if (!Convert.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (this, type)){
1585                                 return null;
1586                         }
1587
1588                         return Child.ConvertImplicitly(type);
1589                 }
1590
1591         }
1592
1593         /// <summary>
1594         ///   This kind of cast is used to encapsulate Value Types in objects.
1595         ///
1596         ///   The effect of it is to box the value type emitted by the previous
1597         ///   operation.
1598         /// </summary>
1599         public class BoxedCast : EmptyCast {
1600
1601                 public BoxedCast (Expression expr, Type target_type)
1602                         : base (expr, target_type)
1603                 {
1604                         eclass = ExprClass.Value;
1605                 }
1606
1607                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1608                 {
1609                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1610                         // initialized state.
1611
1612                         return this;
1613                 }
1614
1615                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1616                 {
1617                         base.Emit (ec);
1618
1619                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Box, child.Type);
1620                 }
1621         }
1622
1623         public class UnboxCast : EmptyCast {
1624                 public UnboxCast (Expression expr, Type return_type)
1625                         : base (expr, return_type)
1626                 {
1627                 }
1628
1629                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1630                 {
1631                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1632                         // initialized state.
1633
1634                         return this;
1635                 }
1636
1637                 public override Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
1638                 {
1639                         if (right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberAccess || right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberOutAccess)
1640                                 Report.Error (445, loc, "Cannot modify the result of an unboxing conversion");
1641                         return base.DoResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
1642                 }
1643
1644                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1645                 {
1646                         Type t = type;
1647                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
1648
1649                         base.Emit (ec);
1650 #if GMCS_SOURCE
1651                         if (t.IsGenericParameter || t.IsGenericType && t.IsValueType)
1652                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox_Any, t);
1653                         else
1654 #endif
1655                         {
1656                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox, t);
1657
1658                                 LoadFromPtr (ig, t);
1659                         }
1660                 }
1661         }
1662
1663         /// <summary>
1664         ///   This is used to perform explicit numeric conversions.
1665         ///
1666         ///   Explicit numeric conversions might trigger exceptions in a checked
1667         ///   context, so they should generate the conv.ovf opcodes instead of
1668         ///   conv opcodes.
1669         /// </summary>
1670         public class ConvCast : EmptyCast {
1671                 public enum Mode : byte {
1672                         I1_U1, I1_U2, I1_U4, I1_U8, I1_CH,
1673                         U1_I1, U1_CH,
1674                         I2_I1, I2_U1, I2_U2, I2_U4, I2_U8, I2_CH,
1675                         U2_I1, U2_U1, U2_I2, U2_CH,
1676                         I4_I1, I4_U1, I4_I2, I4_U2, I4_U4, I4_U8, I4_CH,
1677                         U4_I1, U4_U1, U4_I2, U4_U2, U4_I4, U4_CH,
1678                         I8_I1, I8_U1, I8_I2, I8_U2, I8_I4, I8_U4, I8_U8, I8_CH,
1679                         U8_I1, U8_U1, U8_I2, U8_U2, U8_I4, U8_U4, U8_I8, U8_CH,
1680                         CH_I1, CH_U1, CH_I2,
1681                         R4_I1, R4_U1, R4_I2, R4_U2, R4_I4, R4_U4, R4_I8, R4_U8, R4_CH,
1682                         R8_I1, R8_U1, R8_I2, R8_U2, R8_I4, R8_U4, R8_I8, R8_U8, R8_CH, R8_R4
1683                 }
1684
1685                 Mode mode;
1686
1687                 public ConvCast (Expression child, Type return_type, Mode m)
1688                         : base (child, return_type)
1689                 {
1690                         mode = m;
1691                 }
1692
1693                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1694                 {
1695                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1696                         // initialized state.
1697
1698                         return this;
1699                 }
1700
1701                 public override string ToString ()
1702                 {
1703                         return String.Format ("ConvCast ({0}, {1})", mode, child);
1704                 }
1705
1706                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1707                 {
1708                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
1709
1710                         base.Emit (ec);
1711
1712                         if (ec.CheckState){
1713                                 switch (mode){
1714                                 case Mode.I1_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
1715                                 case Mode.I1_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1716                                 case Mode.I1_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
1717                                 case Mode.I1_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
1718                                 case Mode.I1_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1719
1720                                 case Mode.U1_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
1721                                 case Mode.U1_CH: /* nothing */ break;
1722
1723                                 case Mode.I2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
1724                                 case Mode.I2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
1725                                 case Mode.I2_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1726                                 case Mode.I2_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
1727                                 case Mode.I2_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
1728                                 case Mode.I2_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1729
1730                                 case Mode.U2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
1731                                 case Mode.U2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
1732                                 case Mode.U2_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
1733                                 case Mode.U2_CH: /* nothing */ break;
1734
1735                                 case Mode.I4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
1736                                 case Mode.I4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
1737                                 case Mode.I4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
1738                                 case Mode.I4_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
1739                                 case Mode.I4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1740                                 case Mode.I4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
1741                                 case Mode.I4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1742
1743                                 case Mode.U4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
1744                                 case Mode.U4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
1745                                 case Mode.U4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
1746                                 case Mode.U4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
1747                                 case Mode.U4_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4_Un); break;
1748                                 case Mode.U4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
1749
1750                                 case Mode.I8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
1751                                 case Mode.I8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
1752                                 case Mode.I8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
1753                                 case Mode.I8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1754                                 case Mode.I8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4); break;
1755                                 case Mode.I8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
1756                                 case Mode.I8_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
1757                                 case Mode.I8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1758
1759                                 case Mode.U8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
1760                                 case Mode.U8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
1761                                 case Mode.U8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
1762                                 case Mode.U8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
1763                                 case Mode.U8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4_Un); break;
1764                                 case Mode.U8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4_Un); break;
1765                                 case Mode.U8_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I8_Un); break;
1766                                 case Mode.U8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
1767
1768                                 case Mode.CH_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
1769                                 case Mode.CH_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
1770                                 case Mode.CH_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
1771
1772                                 case Mode.R4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
1773                                 case Mode.R4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
1774                                 case Mode.R4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
1775                                 case Mode.R4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1776                                 case Mode.R4_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4); break;
1777                                 case Mode.R4_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
1778                                 case Mode.R4_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I8); break;
1779                                 case Mode.R4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
1780                                 case Mode.R4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1781
1782                                 case Mode.R8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
1783                                 case Mode.R8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
1784                                 case Mode.R8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
1785                                 case Mode.R8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1786                                 case Mode.R8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4); break;
1787                                 case Mode.R8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
1788                                 case Mode.R8_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I8); break;
1789                                 case Mode.R8_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
1790                                 case Mode.R8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
1791                                 case Mode.R8_R4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_R4); break;
1792                                 }
1793                         } else {
1794                                 switch (mode){
1795                                 case Mode.I1_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1796                                 case Mode.I1_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1797                                 case Mode.I1_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
1798                                 case Mode.I1_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
1799                                 case Mode.I1_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1800
1801                                 case Mode.U1_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1802                                 case Mode.U1_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1803
1804                                 case Mode.I2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1805                                 case Mode.I2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1806                                 case Mode.I2_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1807                                 case Mode.I2_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
1808                                 case Mode.I2_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
1809                                 case Mode.I2_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1810
1811                                 case Mode.U2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1812                                 case Mode.U2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1813                                 case Mode.U2_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1814                                 case Mode.U2_CH: /* nothing */ break;
1815
1816                                 case Mode.I4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1817                                 case Mode.I4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1818                                 case Mode.I4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1819                                 case Mode.I4_U4: /* nothing */ break;
1820                                 case Mode.I4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1821                                 case Mode.I4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
1822                                 case Mode.I4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1823
1824                                 case Mode.U4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1825                                 case Mode.U4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1826                                 case Mode.U4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1827                                 case Mode.U4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1828                                 case Mode.U4_I4: /* nothing */ break;
1829                                 case Mode.U4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1830
1831                                 case Mode.I8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1832                                 case Mode.I8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1833                                 case Mode.I8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1834                                 case Mode.I8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1835                                 case Mode.I8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
1836                                 case Mode.I8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
1837                                 case Mode.I8_U8: /* nothing */ break;
1838                                 case Mode.I8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1839
1840                                 case Mode.U8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1841                                 case Mode.U8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1842                                 case Mode.U8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1843                                 case Mode.U8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1844                                 case Mode.U8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
1845                                 case Mode.U8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
1846                                 case Mode.U8_I8: /* nothing */ break;
1847                                 case Mode.U8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1848
1849                                 case Mode.CH_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1850                                 case Mode.CH_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1851                                 case Mode.CH_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1852
1853                                 case Mode.R4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1854                                 case Mode.R4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1855                                 case Mode.R4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1856                                 case Mode.R4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1857                                 case Mode.R4_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
1858                                 case Mode.R4_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
1859                                 case Mode.R4_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
1860                                 case Mode.R4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U8); break;
1861                                 case Mode.R4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1862
1863                                 case Mode.R8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
1864                                 case Mode.R8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
1865                                 case Mode.R8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
1866                                 case Mode.R8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1867                                 case Mode.R8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
1868                                 case Mode.R8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
1869                                 case Mode.R8_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
1870                                 case Mode.R8_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U8); break;
1871                                 case Mode.R8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
1872                                 case Mode.R8_R4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_R4); break;
1873                                 }
1874                         }
1875                 }
1876         }
1877
1878         public class OpcodeCast : EmptyCast {
1879                 OpCode op, op2;
1880                 bool second_valid;
1881
1882                 public OpcodeCast (Expression child, Type return_type, OpCode op)
1883                         : base (child, return_type)
1884
1885                 {
1886                         this.op = op;
1887                         second_valid = false;
1888                 }
1889
1890                 public OpcodeCast (Expression child, Type return_type, OpCode op, OpCode op2)
1891                         : base (child, return_type)
1892
1893                 {
1894                         this.op = op;
1895                         this.op2 = op2;
1896                         second_valid = true;
1897                 }
1898
1899                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1900                 {
1901                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1902                         // initialized state.
1903
1904                         return this;
1905                 }
1906
1907                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1908                 {
1909                         base.Emit (ec);
1910                         ec.ig.Emit (op);
1911
1912                         if (second_valid)
1913                                 ec.ig.Emit (op2);
1914                 }
1915         }
1916
1917         /// <summary>
1918         ///   This kind of cast is used to encapsulate a child and cast it
1919         ///   to the class requested
1920         /// </summary>
1921         public class ClassCast : EmptyCast {
1922                 public ClassCast (Expression child, Type return_type)
1923                         : base (child, return_type)
1924
1925                 {
1926                 }
1927
1928                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
1929                 {
1930                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
1931                         // initialized state.
1932
1933                         return this;
1934                 }
1935
1936                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
1937                 {
1938                         base.Emit (ec);
1939
1940                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (child.Type))
1941                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Box, child.Type);
1942
1943 #if GMCS_SOURCE
1944                         if (type.IsGenericParameter)
1945                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox_Any, type);
1946                         else
1947 #endif
1948                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Castclass, type);
1949                 }
1950         }
1951
1952         /// <summary>
1953         ///   SimpleName expressions are formed of a single word and only happen at the beginning
1954         ///   of a dotted-name.
