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 //
   7 // (C) 2001 Ximian, Inc.
   8 //
   9 //
  10
  11 namespace Mono.CSharp {
  12         using System;
  13         using System.Collections;
  14         using System.Diagnostics;
  15         using System.Reflection;
  16         using System.Reflection.Emit;
  17         using System.Text;
  18
  19         /// <remarks>
  20         ///   The ExprClass class contains the is used to pass the
  21         ///   classification of an expression (value, variable, namespace,
  22         ///   type, method group, property access, event access, indexer access,
  23         ///   nothing).
  24         /// </remarks>
  25         public enum ExprClass : byte {
  26                 Invalid,
  27
  28                 Value,
  29                 Variable,
  30                 Namespace,
  31                 Type,
  32                 MethodGroup,
  33                 PropertyAccess,
  34                 EventAccess,
  35                 IndexerAccess,
  36                 Nothing,
  37         }
  38
  39         /// <remarks>
  40         ///   This is used to tell Resolve in which types of expressions we're
  41         ///   interested.
  42         /// </remarks>
  43         [Flags]
  44         public enum ResolveFlags {
  45                 // Returns Value, Variable, PropertyAccess, EventAccess or IndexerAccess.
  46                 VariableOrValue         = 1,
  47
  48                 // Returns a type expression.
  49                 Type                    = 2,
  50
  51                 // Returns a method group.
  52                 MethodGroup             = 4,
  53
  54                 // Allows SimpleNames to be returned.
  55                 // This is used by MemberAccess to construct long names that can not be
  56                 // partially resolved (namespace-qualified names for example).
  57                 SimpleName              = 8,
  58
  59                 // Mask of all the expression class flags.
  60                 MaskExprClass           = 15,
  61
  62                 // Disable control flow analysis while resolving the expression.
  63                 // This is used when resolving the instance expression of a field expression.
  64                 DisableFlowAnalysis     = 16
  65         }
  66
  67         //
  68         // This is just as a hint to AddressOf of what will be done with the
  69         // address.
  70         [Flags]
  71         public enum AddressOp {
  72                 Store = 1,
  73                 Load  = 2,
  74                 LoadStore = 3
  75         };
  76
  77         /// <summary>
  78         ///   This interface is implemented by variables
  79         /// </summary>
  80         public interface IMemoryLocation {
  81                 /// <summary>
  82                 ///   The AddressOf method should generate code that loads
  83                 ///   the address of the object and leaves it on the stack.
  84                 ///
  85                 ///   The `mode' argument is used to notify the expression
  86                 ///   of whether this will be used to read from the address or
  87                 ///   write to the address.
  88                 ///
  89                 ///   This is just a hint that can be used to provide good error
  90                 ///   reporting, and should have no other side effects.
  91                 /// </summary>
  92                 void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode);
  93         }
  94
  95         /// <summary>
  96         ///   This interface is implemented by variables
  97         /// </summary>
  98         public interface IVariable {
  99                 /// <summary>
 100                 ///   Checks whether the variable has already been assigned at
 101                 ///   the current position of the method's control flow and
 102                 ///   reports an appropriate error message if not.
 103                 ///
 104                 ///   If the variable is a struct, then this call checks whether
 105                 ///   all of its fields (including all private ones) have been
 106                 ///   assigned.
 107                 /// </summary>
 108                 bool IsAssigned (EmitContext ec, Location loc);
 109
 110                 /// <summary>
 111                 ///   Checks whether field `name' in this struct has been assigned.
 112                 /// </summary>
 113                 bool IsFieldAssigned (EmitContext ec, string name, Location loc);
 114
 115                 /// <summary>
 116                 ///   Tells the flow analysis code that the variable has already
 117                 ///   been assigned at the current code position.
 118                 ///
 119                 ///   If the variable is a struct, this call marks all its fields
 120                 ///   (including private fields) as being assigned.
 121                 /// </summary>
 122                 void SetAssigned (EmitContext ec);
 123
 124                 /// <summary>
 125                 ///   Tells the flow analysis code that field `name' in this struct
 126                 ///   has already been assigned atthe current code position.
 127                 /// </summary>
 128                 void SetFieldAssigned (EmitContext ec, string name);
 129         }
 130
 131         /// <summary>
 132         ///   This interface denotes an expression which evaluates to a member
 133         ///   of a struct or a class.
 134         /// </summary>
 135         public interface IMemberExpr
 136         {
 137                 /// <summary>
 138                 ///   The name of this member.
 139                 /// </summary>
 140                 string Name {
 141                         get;
 142                 }
 143
 144                 /// <summary>
 145                 ///   Whether this is an instance member.
 146                 /// </summary>
 147                 bool IsInstance {
 148                         get;
 149                 }
 150
 151                 /// <summary>
 152                 ///   Whether this is a static member.
 153                 /// </summary>
 154                 bool IsStatic {
 155                         get;
 156                 }
 157
 158                 /// <summary>
 159                 ///   The type which declares this member.
 160                 /// </summary>
 161                 Type DeclaringType {
 162                         get;
 163                 }
 164
 165                 /// <summary>
 166                 ///   The instance expression associated with this member, if it's a
 167                 ///   non-static member.
 168                 /// </summary>
 169                 Expression InstanceExpression {
 170                         get; set;
 171                 }
 172         }
 173
 174         /// <summary>
 175         ///   Expression which resolves to a type.
 176         /// </summary>
 177         public interface ITypeExpression
 178         {
 179                 /// <summary>
 180                 ///   Resolve the expression, but only lookup types.
 181                 /// </summary>
 182                 Expression DoResolveType (EmitContext ec);
 183         }
 184
 185         /// <remarks>
 186         ///   Base class for expressions
 187         /// </remarks>
 188         public abstract class Expression {
 189                 public ExprClass eclass;
 190                 protected Type type;
 191                 protected Location loc;
 192
 193                 public Type Type {
 194                         get {
 195                                 return type;
 196                         }
 197
 198                         set {
 199                                 type = value;
 200                         }
 201                 }
 202
 203                 public Location Location {
 204                         get {
 205                                 return loc;
 206                         }
 207                 }
 208
 209                 /// <summary>
 210                 ///   Utility wrapper routine for Error, just to beautify the code
 211                 /// </summary>
 212                 public void Error (int error, string s)
 213                 {
 214                         if (!Location.IsNull (loc))
 215                                 Report.Error (error, loc, s);
 216                         else
 217                                 Report.Error (error, s);
 218                 }
 219
 220                 /// <summary>
 221                 ///   Utility wrapper routine for Warning, just to beautify the code
 222                 /// </summary>
 223                 public void Warning (int warning, string s)
 224                 {
 225                         if (!Location.IsNull (loc))
 226                                 Report.Warning (warning, loc, s);
 227                         else
 228                                 Report.Warning (warning, s);
 229                 }
 230
 231                 /// <summary>
 232                 ///   Utility wrapper routine for Warning, only prints the warning if
 233                 ///   warnings of level `level' are enabled.
 234                 /// </summary>
 235                 public void Warning (int warning, int level, string s)
 236                 {
 237                         if (level <= RootContext.WarningLevel)
 238                                 Warning (warning, s);
 239                 }
 240
 241                 static public void Error_CannotConvertType (Location loc, Type source, Type target)
 242                 {
 243                         Report.Error (30, loc, "Cannot convert type '" +
 244                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (source) + "' to '" +
 245                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (target) + "'");
 246                 }
 247
 248                 /// <summary>
 249                 ///   Performs semantic analysis on the Expression
 250                 /// </summary>
 251                 ///
 252                 /// <remarks>
 253                 ///   The Resolve method is invoked to perform the semantic analysis
 254                 ///   on the node.
 255                 ///
 256                 ///   The return value is an expression (it can be the
 257                 ///   same expression in some cases) or a new
 258                 ///   expression that better represents this node.
 259                 ///
 260                 ///   For example, optimizations of Unary (LiteralInt)
 261                 ///   would return a new LiteralInt with a negated
 262                 ///   value.
 263                 ///
 264                 ///   If there is an error during semantic analysis,
 265                 ///   then an error should be reported (using Report)
 266                 ///   and a null value should be returned.
 267                 ///
 268                 ///   There are two side effects expected from calling
 269                 ///   Resolve(): the the field variable "eclass" should
 270                 ///   be set to any value of the enumeration
 271                 ///   `ExprClass' and the type variable should be set
 272                 ///   to a valid type (this is the type of the
 273                 ///   expression).
 274                 /// </remarks>
 275                 public abstract Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec);
 276
 277                 public virtual Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
 278                 {
 279                         return DoResolve (ec);
 280                 }
 281
 282                 /// <summary>
 283                 ///   Resolves an expression and performs semantic analysis on it.
 284                 /// </summary>
 285                 ///
 286                 /// <remarks>
 287                 ///   Currently Resolve wraps DoResolve to perform sanity
 288                 ///   checking and assertion checking on what we expect from Resolve.
 289                 /// </remarks>
 290                 public Expression Resolve (EmitContext ec, ResolveFlags flags)
 291                 {
 292                         // Are we doing a types-only search ?
 293                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MaskExprClass) == ResolveFlags.Type) {
 294                                 ITypeExpression type_expr = this as ITypeExpression;
 295
 296                                 if (type_expr == null)
 297                                         return null;
 298
 299                                 return type_expr.DoResolveType (ec);
 300                         }
 301
 302                         bool old_do_flow_analysis = ec.DoFlowAnalysis;
 303                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis) != 0)
 304                                 ec.DoFlowAnalysis = false;
 305
 306                         Expression e;
 307                         if (this is SimpleName)
 308                                 e = ((SimpleName) this).DoResolveAllowStatic (ec);
 309                         else
 310                                 e = DoResolve (ec);
 311
 312                         ec.DoFlowAnalysis = old_do_flow_analysis;
 313
 314                         if (e == null)
 315                                 return null;
 316
 317                         if (e is SimpleName){
 318                                 SimpleName s = (SimpleName) e;
 319
 320                                 if ((flags & ResolveFlags.SimpleName) == 0) {
 321
 322                                         object lookup = TypeManager.MemberLookup (
 323                                                 ec.ContainerType, ec.ContainerType, AllMemberTypes,
 324                                                 AllBindingFlags | BindingFlags.NonPublic, s.Name);
 325                                         if (lookup != null)
 326                                                 Error (122, "`" + s.Name + "' " +
 327                                                        "is inaccessible because of its protection level");
 328                                         else
 329                                                 Error (103, "The name `" + s.Name + "' could not be " +
 330                                                        "found in `" + ec.DeclSpace.Name + "'");
 331                                         return null;
 332                                 }
 333
 334                                 return s;
 335                         }
 336
 337                         if ((e is TypeExpr) || (e is ComposedCast)) {
 338                                 if ((flags & ResolveFlags.Type) == 0) {
 339                                         e.Error118 (flags);
 340                                         return null;
 341                                 }
 342
 343                                 return e;
 344                         }
 345
 346                         switch (e.eclass) {
 347                         case ExprClass.Type:
 348                                 if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) == 0) {
 349                                         e.Error118 (flags);
 350                                         return null;
 351                                 }
 352                                 break;
 353
 354                         case ExprClass.MethodGroup:
 355                                 if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MethodGroup) == 0) {
 356                                         ((MethodGroupExpr) e).ReportUsageError ();
 357                                         return null;
 358                                 }
 359                                 break;
 360
 361                         case ExprClass.Value:
 362                         case ExprClass.Variable:
 363                         case ExprClass.PropertyAccess:
 364                         case ExprClass.EventAccess:
 365                         case ExprClass.IndexerAccess:
 366                                 if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) == 0) {
 367                                         e.Error118 (flags);
 368                                         return null;
 369                                 }
 370                                 break;
 371
 372                         default:
 373                                 throw new Exception ("Expression " + e.GetType () +
 374                                                      " ExprClass is Invalid after resolve");
 375                         }
 376
 377                         if (e.type == null)
 378                                 throw new Exception (
 379                                         "Expression " + e.GetType () +
 380                                         " did not set its type after Resolve\n" +
 381                                         "called from: " + this.GetType ());
 382
 383                         return e;
 384                 }
 385
 386                 /// <summary>
 387                 ///   Resolves an expression and performs semantic analysis on it.
 388                 /// </summary>
 389                 public Expression Resolve (EmitContext ec)
 390                 {
 391                         return Resolve (ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue);
 392                 }
 393
 394                 /// <summary>
 395                 ///   Resolves an expression for LValue assignment
 396                 /// </summary>
 397                 ///
 398                 /// <remarks>
 399                 ///   Currently ResolveLValue wraps DoResolveLValue to perform sanity
 400                 ///   checking and assertion checking on what we expect from Resolve
 401                 /// </remarks>
 402                 public Expression ResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
 403                 {
 404                         Expression e = DoResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
 405
 406                         if (e != null){
 407                                 if (e is SimpleName){
 408                                         SimpleName s = (SimpleName) e;
 409
 410                                         Report.Error (
 411                                                 103, loc,
 412                                                 "The name `" + s.Name + "' could not be found in `" +
 413                                                 ec.DeclSpace.Name + "'");
 414                                         return null;
 415                                 }
 416
 417                                 if (e.eclass == ExprClass.Invalid)
 418                                         throw new Exception ("Expression " + e +
 419                                                              " ExprClass is Invalid after resolve");
 420
 421                                 if (e.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup) {
 422                                         ((MethodGroupExpr) e).ReportUsageError ();
 423                                         return null;
 424                                 }
 425
 426                                 if (e.type == null)
 427                                         throw new Exception ("Expression " + e +
 428                                                              " did not set its type after Resolve");
 429                         }
 430
 431                         return e;
 432                 }
 433
 434                 /// <summary>
 435                 ///   Emits the code for the expression
 436                 /// </summary>
 437                 ///
 438                 /// <remarks>
 439                 ///   The Emit method is invoked to generate the code
 440                 ///   for the expression.
 441                 /// </remarks>
 442                 public abstract void Emit (EmitContext ec);
 443
 444                 /// <summary>
 445                 ///   Protected constructor.  Only derivate types should
 446                 ///   be able to be created
 447                 /// </summary>
 448
 449                 protected Expression ()
 450                 {
 451                         eclass = ExprClass.Invalid;
 452                         type = null;
 453                 }
 454
 455                 /// <summary>
 456                 ///   Returns a literalized version of a literal FieldInfo
 457                 /// </summary>
 458                 ///
 459                 /// <remarks>
 460                 ///   The possible return values are:
 461                 ///      IntConstant, UIntConstant
 462                 ///      LongLiteral, ULongConstant
 463                 ///      FloatConstant, DoubleConstant
 464                 ///      StringConstant
 465                 ///
 466                 ///   The value returned is already resolved.