1955         /// </summary>
1956         public class SimpleName : Expression {
1957                 public string Name;
1958                 public readonly TypeArguments Arguments;
1959                 bool in_transit;
1960
1961                 public SimpleName (string name, Location l)
1962                 {
1963                         Name = name;
1964                         loc = l;
1965                 }
1966
1967                 public SimpleName (string name, TypeArguments args, Location l)
1968                 {
1969                         Name = name;
1970                         Arguments = args;
1971                         loc = l;
1972                 }
1973
1974                 public SimpleName (string name, TypeParameter[] type_params, Location l)
1975                 {
1976                         Name = name;
1977                         loc = l;
1978
1979                         Arguments = new TypeArguments (l);
1980                         foreach (TypeParameter type_param in type_params)
1981                                 Arguments.Add (new TypeParameterExpr (type_param, l));
1982                 }
1983
1984                 public static string RemoveGenericArity (string name)
1985                 {
1986                         int start = 0;
1987                         StringBuilder sb = null;
1988                         do {
1989                                 int pos = name.IndexOf ('`', start);
1990                                 if (pos < 0) {
1991                                         if (start == 0)
1992                                                 return name;
1993
1994                                         sb.Append (name.Substring (start));
1995                                         break;
1996                                 }
1997
1998                                 if (sb == null)
1999                                         sb = new StringBuilder ();
2000                                 sb.Append (name.Substring (start, pos-start));
2001
2002                                 pos++;
2003                                 while ((pos < name.Length) && Char.IsNumber (name [pos]))
2004                                         pos++;
2005
2006                                 start = pos;
2007                         } while (start < name.Length);
2008
2009                         return sb.ToString ();
2010                 }
2011
2012                 public SimpleName GetMethodGroup ()
2013                 {
2014                         return new SimpleName (RemoveGenericArity (Name), Arguments, loc);
2015                 }
2016
2017                 public static void Error_ObjectRefRequired (EmitContext ec, Location l, string name)
2018                 {
2019                         if (ec.IsFieldInitializer)
2020                                 Report.Error (236, l,
2021                                         "A field initializer cannot reference the nonstatic field, method, or property `{0}'",
2022                                         name);
2023                         else
2024                                 Report.Error (
2025                                         120, l, "`{0}': An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method or property",
2026                                         name);
2027                 }
2028
2029                 public bool IdenticalNameAndTypeName (EmitContext ec, Expression resolved_to, Location loc)
2030                 {
2031                         return resolved_to != null && resolved_to.Type != null &&
2032                                 resolved_to.Type.Name == Name &&
2033                                 (ec.DeclContainer.LookupNamespaceOrType (Name, loc, /* ignore_cs0104 = */ true) != null);
2034                 }
2035
2036                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
2037                 {
2038                         return SimpleNameResolve (ec, null, false);
2039                 }
2040
2041                 public override Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
2042                 {
2043                         return SimpleNameResolve (ec, right_side, false);
2044                 }
2045
2046
2047                 public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec, bool intermediate)
2048                 {
2049                         return SimpleNameResolve (ec, null, intermediate);
2050                 }
2051
2052                 private bool IsNestedChild (Type t, Type parent)
2053                 {
2054                         if (parent == null)
2055                                 return false;
2056
2057                         while (parent != null) {
2058                                 parent = TypeManager.DropGenericTypeArguments (parent);
2059                                 if (TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf (t, parent))
2060                                         return true;
2061
2062                                 parent = parent.BaseType;
2063                         }
2064
2065                         return false;
2066                 }
2067
2068                 FullNamedExpression ResolveNested (IResolveContext ec, Type t)
2069                 {
2070                         if (!TypeManager.IsGenericTypeDefinition (t))
2071                                 return null;
2072
2073                         DeclSpace ds = ec.DeclContainer;
2074                         while (ds != null) {
2075                                 if (IsNestedChild (t, ds.TypeBuilder))
2076                                         break;
2077
2078                                 ds = ds.Parent;
2079                         }
2080
2081                         if (ds == null)
2082                                 return null;
2083
2084                         Type[] gen_params = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (t);
2085
2086                         int arg_count = Arguments != null ? Arguments.Count : 0;
2087
2088                         for (; (ds != null) && ds.IsGeneric; ds = ds.Parent) {
2089                                 if (arg_count + ds.CountTypeParameters == gen_params.Length) {
2090                                         TypeArguments new_args = new TypeArguments (loc);
2091                                         foreach (TypeParameter param in ds.TypeParameters)
2092                                                 new_args.Add (new TypeParameterExpr (param, loc));
2093
2094                                         if (Arguments != null)
2095                                                 new_args.Add (Arguments);
2096
2097                                         return new ConstructedType (t, new_args, loc);
2098                                 }
2099                         }
2100
2101                         return null;
2102                 }
2103
2104                 public override FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
2105                 {
2106                         FullNamedExpression fne = ec.GenericDeclContainer.LookupGeneric (Name, loc);
2107                         if (fne != null)
2108                                 return fne.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, silent);
2109
2110                         int errors = Report.Errors;
2111                         fne = ec.DeclContainer.LookupNamespaceOrType (Name, loc, /*ignore_cs0104=*/ false);
2112
2113                         if (fne != null) {
2114                                 if (fne.Type == null)
2115                                         return fne;
2116
2117                                 FullNamedExpression nested = ResolveNested (ec, fne.Type);
2118                                 if (nested != null)
2119                                         return nested.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
2120
2121                                 if (Arguments != null) {
2122                                         ConstructedType ct = new ConstructedType (fne, Arguments, loc);
2123                                         return ct.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
2124                                 }
2125
2126                                 return fne;
2127                         }
2128
2129                         if (silent || errors != Report.Errors)
2130                                 return null;
2131
2132                         MemberCore mc = ec.DeclContainer.GetDefinition (Name);
2133                         if (mc != null) {
2134                                 Error_UnexpectedKind (ec.DeclContainer, "type", GetMemberType (mc), loc);
2135                                 return null;
2136                         }
2137
2138                         string ns = ec.DeclContainer.NamespaceEntry.NS.Name;
2139                         string fullname = (ns.Length > 0) ? ns + "." + Name : Name;
2140                         foreach (Assembly a in RootNamespace.Global.Assemblies) {
2141                                 Type type = a.GetType (fullname);
2142                                 if (type != null) {
2143                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (type);
2144                                         Expression.ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, fullname);
2145                                         return null;
2146                                 }
2147                         }
2148
2149                         Type t = ec.DeclContainer.LookupAnyGeneric (Name);
2150                         if (t != null) {
2151                                 Namespace.Error_InvalidNumberOfTypeArguments (t, loc);
2152                                 return null;
2153                         }
2154
2155                         NamespaceEntry.Error_NamespaceNotFound (loc, Name);
2156                         return null;
2157                 }
2158
2159                 // TODO: I am still not convinced about this. If someone else will need it
2160                 // implement this as virtual property in MemberCore hierarchy
2161                 public static string GetMemberType (MemberCore mc)
2162                 {
2163                         if (mc is Property)
2164                                 return "property";
2165                         if (mc is Indexer)
2166                                 return "indexer";
2167                         if (mc is FieldBase)
2168                                 return "field";
2169                         if (mc is MethodCore)
2170                                 return "method";
2171                         if (mc is EnumMember)
2172                                 return "enum";
2173                         if (mc is Event)
2174                                 return "event";
2175
2176                         return "type";
2177                 }
2178
2179                 Expression SimpleNameResolve (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side, bool intermediate)
2180                 {
2181                         if (in_transit)
2182                                 return null;
2183                         in_transit = true;
2184
2185                         Expression e = DoSimpleNameResolve (ec, right_side, intermediate);
2186                         if (e == null)
2187                                 return null;
2188
2189                         if (ec.CurrentBlock == null || ec.CurrentBlock.CheckInvariantMeaningInBlock (Name, e, Location))
2190                                 return e;
2191
2192                         return null;
2193                 }
2194
2195                 /// <remarks>
2196                 ///   7.5.2: Simple Names.
2197                 ///
2198                 ///   Local Variables and Parameters are handled at
2199                 ///   parse time, so they never occur as SimpleNames.
2200                 ///
2201                 ///   The `intermediate' flag is used by MemberAccess only
2202                 ///   and it is used to inform us that it is ok for us to
2203                 ///   avoid the static check, because MemberAccess might end
2204                 ///   up resolving the Name as a Type name and the access as
2205                 ///   a static type access.
2206                 ///
2207                 ///   ie: Type Type; .... { Type.GetType (""); }
2208                 ///
2209                 ///   Type is both an instance variable and a Type;  Type.GetType
2210                 ///   is the static method not an instance method of type.
2211                 /// </remarks>
2212                 Expression DoSimpleNameResolve (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side, bool intermediate)
2213                 {
2214                         Expression e = null;
2215
2216                         //
2217                         // Stage 1: Performed by the parser (binding to locals or parameters).
2218                         //
2219                         Block current_block = ec.CurrentBlock;
2220                         if (current_block != null){
2221                                 LocalInfo vi = current_block.GetLocalInfo (Name);
2222                                 if (vi != null){
2223                                         if (Arguments != null) {
2224                                                 Report.Error (307, loc,
2225                                                               "The variable `{0}' cannot be used with type arguments",
2226                                                               Name);
2227                                                 return null;
2228                                         }
2229
2230                                         LocalVariableReference var = new LocalVariableReference (ec.CurrentBlock, Name, loc);
2231                                         if (right_side != null) {
2232                                                 return var.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side, loc);
2233                                         } else {
2234                                                 ResolveFlags rf = ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue;
2235                                                 if (intermediate)
2236                                                         rf |= ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis;
2237                                                 return var.Resolve (ec, rf);
2238                                         }
2239                                 }
2240
2241                                 ParameterReference pref = current_block.Toplevel.GetParameterReference (Name, loc);
2242                                 if (pref != null) {
2243                                         if (Arguments != null) {
2244                                                 Report.Error (307, loc,
2245                                                               "The variable `{0}' cannot be used with type arguments",
2246                                                               Name);
2247                                                 return null;
2248                                         }
2249
2250                                         if (right_side != null)
2251                                                 return pref.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side, loc);
2252                                         else
2253                                                 return pref.Resolve (ec);
2254                                 }
2255                         }
2256
2257                         //
2258                         // Stage 2: Lookup members
2259                         //
2260
2261                         DeclSpace lookup_ds = ec.DeclContainer;
2262                         Type almost_matched_type = null;
2263                         ArrayList almost_matched = null;
2264                         do {
2265                                 if (lookup_ds.TypeBuilder == null)
2266                                         break;
2267
2268                                 e = MemberLookup (ec.ContainerType, lookup_ds.TypeBuilder, Name, loc);
2269                                 if (e != null)
2270                                         break;
2271
2272                                 if (almost_matched == null && almostMatchedMembers.Count > 0) {
2273                                         almost_matched_type = lookup_ds.TypeBuilder;
2274                                         almost_matched = (ArrayList) almostMatchedMembers.Clone ();
2275                                 }
2276
2277                                 lookup_ds =lookup_ds.Parent;
2278                         } while (lookup_ds != null);
2279
2280                         if (e == null && ec.ContainerType != null)
2281                                 e = MemberLookup (ec.ContainerType, ec.ContainerType, Name, loc);
2282
2283                         if (e == null) {
2284                                 if (almost_matched == null && almostMatchedMembers.Count > 0) {
2285                                         almost_matched_type = ec.ContainerType;
2286                                         almost_matched = (ArrayList) almostMatchedMembers.Clone ();
2287                                 }
2288                                 e = ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, true);
2289                         }
2290
2291                         if (e == null) {
2292                                 if (almost_matched != null)
2293                                         almostMatchedMembers = almost_matched;
2294                                 if (almost_matched_type == null)
2295                                         almost_matched_type = ec.ContainerType;
2296                                 MemberLookupFailed (ec.ContainerType, null, almost_matched_type, ((SimpleName) this).Name, ec.DeclContainer.Name, true, loc);
2297                                 return null;
2298                         }
2299
2300                         if (e is TypeExpr) {
2301                                 if (Arguments == null)
2302                                         return e;
2303
2304                                 ConstructedType ct = new ConstructedType (
2305                                         (FullNamedExpression) e, Arguments, loc);
2306                                 return ct.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
2307                         }
2308
2309                         if (e is MemberExpr) {
2310                                 MemberExpr me = (MemberExpr) e;
2311
2312                                 Expression left;
2313                                 if (me.IsInstance) {
2314                                         if (ec.IsStatic || ec.IsFieldInitializer) {
2315                                                 //
2316                                                 // Note that an MemberExpr can be both IsInstance and IsStatic.
2317                                                 // An unresolved MethodGroupExpr can contain both kinds of methods
2318                                                 // and each predicate is true if the MethodGroupExpr contains
2319                                                 // at least one of that kind of method.
2320                                                 //
2321
2322                                                 if (!me.IsStatic &&
2323                                                     (!intermediate || !IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, me, loc))) {
2324                                                         Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, me.GetSignatureForError ());
2325                                                         return EmptyExpression.Null;
2326                                                 }
2327
2328                                                 //
2329                                                 // Pass the buck to MemberAccess and Invocation.
2330                                                 //
2331                                                 left = EmptyExpression.Null;
2332                                         } else {
2333                                                 left = ec.GetThis (loc);
2334                                         }
2335                                 } else {
2336                                         left = new TypeExpression (ec.ContainerType, loc);
2337                                 }
2338
2339                                 e = me.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, left, loc, null);
2340                                 if (e == null)
2341                                         return null;
2342
2343                                 me = e as MemberExpr;
2344                                 if (me == null)
2345                                         return e;
2346
2347                                 if (Arguments != null) {
2348                                         MethodGroupExpr mg = me as MethodGroupExpr;
2349                                         if (mg == null)
2350                                                 return null;
2351
2352                                         return mg.ResolveGeneric (ec, Arguments);
2353                                 }
2354
2355                                 if (!me.IsStatic && (me.InstanceExpression != null) &&
2356                                     TypeManager.IsNestedFamilyAccessible (me.InstanceExpression.Type, me.DeclaringType) &&
2357                                     me.InstanceExpression.Type != me.DeclaringType &&
2358                                     !TypeManager.IsFamilyAccessible (me.InstanceExpression.Type, me.DeclaringType) &&
2359                                     (!intermediate || !IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, e, loc))) {
2360                                         Report.Error (38, loc, "Cannot access a nonstatic member of outer type `{0}' via nested type `{1}'",
2361                                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (me.DeclaringType), TypeManager.CSharpName (me.InstanceExpression.Type));
2362                                         return null;
2363                                 }
2364
2365                                 return (right_side != null)
2366                                         ? me.DoResolveLValue (ec, right_side)
2367                                         : me.DoResolve (ec);
2368                         }
2369
2370                         return e;
2371                 }
2372
2373                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
2374                 {
2375                         //
2376                         // If this is ever reached, then we failed to
2377                         // find the name as a namespace
2378                         //
2379
2380                         Error (103, "The name `" + Name +
2381                                "' does not exist in the class `" +
2382                                ec.DeclContainer.Name + "'");
2383                 }
2384
2385                 public override string ToString ()
2386                 {
2387                         return Name;
2388                 }
2389
2390                 public override string GetSignatureForError ()
2391                 {
2392                         return Name;
2393                 }
2394
2395                 protected override void CloneTo (CloneContext clonectx, Expression target)
2396                 {
2397                         // CloneTo: Nothing, we do not keep any state on this expression
2398                 }
2399         }
2400
2401         /// <summary>
2402         ///   Represents a namespace or a type.  The name of the class was inspired by
2403         ///   section 10.8.1 (Fully Qualified Names).
2404         /// </summary>
2405         public abstract class FullNamedExpression : Expression {
2406                 public override FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
2407                 {
2408                         return this;
2409                 }
2410
2411                 public abstract string FullName {
2412                         get;
2413                 }
2414         }
2415
2416         /// <summary>
2417         ///   Expression that evaluates to a type
2418         /// </summary>
2419         public abstract class TypeExpr : FullNamedExpression {
2420                 override public FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
2421                 {
2422                         TypeExpr t = DoResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
2423                         if (t == null)
2424                                 return null;
2425
2426                         eclass = ExprClass.Type;
2427                         return t;
2428                 }
2429
2430                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
2431                 {
2432                         return ResolveAsTypeTerminal (ec, false);
2433                 }
2434
2435                 override public void Emit (EmitContext ec)
2436                 {
2437                         throw new Exception ("Should never be called");
2438                 }
2439
2440                 public virtual bool CheckAccessLevel (DeclSpace ds)
2441                 {
2442                         return ds.CheckAccessLevel (Type);
2443                 }
2444
2445                 public virtual bool AsAccessible (DeclSpace ds, int flags)
2446                 {
2447                         return ds.AsAccessible (Type, flags);
2448                 }
2449
2450                 public virtual bool IsClass {
2451                         get { return Type.IsClass; }
2452                 }
2453
2454                 public virtual bool IsValueType {
2455                         get { return Type.IsValueType; }
2456                 }
2457
2458                 public virtual bool IsInterface {
2459                         get { return Type.IsInterface; }
2460                 }
2461
2462                 public virtual bool IsSealed {
2463                         get { return Type.IsSealed; }
2464                 }
2465
2466                 public virtual bool CanInheritFrom ()
2467                 {
2468                         if (Type == TypeManager.enum_type ||
2469                             (Type == TypeManager.value_type && RootContext.StdLib) ||
2470                             Type == TypeManager.multicast_delegate_type ||
2471                             Type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
2472                             Type == TypeManager.array_type)
2473                                 return false;
2474
2475                         return true;
2476                 }
2477
2478                 protected abstract TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec);
2479
2480                 public abstract string Name {
2481                         get;
2482                 }
2483
2484                 public override bool Equals (object obj)
2485                 {
2486                         TypeExpr tobj = obj as TypeExpr;
2487                         if (tobj == null)
2488                                 return false;
2489
2490                         return Type == tobj.Type;
2491                 }
2492
2493                 public override int GetHashCode ()
2494                 {
2495                         return Type.GetHashCode ();
2496                 }
2497
2498                 public override string ToString ()
2499                 {
2500                         return Name;
2501                 }
2502         }
2503
2504         /// <summary>
2505         ///   Fully resolved Expression that already evaluated to a type
2506         /// </summary>
2507         public class TypeExpression : TypeExpr {
2508                 public TypeExpression (Type t, Location l)
2509                 {
2510                         Type = t;
2511                         eclass = ExprClass.Type;
2512                         loc = l;
2513                 }
2514
2515                 protected override TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec)
2516                 {
2517                         return this;
2518                 }
2519
2520                 public override TypeExpr ResolveAsTypeTerminal (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
2521                 {
2522                         return this;
2523                 }
2524
2525                 public override string Name {
2526                         get { return Type.ToString (); }
2527                 }
2528
2529                 public override string FullName {
2530                         get { return Type.FullName; }
2531                 }
2532         }
2533
2534         /// <summary>
2535         ///   Used to create types from a fully qualified name.  These are just used
2536         ///   by the parser to setup the core types.  A TypeLookupExpression is always
2537         ///   classified as a type.
2538         /// </summary>
2539         public sealed class TypeLookupExpression : TypeExpr {
2540                 readonly string name;
2541
2542                 public TypeLookupExpression (string name)
2543                 {
2544                         this.name = name;
2545                         eclass = ExprClass.Type;
2546                 }
2547
2548                 public override TypeExpr ResolveAsTypeTerminal (IResolveContext ec, bool silent)
2549                 {
2550                         // It's null for corlib compilation only
2551                         if (type == null)
2552                                 return DoResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
2553
2554                         return this;
2555                 }
2556
2557                 static readonly char [] dot_array = { '.' };
2558                 protected override TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec)
2559                 {
2560                         // If name is of the form `N.I', first lookup `N', then search a member `I' in it.
2561                         string rest = null;
2562                         string lookup_name = name;
2563                         int pos = name.IndexOf ('.');
2564                         if (pos >= 0) {
2565                                 rest = name.Substring (pos + 1);
2566                                 lookup_name = name.Substring (0, pos);
2567                         }
2568
2569                         FullNamedExpression resolved = RootNamespace.Global.Lookup (ec.DeclContainer, lookup_name, Location.Null);
2570
2571                         if (resolved != null && rest != null) {
2572                                 // Now handle the rest of the the name.
2573                                 string [] elements = rest.Split (dot_array);
2574                                 string element;
2575                                 int count = elements.Length;
2576                                 int i = 0;
2577                                 while (i < count && resolved != null && resolved is Namespace) {
2578                                         Namespace ns = resolved as Namespace;
2579                                         element = elements [i++];
2580                                         lookup_name += "." + element;
2581                                         resolved = ns.Lookup (ec.DeclContainer, element, Location.Null);
2582                                 }
2583
2584                                 if (resolved != null && resolved is TypeExpr) {
2585                                         Type t = ((TypeExpr) resolved).Type;
2586                                         while (t != null) {
2587                                                 if (!ec.DeclContainer.CheckAccessLevel (t)) {
2588                                                         resolved = null;
2589                                                         lookup_name = t.FullName;
2590                                                         break;
2591                                                 }
2592                                                 if (i == count) {
2593                                                         type = t;
2594                                                         return this;
2595                                                 }
2596                                                 t = TypeManager.GetNestedType (t, elements [i++]);
2597                                         }
2598                                 }
2599                         }
2600
2601                         if (resolved == null) {
2602                                 NamespaceEntry.Error_NamespaceNotFound (loc, lookup_name);
2603                                 return null;
2604                         }
2605
2606                         if (!(resolved is TypeExpr)) {
2607                                 resolved.Error_UnexpectedKind (ec.DeclContainer, "type", loc);
2608                                 return null;
2609                         }
2610
2611                         type = resolved.Type;
2612                         return this;
2613                 }
2614
2615                 public override string Name {
2616                         get { return name; }
2617                 }
2618
2619                 public override string FullName {
2620                         get { return name; }
2621                 }
2622
2623                 protected override void CloneTo (CloneContext clonectx, Expression target)
2624                 {
2625                         // CloneTo: Nothing, we do not keep any state on this expression
2626                 }
2627         }
2628
2629         /// <summary>
2630         ///   Represents an "unbound generic type", ie. typeof (Foo<>).
2631         ///   See 14.5.11.
2632         /// </summary>
2633         public class UnboundTypeExpression : TypeExpr
2634         {
2635                 MemberName name;
2636
2637                 public UnboundTypeExpression (MemberName name, Location l)
2638                 {
2639                         this.name = name;
2640                         loc = l;
2641                 }
2642
2643                 protected override TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec)
2644                 {
2645                         Expression expr;
2646                         if (name.Left != null) {
2647                                 Expression lexpr = name.Left.GetTypeExpression ();
2648                                 expr = new MemberAccess (lexpr, name.Basename);
2649                         } else {
2650                                 expr = new SimpleName (name.Basename, loc);
2651                         }
2652
2653                         FullNamedExpression fne = expr.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
2654                         if (fne == null)
2655                                 return null;
2656
2657                         type = fne.Type;
2658                         return new TypeExpression (type, loc);
2659                 }
2660
2661                 public override string Name {
2662                         get { return name.FullName; }
2663                 }
2664
2665                 public override string FullName {
2666                         get { return name.FullName; }
2667                 }
2668         }
2669
2670         public class TypeAliasExpression : TypeExpr {
2671                 FullNamedExpression alias;
2672                 TypeExpr texpr;
2673                 TypeArguments args;
2674                 string name;
2675
2676                 public TypeAliasExpression (FullNamedExpression alias, TypeArguments args, Location l)
2677                 {
2678                         this.alias = alias;
2679                         this.args = args;
2680                         loc = l;
2681
2682                         eclass = ExprClass.Type;
2683                         if (args != null)
2684                                 name = alias.FullName + "<" + args.ToString () + ">";
2685                         else
2686                                 name = alias.FullName;
2687                 }
2688
2689                 public override string Name {
2690                         get { return alias.FullName; }
2691                 }
2692
2693                 public override string FullName {
2694                         get { return name; }
2695                 }
2696
2697                 protected override TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (IResolveContext ec)
2698                 {
2699                         texpr = alias.ResolveAsTypeTerminal (ec, false);
2700                         if (texpr == null)
2701                                 return null;
2702
2703                         Type type = texpr.Type;
2704                         int num_args = TypeManager.GetNumberOfTypeArguments (type);
2705
2706                         if (args != null) {
2707                                 if (num_args == 0) {
2708                                         Report.Error (308, loc,
2709                                                       "The non-generic type `{0}' cannot " +
2710                                                       "be used with type arguments.",
2711                                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (type));
2712                                         return null;
2713                                 }
2714
2715                                 ConstructedType ctype = new ConstructedType (type, args, loc);
2716                                 return ctype.ResolveAsTypeTerminal (ec, false);
2717                         } else if (num_args > 0) {
2718                                 Report.Error (305, loc,
2719                                               "Using the generic type `{0}' " +
2720                                               "requires {1} type arguments",
2721                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (type), num_args.ToString ());
2722                                 return null;
2723                         }
2724
2725                         return texpr;
2726                 }
2727
2728                 public override bool CheckAccessLevel (DeclSpace ds)
2729                 {
2730                         return texpr.CheckAccessLevel (ds);
2731                 }
2732
2733                 public override bool AsAccessible (DeclSpace ds, int flags)
2734                 {
2735                         return texpr.AsAccessible (ds, flags);
2736                 }
2737
2738                 public override bool IsClass {
2739                         get { return texpr.IsClass; }
2740                 }
2741
2742                 public override bool IsValueType {
2743                         get { return texpr.IsValueType; }
2744                 }
2745
2746                 public override bool IsInterface {
2747                         get { return texpr.IsInterface; }
2748                 }
2749
2750                 public override bool IsSealed {
2751                         get { return texpr.IsSealed; }
2752                 }
2753         }
2754
2755         /// <summary>
2756         ///   This class denotes an expression which evaluates to a member
2757         ///   of a struct or a class.
2758         /// </summary>
2759         public abstract class MemberExpr : Expression
2760         {
2761                 /// <summary>
2762                 ///   The name of this member.
2763                 /// </summary>
2764                 public abstract string Name {
2765                         get;
2766                 }
2767
2768                 /// <summary>
2769                 ///   Whether this is an instance member.
2770                 /// </summary>
2771                 public abstract bool IsInstance {
2772                         get;
2773                 }
2774
2775                 /// <summary>
2776                 ///   Whether this is a static member.
2777                 /// </summary>
2778                 public abstract bool IsStatic {
2779                         get;
2780                 }
2781
2782                 /// <summary>
2783                 ///   The type which declares this member.
2784                 /// </summary>
2785                 public abstract Type DeclaringType {
2786                         get;
2787                 }
2788
2789                 /// <summary>
2790                 ///   The instance expression associated with this member, if it's a
2791                 ///   non-static member.
2792                 /// </summary>
2793                 public Expression InstanceExpression;
2794
2795                 public static void error176 (Location loc, string name)
2796                 {
2797                         Report.Error (176, loc, "Static member `{0}' cannot be accessed " +
2798                                       "with an instance reference, qualify it with a type name instead", name);
2799                 }
2800
2801                 // TODO: possible optimalization
2802                 // Cache resolved constant result in FieldBuilder <-> expression map
2803                 public virtual Expression ResolveMemberAccess (EmitContext ec, Expression left, Location loc,
2804                                                                SimpleName original)
2805                 {
2806                         //
2807                         // Precondition:
2808                         //   original == null || original.Resolve (...) ==> left
2809                         //
2810
2811                         if (left is TypeExpr) {
2812                                 if (!IsStatic) {
2813                                         SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, GetSignatureForError ());
2814                                         return null;
2815                                 }
2816
2817                                 return this;
2818                         }
2819
2820                         if (!IsInstance) {
2821                                 if (original != null && original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))
2822                                         return this;
2823
2824                                 error176 (loc, GetSignatureForError ());
2825                                 return null;
2826                         }
2827
2828                         InstanceExpression = left;
2829
2830                         return this;
2831                 }
2832
2833                 protected void EmitInstance (EmitContext ec, bool prepare_for_load)
2834                 {
2835                         if (IsStatic)
2836                                 return;
2837
2838                         if (InstanceExpression == EmptyExpression.Null) {
2839                                 SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, GetSignatureForError ());
2840                                 return;
2841                         }
2842
2843                         if (InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType) {
2844                                 if (InstanceExpression is IMemoryLocation) {
2845                                         ((IMemoryLocation) InstanceExpression).AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.LoadStore);
2846                                 } else {
2847                                         LocalTemporary t = new LocalTemporary (InstanceExpression.Type);
2848                                         InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
2849                                         t.Store (ec);
2850                                         t.AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.Store);
2851                                 }
2852                         } else
2853                                 InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
2854
2855                         if (prepare_for_load)
2856                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
2857                 }
2858         }
2859
2860         ///
2861         /// Represents group of extension methods
2862         ///
2863         public class ExtensionMethodGroupExpr : MethodGroupExpr
2864         {
2865                 NamespaceEntry namespaceEntry;
2866                 readonly bool usingCandidates;
2867
2868                 public ExtensionMethodGroupExpr (ArrayList list, NamespaceEntry n, bool usingCandidates,
2869                         Type extensionType, Location l)
2870                         : base (list, l)
2871                 {
2872                         this.namespaceEntry = n;
2873                         this.usingCandidates = usingCandidates;
2874                         this.type = extensionType;
2875                 }
2876
2877                 public override bool IsBase {
2878                         get { return true; }
2879                 }
2880
2881                 public override bool IsStatic {
2882                         get { return true; }
2883                 }
2884
2885                 public bool IsTopLevel {
2886                         get { return namespaceEntry == null; }
2887                 }
2888
2889                 public override MethodBase OverloadExtensionResolve (EmitContext ec, ref ArrayList arguments, ref MethodGroupExpr mg,
2890                         Expression expr, Location loc)
2891                 {
2892                         if (arguments == null)
2893                                 arguments = new ArrayList (1);
2894
2895                         Argument a = new Argument (((MemberAccess)expr).Expr);
2896                         a.Resolve (ec, loc);
2897                         arguments.Insert (0, a);
2898
2899                         mg = this;
2900                         do {
2901                                 MethodBase method = mg.OverloadResolve (ec, arguments, true, loc);
2902                                 if (method != null)
2903                                         return method;
2904
2905                                 ExtensionMethodGroupExpr e = namespaceEntry.LookupExtensionMethod (type, usingCandidates, Name);
2906                                 if (e == null)
2907                                         return mg.OverloadResolve (ec, arguments, false, loc);
2908
2909                 mg = e;
2910                                 namespaceEntry = e.namespaceEntry;
2911                         } while (true);
2912                 }
2913         }
2914
2915         /// <summary>
2916         ///   MethodGroup Expression.