 467                 /// </remarks>
 468                 public static Constant Constantify (object v, Type t)
 469                 {
 470                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
 471                                 return new IntConstant ((int) v);
 472                         else if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
 473                                 return new UIntConstant ((uint) v);
 474                         else if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
 475                                 return new LongConstant ((long) v);
 476                         else if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
 477                                 return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v);
 478                         else if (t == TypeManager.float_type)
 479                                 return new FloatConstant ((float) v);
 480                         else if (t == TypeManager.double_type)
 481                                 return new DoubleConstant ((double) v);
 482                         else if (t == TypeManager.string_type)
 483                                 return new StringConstant ((string) v);
 484                         else if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
 485                                 return new ShortConstant ((short)v);
 486                         else if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
 487                                 return new UShortConstant ((ushort)v);
 488                         else if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
 489                                 return new SByteConstant (((sbyte)v));
 490                         else if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
 491                                 return new ByteConstant ((byte)v);
 492                         else if (t == TypeManager.char_type)
 493                                 return new CharConstant ((char)v);
 494                         else if (t == TypeManager.bool_type)
 495                                 return new BoolConstant ((bool) v);
 496                         else if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (t)){
 497                                 Constant e = Constantify (v, TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (v.GetType ()));
 498
 499                                 return new EnumConstant (e, t);
 500                         } else
 501                                 throw new Exception ("Unknown type for constant (" + t +
 502                                                      "), details: " + v);
 503                 }
 504
 505                 /// <summary>
 506                 ///   Returns a fully formed expression after a MemberLookup
 507                 /// </summary>
 508                 public static Expression ExprClassFromMemberInfo (EmitContext ec, MemberInfo mi, Location loc)
 509                 {
 510                         if (mi is EventInfo)
 511                                 return new EventExpr ((EventInfo) mi, loc);
 512                         else if (mi is FieldInfo)
 513                                 return new FieldExpr ((FieldInfo) mi, loc);
 514                         else if (mi is PropertyInfo)
 515                                 return new PropertyExpr ((PropertyInfo) mi, loc);
 516                         else if (mi is Type){
 517                                 return new TypeExpr ((System.Type) mi, loc);
 518                         }
 519
 520                         return null;
 521                 }
 522
 523                 //
 524                 // FIXME: Probably implement a cache for (t,name,current_access_set)?
 525                 //
 526                 // This code could use some optimizations, but we need to do some
 527                 // measurements.  For example, we could use a delegate to `flag' when
 528                 // something can not any longer be a method-group (because it is something
 529                 // else).
 530                 //
 531                 // Return values:
 532                 //     If the return value is an Array, then it is an array of
 533                 //     MethodBases
 534                 //
 535                 //     If the return value is an MemberInfo, it is anything, but a Method
 536                 //
 537                 //     null on error.
 538                 //
 539                 // FIXME: When calling MemberLookup inside an `Invocation', we should pass
 540                 // the arguments here and have MemberLookup return only the methods that
 541                 // match the argument count/type, unlike we are doing now (we delay this
 542                 // decision).
 543                 //
 544                 // This is so we can catch correctly attempts to invoke instance methods
 545                 // from a static body (scan for error 120 in ResolveSimpleName).
 546                 //
 547                 //
 548                 // FIXME: Potential optimization, have a static ArrayList
 549                 //
 550
 551                 public static Expression MemberLookup (EmitContext ec, Type t, string name,
 552                                                        MemberTypes mt, BindingFlags bf, Location loc)
 553                 {
 554                         return MemberLookup (ec, ec.ContainerType, t, name, mt, bf, loc);
 555                 }
 556
 557                 //
 558                 // Lookup type `t' for code in class `invocation_type'.  Note that it's important
 559                 // to set `invocation_type' correctly since this method also checks whether the
 560                 // invoking class is allowed to access the member in class `t'.  When you want to
 561                 // explicitly do a lookup in the base class, you must set both `t' and `invocation_type'
 562                 // to the base class (although a derived class can access protected members of its base
 563                 // class it cannot do so through an instance of the base class (error CS1540)).
 564                 //
 565
 566                 public static Expression MemberLookup (EmitContext ec, Type invocation_type, Type t,
 567                                                        string name, MemberTypes mt, BindingFlags bf,
 568                                                        Location loc)
 569                 {
 570                         MemberInfo [] mi = TypeManager.MemberLookup (invocation_type, t, mt, bf, name);
 571
 572                         if (mi == null)
 573                                 return null;
 574
 575                         int count = mi.Length;
 576
 577                         if (count > 1)
 578                                 return new MethodGroupExpr (mi, loc);
 579
 580                         if (mi [0] is MethodBase)
 581                                 return new MethodGroupExpr (mi, loc);
 582
 583                         return ExprClassFromMemberInfo (ec, mi [0], loc);
 584                 }
 585
 586                 public const MemberTypes AllMemberTypes =
 587                         MemberTypes.Constructor |
 588                         MemberTypes.Event       |
 589                         MemberTypes.Field       |
 590                         MemberTypes.Method      |
 591                         MemberTypes.NestedType  |
 592                         MemberTypes.Property;
 593
 594                 public const BindingFlags AllBindingFlags =
 595                         BindingFlags.Public |
 596                         BindingFlags.Static |
 597                         BindingFlags.Instance;
 598
 599                 public static Expression MemberLookup (EmitContext ec, Type t, string name, Location loc)
 600                 {
 601                         return MemberLookup (ec, ec.ContainerType, t, name,
 602                                              AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 603                 }
 604
 605                 public static Expression MethodLookup (EmitContext ec, Type t, string name, Location loc)
 606                 {
 607                         return MemberLookup (ec, ec.ContainerType, t, name,
 608                                              MemberTypes.Method, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 609                 }
 610
 611                 /// <summary>
 612                 ///   This is a wrapper for MemberLookup that is not used to "probe", but
 613                 ///   to find a final definition.  If the final definition is not found, we
 614                 ///   look for private members and display a useful debugging message if we
 615                 ///   find it.
 616                 /// </summary>
 617                 public static Expression MemberLookupFinal (EmitContext ec, Type t, string name,
 618                                                             Location loc)
 619                 {
 620                         return MemberLookupFinal (ec, t, name, MemberTypes.Method, AllBindingFlags, loc);
 621                 }
 622
 623                 public static Expression MemberLookupFinal (EmitContext ec, Type t, string name,
 624                                                             MemberTypes mt, BindingFlags bf, Location loc)
 625                 {
 626                         Expression e;
 627
 628                         int errors = Report.Errors;
 629
 630                         e = MemberLookup (ec, ec.ContainerType, t, name, mt, bf, loc);
 631
 632                         if (e != null)
 633                                 return e;
 634
 635                         // Error has already been reported.
 636                         if (errors < Report.Errors)
 637                                 return null;
 638
 639                         e = MemberLookup (ec, t, name, AllMemberTypes,
 640                                           AllBindingFlags | BindingFlags.NonPublic, loc);
 641                         if (e == null){
 642                                 Report.Error (
 643                                         117, loc, "`" + t + "' does not contain a definition " +
 644                                         "for `" + name + "'");
 645                         } else {
 646                                 Report.Error (
 647                                         122, loc, "`" + t + "." + name +
 648                                         "' is inaccessible due to its protection level");
 649                         }
 650
 651                         return null;
 652                 }
 653
 654                 static public MemberInfo GetFieldFromEvent (EventExpr event_expr)
 655                 {
 656                         EventInfo ei = event_expr.EventInfo;
 657
 658                         return TypeManager.GetPrivateFieldOfEvent (ei);
 659                 }
 660
 661                 static EmptyExpression MyEmptyExpr;
 662                 static public Expression ImplicitReferenceConversion (Expression expr, Type target_type)
 663                 {
 664                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 665
 666                         if (expr_type == null && expr.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup){
 667                                 // if we are a method group, emit a warning
 668
 669                                 expr.Emit (null);
 670                         }
 671
 672                         //
 673                         // notice that it is possible to write "ValueType v = 1", the ValueType here
 674                         // is an abstract class, and not really a value type, so we apply the same rules.
 675                         //
 676                         if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type || target_type == TypeManager.value_type) {
 677                                 //
 678                                 // A pointer type cannot be converted to object
 679                                 //
 680                                 if (expr_type.IsPointer)
 681                                         return null;
 682
 683                                 if (expr_type.IsValueType)
 684                                         return new BoxedCast (expr);
 685                                 if (expr_type.IsClass || expr_type.IsInterface)
 686                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 687                         } else if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (target_type))
 688                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 689                         else {
 690
 691                                 // This code is kind of mirrored inside StandardConversionExists
 692                                 // with the small distinction that we only probe there
 693                                 //
 694                                 // Always ensure that the code here and there is in sync
 695
 696                                 // from the null type to any reference-type.
 697                                 if (expr is NullLiteral && !target_type.IsValueType)
 698                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 699
 700                                 // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
 701                                 if (target_type.IsInterface) {
 702                                         if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type)){
 703                                                 if (expr_type.IsClass)
 704                                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 705                                                 else if (expr_type.IsValueType)
 706                                                         return new BoxedCast (expr);
 707                                         }
 708                                 }
 709
 710                                 // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
 711                                 if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface) {
 712                                         if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
 713                                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 714                                         else
 715                                                 return null;
 716                                 }
 717
 718                                 // from an array-type S to an array-type of type T
 719                                 if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
 720                                         if (expr_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
 721
 722                                                 Type expr_element_type = expr_type.GetElementType ();
 723
 724                                                 if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
 725                                                         MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
 726
 727                                                 MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
 728                                                 Type target_element_type = target_type.GetElementType ();
 729
 730                                                 if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
 731                                                         if (StandardConversionExists (MyEmptyExpr,
 732                                                                                       target_element_type))
 733                                                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 734                                         }
 735                                 }
 736
 737
 738                                 // from an array-type to System.Array
 739                                 if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type == TypeManager.array_type)
 740                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 741
 742                                 // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
 743                                 if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type) &&
 744                                     target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
 745                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 746
 747                                 // from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
 748                                 if (expr_type.IsArray || expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
 749                                         if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
 750                                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 751
 752                                 return null;
 753
 754                         }
 755
 756                         return null;
 757                 }
 758
 759                 /// <summary>
 760                 ///   Implicit Numeric Conversions.
 761                 ///
 762                 ///   expr is the expression to convert, returns a new expression of type
 763                 ///   target_type or null if an implicit conversion is not possible.
 764                 /// </summary>
 765                 static public Expression ImplicitNumericConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
 766                                                                     Type target_type, Location loc)
 767                 {
 768                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 769
 770                         //
 771                         // Attempt to do the implicit constant expression conversions
 772
 773                         if (expr is IntConstant){
 774                                 Expression e;
 775
 776                                 e = TryImplicitIntConversion (target_type, (IntConstant) expr);
 777
 778                                 if (e != null)
 779                                         return e;
 780                         } else if (expr is LongConstant && target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
 781                                 //
 782                                 // Try the implicit constant expression conversion
 783                                 // from long to ulong, instead of a nice routine,
 784                                 // we just inline it
 785                                 //
 786                                 long v = ((LongConstant) expr).Value;
 787                                 if (v > 0)
 788                                         return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v);
 789                         }
 790
 791                         Type real_target_type = target_type;
 792
 793                         if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
 794                                 //
 795                                 // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double.
 796                                 //
 797                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
 798                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
 799                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 800                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
 801                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 802                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 803                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 804                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 805                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
 806                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I2);
 807                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
 808                                 //
 809                                 // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
 810                                 //
 811                                 if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
 812                                     (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
 813                                     (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
 814                                     (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type))
 815                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 816
 817                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
 818                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
 819                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 820                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
 821                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 822                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 823                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 824                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 825                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
 826                                 //
 827                                 // From short to int, long, float, double
 828                                 //
 829                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
 830                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 831                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 832                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
 833                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 834                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 835                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 836                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 837                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
 838                                 //
 839                                 // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
 840                                 //
 841                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
 842                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 843
 844                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
 845                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
 846                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
 847                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
 848                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 849                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
 850                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 851                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 852                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 853                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 854                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
 855                                 //
 856                                 // From int to long, float, double
 857                                 //
 858                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 859                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
 860                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 861                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 862                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 863                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 864                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
 865                                 //
 866                                 // From uint to long, ulong, float, double
 867                                 //
 868                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 869                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
 870                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
 871                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
 872                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 873                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
 874                                                                OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 875                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 876                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
 877                                                                OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 878                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
 879                                 //
 880                                 // From long/ulong to float, double
 881                                 //
 882                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 883                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 884                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 885                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 886                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
 887                                 //
 888                                 // From ulong to float, double
 889                                 //
 890                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 891                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
 892                                                                OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 893                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 894                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
 895                                                                OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 896                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
 897                                 //
 898                                 // From char to ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
 899                                 //
 900                                 if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
 901                                     (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
 902                                     (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type))
 903                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
 904                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
 905                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
 906                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
 907                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
 908                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
 909                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
 910                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 911                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 912                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.float_type){
 913                                 //
 914                                 // float to double
 915                                 //
 916                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
 917                                         return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
 918                         }
 919
 920                         return null;
 921                 }
 922
 923                 //
 924                 // Tests whether an implicit reference conversion exists between expr_type
 925                 // and target_type
 926                 //
 927                 public static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
 928                 {
 929                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 930
 931                         //
 932                         // This is the boxed case.
 933                         //
 934                         if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
 935                                 if ((expr_type.IsClass) ||
 936                                     (expr_type.IsValueType) ||
 937                                     (expr_type.IsInterface))
 938                                         return true;
 939
 940                         } else if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (target_type)) {
 941                                 return true;
 942
 943                         } else {
 944                                 // Please remember that all code below actually comes
 945                                 // from ImplicitReferenceConversion so make sure code remains in sync
 946
 947                                 // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
 948                                 if (target_type.IsInterface) {
 949                                         if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
 950                                                 return true;
 951                                 }
 952
 953                                 // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
 954                                 if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface)
 955                                         if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
 956                                                 return true;
 957
 958                                 // from an array-type S to an array-type of type T
 959                                 if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
 960                                         if (expr_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
 961
 962                                                 Type expr_element_type = expr_type.GetElementType ();
 963
 964                                                 if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
 965                                                         MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
 966
 967                                                 MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
 968                                                 Type target_element_type = target_type.GetElementType ();
 969
 970                                                 if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
 971                                                         if (StandardConversionExists (MyEmptyExpr,
 972                                                                                       target_element_type))
 973                                                                 return true;
 974                                         }
 975                                 }
 976
 977                                 // from an array-type to System.Array
 978                                 if (expr_type.IsArray && (target_type == TypeManager.array_type))
 979                                         return true;
 980
 981                                 // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
 982                                 if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type) &&
 983                                     target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
 984                                         if (target_type.IsAssignableFrom (expr_type))
 985                                                 return true;
 986
 987                                 // from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
 988                                 if (expr_type.IsArray || expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
 989                                         if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
 990                                                 return true;
 991
 992                                 // from the null type to any reference-type.
 993                                 if (expr is NullLiteral && !target_type.IsValueType &&
 994                                     !TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type))
 995                                         return true;
 996
 997                         }
 998
 999                         return false;
1000                 }
1001
1002                 /// <summary>
1003                 ///  Same as StandardConversionExists except that it also looks at
1004                 ///  implicit user defined conversions - needed for overload resolution
1005                 /// </summary>
1006                 public static bool ImplicitConversionExists (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type)
1007                 {
1008                         if (StandardConversionExists (expr, target_type) == true)
1009                                 return true;
1010
1011                         Expression dummy = ImplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, Location.Null);
1012
1013                         if (dummy != null)
1014                                 return true;
1015
1016                         return false;
1017                 }
1018
1019                 /// <summary>
1020                 ///  Determines if a standard implicit conversion exists from
1021                 ///  expr_type to target_type
1022                 /// </summary>
1023                 public static bool StandardConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
1024                 {
1025                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
1026
1027                         if (expr_type == TypeManager.void_type)
1028                                 return false;
1029
1030                         if (expr_type == target_type)
1031                                 return true;
1032
1033                         // First numeric conversions
1034
1035                         if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
1036                                 //
1037                                 // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double.
1038                                 //
1039                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
1040                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1041                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1042                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type)  ||
1043                                     (target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
1044                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1045                                         return true;
1046
1047                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
1048                                 //
1049                                 // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
1050                                 //
1051                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
1052                                     (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
1053                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
1054                                     (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type) ||
1055                                     (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
1056                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1057                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1058                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1059                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1060                                         return true;
1061
1062                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
1063                                 //
1064                                 // From short to int, long, float, double
1065                                 //
1066                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
1067                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1068                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1069                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1070                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1071                                         return true;
1072
1073                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
1074                                 //
1075                                 // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
1076                                 //
1077                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type) ||
1078                                     (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
1079                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
1080                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1081                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1082                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1083                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1084                                         return true;
1085
1086                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
1087                                 //
1088                                 // From int to long, float, double
1089                                 //
1090                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1091                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1092                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1093                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1094                                         return true;
1095
1096                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
1097                                 //
1098                                 // From uint to long, ulong, float, double
1099                                 //
1100                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1101                                     (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
1102                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1103                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1104                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1105                                         return true;
1106
1107                         } else if ((expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
1108                                    (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)) {
1109                                 //
1110                                 // From long/ulong to float, double
1111                                 //
1112                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1113                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1114                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1115                                         return true;
1116
1117                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
1118                                 //
1119                                 // From char to ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
1120                                 //
1121                                 if ((target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
1122                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
1123                                     (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type) ||
1124                                     (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
1125                                     (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
1126                                     (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
1127                                     (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
1128                                     (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
1129                                         return true;
1130
1131                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.float_type){
1132                                 //
1133                                 // float to double
1134                                 //
1135                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
1136                                         return true;
1137                         }
1138
1139                         if (ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (expr, target_type))
1140                                 return true;
1141
1142                         if (expr is IntConstant){
1143                                 int value = ((IntConstant) expr).Value;
1144
1145                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
1146                                         if (value >= SByte.MinValue && value <= SByte.MaxValue)
1147                                                 return true;
1148                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
1149                                         if (Byte.MinValue >= 0 && value <= Byte.MaxValue)
1150                                                 return true;
1151                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
1152                                         if (value >= Int16.MinValue && value <= Int16.MaxValue)
1153                                                 return true;
1154                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
1155                                         if (value >= UInt16.MinValue && value <= UInt16.MaxValue)
1156                                                 return true;
1157                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
1158                                         if (value >= 0)
1159                                                 return true;
1160                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
1161                                          //
1162                                          // we can optimize this case: a positive int32
1163                                          // always fits on a uint64.  But we need an opcode
1164                                          // to do it.
1165                                          //
1166                                         if (value >= 0)
1167                                                 return true;
1168                                 }
1169
1170                                 if (value == 0 && expr is IntLiteral && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type))
1171                                         return true;
1172                         }
1173
1174                         if (expr is LongConstant && target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
1175                                 //
1176                                 // Try the implicit constant expression conversion
1177                                 // from long to ulong, instead of a nice routine,
1178                                 // we just inline it
1179                                 //
1180                                 long v = ((LongConstant) expr).Value;
1181                                 if (v > 0)
1182                                         return true;
1183                         }
1184
1185                         if (target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type) && expr is IntLiteral){
1186                                 IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
1187
1188                                 if (i.Value == 0)
1189                                         return true;
1190                         }
1191
1192                         if (target_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type && expr_type.IsPointer)
1193                                 return true;
1194
1195                         return false;
1196                 }
1197
1198                 //
1199                 // Used internally by FindMostEncompassedType, this is used
1200                 // to avoid creating lots of objects in the tight loop inside
1201                 // FindMostEncompassedType
1202                 //
1203                 static EmptyExpression priv_fmet_param;
1204
1205                 /// <summary>
1206                 ///  Finds "most encompassed type" according to the spec (13.4.2)
1207                 ///  amongst the methods in the MethodGroupExpr
1208                 /// </summary>
1209                 static Type FindMostEncompassedType (ArrayList types)
1210                 {
1211                         Type best = null;
1212
1213                         if (priv_fmet_param == null)
1214                                 priv_fmet_param = new EmptyExpression ();
1215
1216                         foreach (Type t in types){
1217                                 priv_fmet_param.SetType (t);
1218
1219                                 if (best == null) {
1220                                         best = t;
1221                                         continue;
1222                                 }
1223
1224                                 if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fmet_param, best))
1225                                         best = t;
1226                         }
1227
1228                         return best;
1229                 }
1230
1231                 //
1232                 // Used internally by FindMostEncompassingType, this is used
1233                 // to avoid creating lots of objects in the tight loop inside
1234                 // FindMostEncompassingType
1235                 //
1236                 static EmptyExpression priv_fmee_ret;
1237
1238                 /// <summary>
1239                 ///  Finds "most encompassing type" according to the spec (13.4.2)
1240                 ///  amongst the types in the given set
1241                 /// </summary>
1242                 static Type FindMostEncompassingType (ArrayList types)
1243                 {
1244                         Type best = null;
1245
1246                         if (priv_fmee_ret == null)
1247                                 priv_fmee_ret = new EmptyExpression ();
1248
1249                         foreach (Type t in types){
1250                                 priv_fmee_ret.SetType (best);
1251
1252                                 if (best == null) {
1253                                         best = t;
1254                                         continue;
1255                                 }
1256
1257                                 if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fmee_ret, t))
1258                                         best = t;
1259                         }
1260
1261                         return best;
1262                 }
1263
1264                 //
1265                 // Used to avoid creating too many objects
1266                 //
1267                 static EmptyExpression priv_fms_expr;
1268
1269                 /// <summary>
1270                 ///   Finds the most specific source Sx according to the rules of the spec (13.4.4)
1271                 ///   by making use of FindMostEncomp* methods. Applies the correct rules separately
1272                 ///   for explicit and implicit conversion operators.
1273                 /// </summary>
1274                 static public Type FindMostSpecificSource (MethodGroupExpr me, Expression source,
1275                                                            bool apply_explicit_conv_rules,
1276                                                            Location loc)
1277                 {
1278                         ArrayList src_types_set = new ArrayList ();
1279
1280                         if (priv_fms_expr == null)
1281                                 priv_fms_expr = new EmptyExpression ();
1282
1283                         //
1284                         // If any operator converts from S then Sx = S
1285                         //
1286                         Type source_type = source.Type;
1287                         foreach (MethodBase mb in me.Methods){
1288                                 ParameterData pd = Invocation.GetParameterData (mb);
1289                                 Type param_type = pd.ParameterType (0);
1290
1291                                 if (param_type == source_type)
1292                                         return param_type;
1293
1294                                 if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
1295                                         //
1296                                         // From the spec :
1297                                         // Find the set of applicable user-defined conversion operators, U.  This set
1298                                         // consists of the
1299                                         // user-defined implicit or explicit conversion operators declared by
1300                                         // the classes or structs in D that convert from a type encompassing
1301                                         // or encompassed by S to a type encompassing or encompassed by T
1302                                         //
1303                                         priv_fms_expr.SetType (param_type);
1304                                         if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, source_type))
1305                                                 src_types_set.Add (param_type);
1306                                         else {
1307                                                 if (StandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
1308                                                         src_types_set.Add (param_type);
1309                                         }
1310                                 } else {
1311                                         //
1312                                         // Only if S is encompassed by param_type
1313                                         //
1314                                         if (StandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
1315                                                 src_types_set.Add (param_type);
1316                                 }
1317                         }
1318
1319                         //
1320                         // Explicit Conv rules
1321                         //
1322                         if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
1323                                 ArrayList candidate_set = new ArrayList ();
1324
1325                                 foreach (Type param_type in src_types_set){
1326                                         if (StandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
1327                                                 candidate_set.Add (param_type);
1328                                 }
1329
1330                                 if (candidate_set.Count != 0)
1331                                         return FindMostEncompassedType (candidate_set);
1332                         }
1333
1334                         //
1335                         // Final case
1336                         //
1337                         if (apply_explicit_conv_rules)
1338                                 return FindMostEncompassingType (src_types_set);
1339                         else
1340                                 return FindMostEncompassedType (src_types_set);
1341                 }
1342
1343                 //
1344                 // Useful in avoiding proliferation of objects
1345                 //
1346                 static EmptyExpression priv_fmt_expr;
1347
1348                 /// <summary>
1349                 ///  Finds the most specific target Tx according to section 13.4.4
1350                 /// </summary>
1351                 static public Type FindMostSpecificTarget (MethodGroupExpr me, Type target,
1352                                                            bool apply_explicit_conv_rules,
1353                                                            Location loc)
1354                 {
1355                         ArrayList tgt_types_set = new ArrayList ();
1356
1357                         if (priv_fmt_expr == null)
1358                                 priv_fmt_expr = new EmptyExpression ();
1359
1360                         //
1361                         // If any operator converts to T then Tx = T
1362                         //
1363                         foreach (MethodInfo mi in me.Methods){
1364                                 Type ret_type = mi.ReturnType;
1365
1366                                 if (ret_type == target)
1367                                         return ret_type;
1368
1369                                 if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
1370                                         //
1371                                         // From the spec :
1372                                         // Find the set of applicable user-defined conversion operators, U.
1373                                         //
1374                                         // This set consists of the
1375                                         // user-defined implicit or explicit conversion operators declared by
1376                                         // the classes or structs in D that convert from a type encompassing
1377                                         // or encompassed by S to a type encompassing or encompassed by T
1378                                         //
1379                                         priv_fms_expr.SetType (ret_type);
1380                                         if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, target))
1381                                                 tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
1382                                         else {
1383                                                 priv_fms_expr.SetType (target);
1384                                                 if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, ret_type))
1385                                                         tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
1386                                         }
1387                                 } else {
1388                                         //
1389                                         // Only if T is encompassed by param_type
1390                                         //
1391                                         priv_fms_expr.SetType (ret_type);
1392                                         if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, target))
1393                                                 tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
1394                                 }
1395                         }
1396
1397                         //
1398                         // Explicit conv rules
1399                         //
1400                         if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
1401                                 ArrayList candidate_set = new ArrayList ();
1402
1403                                 foreach (Type ret_type in tgt_types_set){
1404                                         priv_fmt_expr.SetType (ret_type);
1405
1406                                         if (StandardConversionExists (priv_fmt_expr, target))
1407                                                 candidate_set.Add (ret_type);
1408                                 }
1409
1410                                 if (candidate_set.Count != 0)
1411                                         return FindMostEncompassingType (candidate_set);
1412                         }
1413
1414                         //
1415                         // Okay, final case !
1416                         //
1417                         if (apply_explicit_conv_rules)
1418                                 return FindMostEncompassedType (tgt_types_set);
1419                         else
1420                                 return FindMostEncompassingType (tgt_types_set);
1421                 }
1422
1423                 /// <summary>
1424                 ///  User-defined Implicit conversions
1425                 /// </summary>
1426                 static public Expression ImplicitUserConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
1427                                                                  Type target, Location loc)
1428                 {
1429                         return UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, false);
1430                 }
1431
1432                 /// <summary>
1433                 ///  User-defined Explicit conversions
1434                 /// </summary>
1435                 static public Expression ExplicitUserConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
1436                                                                  Type target, Location loc)
1437                 {
1438                         return UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, true);
1439                 }
1440
1441                 /// <summary>
1442                 ///   Computes the MethodGroup for the user-defined conversion
1443                 ///   operators from source_type to target_type.  `look_for_explicit'
1444                 ///   controls whether we should also include the list of explicit
1445                 ///   operators
1446                 /// </summary>
1447                 static MethodGroupExpr GetConversionOperators (EmitContext ec,
1448                                                                Type source_type, Type target_type,
1449                                                                Location loc, bool look_for_explicit)
1450                 {
1451                         Expression mg1 = null, mg2 = null;
1452                         Expression mg5 = null, mg6 = null, mg7 = null, mg8 = null;
1453                         string op_name;
1454
1455                         //
1456                         // FIXME : How does the False operator come into the picture ?