2917         ///
2918         ///   This is a fully resolved expression that evaluates to a type
2919         /// </summary>
2920         public class MethodGroupExpr : MemberExpr {
2921                 public MethodBase [] Methods;
2922                 bool has_type_arguments = false;
2923                 bool identical_type_name = false;
2924                 bool is_base;
2925
2926                 public MethodGroupExpr (MemberInfo [] mi, Location l)
2927                 {
2928                         Methods = new MethodBase [mi.Length];
2929                         mi.CopyTo (Methods, 0);
2930                         eclass = ExprClass.MethodGroup;
2931
2932                         // Set the type to something that will never be useful, which will
2933                         // trigger the proper conversions.
2934                         type = typeof (MethodGroupExpr);
2935                         loc = l;
2936                 }
2937
2938                 public MethodGroupExpr (ArrayList list, Location l)
2939                 {
2940                         try {
2941                                 Methods = (MethodBase[])list.ToArray (typeof (MethodBase));
2942                         } catch {
2943                                 foreach (MemberInfo m in list){
2944                                         if (!(m is MethodBase)){
2945                                                 Console.WriteLine ("Name " + m.Name);
2946                                                 Console.WriteLine ("Found a: " + m.GetType ().FullName);
2947                                         }
2948                                 }
2949                                 throw;
2950                         }
2951
2952                         loc = l;
2953                         eclass = ExprClass.MethodGroup;
2954                         type = TypeManager.object_type;
2955                 }
2956
2957                 public override Type DeclaringType {
2958                         get {
2959                                 //
2960                                 // We assume that the top-level type is in the end
2961                                 //
2962                                 return Methods [Methods.Length - 1].DeclaringType;
2963                                 //return Methods [0].DeclaringType;
2964                         }
2965                 }
2966
2967                 public bool HasTypeArguments {
2968                         get {
2969                                 return has_type_arguments;
2970                         }
2971
2972                         set {
2973                                 has_type_arguments = value;
2974                         }
2975                 }
2976
2977                 public bool IdenticalTypeName {
2978                         get {
2979                                 return identical_type_name;
2980                         }
2981
2982                         set {
2983                                 identical_type_name = value;
2984                         }
2985                 }
2986
2987                 public virtual bool IsBase {
2988                         get {
2989                                 return is_base;
2990                         }
2991                         set {
2992                                 is_base = value;
2993                         }
2994                 }
2995
2996                 public override string GetSignatureForError ()
2997                 {
2998                         return TypeManager.CSharpSignature (Methods [0]);
2999                 }
3000
3001                 public override string Name {
3002                         get {
3003                                 return Methods [0].Name;
3004                         }
3005                 }
3006
3007                 public override bool IsInstance {
3008                         get {
3009                                 foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods)
3010                                         if (!mb.IsStatic)
3011                                                 return true;
3012
3013                                 return false;
3014                         }
3015                 }
3016
3017                 public override bool IsStatic {
3018                         get {
3019                                 foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods)
3020                                         if (mb.IsStatic)
3021                                                 return true;
3022
3023                                 return false;
3024                         }
3025                 }
3026
3027                 /// <summary>
3028                 ///   Determines "better conversion" as specified in 14.4.2.3
3029                 ///
3030                 ///    Returns : p    if a->p is better,
3031                 ///              q    if a->q is better,
3032                 ///              null if neither is better
3033                 /// </summary>
3034                 static Type BetterConversion (EmitContext ec, Argument a, Type p, Type q)
3035                 {
3036                         Type argument_type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (a.Type);
3037                         Expression argument_expr = a.Expr;
3038
3039                         if (argument_type == null)
3040                                 throw new Exception ("Expression of type " + a.Expr +
3041                                         " does not resolve its type");
3042
3043                         if (p == null || q == null)
3044                                 throw new InternalErrorException ("BetterConversion Got a null conversion");
3045
3046                         if (p == q)
3047                                 return null;
3048
3049                         if (argument_expr is NullLiteral)
3050                         {
3051                                 //
3052                                 // If the argument is null and one of the types to compare is 'object' and
3053                                 // the other is a reference type, we prefer the other.
3054                                 //
3055                                 // This follows from the usual rules:
3056                                 //   * There is an implicit conversion from 'null' to type 'object'
3057                                 //   * There is an implicit conversion from 'null' to any reference type
3058                                 //   * There is an implicit conversion from any reference type to type 'object'
3059                                 //   * There is no implicit conversion from type 'object' to other reference types
3060                                 //  => Conversion of 'null' to a reference type is better than conversion to 'object'
3061                                 //
3062                                 //  FIXME: This probably isn't necessary, since the type of a NullLiteral is the
3063                                 //         null type. I think it used to be 'object' and thus needed a special
3064                                 //         case to avoid the immediately following two checks.
3065                                 //
3066                                 if (!p.IsValueType && q == TypeManager.object_type)
3067                                         return p;
3068                                 if (!q.IsValueType && p == TypeManager.object_type)
3069                                         return q;
3070                         }
3071
3072                         if (argument_type == p)
3073                                 return p;
3074
3075                         if (argument_type == q)
3076                                 return q;
3077
3078                         Expression p_tmp = new EmptyExpression (p);
3079                         Expression q_tmp = new EmptyExpression (q);
3080
3081                         bool p_to_q = Convert.ImplicitConversionExists (ec, p_tmp, q);
3082                         bool q_to_p = Convert.ImplicitConversionExists (ec, q_tmp, p);
3083
3084                         if (p_to_q && !q_to_p)
3085                                 return p;
3086
3087                         if (q_to_p && !p_to_q)
3088                                 return q;
3089
3090                         if (p == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
3091                                 if (q == TypeManager.byte_type || q == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
3092                                         q == TypeManager.uint32_type || q == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3093                                         return p;
3094                         if (q == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
3095                                 if (p == TypeManager.byte_type || p == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
3096                                         p == TypeManager.uint32_type || p == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3097                                         return q;
3098
3099                         if (p == TypeManager.short_type)
3100                                 if (q == TypeManager.ushort_type || q == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
3101                                         q == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3102                                         return p;
3103                         if (q == TypeManager.short_type)
3104                                 if (p == TypeManager.ushort_type || p == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
3105                                         p == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3106                                         return q;
3107
3108                         if (p == TypeManager.int32_type)
3109                                 if (q == TypeManager.uint32_type || q == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3110                                         return p;
3111                         if (q == TypeManager.int32_type)
3112                                 if (p == TypeManager.uint32_type || p == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3113                                         return q;
3114
3115                         if (p == TypeManager.int64_type)
3116                                 if (q == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3117                                         return p;
3118                         if (q == TypeManager.int64_type)
3119                                 if (p == TypeManager.uint64_type)
3120                                         return q;
3121
3122                         return null;
3123                 }
3124
3125                 /// <summary>
3126                 ///   Determines "Better function" between candidate
3127                 ///   and the current best match
3128                 /// </summary>
3129                 /// <remarks>
3130                 ///    Returns a boolean indicating :
3131                 ///     false if candidate ain't better
3132                 ///     true  if candidate is better than the current best match
3133                 /// </remarks>
3134                 static bool BetterFunction (EmitContext ec, ArrayList args, int argument_count,
3135                         MethodBase candidate, bool candidate_params,
3136                         MethodBase best, bool best_params)
3137                 {
3138                         ParameterData candidate_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (candidate);
3139                         ParameterData best_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (best);
3140
3141                         bool better_at_least_one = false;
3142                         bool same = true;
3143                         for (int j = 0, c_idx = 0, b_idx = 0; j < argument_count; ++j, ++c_idx, ++b_idx)
3144                         {
3145                                 Argument a = (Argument) args [j];
3146
3147                                 Type ct = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (candidate_pd.ParameterType (c_idx));
3148                                 Type bt = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (best_pd.ParameterType (b_idx));
3149
3150                                 if (candidate_params && candidate_pd.ParameterModifier (c_idx) == Parameter.Modifier.PARAMS)
3151                                 {
3152                                         ct = TypeManager.GetElementType (ct);
3153                                         --c_idx;
3154                                 }
3155
3156                                 if (best_params && best_pd.ParameterModifier (b_idx) == Parameter.Modifier.PARAMS)
3157                                 {
3158                                         bt = TypeManager.GetElementType (bt);
3159                                         --b_idx;
3160                                 }
3161
3162                                 if (ct.Equals (bt))
3163                                         continue;
3164
3165                                 same = false;
3166                                 Type better = BetterConversion (ec, a, ct, bt);
3167
3168                                 // for each argument, the conversion to 'ct' should be no worse than
3169                                 // the conversion to 'bt'.
3170                                 if (better == bt)
3171                                         return false;
3172
3173                                 // for at least one argument, the conversion to 'ct' should be better than
3174                                 // the conversion to 'bt'.
3175                                 if (better == ct)
3176                                         better_at_least_one = true;
3177                         }
3178
3179                         if (better_at_least_one)
3180                                 return true;
3181
3182                         //
3183                         // This handles the case
3184                         //
3185                         //   Add (float f1, float f2, float f3);
3186                         //   Add (params decimal [] foo);
3187                         //
3188                         // The call Add (3, 4, 5) should be ambiguous.  Without this check, the
3189                         // first candidate would've chosen as better.
3190                         //
3191                         if (!same)
3192                                 return false;
3193
3194                         //
3195                         // The two methods have equal parameter types.  Now apply tie-breaking rules
3196                         //
3197                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericMethod (best) && !TypeManager.IsGenericMethod (candidate))
3198                                 return true;
3199                         if (!TypeManager.IsGenericMethod (best) && TypeManager.IsGenericMethod (candidate))
3200                                 return false;
3201
3202                         //
3203                         // This handles the following cases:
3204                         //
3205                         //   Trim () is better than Trim (params char[] chars)
3206                         //   Concat (string s1, string s2, string s3) is better than
3207                         //     Concat (string s1, params string [] srest)
3208                         //   Foo (int, params int [] rest) is better than Foo (params int [] rest)
3209                         //
3210                         if (!candidate_params && best_params)
3211                                 return true;
3212                         if (candidate_params && !best_params)
3213                                 return false;
3214
3215                         int candidate_param_count = candidate_pd.Count;
3216                         int best_param_count = best_pd.Count;
3217
3218                         if (candidate_param_count != best_param_count)
3219                                 // can only happen if (candidate_params && best_params)
3220                                 return candidate_param_count > best_param_count;
3221
3222                         //
3223                         // now, both methods have the same number of parameters, and the parameters have the same types
3224                         // Pick the "more specific" signature
3225                         //
3226
3227                         MethodBase orig_candidate = TypeManager.DropGenericMethodArguments (candidate);
3228                         MethodBase orig_best = TypeManager.DropGenericMethodArguments (best);
3229
3230                         ParameterData orig_candidate_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (orig_candidate);
3231                         ParameterData orig_best_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (orig_best);
3232
3233                         bool specific_at_least_once = false;
3234                         for (int j = 0; j < candidate_param_count; ++j)
3235                         {
3236                                 Type ct = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (orig_candidate_pd.ParameterType (j));
3237                                 Type bt = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (orig_best_pd.ParameterType (j));
3238                                 if (ct.Equals (bt))
3239                                         continue;
3240                                 Type specific = MoreSpecific (ct, bt);
3241                                 if (specific == bt)
3242                                         return false;
3243                                 if (specific == ct)
3244                                         specific_at_least_once = true;
3245                         }
3246
3247                         if (specific_at_least_once)
3248                                 return true;
3249
3250                         // FIXME: handle lifted operators
3251                         // ...
3252
3253                         return false;
3254                 }
3255
3256                 public override Expression ResolveMemberAccess (EmitContext ec, Expression left, Location loc,
3257                                                                 SimpleName original)
3258                 {
3259                         if (!(left is TypeExpr) &&
3260                             original != null && original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))
3261                                 IdenticalTypeName = true;
3262
3263                         return base.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, left, loc, original);
3264                 }
3265
3266                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3267                 {
3268                         if (!IsInstance)
3269                                 InstanceExpression = null;
3270
3271                         if (InstanceExpression != null) {
3272                                 InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
3273                                 if (InstanceExpression == null)
3274                                         return null;
3275                         }
3276
3277                         return this;
3278                 }
3279
3280                 public void ReportUsageError ()
3281                 {
3282                         Report.Error (654, loc, "Method `" + DeclaringType + "." +
3283                                       Name + "()' is referenced without parentheses");
3284                 }
3285
3286                 override public void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3287                 {
3288                         ReportUsageError ();
3289                 }
3290
3291                 public static bool IsAncestralType (Type first_type, Type second_type)
3292                 {
3293                         return first_type != second_type &&
3294                                 (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (second_type, first_type) ||
3295                                 TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (second_type, first_type));
3296                 }
3297
3298                 public static bool IsOverride (MethodBase cand_method, MethodBase base_method)
3299                 {
3300                         if (!IsAncestralType (base_method.DeclaringType, cand_method.DeclaringType))
3301                                 return false;
3302
3303                         ParameterData cand_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (cand_method);
3304                         ParameterData base_pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (base_method);
3305
3306                         if (cand_pd.Count != base_pd.Count)
3307                                 return false;
3308
3309                         for (int j = 0; j < cand_pd.Count; ++j)
3310                         {
3311                                 Parameter.Modifier cm = cand_pd.ParameterModifier (j);
3312                                 Parameter.Modifier bm = base_pd.ParameterModifier (j);
3313                                 Type ct = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (cand_pd.ParameterType (j));
3314                                 Type bt = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (base_pd.ParameterType (j));
3315
3316                                 if (cm != bm || ct != bt)
3317                                         return false;
3318                         }
3319
3320                         return true;
3321                 }
3322
3323                 static Type MoreSpecific (Type p, Type q)
3324                 {
3325                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (p) && !TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (q))
3326                                 return q;
3327                         if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (p) && TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (q))
3328                                 return p;
3329
3330                         if (TypeManager.HasElementType (p))
3331                         {
3332                                 Type pe = TypeManager.GetElementType (p);
3333                                 Type qe = TypeManager.GetElementType (q);
3334                                 Type specific = MoreSpecific (pe, qe);
3335                                 if (specific == pe)
3336                                         return p;
3337                                 if (specific == qe)
3338                                         return q;
3339                         }
3340                         else if (TypeManager.IsGenericType (p))
3341                         {
3342                                 Type[] pargs = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (p);
3343                                 Type[] qargs = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (q);
3344
3345                                 bool p_specific_at_least_once = false;
3346                                 bool q_specific_at_least_once = false;
3347
3348                                 for (int i = 0; i < pargs.Length; i++)
3349                                 {
3350                                         Type specific = MoreSpecific (pargs [i], qargs [i]);
3351                                         if (specific == pargs [i])
3352                                                 p_specific_at_least_once = true;
3353                                         if (specific == qargs [i])
3354                                                 q_specific_at_least_once = true;
3355                                 }
3356
3357                                 if (p_specific_at_least_once && !q_specific_at_least_once)
3358                                         return p;
3359                                 if (!p_specific_at_least_once && q_specific_at_least_once)
3360                                         return q;
3361                         }
3362
3363                         return null;
3364                 }
3365
3366                 public virtual MethodBase OverloadExtensionResolve (EmitContext ec, ref ArrayList arguments, ref MethodGroupExpr mg,
3367                         Expression expr, Location loc)
3368                 {
3369                         MethodBase method = OverloadResolve (ec, arguments, true, loc);
3370                         if (method != null) {
3371                                 mg = this;
3372                                 return method;
3373                         }
3374
3375                         MemberAccess mexpr = expr as MemberAccess;
3376                         if (mexpr != null) {
3377                                 ExtensionMethodGroupExpr emg = ec.DeclContainer.LookupExtensionMethod (mexpr.Expr.Type, Name);
3378                                 if (emg != null) {
3379                                         return OverloadExtensionResolve (ec, ref arguments, ref mg, expr, loc);
3380                                 }
3381                         }
3382
3383                         return OverloadResolve (ec, arguments, false, loc);
3384                 }
3385
3386                 /// <summary>
3387                 ///   Find the Applicable Function Members (7.4.2.1)
3388                 ///
3389                 ///   me: Method Group expression with the members to select.
3390                 ///       it might contain constructors or methods (or anything
3391                 ///       that maps to a method).
3392                 ///
3393                 ///   Arguments: ArrayList containing resolved Argument objects.
3394                 ///
3395                 ///   loc: The location if we want an error to be reported, or a Null
3396                 ///        location for "probing" purposes.
3397                 ///
3398                 ///   Returns: The MethodBase (either a ConstructorInfo or a MethodInfo)
3399                 ///            that is the best match of me on Arguments.
3400                 ///
3401                 /// </summary>
3402                 public virtual MethodBase OverloadResolve (EmitContext ec, ArrayList Arguments,
3403                         bool may_fail, Location loc)
3404                 {
3405                         MethodBase method = null;
3406                         bool method_params = false;
3407                         Type applicable_type = null;
3408                         int arg_count = 0;
3409                         ArrayList candidates = new ArrayList (2);
3410                         ArrayList candidate_overrides = null;
3411
3412                         //
3413                         // Used to keep a map between the candidate
3414                         // and whether it is being considered in its
3415                         // normal or expanded form
3416                         //
3417                         // false is normal form, true is expanded form
3418                         //
3419                         Hashtable candidate_to_form = null;
3420
3421                         if (Arguments != null)
3422                                 arg_count = Arguments.Count;
3423
3424                         if (RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1 && Name == "Invoke" && TypeManager.IsDelegateType (DeclaringType)) {
3425                                 if (!may_fail)
3426                                         Report.Error (1533, loc, "Invoke cannot be called directly on a delegate");
3427                                 return null;
3428                         }
3429
3430                         int nmethods = Methods.Length;
3431
3432                         if (!IsBase) {
3433                                 //
3434                                 // Methods marked 'override' don't take part in 'applicable_type'
3435                                 // computation, nor in the actual overload resolution.
3436                                 // However, they still need to be emitted instead of a base virtual method.
3437                                 // So, we salt them away into the 'candidate_overrides' array.
3438                                 //
3439                                 // In case of reflected methods, we replace each overriding method with
3440                                 // its corresponding base virtual method.  This is to improve compatibility
3441                                 // with non-C# libraries which change the visibility of overrides (#75636)
3442                                 //
3443                                 int j = 0;
3444                                 for (int i = 0; i < Methods.Length; ++i) {
3445                                         MethodBase m = Methods [i];
3446 #if GMCS_SOURCE
3447                                         Type [] gen_args = null;
3448                                         if (m.IsGenericMethod && !m.IsGenericMethodDefinition)
3449                                                 gen_args = m.GetGenericArguments ();
3450 #endif
3451                                         if (TypeManager.IsOverride (m)) {
3452                                                 if (candidate_overrides == null)
3453                                                         candidate_overrides = new ArrayList ();
3454                                                 candidate_overrides.Add (m);
3455                                                 m = TypeManager.TryGetBaseDefinition (m);
3456 #if GMCS_SOURCE
3457                                                 if (m != null && gen_args != null) {
3458                                                         if (!m.IsGenericMethodDefinition)
3459                                                                 throw new InternalErrorException ("GetBaseDefinition didn't return a GenericMethodDefinition");
3460                                                         m = ((MethodInfo) m).MakeGenericMethod (gen_args);
3461                                                 }
3462 #endif
3463                                         }
3464                                         if (m != null)
3465                                                 Methods [j++] = m;
3466                                 }
3467                                 nmethods = j;
3468                         }
3469
3470                         int applicable_errors = Report.Errors;
3471
3472                         //
3473                         // First we construct the set of applicable methods
3474                         //
3475                         bool is_sorted = true;
3476                         for (int i = 0; i < nmethods; i++) {
3477                                 Type decl_type = Methods [i].DeclaringType;
3478
3479                                 //
3480                                 // If we have already found an applicable method
3481                                 // we eliminate all base types (Section 14.5.5.1)
3482                                 //
3483                                 if (applicable_type != null && IsAncestralType (decl_type, applicable_type))
3484                                         continue;
3485
3486                                 //
3487                                 // Check if candidate is applicable (section 14.4.2.1)
3488                                 //   Is candidate applicable in normal form?
3489                                 //
3490                                 bool is_applicable = Invocation.IsApplicable (ec, this, Arguments, arg_count, ref Methods [i]);
3491
3492                                 if (!is_applicable && Invocation.IsParamsMethodApplicable (ec, this, Arguments, arg_count, ref Methods [i])) {
3493                                         MethodBase candidate = Methods [i];
3494                                         if (candidate_to_form == null)
3495                                                 candidate_to_form = new PtrHashtable ();
3496                                         candidate_to_form [candidate] = candidate;
3497                                         // Candidate is applicable in expanded form
3498                                         is_applicable = true;
3499                                 }
3500
3501                                 if (!is_applicable)
3502                                         continue;
3503
3504                                 candidates.Add (Methods [i]);
3505
3506                                 if (applicable_type == null)
3507                                         applicable_type = decl_type;
3508                                 else if (applicable_type != decl_type) {
3509                                         is_sorted = false;
3510                                         if (IsAncestralType (applicable_type, decl_type))
3511                                                 applicable_type = decl_type;
3512                                 }
3513                         }
3514
3515                         if (applicable_errors != Report.Errors)
3516                                 return null;
3517
3518                         int candidate_top = candidates.Count;
3519
3520                         if (applicable_type == null) {
3521                                 //
3522                                 // Okay so we have failed to find anything so we
3523                                 // return by providing info about the closest match
3524                                 //
3525                                 int errors = Report.Errors;
3526                                 for (int i = 0; i < nmethods; ++i) {
3527                                         MethodBase c = Methods [i];
3528                                         ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (c);
3529
3530                                         if (pd.Count != arg_count)
3531                                                 continue;
3532
3533 #if GMCS_SOURCE
3534                                         if (!TypeManager.InferTypeArguments (ec, Arguments, ref c))
3535                                                 continue;
3536                                         if (TypeManager.IsGenericMethodDefinition (c))
3537                                                 continue;
3538 #endif
3539
3540                                         Invocation.VerifyArgumentsCompat (ec, Arguments, arg_count,
3541                                                 c, false, null, may_fail, loc);
3542
3543                                         if (!may_fail && errors == Report.Errors){
3544
3545                                                 throw new InternalErrorException (
3546                                                         "VerifyArgumentsCompat and IsApplicable do not agree; " +
3547                                                         "likely reason: ImplicitConversion and ImplicitConversionExists have gone out of sync");
3548                                         }
3549
3550                                         break;
3551                                 }
3552
3553                                 if (!may_fail && errors == Report.Errors) {
3554                                         string report_name = Name;
3555                                         if (report_name == ".ctor")
3556                                                 report_name = TypeManager.CSharpName (DeclaringType);
3557
3558 #if GMCS_SOURCE
3559                                         //
3560                                         // Type inference
3561                                         //
3562                                         for (int i = 0; i < Methods.Length; ++i) {
3563                                                 MethodBase c = Methods [i];
3564                                                 ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (c);
3565
3566                                                 if (pd.Count != arg_count)
3567                                                         continue;
3568
3569                                                 if (TypeManager.InferTypeArguments (ec, Arguments, ref c))
3570                                                         continue;
3571
3572                                                 Report.Error (
3573                                                         411, loc, "The type arguments for " +
3574                                                         "method `{0}' cannot be inferred from " +
3575                                                         "the usage. Try specifying the type " +
3576                                                         "arguments explicitly.", report_name);
3577                                                 return null;
3578                                         }
3579 #endif
3580
3581                                         Invocation.Error_WrongNumArguments (loc, report_name, arg_count);
3582                                 }
3583
3584                                 return null;
3585                         }
3586
3587                         if (!is_sorted) {
3588                                 //
3589                                 // At this point, applicable_type is _one_ of the most derived types
3590                                 // in the set of types containing the methods in this MethodGroup.
3591                                 // Filter the candidates so that they only contain methods from the
3592                                 // most derived types.
3593                                 //
3594
3595                                 int finalized = 0; // Number of finalized candidates
3596
3597                                 do {
3598                                         // Invariant: applicable_type is a most derived type
3599
3600                                         // We'll try to complete Section 14.5.5.1 for 'applicable_type' by
3601                                         // eliminating all it's base types.  At the same time, we'll also move
3602                                         // every unrelated type to the end of the array, and pick the next
3603                                         // 'applicable_type'.
3604
3605                                         Type next_applicable_type = null;
3606                                         int j = finalized; // where to put the next finalized candidate
3607                                         int k = finalized; // where to put the next undiscarded candidate
3608                                         for (int i = finalized; i < candidate_top; ++i) {
3609                                                 MethodBase candidate = (MethodBase) candidates [i];
3610                                                 Type decl_type = candidate.DeclaringType;
3611
3612                                                 if (decl_type == applicable_type) {
3613                                                         candidates [k++] = candidates [j];
3614                                                         candidates [j++] = candidates [i];
3615                                                         continue;
3616                                                 }
3617
3618                                                 if (IsAncestralType (decl_type, applicable_type))
3619                                                         continue;
3620
3621                                                 if (next_applicable_type != null &&
3622                                                         IsAncestralType (decl_type, next_applicable_type))
3623                                                         continue;
3624
3625                                                 candidates [k++] = candidates [i];
3626
3627                                                 if (next_applicable_type == null ||
3628                                                         IsAncestralType (next_applicable_type, decl_type))
3629                                                         next_applicable_type = decl_type;
3630                                         }
3631
3632                                         applicable_type = next_applicable_type;
3633                                         finalized = j;
3634                                         candidate_top = k;
3635                                 } while (applicable_type != null);
3636                         }
3637
3638                         //
3639                         // Now we actually find the best method
3640                         //
3641
3642                         method = (MethodBase) candidates [0];
3643                         method_params = candidate_to_form != null && candidate_to_form.Contains (method);
3644                         for (int ix = 1; ix < candidate_top; ix++) {
3645                                 MethodBase candidate = (MethodBase) candidates [ix];
3646
3647                                 if (candidate == method)
3648                                         continue;
3649
3650                                 bool cand_params = candidate_to_form != null && candidate_to_form.Contains (candidate);
3651
3652                                 if (BetterFunction (ec, Arguments, arg_count,
3653                                         candidate, cand_params,
3654                                         method, method_params)) {
3655                                         method = candidate;
3656                                         method_params = cand_params;
3657                                 }
3658                         }
3659                         //
3660                         // Now check that there are no ambiguities i.e the selected method
3661                         // should be better than all the others
3662                         //
3663                         MethodBase ambiguous = null;
3664                         for (int ix = 0; ix < candidate_top; ix++) {
3665                                 MethodBase candidate = (MethodBase) candidates [ix];
3666
3667                                 if (candidate == method)
3668                                         continue;
3669
3670                                 bool cand_params = candidate_to_form != null && candidate_to_form.Contains (candidate);
3671                                 if (!BetterFunction (ec, Arguments, arg_count,
3672                                         method, method_params,
3673                                         candidate, cand_params))
3674                                 {
3675                                         if (!may_fail)
3676                                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (candidate);
3677                                         ambiguous = candidate;
3678                                 }
3679                         }
3680
3681                         if (ambiguous != null) {
3682                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (method);
3683                                 Report.Error (121, loc, "The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties: `{0}' and `{1}'",
3684                                         TypeManager.CSharpSignature (ambiguous), TypeManager.CSharpSignature (method));
3685                                 return method;
3686                         }
3687
3688                         //
3689                         // If the method is a virtual function, pick an override closer to the LHS type.