1457                         // This doesn't look complete and very correct !
1458                         //
1459                         if (target_type == TypeManager.bool_type && !look_for_explicit)
1460                                 op_name = "op_True";
1461                         else
1462                                 op_name = "op_Implicit";
1463
1464                         MethodGroupExpr union3;
1465
1466                         mg1 = MethodLookup (ec, source_type, op_name, loc);
1467                         if (source_type.BaseType != null)
1468                                 mg2 = MethodLookup (ec, source_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
1469
1470                         if (mg1 == null)
1471                                 union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg2;
1472                         else if (mg2 == null)
1473                                 union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg1;
1474                         else
1475                                 union3 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (mg1, mg2, loc);
1476
1477                         mg1 = MethodLookup (ec, target_type, op_name, loc);
1478                         if (mg1 != null){
1479                                 if (union3 != null)
1480                                         union3 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union3, mg1, loc);
1481                                 else
1482                                         union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg1;
1483                         }
1484
1485                         if (target_type.BaseType != null)
1486                                 mg1 = MethodLookup (ec, target_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
1487
1488                         if (mg1 != null){
1489                                 if (union3 != null)
1490                                         union3 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union3, mg1, loc);
1491                                 else
1492                                         union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg1;
1493                         }
1494
1495                         MethodGroupExpr union4 = null;
1496
1497                         if (look_for_explicit) {
1498                                 op_name = "op_Explicit";
1499
1500                                 mg5 = MemberLookup (ec, source_type, op_name, loc);
1501                                 if (source_type.BaseType != null)
1502                                         mg6 = MethodLookup (ec, source_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
1503
1504                                 mg7 = MemberLookup (ec, target_type, op_name, loc);
1505                                 if (target_type.BaseType != null)
1506                                         mg8 = MethodLookup (ec, target_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
1507
1508                                 MethodGroupExpr union5 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (mg5, mg6, loc);
1509                                 MethodGroupExpr union6 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (mg7, mg8, loc);
1510
1511                                 union4 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union5, union6, loc);
1512                         }
1513
1514                         return Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union3, union4, loc);
1515                 }
1516
1517                 /// <summary>
1518                 ///   User-defined conversions
1519                 /// </summary>
1520                 static public Expression UserDefinedConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
1521                                                                 Type target, Location loc,
1522                                                                 bool look_for_explicit)
1523                 {
1524                         MethodGroupExpr union;
1525                         Type source_type = source.Type;
1526                         MethodBase method = null;
1527
1528                         union = GetConversionOperators (ec, source_type, target, loc, look_for_explicit);
1529                         if (union == null)
1530                                 return null;
1531
1532                         Type most_specific_source, most_specific_target;
1533
1534 #if BLAH
1535                         foreach (MethodBase m in union.Methods){
1536                                 Console.WriteLine ("Name: " + m.Name);
1537                                 Console.WriteLine ("    : " + ((MethodInfo)m).ReturnType);
1538                         }
1539 #endif
1540
1541                         most_specific_source = FindMostSpecificSource (union, source, look_for_explicit, loc);
1542                         if (most_specific_source == null)
1543                                 return null;
1544
1545                         most_specific_target = FindMostSpecificTarget (union, target, look_for_explicit, loc);
1546                         if (most_specific_target == null)
1547                                 return null;
1548
1549                         int count = 0;
1550
1551                         foreach (MethodBase mb in union.Methods){
1552                                 ParameterData pd = Invocation.GetParameterData (mb);
1553                                 MethodInfo mi = (MethodInfo) mb;
1554
1555                                 if (pd.ParameterType (0) == most_specific_source &&
1556                                     mi.ReturnType == most_specific_target) {
1557                                         method = mb;
1558                                         count++;
1559                                 }
1560                         }
1561
1562                         if (method == null || count > 1) {
1563                                 Report.Error (-11, loc, "Ambiguous user defined conversion");
1564                                 return null;
1565                         }
1566
1567                         //
1568                         // This will do the conversion to the best match that we
1569                         // found.  Now we need to perform an implict standard conversion
1570                         // if the best match was not the type that we were requested
1571                         // by target.
1572                         //
1573                         if (look_for_explicit)
1574                                 source = ConvertExplicitStandard (ec, source, most_specific_source, loc);
1575                         else
1576                                 source = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, source, most_specific_source, loc);
1577
1578                         if (source == null)
1579                                 return null;
1580
1581                         Expression e;
1582                         e =  new UserCast ((MethodInfo) method, source, loc);
1583                         if (e.Type != target){
1584                                 if (!look_for_explicit)
1585                                         e = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, e, target, loc);
1586                                 else
1587                                         e = ConvertExplicitStandard (ec, e, target, loc);
1588                         }
1589                         return e;
1590                 }
1591
1592                 /// <summary>
1593                 ///   Converts implicitly the resolved expression `expr' into the
1594                 ///   `target_type'.  It returns a new expression that can be used
1595                 ///   in a context that expects a `target_type'.
1596                 /// </summary>
1597                 static public Expression ConvertImplicit (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
1598                                                           Type target_type, Location loc)
1599                 {
1600                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
1601                         Expression e;
1602
1603                         if (expr_type == target_type)
1604                                 return expr;
1605
1606                         if (target_type == null)
1607                                 throw new Exception ("Target type is null");
1608
1609                         e = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
1610                         if (e != null)
1611                                 return e;
1612
1613                         e = ImplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
1614                         if (e != null)
1615                                 return e;
1616
1617                         return null;
1618                 }
1619
1620
1621                 /// <summary>
1622                 ///   Attempts to apply the `Standard Implicit
1623                 ///   Conversion' rules to the expression `expr' into
1624                 ///   the `target_type'.  It returns a new expression
1625                 ///   that can be used in a context that expects a
1626                 ///   `target_type'.
1627                 ///
1628                 ///   This is different from `ConvertImplicit' in that the
1629                 ///   user defined implicit conversions are excluded.
1630                 /// </summary>
1631                 static public Expression ConvertImplicitStandard (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
1632                                                                   Type target_type, Location loc)
1633                 {
1634                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
1635                         Expression e;
1636
1637                         if (expr_type == target_type)
1638                                 return expr;
1639
1640                         e = ImplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
1641                         if (e != null)
1642                                 return e;
1643
1644                         e = ImplicitReferenceConversion (expr, target_type);
1645                         if (e != null)
1646                                 return e;
1647
1648                         if (target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type) && expr is IntLiteral){
1649                                 IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
1650
1651                                 if (i.Value == 0)
1652                                         return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
1653                         }
1654
1655                         if (ec.InUnsafe) {
1656                                 if (expr_type.IsPointer){
1657                                         if (target_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type)
1658                                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
1659
1660                                         //
1661                                         // yep, comparing pointer types cant be done with
1662                                         // t1 == t2, we have to compare their element types.
1663                                         //
1664                                         if (target_type.IsPointer){
1665                                                 if (target_type.GetElementType()==expr_type.GetElementType())
1666                                                         return expr;
1667                                         }
1668                                 }
1669
1670                                 if (target_type.IsPointer){
1671                                         if (expr is NullLiteral)
1672                                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
1673                                 }
1674                         }
1675
1676                         return null;
1677                 }
1678
1679                 /// <summary>
1680                 ///   Attemps to perform an implict constant conversion of the IntConstant
1681                 ///   into a different data type using casts (See Implicit Constant
1682                 ///   Expression Conversions)
1683                 /// </summary>
1684                 static protected Expression TryImplicitIntConversion (Type target_type, IntConstant ic)
1685                 {
1686                         int value = ic.Value;
1687
1688                         //
1689                         // FIXME: This could return constants instead of EmptyCasts
1690                         //
1691                         if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
1692                                 if (value >= SByte.MinValue && value <= SByte.MaxValue)
1693                                         return new SByteConstant ((sbyte) value);
1694                         } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
1695                                 if (Byte.MinValue >= 0 && value <= Byte.MaxValue)
1696                                         return new ByteConstant ((byte) value);
1697                         } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
1698                                 if (value >= Int16.MinValue && value <= Int16.MaxValue)
1699                                         return new ShortConstant ((short) value);
1700                         } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
1701                                 if (value >= UInt16.MinValue && value <= UInt16.MaxValue)
1702                                         return new UShortConstant ((ushort) value);
1703                         } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
1704                                 if (value >= 0)
1705                                         return new UIntConstant ((uint) value);
1706                         } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
1707                                 //
1708                                 // we can optimize this case: a positive int32
1709                                 // always fits on a uint64.  But we need an opcode
1710                                 // to do it.
1711                                 //
1712                                 if (value >= 0)
1713                                         return new ULongConstant ((ulong) value);
1714                         }
1715
1716                         if (value == 0 && ic is IntLiteral && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
1717                                 Type underlying = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type);
1718                                 Constant e = (Constant) ic;
1719
1720                                 //
1721                                 // Possibly, we need to create a different 0 literal before passing
1722                                 // to EnumConstant
1723                                 //n
1724                                 if (underlying == TypeManager.int64_type)
1725                                         e = new LongLiteral (0);
1726                                 else if (underlying == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1727                                         e = new ULongLiteral (0);
1728
1729                                 return new EnumConstant (e, target_type);
1730                         }
1731                         return null;
1732                 }
1733
1734                 static public void Error_CannotConvertImplicit (Location loc, Type source, Type target)
1735                 {
1736                         string msg = "Cannot convert implicitly from `"+
1737                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (source) + "' to `" +
1738                                 TypeManager.CSharpName (target) + "'";
1739
1740                         Report.Error (29, loc, msg);
1741                 }
1742
1743                 /// <summary>
1744                 ///   Attemptes to implicityly convert `target' into `type', using
1745                 ///   ConvertImplicit.  If there is no implicit conversion, then
1746                 ///   an error is signaled
1747                 /// </summary>
1748                 static public Expression ConvertImplicitRequired (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
1749                                                                   Type target_type, Location loc)
1750                 {
1751                         Expression e;
1752
1753                         e = ConvertImplicit (ec, source, target_type, loc);
1754                         if (e != null)
1755                                 return e;
1756
1757                         if (source is DoubleLiteral && target_type == TypeManager.float_type){
1758                                 Report.Error (664, loc,
1759                                               "Double literal cannot be implicitly converted to " +
1760                                               "float type, use F suffix to create a float literal");
1761                         }
1762
1763                         Error_CannotConvertImplicit (loc, source.Type, target_type);
1764
1765                         return null;
1766                 }
1767
1768                 /// <summary>
1769                 ///   Performs the explicit numeric conversions
1770                 /// </summary>
1771                 static Expression ConvertNumericExplicit (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type, Location loc)
1772                 {
1773                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
1774
1775                         //
1776                         // If we have an enumeration, extract the underlying type,
1777                         // use this during the comparison, but wrap around the original
1778                         // target_type
1779                         //
1780                         Type real_target_type = target_type;
1781
1782                         if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (real_target_type))
1783                                 real_target_type = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (real_target_type);
1784
1785                         if (StandardConversionExists (expr, real_target_type)){
1786                                 Expression ce = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, expr, real_target_type, loc);
1787
1788                                 if (real_target_type != target_type)
1789                                         return new EmptyCast (ce, target_type);
1790                                 return ce;
1791                         }
1792
1793                         if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
1794                                 //
1795                                 // From sbyte to byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char
1796                                 //
1797                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1798                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U1);
1799                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1800                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U2);
1801                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1802                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U4);
1803                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1804                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U8);
1805                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1806                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_CH);
1807                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
1808                                 //
1809                                 // From byte to sbyte and char
1810                                 //
1811                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1812                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_I1);
1813                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1814                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_CH);
1815                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
1816                                 //
1817                                 // From short to sbyte, byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char
1818                                 //
1819                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1820                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_I1);
1821                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1822                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U1);
1823                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1824                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U2);
1825                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1826                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U4);
1827                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1828                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
1829                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1830                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_CH);
1831                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
1832                                 //
1833                                 // From ushort to sbyte, byte, short, char
1834                                 //
1835                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1836                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_I1);
1837                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1838                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_U1);
1839                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1840                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_I2);
1841                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1842                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_CH);
1843                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
1844                                 //
1845                                 // From int to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, uint, ulong, char
1846                                 //
1847                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1848                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I1);
1849                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1850                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U1);
1851                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1852                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I2);
1853                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1854                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U2);
1855                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1856                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U4);
1857                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1858                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U8);
1859                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1860                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_CH);
1861                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
1862                                 //
1863                                 // From uint to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, char
1864                                 //
1865                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1866                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I1);
1867                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1868                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_U1);
1869                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1870                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I2);
1871                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1872                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_U2);
1873                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
1874                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I4);
1875                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1876                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_CH);
1877                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
1878                                 //
1879                                 // From long to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, ulong, char
1880                                 //
1881                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1882                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I1);
1883                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1884                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U1);
1885                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1886                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I2);
1887                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1888                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U2);
1889                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
1890                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I4);
1891                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1892                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U4);
1893                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1894                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U8);
1895                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1896                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_CH);
1897                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
1898                                 //
1899                                 // From ulong to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, char
1900                                 //
1901                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1902                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I1);
1903                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1904                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U1);
1905                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1906                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I2);
1907                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1908                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U2);
1909                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
1910                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I4);
1911                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1912                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U4);
1913                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
1914                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I8);
1915                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1916                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_CH);
1917                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
1918                                 //
1919                                 // From char to sbyte, byte, short
1920                                 //
1921                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1922                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_I1);
1923                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1924                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_U1);
1925                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1926                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_I2);
1927                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.float_type){
1928                                 //
1929                                 // From float to sbyte, byte, short,
1930                                 // ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, char
1931                                 // or decimal
1932                                 //
1933                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1934                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I1);
1935                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1936                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U1);
1937                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1938                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I2);
1939                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1940                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U2);
1941                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
1942                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I4);
1943                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1944                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U4);
1945                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
1946                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I8);
1947                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1948                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U8);
1949                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1950                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_CH);
1951                         } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.double_type){
1952                                 //
1953                                 // From double to byte, byte, short,
1954                                 // ushort, int, uint, long, ulong,
1955                                 // char, float or decimal
1956                                 //
1957                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
1958                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I1);
1959                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
1960                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U1);
1961                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
1962                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I2);
1963                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
1964                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U2);
1965                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
1966                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I4);
1967                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
1968                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U4);
1969                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
1970                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I8);
1971                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
1972                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U8);
1973                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
1974                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_CH);
1975                                 if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
1976                                         return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_R4);
1977                         }
1978
1979                         // decimal is taken care of by the op_Explicit methods.
1980
1981                         return null;
1982                 }
1983
1984                 /// <summary>
1985                 ///  Returns whether an explicit reference conversion can be performed
1986                 ///  from source_type to target_type
1987                 /// </summary>
1988                 public static bool ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (Type source_type, Type target_type)
1989                 {
1990                         bool target_is_value_type = target_type.IsValueType;
1991
1992                         if (source_type == target_type)
1993                                 return true;
1994
1995                         //
1996                         // From object to any reference type
1997                         //
1998                         if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && !target_is_value_type)
1999                                 return true;
2000
2001                         //
2002                         // From any class S to any class-type T, provided S is a base class of T
2003                         //
2004                         if (target_type.IsSubclassOf (source_type))
2005                                 return true;
2006
2007                         //
2008                         // From any interface type S to any interface T provided S is not derived from T
2009                         //
2010                         if (source_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface){
2011                                 if (!target_type.IsSubclassOf (source_type))
2012                                         return true;
2013                         }
2014
2015                         //
2016                         // From any class type S to any interface T, provided S is not sealed
2017                         // and provided S does not implement T.
2018                         //
2019                         if (target_type.IsInterface && !source_type.IsSealed &&
2020                             !TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (source_type, target_type))
2021                                 return true;
2022
2023                         //
2024                         // From any interface-type S to to any class type T, provided T is not
2025                         // sealed, or provided T implements S.
2026                         //
2027                         if (source_type.IsInterface &&
2028                             (!target_type.IsSealed || TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (target_type, source_type)))
2029                                 return true;
2030
2031
2032                         // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an
2033                         // element type Te provided all the following are true:
2034                         //     * S and T differe only in element type, in other words, S and T
2035                         //       have the same number of dimensions.
2036                         //     * Both Se and Te are reference types
2037                         //     * An explicit referenc conversions exist from Se to Te
2038                         //
2039                         if (source_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
2040                                 if (source_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
2041
2042                                         Type source_element_type = source_type.GetElementType ();
2043                                         Type target_element_type = target_type.GetElementType ();
2044
2045                                         if (!source_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
2046                                                 if (ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (source_element_type,
2047                                                                                        target_element_type))
2048                                                         return true;
2049                                 }
2050                         }
2051
2052
2053                         // From System.Array to any array-type
2054                         if (source_type == TypeManager.array_type &&
2055                             target_type.IsArray){
2056                                 return true;
2057                         }
2058
2059                         //
2060                         // From System delegate to any delegate-type
2061                         //
2062                         if (source_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
2063                             target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
2064                                 return true;
2065
2066                         //
2067                         // From ICloneable to Array or Delegate types
2068                         //
2069                         if (source_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type &&
2070                             (target_type == TypeManager.array_type ||
2071                              target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type))
2072                                 return true;
2073
2074                         return false;
2075                 }
2076
2077                 /// <summary>
2078                 ///   Implements Explicit Reference conversions
2079                 /// </summary>
2080                 static Expression ConvertReferenceExplicit (Expression source, Type target_type)
2081                 {
2082                         Type source_type = source.Type;
2083                         bool target_is_value_type = target_type.IsValueType;
2084
2085                         //
2086                         // From object to any reference type
2087                         //
2088                         if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && !target_is_value_type)
2089                                 return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2090
2091
2092                         //
2093                         // From any class S to any class-type T, provided S is a base class of T
2094                         //
2095                         if (target_type.IsSubclassOf (source_type))
2096                                 return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2097
2098                         //
2099                         // From any interface type S to any interface T provided S is not derived from T
2100                         //
2101                         if (source_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface){
2102                                 if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (source_type, target_type))
2103                                         return null;
2104                                 else
2105                                         return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2106                         }
2107
2108                         //
2109                         // From any class type S to any interface T, provides S is not sealed
2110                         // and provided S does not implement T.
2111                         //
2112                         if (target_type.IsInterface && !source_type.IsSealed) {
2113                                 if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (source_type, target_type))
2114                                         return null;
2115                                 else
2116                                         return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2117
2118                         }
2119
2120                         //
2121                         // From any interface-type S to to any class type T, provided T is not
2122                         // sealed, or provided T implements S.
2123                         //
2124                         if (source_type.IsInterface) {
2125                                 if (!target_type.IsSealed || TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (target_type, source_type))
2126                                         return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2127                                 else
2128                                         return null;
2129                         }
2130
2131                         // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an
2132                         // element type Te provided all the following are true:
2133                         //     * S and T differe only in element type, in other words, S and T
2134                         //       have the same number of dimensions.
2135                         //     * Both Se and Te are reference types
2136                         //     * An explicit referenc conversions exist from Se to Te
2137                         //
2138                         if (source_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
2139                                 if (source_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
2140
2141                                         Type source_element_type = source_type.GetElementType ();
2142                                         Type target_element_type = target_type.GetElementType ();
2143
2144                                         if (!source_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
2145                                                 if (ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (source_element_type,
2146                                                                                        target_element_type))
2147                                                         return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2148                                 }
2149                         }
2150
2151
2152                         // From System.Array to any array-type
2153                         if (source_type == TypeManager.array_type &&
2154                             target_type.IsArray) {
2155                                 return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2156                         }
2157
2158                         //
2159                         // From System delegate to any delegate-type
2160                         //
2161                         if (source_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
2162                             target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
2163                                 return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2164
2165                         //
2166                         // From ICloneable to Array or Delegate types
2167                         //
2168                         if (source_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type &&
2169                             (target_type == TypeManager.array_type ||
2170                              target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type))
2171                                 return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
2172
2173                         return null;
2174                 }
2175
2176                 /// <summary>
2177                 ///   Performs an explicit conversion of the expression `expr' whose
2178                 ///   type is expr.Type to `target_type'.
2179                 /// </summary>
2180                 static public Expression ConvertExplicit (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
2181                                                           Type target_type, Location loc)
2182                 {
2183                         Type expr_type = expr.Type;
2184                         Expression ne = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
2185
2186                         if (ne != null)
2187                                 return ne;
2188
2189                         ne = ConvertNumericExplicit (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
2190                         if (ne != null)
2191                                 return ne;
2192
2193                         //
2194                         // Unboxing conversion.
2195                         //
2196                         if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType)
2197                                 return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
2198
2199                         //
2200                         // Enum types
2201                         //
2202                         if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)) {
2203                                 Expression e;
2204
2205                                 //
2206                                 // FIXME: Is there any reason we should have EnumConstant
2207                                 // dealt with here instead of just using always the
2208                                 // UnderlyingSystemType to wrap the type?
2209                                 //
2210                                 if (expr is EnumConstant)
2211                                         e = ((EnumConstant) expr).Child;
2212                                 else {
2213                                         e = new EmptyCast (expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (expr_type));
2214                                 }
2215
2216                                 Expression t = ConvertImplicit (ec, e, target_type, loc);
2217                                 if (t != null)
2218                                         return t;
2219
2220                                 return ConvertNumericExplicit (ec, e, target_type, loc);
2221                         }
2222
2223                         ne = ConvertReferenceExplicit (expr, target_type);
2224                         if (ne != null)
2225                                 return ne;
2226
2227                         if (ec.InUnsafe){
2228                                 if (target_type.IsPointer){
2229                                         if (expr_type.IsPointer)
2230                                                 return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
2231
2232                                         if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
2233                                             expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type ||
2234                                             expr_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
2235                                             expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
2236                                             expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
2237                                             expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
2238                                             expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
2239                                             expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2240                                                 return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U);
2241                                 }
2242                                 if (expr_type.IsPointer){
2243                                         if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
2244                                             target_type == TypeManager.byte_type ||
2245                                             target_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
2246                                             target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
2247                                             target_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
2248                                             target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
2249                                             target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
2250                                             target_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
2251                                                 Expression e = new EmptyCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type);
2252                                                 Expression ci, ce;
2253
2254                                                 ci = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, e, target_type, loc);
2255
2256                                                 if (ci != null)
2257                                                         return ci;
2258
2259                                                 ce = ConvertNumericExplicit (ec, e, target_type, loc);
2260                                                 if (ce != null)
2261                                                         return ce;
2262                                                 //
2263                                                 // We should always be able to go from an uint32
2264                                                 // implicitly or explicitly to the other integral
2265                                                 // types
2266                                                 //
2267                                                 throw new Exception ("Internal compiler error");
2268                                         }
2269                                 }
2270                         }
2271
2272                         ne = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
2273                         if (ne != null)
2274                                 return ne;
2275
2276                         Error_CannotConvertType (loc, expr_type, target_type);
2277                         return null;
2278                 }
2279
2280                 /// <summary>
2281                 ///   Same as ConvertExplicit, only it doesn't include user defined conversions
2282                 /// </summary>
2283                 static public Expression ConvertExplicitStandard (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
2284                                                                   Type target_type, Location l)
2285                 {
2286                         Expression ne = ConvertImplicitStandard (ec, expr, target_type, l);
2287
2288                         if (ne != null)
2289                                 return ne;
2290
2291                         ne = ConvertNumericExplicit (ec, expr, target_type, l);
2292                         if (ne != null)
2293                                 return ne;
2294
2295                         ne = ConvertReferenceExplicit (expr, target_type);
2296                         if (ne != null)
2297                                 return ne;
2298
2299                         Error_CannotConvertType (l, expr.Type, target_type);
2300                         return null;
2301                 }
2302
2303                 static string ExprClassName (ExprClass c)
2304                 {
2305                         switch (c){
2306                         case ExprClass.Invalid:
2307                                 return "Invalid";
2308                         case ExprClass.Value:
2309                                 return "value";
2310                         case ExprClass.Variable:
2311                                 return "variable";
2312                         case ExprClass.Namespace:
2313                                 return "namespace";
2314                         case ExprClass.Type:
2315                                 return "type";
2316                         case ExprClass.MethodGroup:
2317                                 return "method group";
2318                         case ExprClass.PropertyAccess:
2319                                 return "property access";
2320                         case ExprClass.EventAccess:
2321                                 return "event access";
2322                         case ExprClass.IndexerAccess:
2323                                 return "indexer access";
2324                         case ExprClass.Nothing:
2325                                 return "null";
2326                         }
2327                         throw new Exception ("Should not happen");
2328                 }
2329
2330                 /// <summary>
2331                 ///   Reports that we were expecting `expr' to be of class `expected'
2332                 /// </summary>
2333                 public void Error118 (string expected)
2334                 {
2335                         string kind = "Unknown";
2336
2337                         kind = ExprClassName (eclass);
2338
2339                         Error (118, "Expression denotes a `" + kind +
2340                                "' where a `" + expected + "' was expected");
2341                 }
2342
2343                 public void Error118 (ResolveFlags flags)
2344                 {
2345                         ArrayList valid = new ArrayList (10);
2346
2347                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) != 0) {
2348                                 valid.Add ("variable");
2349                                 valid.Add ("value");
2350                         }
2351
2352                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.Type) != 0)
2353                                 valid.Add ("type");
2354
2355                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MethodGroup) != 0)
2356                                 valid.Add ("method group");
2357
2358                         if ((flags & ResolveFlags.SimpleName) != 0)
2359                                 valid.Add ("simple name");
2360
2361                         if (valid.Count == 0)
2362                                 valid.Add ("unknown");
2363
2364                         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder ();
2365                         for (int i = 0; i < valid.Count; i++) {
2366                                 if (i > 0)
2367                                         sb.Append (", ");
2368                                 else if (i == valid.Count)
2369                                         sb.Append (" or ");
2370                                 sb.Append (valid [i]);
2371                         }
2372
2373                         string kind = ExprClassName (eclass);
2374
2375                         Error (119, "Expression denotes a `" + kind + "' where " +
2376                                "a `" + sb.ToString () + "' was expected");
2377                 }
2378
2379                 static void Error_ConstantValueCannotBeConverted (Location l, string val, Type t)
2380                 {
2381                         Report.Error (31, l, "Constant value `" + val + "' cannot be converted to " +
2382                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (t));
2383                 }
2384
2385                 public static void UnsafeError (Location loc)
2386                 {
2387                         Report.Error (214, loc, "Pointers may only be used in an unsafe context");
2388                 }
2389
2390                 /// <summary>
2391                 ///   Converts the IntConstant, UIntConstant, LongConstant or
2392                 ///   ULongConstant into the integral target_type.   Notice
2393                 ///   that we do not return an `Expression' we do return
2394                 ///   a boxed integral type.