3690                         //
3691                         if (!IsBase && method.IsVirtual) {
3692                                 if (TypeManager.IsOverride (method))
3693                                         throw new InternalErrorException (
3694                                                 "Should not happen.  An 'override' method took part in overload resolution: " + method);
3695
3696                                 if (candidate_overrides != null)
3697                                         foreach (MethodBase candidate in candidate_overrides) {
3698                                                 if (IsOverride (candidate, method))
3699                                                         method = candidate;
3700                                         }
3701                         }
3702
3703                         //
3704                         // And now check if the arguments are all
3705                         // compatible, perform conversions if
3706                         // necessary etc. and return if everything is
3707                         // all right
3708                         //
3709                         if (!Invocation.VerifyArgumentsCompat (ec, Arguments, arg_count, method,
3710                                 method_params, null, may_fail, loc))
3711                                 return null;
3712
3713                         if (method == null)
3714                                 return null;
3715
3716                         MethodBase the_method = TypeManager.DropGenericMethodArguments (method);
3717 #if GMCS_SOURCE
3718                         if (the_method.IsGenericMethodDefinition &&
3719                             !ConstraintChecker.CheckConstraints (ec, the_method, method, loc))
3720                                 return null;
3721 #endif
3722
3723                         IMethodData data = TypeManager.GetMethod (the_method);
3724                         if (data != null)
3725                                 data.SetMemberIsUsed ();
3726
3727                         return method;
3728                 }
3729
3730
3731                 bool RemoveMethods (bool keep_static)
3732                 {
3733                         ArrayList smethods = new ArrayList ();
3734
3735                         foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods){
3736                                 if (mb.IsStatic == keep_static)
3737                                         smethods.Add (mb);
3738                         }
3739
3740                         if (smethods.Count == 0)
3741                                 return false;
3742
3743                         Methods = new MethodBase [smethods.Count];
3744                         smethods.CopyTo (Methods, 0);
3745
3746                         return true;
3747                 }
3748
3749                 /// <summary>
3750                 ///   Removes any instance methods from the MethodGroup, returns
3751                 ///   false if the resulting set is empty.
3752                 /// </summary>
3753                 public bool RemoveInstanceMethods ()
3754                 {
3755                         return RemoveMethods (true);
3756                 }
3757
3758                 /// <summary>
3759                 ///   Removes any static methods from the MethodGroup, returns
3760                 ///   false if the resulting set is empty.
3761                 /// </summary>
3762                 public bool RemoveStaticMethods ()
3763                 {
3764                         return RemoveMethods (false);
3765                 }
3766
3767                 public Expression ResolveGeneric (EmitContext ec, TypeArguments args)
3768                 {
3769 #if GMCS_SOURCE
3770                         if (args.Resolve (ec) == false)
3771                                 return null;
3772
3773                         Type[] atypes = args.Arguments;
3774
3775                         int first_count = 0;
3776                         MethodInfo first = null;
3777
3778                         ArrayList list = new ArrayList ();
3779                         foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods) {
3780                                 MethodInfo mi = mb as MethodInfo;
3781                                 if ((mi == null) || !mb.IsGenericMethod)
3782                                         continue;
3783
3784                                 Type[] gen_params = mb.GetGenericArguments ();
3785
3786                                 if (first == null) {
3787                                         first = mi;
3788                                         first_count = gen_params.Length;
3789                                 }
3790
3791                                 if (gen_params.Length != atypes.Length)
3792                                         continue;
3793
3794                                 mi = mi.MakeGenericMethod (atypes);
3795                                 list.Add (mi);
3796
3797 #if MS_COMPATIBLE
3798                                 // MS implementation throws NotSupportedException for GetParameters
3799                                 // on unbaked generic method
3800                                 Parameters p = ((Parameters)TypeManager.GetParameterData (mi)).Clone ();
3801                                 p.InflateTypes (atypes);
3802                                 TypeManager.RegisterMethod (mi, p);
3803 #endif
3804                         }
3805
3806                         if (list.Count > 0) {
3807                                 MethodGroupExpr new_mg = new MethodGroupExpr (list, Location);
3808                                 new_mg.InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression;
3809                                 new_mg.HasTypeArguments = true;
3810                                 new_mg.IsBase = IsBase;
3811                                 return new_mg;
3812                         }
3813
3814                         if (first != null)
3815                                 Report.Error (
3816                                         305, loc, "Using the generic method `{0}' " +
3817                                         "requires {1} type arguments", Name,
3818                                         first_count.ToString ());
3819                         else
3820                                 Report.Error (
3821                                         308, loc, "The non-generic method `{0}' " +
3822                                         "cannot be used with type arguments", Name);
3823
3824                         return null;
3825 #else
3826                         throw new NotImplementedException ();
3827 #endif
3828                 }
3829         }
3830
3831         /// <summary>
3832         ///   Fully resolved expression that evaluates to a Field
3833         /// </summary>
3834         public class FieldExpr : MemberExpr, IAssignMethod, IMemoryLocation, IVariable {
3835                 public readonly FieldInfo FieldInfo;
3836                 VariableInfo variable_info;
3837
3838                 LocalTemporary temp;
3839                 bool prepared;
3840                 bool in_initializer;
3841
3842                 public FieldExpr (FieldInfo fi, Location l, bool in_initializer):
3843                         this (fi, l)
3844                 {
3845                         this.in_initializer = in_initializer;
3846                 }
3847
3848                 public FieldExpr (FieldInfo fi, Location l)
3849                 {
3850                         FieldInfo = fi;
3851                         eclass = ExprClass.Variable;
3852                         type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (fi.FieldType);
3853                         loc = l;
3854                 }
3855
3856                 public override string Name {
3857                         get {
3858                                 return FieldInfo.Name;
3859                         }
3860                 }
3861
3862                 public override bool IsInstance {
3863                         get {
3864                                 return !FieldInfo.IsStatic;
3865                         }
3866                 }
3867
3868                 public override bool IsStatic {
3869                         get {
3870                                 return FieldInfo.IsStatic;
3871                         }
3872                 }
3873
3874                 public override Type DeclaringType {
3875                         get {
3876                                 return FieldInfo.DeclaringType;
3877                         }
3878                 }
3879
3880                 public override string GetSignatureForError ()
3881                 {
3882                         return TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (FieldInfo);
3883                 }
3884
3885                 public VariableInfo VariableInfo {
3886                         get {
3887                                 return variable_info;
3888                         }
3889                 }
3890
3891                 public override Expression ResolveMemberAccess (EmitContext ec, Expression left, Location loc,
3892                                                                 SimpleName original)
3893                 {
3894                         FieldInfo fi = TypeManager.GetGenericFieldDefinition (FieldInfo);
3895
3896                         Type t = fi.FieldType;
3897
3898                         if (fi.IsLiteral || (fi.IsInitOnly && t == TypeManager.decimal_type)) {
3899                                 IConstant ic = TypeManager.GetConstant (fi);
3900                                 if (ic == null) {
3901                                         if (fi.IsLiteral) {
3902                                                 ic = new ExternalConstant (fi);
3903                                         } else {
3904                                                 ic = ExternalConstant.CreateDecimal (fi);
3905                                                 if (ic == null) {
3906                                                         return base.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, left, loc, original);
3907                                                 }
3908                                         }
3909                                         TypeManager.RegisterConstant (fi, ic);
3910                                 }
3911
3912                                 bool left_is_type = left is TypeExpr;
3913                                 if (!left_is_type && (original == null || !original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))) {
3914                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (FieldInfo);
3915                                         error176 (loc, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (FieldInfo));
3916                                         return null;
3917                                 }
3918
3919                                 if (ic.ResolveValue ()) {
3920                                         if (!ec.IsInObsoleteScope)
3921                                                 ic.CheckObsoleteness (loc);
3922                                 }
3923
3924                                 return ic.CreateConstantReference (loc);
3925                         }
3926
3927                         if (t.IsPointer && !ec.InUnsafe) {
3928                                 UnsafeError (loc);
3929                                 return null;
3930                         }
3931
3932                         return base.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, left, loc, original);
3933                 }
3934
3935                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3936                 {
3937                         return DoResolve (ec, false, false);
3938                 }
3939
3940                 Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec, bool lvalue_instance, bool out_access)
3941                 {
3942                         if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic){
3943                                 if (InstanceExpression == null){
3944                                         //
3945                                         // This can happen when referencing an instance field using
3946                                         // a fully qualified type expression: TypeName.InstanceField = xxx
3947                                         //
3948                                         SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, GetSignatureForError ());
3949                                         return null;
3950                                 }
3951
3952                                 // Resolve the field's instance expression while flow analysis is turned
3953                                 // off: when accessing a field "a.b", we must check whether the field
3954                                 // "a.b" is initialized, not whether the whole struct "a" is initialized.
3955
3956                                 if (lvalue_instance) {
3957                                         using (ec.With (EmitContext.Flags.DoFlowAnalysis, false)) {
3958                                                 Expression right_side =
3959                                                         out_access ? EmptyExpression.LValueMemberOutAccess : EmptyExpression.LValueMemberAccess;
3960                                                 InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side, loc);
3961                                         }
3962                                 } else {
3963                                         ResolveFlags rf = ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue | ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis;
3964                                         InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.Resolve (ec, rf);
3965                                 }
3966
3967                                 if (InstanceExpression == null)
3968                                         return null;
3969
3970                                 InstanceExpression.CheckMarshalByRefAccess ();
3971                         }
3972
3973                         if (!in_initializer && !ec.IsFieldInitializer) {
3974                                 ObsoleteAttribute oa;
3975                                 FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
3976                                 if (f != null) {
3977                                         if (!ec.IsInObsoleteScope)
3978                                                 f.CheckObsoleteness (loc);
3979
3980                                         // To be sure that type is external because we do not register generated fields
3981                                 } else if (!(FieldInfo.DeclaringType is TypeBuilder)) {
3982                                         oa = AttributeTester.GetMemberObsoleteAttribute (FieldInfo);
3983                                         if (oa != null)
3984                                                 AttributeTester.Report_ObsoleteMessage (oa, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (FieldInfo), loc);
3985                                 }
3986                         }
3987
3988                         AnonymousContainer am = ec.CurrentAnonymousMethod;
3989                         if (am != null){
3990                                 if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic){
3991                                         if (!am.IsIterator && (ec.TypeContainer is Struct)){
3992                                                 Report.Error (1673, loc,
3993                                                 "Anonymous methods inside structs cannot access instance members of `{0}'. Consider copying `{0}' to a local variable outside the anonymous method and using the local instead",
3994                                                         "this");
3995                                                 return null;
3996                                         }
3997                                 }
3998                         }
3999
4000                         // If the instance expression is a local variable or parameter.
4001                         IVariable var = InstanceExpression as IVariable;
4002                         if ((var == null) || (var.VariableInfo == null))
4003                                 return this;
4004
4005                         VariableInfo vi = var.VariableInfo;
4006                         if (!vi.IsFieldAssigned (ec, FieldInfo.Name, loc))
4007                                 return null;
4008
4009                         variable_info = vi.GetSubStruct (FieldInfo.Name);
4010                         return this;
4011                 }
4012
4013                 static readonly int [] codes = {
4014                         191,    // instance, write access
4015                         192,    // instance, out access
4016                         198,    // static, write access
4017                         199,    // static, out access
4018                         1648,   // member of value instance, write access
4019                         1649,   // member of value instance, out access
4020                         1650,   // member of value static, write access
4021                         1651    // member of value static, out access
4022                 };
4023
4024                 static readonly string [] msgs = {
4025                         /*0191*/ "A readonly field `{0}' cannot be assigned to (except in a constructor or a variable initializer)",
4026                         /*0192*/ "A readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
4027                         /*0198*/ "A static readonly field `{0}' cannot be assigned to (except in a static constructor or a variable initializer)",
4028                         /*0199*/ "A static readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a static constructor)",
4029                         /*1648*/ "Members of readonly field `{0}' cannot be modified (except in a constructor or a variable initializer)",
4030                         /*1649*/ "Members of readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
4031                         /*1650*/ "Fields of static readonly field `{0}' cannot be assigned to (except in a static constructor or a variable initializer)",
4032                         /*1651*/ "Fields of static readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a static constructor)"
4033                 };
4034
4035                 // The return value is always null.  Returning a value simplifies calling code.
4036                 Expression Report_AssignToReadonly (Expression right_side)
4037                 {
4038                         int i = 0;
4039                         if (right_side == EmptyExpression.OutAccess || right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberOutAccess)
4040                                 i += 1;
4041                         if (IsStatic)
4042                                 i += 2;
4043                         if (right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberAccess || right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberOutAccess)
4044                                 i += 4;
4045                         Report.Error (codes [i], loc, msgs [i], GetSignatureForError ());
4046
4047                         return null;
4048                 }
4049
4050                 override public Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
4051                 {
4052                         IVariable var = InstanceExpression as IVariable;
4053                         if ((var != null) && (var.VariableInfo != null))
4054                                 var.VariableInfo.SetFieldAssigned (ec, FieldInfo.Name);
4055
4056                         bool lvalue_instance = !FieldInfo.IsStatic && FieldInfo.DeclaringType.IsValueType;
4057                         bool out_access = right_side == EmptyExpression.OutAccess || right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberOutAccess;
4058
4059                         Expression e = DoResolve (ec, lvalue_instance, out_access);
4060
4061                         if (e == null)
4062                                 return null;
4063
4064                         FieldBase fb = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4065                         if (fb != null)
4066                                 fb.SetAssigned ();
4067
4068                         if (FieldInfo.IsInitOnly) {
4069                                 // InitOnly fields can only be assigned in constructors or initializers
4070                                 if (!ec.IsFieldInitializer && !ec.IsConstructor)
4071                                         return Report_AssignToReadonly (right_side);
4072
4073                                 if (ec.IsConstructor) {
4074                                         Type ctype = ec.TypeContainer.CurrentType;
4075                                         if (ctype == null)
4076                                                 ctype = ec.ContainerType;
4077
4078                                         // InitOnly fields cannot be assigned-to in a different constructor from their declaring type
4079                                         if (!TypeManager.IsEqual (ctype, FieldInfo.DeclaringType))
4080                                                 return Report_AssignToReadonly (right_side);
4081                                         // static InitOnly fields cannot be assigned-to in an instance constructor
4082                                         if (IsStatic && !ec.IsStatic)
4083                                                 return Report_AssignToReadonly (right_side);
4084                                         // instance constructors can't modify InitOnly fields of other instances of the same type
4085                                         if (!IsStatic && !(InstanceExpression is This))
4086                                                 return Report_AssignToReadonly (right_side);
4087                                 }
4088                         }
4089
4090                         if (right_side == EmptyExpression.OutAccess &&
4091                             !IsStatic && !(InstanceExpression is This) && DeclaringType.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.mbr_type)) {
4092                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (DeclaringType);
4093                                 Report.Warning (197, 1, loc,
4094                                                 "Passing `{0}' as ref or out or taking its address may cause a runtime exception because it is a field of a marshal-by-reference class",
4095                                                 GetSignatureForError ());
4096                         }
4097
4098                         return this;
4099                 }
4100
4101                 public override void CheckMarshalByRefAccess ()
4102                 {
4103                         if (!IsStatic && Type.IsValueType && !(InstanceExpression is This) && DeclaringType.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.mbr_type)) {
4104                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (DeclaringType);
4105                                 Report.Warning (1690, 1, loc, "Cannot call methods, properties, or indexers on `{0}' because it is a value type member of a marshal-by-reference class",
4106                                                 GetSignatureForError ());
4107                         }
4108                 }
4109
4110                 public bool VerifyFixed ()
4111                 {
4112                         IVariable variable = InstanceExpression as IVariable;
4113                         // A variable of the form V.I is fixed when V is a fixed variable of a struct type.
4114                         // We defer the InstanceExpression check after the variable check to avoid a
4115                         // separate null check on InstanceExpression.
4116                         return variable != null && InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType && variable.VerifyFixed ();
4117                 }
4118
4119                 public override int GetHashCode ()
4120                 {
4121                         return FieldInfo.GetHashCode ();
4122                 }
4123
4124                 public override bool Equals (object obj)
4125                 {
4126                         FieldExpr fe = obj as FieldExpr;
4127                         if (fe == null)
4128                                 return false;
4129
4130                         if (FieldInfo != fe.FieldInfo)
4131                                 return false;
4132
4133                         if (InstanceExpression == null || fe.InstanceExpression == null)
4134                                 return true;
4135
4136                         return InstanceExpression.Equals (fe.InstanceExpression);
4137                 }
4138
4139                 public void Emit (EmitContext ec, bool leave_copy)
4140                 {
4141                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
4142                         bool is_volatile = false;
4143
4144                         FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4145                         if (f != null){
4146                                 if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0)
4147                                         is_volatile = true;
4148
4149                                 f.SetMemberIsUsed ();
4150                         }
4151
4152                         if (FieldInfo.IsStatic){
4153                                 if (is_volatile)
4154                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
4155
4156                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsfld, FieldInfo);
4157                         } else {
4158                                 if (!prepared)
4159                                         EmitInstance (ec, false);
4160
4161                                 if (is_volatile)
4162                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
4163
4164                                 IFixedBuffer ff = AttributeTester.GetFixedBuffer (FieldInfo);
4165                                 if (ff != null)
4166                                 {
4167                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldflda, FieldInfo);
4168                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldflda, ff.Element);
4169                                 }
4170                                 else {
4171                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldfld, FieldInfo);
4172                                 }
4173                         }
4174
4175                         if (leave_copy) {
4176                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
4177                                 if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic) {
4178                                         temp = new LocalTemporary (this.Type);
4179                                         temp.Store (ec);
4180                                 }
4181                         }
4182                 }
4183
4184                 public void EmitAssign (EmitContext ec, Expression source, bool leave_copy, bool prepare_for_load)
4185                 {
4186                         FieldAttributes fa = FieldInfo.Attributes;
4187                         bool is_static = (fa & FieldAttributes.Static) != 0;
4188                         bool is_readonly = (fa & FieldAttributes.InitOnly) != 0;
4189                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
4190                         prepared = prepare_for_load;
4191
4192                         if (is_readonly && !ec.IsConstructor){
4193                                 Report_AssignToReadonly (source);
4194                                 return;
4195                         }
4196
4197                         EmitInstance (ec, prepare_for_load);
4198
4199                         source.Emit (ec);
4200                         if (leave_copy) {
4201                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
4202                                 if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic) {
4203                                         temp = new LocalTemporary (this.Type);
4204                                         temp.Store (ec);
4205                                 }
4206                         }
4207
4208                         FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4209                         if (f != null){
4210                                 if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0)
4211                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
4212
4213                                 f.SetAssigned ();
4214                         }
4215
4216                         if (is_static)
4217                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stsfld, FieldInfo);
4218                         else
4219                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stfld, FieldInfo);
4220
4221                         if (temp != null) {
4222                                 temp.Emit (ec);
4223                                 temp.Release (ec);
4224                         }
4225                 }
4226
4227                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
4228                 {
4229                         Emit (ec, false);
4230                 }
4231
4232                 public void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode)
4233                 {
4234                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
4235
4236                         FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4237                         if (f != null){
4238                                 if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0){
4239                                         Report.Warning (420, 1, loc, "`{0}': A volatile fields cannot be passed using a ref or out parameter",
4240                                                         f.GetSignatureForError ());
4241                                         return;
4242                                 }
4243
4244                                 if ((mode & AddressOp.Store) != 0)
4245                                         f.SetAssigned ();
4246                                 if ((mode & AddressOp.Load) != 0)
4247                                         f.SetMemberIsUsed ();
4248                         }
4249
4250                         //
4251                         // Handle initonly fields specially: make a copy and then
4252                         // get the address of the copy.
4253                         //
4254                         bool need_copy;
4255                         if (FieldInfo.IsInitOnly){
4256                                 need_copy = true;
4257                                 if (ec.IsConstructor){
4258                                         if (FieldInfo.IsStatic){
4259                                                 if (ec.IsStatic)
4260                                                         need_copy = false;
4261                                         } else
4262                                                 need_copy = false;
4263                                 }
4264                         } else
4265                                 need_copy = false;
4266
4267                         if (need_copy){
4268                                 LocalBuilder local;
4269                                 Emit (ec);
4270                                 local = ig.DeclareLocal (type);
4271                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stloc, local);
4272                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloca, local);
4273                                 return;
4274                         }
4275
4276
4277                         if (FieldInfo.IsStatic){
4278                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsflda, FieldInfo);
4279                         } else {
4280                                 if (!prepared)
4281                                         EmitInstance (ec, false);
4282                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldflda, FieldInfo);
4283                         }
4284                 }
4285         }
4286
4287         //
4288         // A FieldExpr whose address can not be taken
4289         //
4290         public class FieldExprNoAddress : FieldExpr, IMemoryLocation {
4291                 public FieldExprNoAddress (FieldInfo fi, Location loc) : base (fi, loc)
4292                 {
4293                 }
4294
4295                 public new void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode)
4296                 {
4297                         Report.Error (-215, "Report this: Taking the address of a remapped parameter not supported");
4298                 }
4299         }
4300
4301         /// <summary>
4302         ///   Expression that evaluates to a Property.  The Assign class
4303         ///   might set the `Value' expression if we are in an assignment.
4304         ///
4305         ///   This is not an LValue because we need to re-write the expression, we
4306         ///   can not take data from the stack and store it.
4307         /// </summary>
4308         public class PropertyExpr : MemberExpr, IAssignMethod {
4309                 public readonly PropertyInfo PropertyInfo;
4310
4311                 //
4312                 // This is set externally by the  `BaseAccess' class
4313                 //
4314                 public bool IsBase;
4315                 MethodInfo getter, setter;
4316                 bool is_static;
4317
4318                 bool resolved;
4319
4320                 LocalTemporary temp;
4321                 bool prepared;
4322
4323                 public PropertyExpr (Type containerType, PropertyInfo pi, Location l)
4324                 {
4325                         PropertyInfo = pi;
4326                         eclass = ExprClass.PropertyAccess;
4327                         is_static = false;
4328                         loc = l;
4329
4330                         type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (pi.PropertyType);
4331
4332                         ResolveAccessors (containerType);
4333                 }
4334
4335                 public override string Name {
4336                         get {
4337                                 return PropertyInfo.Name;
4338                         }
4339                 }
4340
4341                 public override bool IsInstance {
4342                         get {
4343                                 return !is_static;
4344                         }
4345                 }
4346
4347                 public override bool IsStatic {
4348                         get {
4349                                 return is_static;
4350                         }
4351                 }
4352
4353                 public override Type DeclaringType {
4354                         get {
4355                                 return PropertyInfo.DeclaringType;
4356                         }
4357                 }
4358
4359                 public override string GetSignatureForError ()
4360                 {
4361                         return TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo);
4362                 }
4363
4364                 void FindAccessors (Type invocation_type)
4365                 {
4366                         const BindingFlags flags = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic |
4367                                 BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance |
4368                                 BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly;
4369
4370                         Type current = PropertyInfo.DeclaringType;
4371                         for (; current != null; current = current.BaseType) {
4372                                 MemberInfo[] group = TypeManager.MemberLookup (
4373                                         invocation_type, invocation_type, current,
4374                                         MemberTypes.Property, flags, PropertyInfo.Name, null);
4375
4376                                 if (group == null)
4377                                         continue;
4378
4379                                 if (group.Length != 1)
4380                                         // Oooops, can this ever happen ?
4381                                         return;
4382
4383                                 PropertyInfo pi = (PropertyInfo) group [0];
4384
4385                                 if (getter == null)
4386                                         getter = pi.GetGetMethod (true);
4387
4388                                 if (setter == null)
4389                                         setter = pi.GetSetMethod (true);
4390
4391                                 MethodInfo accessor = getter != null ? getter : setter;
4392
4393                                 if (!accessor.IsVirtual)
4394                                         return;
4395                         }
4396                 }
4397
4398                 //
4399                 // We also perform the permission checking here, as the PropertyInfo does not
4400                 // hold the information for the accessibility of its setter/getter
4401                 //
4402                 // TODO: Refactor to use some kind of cache together with GetPropertyFromAccessor
4403                 void ResolveAccessors (Type containerType)
4404                 {
4405                         FindAccessors (containerType);
4406
4407                         if (getter != null) {
4408                                 MethodBase the_getter = TypeManager.DropGenericMethodArguments (getter);
4409                                 IMethodData md = TypeManager.GetMethod (the_getter);
4410                                 if (md != null)
4411                                         md.SetMemberIsUsed ();
4412
4413                                 is_static = getter.IsStatic;
4414                         }
4415
4416                         if (setter != null) {
4417                                 MethodBase the_setter = TypeManager.DropGenericMethodArguments (setter);
4418                                 IMethodData md = TypeManager.GetMethod (the_setter);
4419                                 if (md != null)
4420                                         md.SetMemberIsUsed ();
4421
4422                                 is_static = setter.IsStatic;
4423                         }
4424                 }
4425
4426                 bool InstanceResolve (EmitContext ec, bool lvalue_instance, bool must_do_cs1540_check)
4427                 {
4428                         if (is_static) {
4429                                 InstanceExpression = null;
4430                                 return true;
4431                         }
4432
4433                         if (InstanceExpression == null) {
4434                                 SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, GetSignatureForError ());
4435                                 return false;
4436                         }
4437
4438                         InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
4439                         if (lvalue_instance && InstanceExpression != null)
4440                                 InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.ResolveLValue (ec, EmptyExpression.LValueMemberAccess, loc);
4441
4442                         if (InstanceExpression == null)
4443                                 return false;
4444
4445                         InstanceExpression.CheckMarshalByRefAccess ();
4446
4447                         if (must_do_cs1540_check && (InstanceExpression != EmptyExpression.Null) &&
4448                             !TypeManager.IsInstantiationOfSameGenericType (InstanceExpression.Type, ec.ContainerType) &&
4449                             !TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf (ec.ContainerType, InstanceExpression.Type) &&
4450                             !TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (InstanceExpression.Type, ec.ContainerType)) {
4451                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (PropertyInfo);
4452                                 Error_CannotAccessProtected (loc, PropertyInfo, InstanceExpression.Type, ec.ContainerType);
4453                                 return false;
4454                         }
4455
4456                         return true;
4457                 }
4458
4459                 void Error_PropertyNotFound (MethodInfo mi, bool getter)
4460                 {
4461                         // TODO: correctly we should compare arguments but it will lead to bigger changes
4462                         if (mi is MethodBuilder) {
4463                                 Error_TypeDoesNotContainDefinition (loc, PropertyInfo.DeclaringType, Name);
4464                                 return;
4465                         }
4466
4467                         StringBuilder sig = new StringBuilder (TypeManager.CSharpName (mi.DeclaringType));
4468                         sig.Append ('.');
4469                         ParameterData iparams = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mi);
4470                         sig.Append (getter ? "get_" : "set_");
4471                         sig.Append (Name);
4472                         sig.Append (iparams.GetSignatureForError ());
4473
4474                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (mi);
4475                         Report.Error (1546, loc, "Property `{0}' is not supported by the C# language. Try to call the accessor method `{1}' directly",
4476                                 Name, sig.ToString ());
4477                 }
4478
4479                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
4480                 {
4481                         if (resolved)
4482                                 return this;
4483
4484                         if (getter != null){
4485                                 if (TypeManager.GetParameterData (getter).Count != 0){
4486                                         Error_PropertyNotFound (getter, true);
4487                                         return null;
4488                                 }
4489                         }
4490
4491                         if (getter == null){
4492                                 //
4493                                 // The following condition happens if the PropertyExpr was
4494                                 // created, but is invalid (ie, the property is inaccessible),
4495                                 // and we did not want to embed the knowledge about this in
4496                                 // the caller routine.  This only avoids double error reporting.