2395                 ///
2396                 ///   FIXME: Since I added the new constants, we need to
2397                 ///   also support conversions from CharConstant, ByteConstant,
2398                 ///   SByteConstant, UShortConstant, ShortConstant
2399                 ///
2400                 ///   This is used by the switch statement, so the domain
2401                 ///   of work is restricted to the literals above, and the
2402                 ///   targets are int32, uint32, char, byte, sbyte, ushort,
2403                 ///   short, uint64 and int64
2404                 /// </summary>
2405                 public static object ConvertIntLiteral (Constant c, Type target_type, Location loc)
2406                 {
2407                         string s = "";
2408
2409                         if (c.Type == target_type)
2410                                 return ((Constant) c).GetValue ();
2411
2412                         //
2413                         // Make into one of the literals we handle, we dont really care
2414                         // about this value as we will just return a few limited types
2415                         //
2416                         if (c is EnumConstant)
2417                                 c = ((EnumConstant)c).WidenToCompilerConstant ();
2418
2419                         if (c is IntConstant){
2420                                 int v = ((IntConstant) c).Value;
2421
2422                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
2423                                         if (v >= 0)
2424                                                 return (uint) v;
2425                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2426                                         if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
2427                                                 return (char) v;
2428                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2429                                         if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2430                                                 return (byte) v;
2431                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2432                                         if (v >= SByte.MinValue && v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2433                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2434                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
2435                                         if (v >= Int16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2436                                                 return (short) v;
2437                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
2438                                         if (v >= UInt16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2439                                                 return (ushort) v;
2440                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2441                                         return (long) v;
2442                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
2443                                         if (v > 0)
2444                                                 return (ulong) v;
2445                                 }
2446
2447                                 s = v.ToString ();
2448                         } else if (c is UIntConstant){
2449                                 uint v = ((UIntConstant) c).Value;
2450
2451                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
2452                                         if (v <= Int32.MaxValue)
2453                                                 return (int) v;
2454                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2455                                         if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
2456                                                 return (char) v;
2457                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2458                                         if (v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2459                                                 return (byte) v;
2460                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2461                                         if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2462                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2463                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
2464                                         if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2465                                                 return (short) v;
2466                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
2467                                         if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2468                                                 return (ushort) v;
2469                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2470                                         return (long) v;
2471                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2472                                         return (ulong) v;
2473                                 s = v.ToString ();
2474                         } else if (c is LongConstant){
2475                                 long v = ((LongConstant) c).Value;
2476
2477                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
2478                                         if (v >= UInt32.MinValue && v <= UInt32.MaxValue)
2479                                                 return (int) v;
2480                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
2481                                         if (v >= 0 && v <= UInt32.MaxValue)
2482                                                 return (uint) v;
2483                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2484                                         if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
2485                                                 return (char) v;
2486                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2487                                         if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2488                                                 return (byte) v;
2489                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2490                                         if (v >= SByte.MinValue && v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2491                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2492                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
2493                                         if (v >= Int16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2494                                                 return (short) v;
2495                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
2496                                         if (v >= UInt16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2497                                                 return (ushort) v;
2498                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
2499                                         if (v > 0)
2500                                                 return (ulong) v;
2501                                 }
2502                                 s = v.ToString ();
2503                         } else if (c is ULongConstant){
2504                                 ulong v = ((ULongConstant) c).Value;
2505
2506                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
2507                                         if (v <= Int32.MaxValue)
2508                                                 return (int) v;
2509                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
2510                                         if (v <= UInt32.MaxValue)
2511                                                 return (uint) v;
2512                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2513                                         if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
2514                                                 return (char) v;
2515                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2516                                         if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2517                                                 return (byte) v;
2518                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2519                                         if (v <= (int) SByte.MaxValue)
2520                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2521                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
2522                                         if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2523                                                 return (short) v;
2524                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
2525                                         if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
2526                                                 return (ushort) v;
2527                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
2528                                         if (v <= Int64.MaxValue)
2529                                                 return (long) v;
2530                                 }
2531                                 s = v.ToString ();
2532                         } else if (c is ByteConstant){
2533                                 byte v = ((ByteConstant) c).Value;
2534
2535                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
2536                                         return (int) v;
2537                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2538                                         return (uint) v;
2539                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
2540                                         return (char) v;
2541                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2542                                         if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2543                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2544                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
2545                                         return (short) v;
2546                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2547                                         return (ushort) v;
2548                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2549                                         return (long) v;
2550                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2551                                         return (ulong) v;
2552                                 s = v.ToString ();
2553                         } else if (c is SByteConstant){
2554                                 sbyte v = ((SByteConstant) c).Value;
2555
2556                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
2557                                         return (int) v;
2558                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
2559                                         if (v >= 0)
2560                                                 return (uint) v;
2561                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2562                                         if (v >= 0)
2563                                                 return (char) v;
2564                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2565                                         if (v >= 0)
2566                                                 return (byte) v;
2567                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
2568                                         return (short) v;
2569                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
2570                                         if (v >= 0)
2571                                                 return (ushort) v;
2572                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2573                                         return (long) v;
2574                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
2575                                         if (v >= 0)
2576                                                 return (ulong) v;
2577                                 }
2578                                 s = v.ToString ();
2579                         } else if (c is ShortConstant){
2580                                 short v = ((ShortConstant) c).Value;
2581
2582                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
2583                                         return (int) v;
2584                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
2585                                         if (v >= 0)
2586                                                 return (uint) v;
2587                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2588                                         if (v >= 0)
2589                                                 return (char) v;
2590                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2591                                         if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2592                                                 return (byte) v;
2593                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2594                                         if (v >= SByte.MinValue && v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2595                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2596                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
2597                                         if (v >= 0)
2598                                                 return (ushort) v;
2599                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2600                                         return (long) v;
2601                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2602                                         return (ulong) v;
2603
2604                                 s = v.ToString ();
2605                         } else if (c is UShortConstant){
2606                                 ushort v = ((UShortConstant) c).Value;
2607
2608                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
2609                                         return (int) v;
2610                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2611                                         return (uint) v;
2612                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
2613                                         if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
2614                                                 return (char) v;
2615                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2616                                         if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2617                                                 return (byte) v;
2618                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2619                                         if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2620                                                 return (byte) v;
2621                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
2622                                         if (v <= Int16.MaxValue)
2623                                                 return (short) v;
2624                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2625                                         return (long) v;
2626                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2627                                         return (ulong) v;
2628
2629                                 s = v.ToString ();
2630                         } else if (c is CharConstant){
2631                                 char v = ((CharConstant) c).Value;
2632
2633                                 if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
2634                                         return (int) v;
2635                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2636                                         return (uint) v;
2637                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
2638                                         if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
2639                                                 return (byte) v;
2640                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
2641                                         if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
2642                                                 return (sbyte) v;
2643                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
2644                                         if (v <= Int16.MaxValue)
2645                                                 return (short) v;
2646                                 } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2647                                         return (short) v;
2648                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
2649                                         return (long) v;
2650                                 else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2651                                         return (ulong) v;
2652
2653                                 s = v.ToString ();
2654                         }
2655                         Error_ConstantValueCannotBeConverted (loc, s, target_type);
2656                         return null;
2657                 }
2658
2659                 //
2660                 // Load the object from the pointer.
2661                 //
2662                 public static void LoadFromPtr (ILGenerator ig, Type t)
2663                 {
2664                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
2665                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I4);
2666                         else if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2667                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U4);
2668                         else if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
2669                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I2);
2670                         else if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2671                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U2);
2672                         else if (t == TypeManager.char_type)
2673                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U2);
2674                         else if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
2675                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_U1);
2676                         else if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
2677                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I1);
2678                         else if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2679                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I8);
2680                         else if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
2681                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I8);
2682                         else if (t == TypeManager.float_type)
2683                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_R4);
2684                         else if (t == TypeManager.double_type)
2685                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_R8);
2686                         else if (t == TypeManager.bool_type)
2687                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I1);
2688                         else if (t == TypeManager.intptr_type)
2689                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_I);
2690                         else if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (t)) {
2691                                 if (t == TypeManager.enum_type)
2692                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_Ref);
2693                                 else
2694                                         LoadFromPtr (ig, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (t));
2695                         } else if (t.IsValueType)
2696                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldobj, t);
2697                         else
2698                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldind_Ref);
2699                 }
2700
2701                 //
2702                 // The stack contains the pointer and the value of type `type'
2703                 //
2704                 public static void StoreFromPtr (ILGenerator ig, Type type)
2705                 {
2706                         if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (type))
2707                                 type = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (type);
2708                         if (type == TypeManager.int32_type || type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2709                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I4);
2710                         else if (type == TypeManager.int64_type || type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2711                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I8);
2712                         else if (type == TypeManager.char_type || type == TypeManager.short_type ||
2713                                  type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2714                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I2);
2715                         else if (type == TypeManager.float_type)
2716                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_R4);
2717                         else if (type == TypeManager.double_type)
2718                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_R8);
2719                         else if (type == TypeManager.byte_type || type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
2720                                  type == TypeManager.bool_type)
2721                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I1);
2722                         else if (type == TypeManager.intptr_type)
2723                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_I);
2724                         else if (type.IsValueType)
2725                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stobj, type);
2726                         else
2727                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stind_Ref);
2728                 }
2729
2730                 //
2731                 // Returns the size of type `t' if known, otherwise, 0
2732                 //
2733                 public static int GetTypeSize (Type t)
2734                 {
2735                         t = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (t);
2736                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type ||
2737                             t == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
2738                             t == TypeManager.float_type)
2739                                 return 4;
2740                         else if (t == TypeManager.int64_type ||
2741                                  t == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
2742                                  t == TypeManager.double_type)
2743                                 return 8;
2744                         else if (t == TypeManager.byte_type ||
2745                                  t == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
2746                                  t == TypeManager.bool_type)
2747                                 return 1;
2748                         else if (t == TypeManager.short_type ||
2749                                  t == TypeManager.char_type ||
2750                                  t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2751                                 return 2;
2752                         else if (t == TypeManager.decimal_type)
2753                                 return 16;
2754                         else
2755                                 return 0;
2756                 }
2757
2758                 //
2759                 // Default implementation of IAssignMethod.CacheTemporaries
2760                 //
2761                 public void CacheTemporaries (EmitContext ec)
2762                 {
2763                 }
2764
2765                 static void Error_NegativeArrayIndex (Location loc)
2766                 {
2767                         Report.Error (284, loc, "Can not create array with a negative size");
2768                 }
2769
2770                 //
2771                 // Converts `source' to an int, uint, long or ulong.
2772                 //
2773                 public Expression ExpressionToArrayArgument (EmitContext ec, Expression source, Location loc)
2774                 {
2775                         Expression target;
2776
2777                         bool old_checked = ec.CheckState;
2778                         ec.CheckState = true;
2779
2780                         target = ConvertImplicit (ec, source, TypeManager.int32_type, loc);
2781                         if (target == null){
2782                                 target = ConvertImplicit (ec, source, TypeManager.uint32_type, loc);
2783                                 if (target == null){
2784                                         target = ConvertImplicit (ec, source, TypeManager.int64_type, loc);
2785                                         if (target == null){
2786                                                 target = ConvertImplicit (ec, source, TypeManager.uint64_type, loc);
2787                                                 if (target == null)
2788                                                         Expression.Error_CannotConvertImplicit (loc, source.Type, TypeManager.int32_type);
2789                                         }
2790                                 }
2791                         }
2792                         ec.CheckState = old_checked;
2793
2794                         //
2795                         // Only positive constants are allowed at compile time
2796                         //
2797                         if (target is Constant){
2798                                 if (target is IntConstant){
2799                                         if (((IntConstant) target).Value < 0){
2800                                                 Error_NegativeArrayIndex (loc);
2801                                                 return null;
2802                                         }
2803                                 }
2804
2805                                 if (target is LongConstant){
2806                                         if (((LongConstant) target).Value < 0){
2807                                                 Error_NegativeArrayIndex (loc);
2808                                                 return null;
2809                                         }
2810                                 }
2811
2812                         }
2813
2814                         return target;
2815                 }
2816
2817         }
2818
2819         /// <summary>
2820         ///   This is just a base class for expressions that can
2821         ///   appear on statements (invocations, object creation,
2822         ///   assignments, post/pre increment and decrement).  The idea
2823         ///   being that they would support an extra Emition interface that
2824         ///   does not leave a result on the stack.
2825         /// </summary>
2826         public abstract class ExpressionStatement : Expression {
2827
2828                 /// <summary>
2829                 ///   Requests the expression to be emitted in a `statement'
2830                 ///   context.  This means that no new value is left on the
2831                 ///   stack after invoking this method (constrasted with
2832                 ///   Emit that will always leave a value on the stack).
2833                 /// </summary>
2834                 public abstract void EmitStatement (EmitContext ec);
2835         }
2836
2837         /// <summary>
2838         ///   This kind of cast is used to encapsulate the child
2839         ///   whose type is child.Type into an expression that is
2840         ///   reported to return "return_type".  This is used to encapsulate
2841         ///   expressions which have compatible types, but need to be dealt
2842         ///   at higher levels with.
2843         ///
2844         ///   For example, a "byte" expression could be encapsulated in one
2845         ///   of these as an "unsigned int".  The type for the expression
2846         ///   would be "unsigned int".
2847         ///
2848         /// </summary>
2849         public class EmptyCast : Expression {
2850                 protected Expression child;
2851
2852                 public EmptyCast (Expression child, Type return_type)
2853                 {
2854                         eclass = child.eclass;
2855                         type = return_type;
2856                         this.child = child;
2857                 }
2858
2859                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
2860                 {
2861                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
2862                         // initialized state.
2863
2864                         return this;
2865                 }
2866
2867                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
2868                 {
2869                         child.Emit (ec);
2870                 }
2871         }
2872
2873         /// <summary>
2874         ///  This class is used to wrap literals which belong inside Enums
2875         /// </summary>
2876         public class EnumConstant : Constant {
2877                 public Constant Child;
2878
2879                 public EnumConstant (Constant child, Type enum_type)
2880                 {
2881                         eclass = child.eclass;
2882                         this.Child = child;
2883                         type = enum_type;
2884                 }
2885
2886                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
2887                 {
2888                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
2889                         // initialized state.
2890
2891                         return this;
2892                 }
2893
2894                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
2895                 {
2896                         Child.Emit (ec);
2897                 }
2898
2899                 public override object GetValue ()
2900                 {
2901                         return Child.GetValue ();
2902                 }
2903
2904                 //
2905                 // Converts from one of the valid underlying types for an enumeration
2906                 // (int32, uint32, int64, uint64, short, ushort, byte, sbyte) to
2907                 // one of the internal compiler literals: Int/UInt/Long/ULong Literals.