4497                                 //
4498                                 if (setter == null)
4499                                         return null;
4500
4501                                 if (InstanceExpression != EmptyExpression.Null) {
4502                                         Report.Error (154, loc, "The property or indexer `{0}' cannot be used in this context because it lacks the `get' accessor",
4503                                                 TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
4504                                         return null;
4505                                 }
4506                         }
4507
4508                         bool must_do_cs1540_check = false;
4509                         if (getter != null &&
4510                             !IsAccessorAccessible (ec.ContainerType, getter, out must_do_cs1540_check)) {
4511                                 PropertyBase.PropertyMethod pm = TypeManager.GetMethod (getter) as PropertyBase.PropertyMethod;
4512                                 if (pm != null && pm.HasCustomAccessModifier) {
4513                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (pm);
4514                                         Report.Error (271, loc, "The property or indexer `{0}' cannot be used in this context because the get accessor is inaccessible",
4515                                                 TypeManager.CSharpSignature (getter));
4516                                 }
4517                                 else {
4518                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (getter);
4519                                         ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (getter));
4520                                 }
4521                                 return null;
4522                         }
4523
4524                         if (!InstanceResolve (ec, false, must_do_cs1540_check))
4525                                 return null;
4526
4527                         //
4528                         // Only base will allow this invocation to happen.
4529                         //
4530                         if (IsBase && getter.IsAbstract) {
4531                                 Error_CannotCallAbstractBase (TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
4532                                 return null;
4533                         }
4534
4535                         if (PropertyInfo.PropertyType.IsPointer && !ec.InUnsafe){
4536                                 UnsafeError (loc);
4537                                 return null;
4538                         }
4539
4540                         resolved = true;
4541
4542                         return this;
4543                 }
4544
4545                 override public Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
4546                 {
4547                         if (right_side == EmptyExpression.OutAccess) {
4548                                 Report.Error (206, loc, "A property or indexer `{0}' may not be passed as an out or ref parameter",
4549                                               GetSignatureForError ());
4550                                 return null;
4551                         }
4552
4553                         if (right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberAccess || right_side == EmptyExpression.LValueMemberOutAccess) {
4554                                 Report.Error (1612, loc, "Cannot modify the return value of `{0}' because it is not a variable",
4555                                               GetSignatureForError ());
4556                                 return null;
4557                         }
4558
4559                         if (setter == null){
4560                                 //
4561                                 // The following condition happens if the PropertyExpr was
4562                                 // created, but is invalid (ie, the property is inaccessible),
4563                                 // and we did not want to embed the knowledge about this in
4564                                 // the caller routine.  This only avoids double error reporting.
4565                                 //
4566                                 if (getter == null)
4567                                         return null;
4568                                 Report.Error (200, loc, "Property or indexer `{0}' cannot be assigned to (it is read only)",
4569                                               GetSignatureForError ());
4570                                 return null;
4571                         }
4572
4573                         if (TypeManager.GetParameterData (setter).Count != 1){
4574                                 Error_PropertyNotFound (setter, false);
4575                                 return null;
4576                         }
4577
4578                         bool must_do_cs1540_check;
4579                         if (!IsAccessorAccessible (ec.ContainerType, setter, out must_do_cs1540_check)) {
4580                                 PropertyBase.PropertyMethod pm = TypeManager.GetMethod (setter) as PropertyBase.PropertyMethod;
4581                                 if (pm != null && pm.HasCustomAccessModifier) {
4582                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (pm);
4583                                         Report.Error (272, loc, "The property or indexer `{0}' cannot be used in this context because the set accessor is inaccessible",
4584                                                 TypeManager.CSharpSignature (setter));
4585                                 }
4586                                 else {
4587                                         Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (setter);
4588                                         ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (setter));
4589                                 }
4590                                 return null;
4591                         }
4592
4593                         if (!InstanceResolve (ec, PropertyInfo.DeclaringType.IsValueType, must_do_cs1540_check))
4594                                 return null;
4595
4596                         //
4597                         // Only base will allow this invocation to happen.
4598                         //
4599                         if (IsBase && setter.IsAbstract){
4600                                 Error_CannotCallAbstractBase (TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
4601                                 return null;
4602                         }
4603
4604                         return this;
4605                 }
4606
4607                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
4608                 {
4609                         Emit (ec, false);
4610                 }
4611
4612                 public void Emit (EmitContext ec, bool leave_copy)
4613                 {
4614                         //
4615                         // Special case: length of single dimension array property is turned into ldlen
4616                         //
4617                         if ((getter == TypeManager.system_int_array_get_length) ||
4618                             (getter == TypeManager.int_array_get_length)){
4619                                 Type iet = InstanceExpression.Type;
4620
4621                                 //
4622                                 // System.Array.Length can be called, but the Type does not
4623                                 // support invoking GetArrayRank, so test for that case first
4624                                 //
4625                                 if (iet != TypeManager.array_type && (iet.GetArrayRank () == 1)) {
4626                                         if (!prepared)
4627                                                 EmitInstance (ec, false);
4628                                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldlen);
4629                                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4);
4630                                         return;
4631                                 }
4632                         }
4633
4634                         Invocation.EmitCall (ec, IsBase, IsStatic, InstanceExpression, getter, null, loc, prepared, false);
4635
4636                         if (leave_copy) {
4637                                 ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
4638                                 if (!is_static) {
4639                                         temp = new LocalTemporary (this.Type);
4640                                         temp.Store (ec);
4641                                 }
4642                         }
4643                 }
4644
4645                 //
4646                 // Implements the IAssignMethod interface for assignments
4647                 //
4648                 public void EmitAssign (EmitContext ec, Expression source, bool leave_copy, bool prepare_for_load)
4649                 {
4650                         Expression my_source = source;
4651
4652                         prepared = prepare_for_load;
4653
4654                         if (prepared) {
4655                                 source.Emit (ec);
4656                                 if (leave_copy) {
4657                                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
4658                                         if (!is_static) {
4659                                                 temp = new LocalTemporary (this.Type);
4660                                                 temp.Store (ec);
4661                                         }
4662                                 }
4663                         } else if (leave_copy) {
4664                                 source.Emit (ec);
4665                                 if (!is_static) {
4666                                         temp = new LocalTemporary (this.Type);
4667                                         temp.Store (ec);
4668                                 }
4669                                 my_source = temp;
4670                         }
4671
4672                         ArrayList args = new ArrayList (1);
4673                         args.Add (new Argument (my_source, Argument.AType.Expression));
4674
4675                         Invocation.EmitCall (ec, IsBase, IsStatic, InstanceExpression, setter, args, loc, false, prepared);
4676
4677                         if (temp != null) {
4678                                 temp.Emit (ec);
4679                                 temp.Release (ec);
4680                         }
4681                 }
4682         }
4683
4684         /// <summary>
4685         ///   Fully resolved expression that evaluates to an Event
4686         /// </summary>
4687         public class EventExpr : MemberExpr {
4688                 public readonly EventInfo EventInfo;
4689
4690                 bool is_static;
4691                 MethodInfo add_accessor, remove_accessor;
4692
4693                 public EventExpr (EventInfo ei, Location loc)
4694                 {
4695                         EventInfo = ei;
4696                         this.loc = loc;
4697                         eclass = ExprClass.EventAccess;
4698
4699                         add_accessor = TypeManager.GetAddMethod (ei);
4700                         remove_accessor = TypeManager.GetRemoveMethod (ei);
4701                         if (add_accessor.IsStatic || remove_accessor.IsStatic)
4702                                 is_static = true;
4703
4704                         if (EventInfo is MyEventBuilder){
4705                                 MyEventBuilder eb = (MyEventBuilder) EventInfo;
4706                                 type = eb.EventType;
4707                                 eb.SetUsed ();
4708                         } else
4709                                 type = EventInfo.EventHandlerType;
4710                 }
4711
4712                 public override string Name {
4713                         get {
4714                                 return EventInfo.Name;
4715                         }
4716                 }
4717
4718                 public override bool IsInstance {
4719                         get {
4720                                 return !is_static;
4721                         }
4722                 }
4723
4724                 public override bool IsStatic {
4725                         get {
4726                                 return is_static;
4727                         }
4728                 }
4729
4730                 public override Type DeclaringType {
4731                         get {
4732                                 return EventInfo.DeclaringType;
4733                         }
4734                 }
4735
4736                 public override Expression ResolveMemberAccess (EmitContext ec, Expression left, Location loc,
4737                                                                 SimpleName original)
4738                 {
4739                         //
4740                         // If the event is local to this class, we transform ourselves into a FieldExpr
4741                         //
4742
4743                         if (EventInfo.DeclaringType == ec.ContainerType ||
4744                             TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf(ec.ContainerType, EventInfo.DeclaringType)) {
4745                                 EventField mi = TypeManager.GetEventField (EventInfo);
4746
4747                                 if (mi != null) {
4748                                         if (!ec.IsInObsoleteScope)
4749                                                 mi.CheckObsoleteness (loc);
4750
4751                                         FieldExpr ml = new FieldExpr (mi.FieldBuilder, loc);
4752
4753                                         InstanceExpression = null;
4754
4755                                         return ml.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, left, loc, original);
4756                                 }
4757                         }
4758
4759                         return base.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, left, loc, original);
4760                 }
4761
4762
4763                 bool InstanceResolve (EmitContext ec, bool must_do_cs1540_check)
4764                 {
4765                         if (is_static) {
4766                                 InstanceExpression = null;
4767                                 return true;
4768                         }
4769
4770                         if (InstanceExpression == null) {
4771                                 SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, GetSignatureForError ());
4772                                 return false;
4773                         }
4774
4775                         InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
4776                         if (InstanceExpression == null)
4777                                 return false;
4778
4779                         //
4780                         // This is using the same mechanism as the CS1540 check in PropertyExpr.
4781                         // However, in the Event case, we reported a CS0122 instead.
4782                         //
4783                         if (must_do_cs1540_check && InstanceExpression != EmptyExpression.Null &&
4784                             InstanceExpression.Type != ec.ContainerType &&
4785                             ec.ContainerType.IsSubclassOf (InstanceExpression.Type)) {
4786                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (EventInfo);
4787                                 ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (EventInfo));
4788                                 return false;
4789                         }
4790
4791                         return true;
4792                 }
4793
4794                 public override Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
4795                 {
4796                         return DoResolve (ec);
4797                 }
4798
4799                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
4800                 {
4801                         bool must_do_cs1540_check;
4802                         if (!(IsAccessorAccessible (ec.ContainerType, add_accessor, out must_do_cs1540_check) &&
4803                               IsAccessorAccessible (ec.ContainerType, remove_accessor, out must_do_cs1540_check))) {
4804                                 Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (EventInfo);
4805                                 ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (EventInfo));
4806                                 return null;
4807                         }
4808
4809                         if (!InstanceResolve (ec, must_do_cs1540_check))
4810                                 return null;
4811
4812                         return this;
4813                 }
4814
4815                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
4816                 {
4817                         if (InstanceExpression is This)
4818                                 Report.Error (79, loc, "The event `{0}' can only appear on the left hand side of += or -=", GetSignatureForError ());
4819                         else
4820                                 Report.Error (70, loc, "The event `{0}' can only appear on the left hand side of += or -= "+
4821                                               "(except on the defining type)", Name);
4822                 }
4823
4824                 public override string GetSignatureForError ()
4825                 {
4826                         return TypeManager.CSharpSignature (EventInfo);
4827                 }
4828
4829                 public void EmitAddOrRemove (EmitContext ec, Expression source)
4830                 {
4831                         BinaryDelegate source_del = source as BinaryDelegate;
4832                         if (source_del == null) {
4833                                 Emit (ec);
4834                                 return;
4835                         }
4836                         Expression handler = source_del.Right;
4837
4838                         Argument arg = new Argument (handler, Argument.AType.Expression);
4839                         ArrayList args = new ArrayList ();
4840
4841                         args.Add (arg);
4842
4843                         if (source_del.IsAddition)
4844                                 Invocation.EmitCall (
4845                                         ec, false, IsStatic, InstanceExpression, add_accessor, args, loc);
4846                         else
4847                                 Invocation.EmitCall (
4848                                         ec, false, IsStatic, InstanceExpression, remove_accessor, args, loc);
4849                 }
4850         }
4851
4852         public class TemporaryVariable : Expression, IMemoryLocation
4853         {
4854                 LocalInfo li;
4855                 Variable var;
4856
4857                 public TemporaryVariable (Type type, Location loc)
4858                 {
4859                         this.type = type;
4860                         this.loc = loc;
4861                         eclass = ExprClass.Value;
4862                 }
4863
4864                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
4865                 {
4866                         if (li != null)
4867                                 return this;
4868
4869                         TypeExpr te = new TypeExpression (type, loc);
4870                         li = ec.CurrentBlock.AddTemporaryVariable (te, loc);
4871                         if (!li.Resolve (ec))
4872                                 return null;
4873
4874                         if (ec.MustCaptureVariable (li)) {
4875                                 ScopeInfo scope = li.Block.CreateScopeInfo ();
4876                                 var = scope.AddLocal (li);
4877                                 type = var.Type;
4878                         }
4879
4880                         return this;
4881                 }
4882
4883                 public Variable Variable {
4884                         get { return var != null ? var : li.Variable; }
4885                 }
4886
4887                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
4888                 {
4889                         Variable.EmitInstance (ec);
4890                         Variable.Emit (ec);
4891                 }
4892
4893                 public void EmitLoadAddress (EmitContext ec)
4894                 {
4895                         Variable.EmitInstance (ec);
4896                         Variable.EmitAddressOf (ec);
4897                 }
4898
4899                 public void Store (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
4900                 {
4901                         Variable.EmitInstance (ec);
4902                         right_side.Emit (ec);
4903                         Variable.EmitAssign (ec);
4904                 }
4905
4906                 public void EmitThis (EmitContext ec)
4907                 {
4908                         Variable.EmitInstance (ec);
4909                 }
4910
4911                 public void EmitStore (EmitContext ec)
4912                 {
4913                         Variable.EmitAssign (ec);
4914                 }
4915
4916                 public void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode)
4917                 {
4918                         EmitLoadAddress (ec);
4919                 }
4920         }
4921
4922 }