2908                 //
2909                 public Constant WidenToCompilerConstant ()
2910                 {
2911                         Type t = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (Child.Type);
2912                         object v = ((Constant) Child).GetValue ();;
2913
2914                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
2915                                 return new IntConstant ((int) v);
2916                         if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2917                                 return new UIntConstant ((uint) v);
2918                         if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
2919                                 return new LongConstant ((long) v);
2920                         if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2921                                 return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v);
2922                         if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
2923                                 return new ShortConstant ((short) v);
2924                         if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2925                                 return new UShortConstant ((ushort) v);
2926                         if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
2927                                 return new ByteConstant ((byte) v);
2928                         if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
2929                                 return new SByteConstant ((sbyte) v);
2930
2931                         throw new Exception ("Invalid enumeration underlying type: " + t);
2932                 }
2933
2934                 //
2935                 // Extracts the value in the enumeration on its native representation
2936                 //
2937                 public object GetPlainValue ()
2938                 {
2939                         Type t = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (Child.Type);
2940                         object v = ((Constant) Child).GetValue ();;
2941
2942                         if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
2943                                 return (int) v;
2944                         if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
2945                                 return (uint) v;
2946                         if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
2947                                 return (long) v;
2948                         if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
2949                                 return (ulong) v;
2950                         if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
2951                                 return (short) v;
2952                         if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
2953                                 return (ushort) v;
2954                         if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
2955                                 return (byte) v;
2956                         if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
2957                                 return (sbyte) v;
2958
2959                         return null;
2960                 }
2961
2962                 public override string AsString ()
2963                 {
2964                         return Child.AsString ();
2965                 }
2966
2967                 public override DoubleConstant ConvertToDouble ()
2968                 {
2969                         return Child.ConvertToDouble ();
2970                 }
2971
2972                 public override FloatConstant ConvertToFloat ()
2973                 {
2974                         return Child.ConvertToFloat ();
2975                 }
2976
2977                 public override ULongConstant ConvertToULong ()
2978                 {
2979                         return Child.ConvertToULong ();
2980                 }
2981
2982                 public override LongConstant ConvertToLong ()
2983                 {
2984                         return Child.ConvertToLong ();
2985                 }
2986
2987                 public override UIntConstant ConvertToUInt ()
2988                 {
2989                         return Child.ConvertToUInt ();
2990                 }
2991
2992                 public override IntConstant ConvertToInt ()
2993                 {
2994                         return Child.ConvertToInt ();
2995                 }
2996         }
2997
2998         /// <summary>
2999         ///   This kind of cast is used to encapsulate Value Types in objects.
3000         ///
3001         ///   The effect of it is to box the value type emitted by the previous
3002         ///   operation.
3003         /// </summary>
3004         public class BoxedCast : EmptyCast {
3005
3006                 public BoxedCast (Expression expr)
3007                         : base (expr, TypeManager.object_type)
3008                 {
3009                 }
3010
3011                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3012                 {
3013                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
3014                         // initialized state.
3015
3016                         return this;
3017                 }
3018
3019                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3020                 {
3021                         base.Emit (ec);
3022
3023                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Box, child.Type);
3024                 }
3025         }
3026
3027         public class UnboxCast : EmptyCast {
3028                 public UnboxCast (Expression expr, Type return_type)
3029                         : base (expr, return_type)
3030                 {
3031                 }
3032
3033                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3034                 {
3035                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
3036                         // initialized state.
3037
3038                         return this;
3039                 }
3040
3041                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3042                 {
3043                         Type t = type;
3044                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
3045
3046                         base.Emit (ec);
3047                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox, t);
3048
3049                         LoadFromPtr (ig, t);
3050                 }
3051         }
3052
3053         /// <summary>
3054         ///   This is used to perform explicit numeric conversions.
3055         ///
3056         ///   Explicit numeric conversions might trigger exceptions in a checked
3057         ///   context, so they should generate the conv.ovf opcodes instead of
3058         ///   conv opcodes.
3059         /// </summary>
3060         public class ConvCast : EmptyCast {
3061                 public enum Mode : byte {
3062                         I1_U1, I1_U2, I1_U4, I1_U8, I1_CH,
3063                         U1_I1, U1_CH,
3064                         I2_I1, I2_U1, I2_U2, I2_U4, I2_U8, I2_CH,
3065                         U2_I1, U2_U1, U2_I2, U2_CH,
3066                         I4_I1, I4_U1, I4_I2, I4_U2, I4_U4, I4_U8, I4_CH,
3067                         U4_I1, U4_U1, U4_I2, U4_U2, U4_I4, U4_CH,
3068                         I8_I1, I8_U1, I8_I2, I8_U2, I8_I4, I8_U4, I8_U8, I8_CH,
3069                         U8_I1, U8_U1, U8_I2, U8_U2, U8_I4, U8_U4, U8_I8, U8_CH,
3070                         CH_I1, CH_U1, CH_I2,
3071                         R4_I1, R4_U1, R4_I2, R4_U2, R4_I4, R4_U4, R4_I8, R4_U8, R4_CH,
3072                         R8_I1, R8_U1, R8_I2, R8_U2, R8_I4, R8_U4, R8_I8, R8_U8, R8_CH, R8_R4
3073                 }
3074
3075                 Mode mode;
3076                 bool checked_state;
3077
3078                 public ConvCast (EmitContext ec, Expression child, Type return_type, Mode m)
3079                         : base (child, return_type)
3080                 {
3081                         checked_state = ec.CheckState;
3082                         mode = m;
3083                 }
3084
3085                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3086                 {
3087                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
3088                         // initialized state.
3089
3090                         return this;
3091                 }
3092
3093                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3094                 {
3095                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
3096
3097                         base.Emit (ec);
3098
3099                         if (checked_state){
3100                                 switch (mode){
3101                                 case Mode.I1_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
3102                                 case Mode.I1_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3103                                 case Mode.I1_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
3104                                 case Mode.I1_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
3105                                 case Mode.I1_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3106
3107                                 case Mode.U1_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
3108                                 case Mode.U1_CH: /* nothing */ break;
3109
3110                                 case Mode.I2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
3111                                 case Mode.I2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
3112                                 case Mode.I2_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3113                                 case Mode.I2_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
3114                                 case Mode.I2_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
3115                                 case Mode.I2_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3116
3117                                 case Mode.U2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
3118                                 case Mode.U2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
3119                                 case Mode.U2_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
3120                                 case Mode.U2_CH: /* nothing */ break;
3121
3122                                 case Mode.I4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
3123                                 case Mode.I4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
3124                                 case Mode.I4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
3125                                 case Mode.I4_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
3126                                 case Mode.I4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3127                                 case Mode.I4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
3128                                 case Mode.I4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3129
3130                                 case Mode.U4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
3131                                 case Mode.U4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
3132                                 case Mode.U4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
3133                                 case Mode.U4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
3134                                 case Mode.U4_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4_Un); break;
3135                                 case Mode.U4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
3136
3137                                 case Mode.I8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
3138                                 case Mode.I8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
3139                                 case Mode.I8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
3140                                 case Mode.I8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3141                                 case Mode.I8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4); break;
3142                                 case Mode.I8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
3143                                 case Mode.I8_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
3144                                 case Mode.I8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3145
3146                                 case Mode.U8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
3147                                 case Mode.U8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
3148                                 case Mode.U8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
3149                                 case Mode.U8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
3150                                 case Mode.U8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4_Un); break;
3151                                 case Mode.U8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4_Un); break;
3152                                 case Mode.U8_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I8_Un); break;
3153                                 case Mode.U8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2_Un); break;
3154
3155                                 case Mode.CH_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1_Un); break;
3156                                 case Mode.CH_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1_Un); break;
3157                                 case Mode.CH_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2_Un); break;
3158
3159                                 case Mode.R4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
3160                                 case Mode.R4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
3161                                 case Mode.R4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
3162                                 case Mode.R4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3163                                 case Mode.R4_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4); break;
3164                                 case Mode.R4_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
3165                                 case Mode.R4_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I8); break;
3166                                 case Mode.R4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
3167                                 case Mode.R4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3168
3169                                 case Mode.R8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I1); break;
3170                                 case Mode.R8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U1); break;
3171                                 case Mode.R8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I2); break;
3172                                 case Mode.R8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3173                                 case Mode.R8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I4); break;
3174                                 case Mode.R8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U4); break;
3175                                 case Mode.R8_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_I8); break;
3176                                 case Mode.R8_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U8); break;
3177                                 case Mode.R8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_Ovf_U2); break;
3178                                 case Mode.R8_R4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_R4); break;
3179                                 }
3180                         } else {
3181                                 switch (mode){
3182                                 case Mode.I1_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3183                                 case Mode.I1_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3184                                 case Mode.I1_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
3185                                 case Mode.I1_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
3186                                 case Mode.I1_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3187
3188                                 case Mode.U1_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3189                                 case Mode.U1_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3190
3191                                 case Mode.I2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3192                                 case Mode.I2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3193                                 case Mode.I2_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3194                                 case Mode.I2_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
3195                                 case Mode.I2_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
3196                                 case Mode.I2_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3197
3198                                 case Mode.U2_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3199                                 case Mode.U2_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3200                                 case Mode.U2_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3201                                 case Mode.U2_CH: /* nothing */ break;
3202
3203                                 case Mode.I4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3204                                 case Mode.I4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3205                                 case Mode.I4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3206                                 case Mode.I4_U4: /* nothing */ break;
3207                                 case Mode.I4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3208                                 case Mode.I4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
3209                                 case Mode.I4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3210
3211                                 case Mode.U4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3212                                 case Mode.U4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3213                                 case Mode.U4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3214                                 case Mode.U4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3215                                 case Mode.U4_I4: /* nothing */ break;
3216                                 case Mode.U4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3217
3218                                 case Mode.I8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3219                                 case Mode.I8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3220                                 case Mode.I8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3221                                 case Mode.I8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3222                                 case Mode.I8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
3223                                 case Mode.I8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
3224                                 case Mode.I8_U8: /* nothing */ break;
3225                                 case Mode.I8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3226
3227                                 case Mode.U8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3228                                 case Mode.U8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3229                                 case Mode.U8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3230                                 case Mode.U8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3231                                 case Mode.U8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
3232                                 case Mode.U8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
3233                                 case Mode.U8_I8: /* nothing */ break;
3234                                 case Mode.U8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3235
3236                                 case Mode.CH_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3237                                 case Mode.CH_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3238                                 case Mode.CH_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3239
3240                                 case Mode.R4_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3241                                 case Mode.R4_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3242                                 case Mode.R4_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3243                                 case Mode.R4_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3244                                 case Mode.R4_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
3245                                 case Mode.R4_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
3246                                 case Mode.R4_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
3247                                 case Mode.R4_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U8); break;
3248                                 case Mode.R4_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3249
3250                                 case Mode.R8_I1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I1); break;
3251                                 case Mode.R8_U1: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U1); break;
3252                                 case Mode.R8_I2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I2); break;
3253                                 case Mode.R8_U2: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3254                                 case Mode.R8_I4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I4); break;
3255                                 case Mode.R8_U4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U4); break;
3256                                 case Mode.R8_I8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_I8); break;
3257                                 case Mode.R8_U8: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U8); break;
3258                                 case Mode.R8_CH: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_U2); break;
3259                                 case Mode.R8_R4: ig.Emit (OpCodes.Conv_R4); break;
3260                                 }
3261                         }
3262                 }
3263         }
3264
3265         public class OpcodeCast : EmptyCast {
3266                 OpCode op, op2;
3267                 bool second_valid;
3268
3269                 public OpcodeCast (Expression child, Type return_type, OpCode op)
3270                         : base (child, return_type)
3271
3272                 {
3273                         this.op = op;
3274                         second_valid = false;
3275                 }
3276
3277                 public OpcodeCast (Expression child, Type return_type, OpCode op, OpCode op2)
3278                         : base (child, return_type)
3279
3280                 {
3281                         this.op = op;
3282                         this.op2 = op2;
3283                         second_valid = true;
3284                 }
3285
3286                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3287                 {
3288                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
3289                         // initialized state.
3290
3291                         return this;
3292                 }
3293
3294                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3295                 {
3296                         base.Emit (ec);
3297                         ec.ig.Emit (op);
3298
3299                         if (second_valid)
3300                                 ec.ig.Emit (op2);
3301                 }
3302         }
3303
3304         /// <summary>
3305         ///   This kind of cast is used to encapsulate a child and cast it
3306         ///   to the class requested
3307         /// </summary>
3308         public class ClassCast : EmptyCast {
3309                 public ClassCast (Expression child, Type return_type)
3310                         : base (child, return_type)
3311
3312                 {
3313                 }
3314
3315                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3316                 {
3317                         // This should never be invoked, we are born in fully
3318                         // initialized state.
3319
3320                         return this;
3321                 }
3322
3323                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3324                 {
3325                         base.Emit (ec);
3326
3327                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Castclass, type);
3328                 }
3329
3330         }
3331
3332         /// <summary>
3333         ///   SimpleName expressions are initially formed of a single
3334         ///   word and it only happens at the beginning of the expression.
3335         /// </summary>
3336         ///
3337         /// <remarks>
3338         ///   The expression will try to be bound to a Field, a Method
3339         ///   group or a Property.  If those fail we pass the name to our
3340         ///   caller and the SimpleName is compounded to perform a type
3341         ///   lookup.  The idea behind this process is that we want to avoid
3342         ///   creating a namespace map from the assemblies, as that requires
3343         ///   the GetExportedTypes function to be called and a hashtable to
3344         ///   be constructed which reduces startup time.  If later we find
3345         ///   that this is slower, we should create a `NamespaceExpr' expression
3346         ///   that fully participates in the resolution process.
3347         ///
3348         ///   For example `System.Console.WriteLine' is decomposed into
3349         ///   MemberAccess (MemberAccess (SimpleName ("System"), "Console"), "WriteLine")
3350         ///
3351         ///   The first SimpleName wont produce a match on its own, so it will
3352         ///   be turned into:
3353         ///   MemberAccess (SimpleName ("System.Console"), "WriteLine").
3354         ///
3355         ///   System.Console will produce a TypeExpr match.
3356         ///
3357         ///   The downside of this is that we might be hitting `LookupType' too many
3358         ///   times with this scheme.
3359         /// </remarks>
3360         public class SimpleName : Expression, ITypeExpression {
3361                 public readonly string Name;
3362
3363                 public SimpleName (string name, Location l)
3364                 {
3365                         Name = name;
3366                         loc = l;
3367                 }
3368
3369                 public static void Error_ObjectRefRequired (EmitContext ec, Location l, string name)
3370                 {
3371                         if (ec.IsFieldInitializer)
3372                                 Report.Error (
3373                                         236, l,
3374                                         "A field initializer cannot reference the non-static field, " +
3375                                         "method or property `"+name+"'");
3376                         else
3377                                 Report.Error (
3378                                         120, l,
3379                                         "An object reference is required " +
3380                                         "for the non-static field `"+name+"'");
3381                 }
3382
3383                 //
3384                 // Checks whether we are trying to access an instance
3385                 // property, method or field from a static body.
3386                 //
3387                 Expression MemberStaticCheck (EmitContext ec, Expression e)
3388                 {
3389                         if (e is IMemberExpr){
3390                                 IMemberExpr member = (IMemberExpr) e;
3391
3392                                 if (!member.IsStatic){
3393                                         Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, Name);
3394                                         return null;
3395                                 }
3396                         }
3397
3398                         return e;
3399                 }
3400
3401                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3402                 {
3403                         return SimpleNameResolve (ec, null, false);
3404                 }
3405
3406                 public override Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
3407                 {
3408                         return SimpleNameResolve (ec, right_side, false);
3409                 }
3410
3411
3412                 public Expression DoResolveAllowStatic (EmitContext ec)
3413                 {
3414                         return SimpleNameResolve (ec, null, true);
3415                 }
3416
3417                 public Expression DoResolveType (EmitContext ec)
3418                 {
3419                         //
3420                         // Stage 3: Lookup symbol in the various namespaces.
3421                         //
3422                         DeclSpace ds = ec.DeclSpace;
3423                         Type t;
3424                         string alias_value;
3425
3426                         if (ec.ResolvingTypeTree){
3427                                 int errors = Report.Errors;
3428                                 Type dt = ec.DeclSpace.FindType (loc, Name);
3429                                 if (Report.Errors != errors)
3430                                         return null;
3431
3432                                 if (dt != null)
3433                                         return new TypeExpr (dt, loc);
3434                         }
3435
3436                         if ((t = RootContext.LookupType (ds, Name, true, loc)) != null)
3437                                 return new TypeExpr (t, loc);
3438
3439
3440                         //
3441                         // Stage 2 part b: Lookup up if we are an alias to a type
3442                         // or a namespace.
3443                         //
3444                         // Since we are cheating: we only do the Alias lookup for
3445                         // namespaces if the name does not include any dots in it
3446                         //
3447
3448                         alias_value = ec.DeclSpace.LookupAlias (Name);
3449
3450                         if (Name.IndexOf ('.') == -1 && alias_value != null) {
3451                                 if ((t = RootContext.LookupType (ds, alias_value, true, loc)) != null)
3452                                         return new TypeExpr (t, loc);
3453
3454                                 // we have alias value, but it isn't Type, so try if it's namespace
3455                                 return new SimpleName (alias_value, loc);
3456                         }
3457
3458                         // No match, maybe our parent can compose us
3459                         // into something meaningful.
3460                         return this;
3461                 }
3462
3463                 /// <remarks>
3464                 ///   7.5.2: Simple Names.
3465                 ///
3466                 ///   Local Variables and Parameters are handled at
3467                 ///   parse time, so they never occur as SimpleNames.
3468                 ///
3469                 ///   The `allow_static' flag is used by MemberAccess only
3470                 ///   and it is used to inform us that it is ok for us to
3471                 ///   avoid the static check, because MemberAccess might end
3472                 ///   up resolving the Name as a Type name and the access as
3473                 ///   a static type access.
3474                 ///
3475                 ///   ie: Type Type; .... { Type.GetType (""); }
3476                 ///
3477                 ///   Type is both an instance variable and a Type;  Type.GetType
3478                 ///   is the static method not an instance method of type.
3479                 /// </remarks>
3480                 Expression SimpleNameResolve (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side, bool allow_static)
3481                 {
3482                         Expression e = null;
3483
3484                         //
3485                         // Stage 1: Performed by the parser (binding to locals or parameters).
3486                         //
3487                         Block current_block = ec.CurrentBlock;
3488                         if (current_block != null && current_block.IsVariableDefined (Name)){
3489                                 LocalVariableReference var;
3490
3491                                 var = new LocalVariableReference (ec.CurrentBlock, Name, loc);
3492
3493                                 if (right_side != null)
3494                                         return var.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
3495                                 else
3496                                         return var.Resolve (ec);
3497                         }
3498
3499                         if (current_block != null){
3500                                 int idx = -1;
3501                                 Parameter par = null;
3502                                 Parameters pars = current_block.Parameters;
3503                                 if (pars != null)
3504                                         par = pars.GetParameterByName (Name, out idx);
3505
3506                                 if (par != null) {
3507                                         ParameterReference param;
3508
3509                                         param = new ParameterReference (pars, idx, Name, loc);
3510
3511                                         if (right_side != null)
3512                                                 return param.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
3513                                         else
3514                                                 return param.Resolve (ec);
3515                                 }
3516                         }
3517
3518                         //
3519                         // Stage 2: Lookup members
3520                         //
3521
3522                         //
3523                         // For enums, the TypeBuilder is not ec.DeclSpace.TypeBuilder
3524                         // Hence we have two different cases
3525                         //
3526
3527                         DeclSpace lookup_ds = ec.DeclSpace;
3528                         do {
3529                                 if (lookup_ds.TypeBuilder == null)
3530                                         break;
3531
3532                                 e = MemberLookup (ec, lookup_ds.TypeBuilder, Name, loc);
3533                                 if (e != null)
3534                                         break;
3535
3536                                 //
3537                                 // Classes/structs keep looking, enums break
3538                                 //
3539                                 if (lookup_ds is TypeContainer)
3540                                         lookup_ds = ((TypeContainer) lookup_ds).Parent;
3541                                 else
3542                                         break;
3543                         } while (lookup_ds != null);
3544
3545                         if (e == null && ec.ContainerType != null)
3546                                 e = MemberLookup (ec, ec.ContainerType, Name, loc);
3547
3548                         if (e == null)
3549                                 return DoResolveType (ec);
3550
3551                         if (e is TypeExpr)
3552                                 return e;
3553
3554                         if (e is IMemberExpr) {
3555                                 e = MemberAccess.ResolveMemberAccess (ec, e, null, loc, this);
3556                                 if (e == null)
3557                                         return null;
3558
3559                                 IMemberExpr me = e as IMemberExpr;
3560                                 if (me == null)
3561                                         return e;
3562
3563                                 // This fails if ResolveMemberAccess() was unable to decide whether
3564                                 // it's a field or a type of the same name.
3565                                 if (!me.IsStatic && (me.InstanceExpression == null))
3566                                         return e;
3567
3568                                 if (!me.IsStatic &&
3569                                     TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf (me.InstanceExpression.Type, me.DeclaringType)) {
3570                                         Error (38, "Cannot access nonstatic member `" + me.Name + "' of " +
3571                                                "outer type `" + me.DeclaringType + "' via nested type `" +
3572                                                me.InstanceExpression.Type + "'");
3573                                         return null;
3574                                 }
3575
3576                                 if (right_side != null)
3577                                         e = e.DoResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
3578                                 else
3579                                         e = e.DoResolve (ec);
3580
3581                                 return e;
3582                         }
3583
3584                         if (ec.IsStatic || ec.IsFieldInitializer){
3585                                 if (allow_static)
3586                                         return e;
3587
3588                                 return MemberStaticCheck (ec, e);
3589                         } else
3590                                 return e;
3591                 }
3592
3593                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3594                 {
3595                         //
3596                         // If this is ever reached, then we failed to
3597                         // find the name as a namespace
3598                         //
3599
3600                         Error (103, "The name `" + Name +
3601                                "' does not exist in the class `" +
3602                                ec.DeclSpace.Name + "'");
3603                 }
3604
3605                 public override string ToString ()
3606                 {
3607                         return Name;
3608                 }
3609         }
3610
3611         /// <summary>
3612         ///   Fully resolved expression that evaluates to a type
3613         /// </summary>
3614         public class TypeExpr : Expression, ITypeExpression {
3615                 public TypeExpr (Type t, Location l)
3616                 {
3617                         Type = t;
3618                         eclass = ExprClass.Type;
3619                         loc = l;
3620                 }
3621
3622                 public virtual Expression DoResolveType (EmitContext ec)
3623                 {
3624                         return this;
3625                 }
3626
3627                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3628                 {
3629                         return this;
3630                 }
3631
3632                 override public void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3633                 {
3634                         throw new Exception ("Should never be called");
3635                 }
3636
3637                 public override string ToString ()
3638                 {
3639                         return Type.ToString ();
3640                 }
3641         }
3642
3643         /// <summary>
3644         ///   Used to create types from a fully qualified name.  These are just used
3645         ///   by the parser to setup the core types.  A TypeLookupExpression is always
3646         ///   classified as a type.
3647         /// </summary>
3648         public class TypeLookupExpression : TypeExpr {
3649                 string name;
3650
3651                 public TypeLookupExpression (string name) : base (null, Location.Null)
3652                 {
3653                         this.name = name;
3654                 }
3655
3656                 public override Expression DoResolveType (EmitContext ec)
3657                 {
3658                         if (type == null)
3659                                 type = RootContext.LookupType (ec.DeclSpace, name, false, Location.Null);
3660                         return this;
3661                 }
3662
3663                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3664                 {
3665                         return DoResolveType (ec);
3666                 }
3667
3668                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3669                 {
3670                         throw new Exception ("Should never be called");
3671                 }
3672
3673                 public override string ToString ()
3674                 {
3675                         return name;
3676                 }
3677         }
3678
3679         /// <summary>
3680         ///   MethodGroup Expression.
3681         ///
3682         ///   This is a fully resolved expression that evaluates to a type
3683         /// </summary>
3684         public class MethodGroupExpr : Expression, IMemberExpr {
3685                 public MethodBase [] Methods;
3686                 Expression instance_expression = null;
3687                 bool is_explicit_impl = false;
3688
3689                 public MethodGroupExpr (MemberInfo [] mi, Location l)
3690                 {
3691                         Methods = new MethodBase [mi.Length];
3692                         mi.CopyTo (Methods, 0);
3693                         eclass = ExprClass.MethodGroup;
3694                         type = TypeManager.object_type;
3695                         loc = l;
3696                 }
3697
3698                 public MethodGroupExpr (ArrayList list, Location l)
3699                 {
3700                         Methods = new MethodBase [list.Count];
3701
3702                         try {
3703                                 list.CopyTo (Methods, 0);
3704                         } catch {
3705                                 foreach (MemberInfo m in list){
3706                                         if (!(m is MethodBase)){
3707                                                 Console.WriteLine ("Name " + m.Name);
3708                                                 Console.WriteLine ("Found a: " + m.GetType ().FullName);
3709                                         }
3710                                 }
3711                                 throw;
3712                         }
3713                         loc = l;
3714                         eclass = ExprClass.MethodGroup;
3715                         type = TypeManager.object_type;
3716                 }
3717
3718                 public Type DeclaringType {
3719                         get {
3720                                 return Methods [0].DeclaringType;
3721                         }
3722                 }
3723
3724                 //
3725                 // `A method group may have associated an instance expression'
3726                 //
3727                 public Expression InstanceExpression {
3728                         get {
3729                                 return instance_expression;
3730                         }
3731
3732                         set {
3733                                 instance_expression = value;
3734                         }
3735                 }
3736
3737                 public bool IsExplicitImpl {
3738                         get {
3739                                 return is_explicit_impl;
3740                         }
3741
3742                         set {
3743                                 is_explicit_impl = value;
3744                         }
3745                 }
3746
3747                 public string Name {
3748                         get {
3749                                 return Methods [0].Name;
3750                         }
3751                 }
3752
3753                 public bool IsInstance {
3754                         get {
3755                                 foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods)
3756                                         if (!mb.IsStatic)
3757                                                 return true;
3758
3759                                 return false;
3760                         }
3761                 }
3762
3763                 public bool IsStatic {
3764                         get {
3765                                 foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods)
3766                                         if (mb.IsStatic)
3767                                                 return true;
3768
3769                                 return false;
3770                         }
3771                 }
3772
3773                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3774                 {
3775                         if (instance_expression != null) {
3776                                 instance_expression = instance_expression.DoResolve (ec);
3777                                 if (instance_expression == null)
3778                                         return null;
3779                         }
3780
3781                         return this;
3782                 }
3783
3784                 public void ReportUsageError ()
3785                 {
3786                         Report.Error (654, loc, "Method `" + Methods [0].DeclaringType + "." +
3787                                       Methods [0].Name + "()' is referenced without parentheses");
3788                 }
3789
3790                 override public void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3791                 {
3792                         ReportUsageError ();
3793                 }
3794
3795                 bool RemoveMethods (bool keep_static)
3796                 {
3797                         ArrayList smethods = new ArrayList ();
3798
3799                         foreach (MethodBase mb in Methods){
3800                                 if (mb.IsStatic == keep_static)
3801                                         smethods.Add (mb);
3802                         }
3803
3804                         if (smethods.Count == 0)
3805                                 return false;
3806
3807                         Methods = new MethodBase [smethods.Count];
3808                         smethods.CopyTo (Methods, 0);
3809
3810                         return true;
3811                 }
3812
3813                 /// <summary>
3814                 ///   Removes any instance methods from the MethodGroup, returns
3815                 ///   false if the resulting set is empty.
3816                 /// </summary>
3817                 public bool RemoveInstanceMethods ()
3818                 {
3819                         return RemoveMethods (true);
3820                 }
3821
3822                 /// <summary>
3823                 ///   Removes any static methods from the MethodGroup, returns
3824                 ///   false if the resulting set is empty.
3825                 /// </summary>
3826                 public bool RemoveStaticMethods ()
3827                 {
3828                         return RemoveMethods (false);
3829                 }
3830         }
3831
3832         /// <summary>
3833         ///   Fully resolved expression that evaluates to a Field
3834         /// </summary>
3835         public class FieldExpr : Expression, IAssignMethod, IMemoryLocation, IMemberExpr {
3836                 public readonly FieldInfo FieldInfo;
3837                 Expression instance_expr;
3838
3839                 public FieldExpr (FieldInfo fi, Location l)
3840                 {
3841                         FieldInfo = fi;
3842                         eclass = ExprClass.Variable;
3843                         type = fi.FieldType;
3844                         loc = l;
3845                 }
3846
3847                 public string Name {
3848                         get {
3849                                 return FieldInfo.Name;
3850                         }
3851                 }
3852
3853                 public bool IsInstance {
3854                         get {
3855                                 return !FieldInfo.IsStatic;
3856                         }
3857                 }
3858
3859                 public bool IsStatic {
3860                         get {
3861                                 return FieldInfo.IsStatic;
3862                         }
3863                 }
3864
3865                 public Type DeclaringType {
3866                         get {
3867                                 return FieldInfo.DeclaringType;
3868                         }
3869                 }
3870
3871                 public Expression InstanceExpression {
3872                         get {
3873                                 return instance_expr;
3874                         }
3875
3876                         set {
3877                                 instance_expr = value;
3878                         }
3879                 }
3880
3881                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
3882                 {
3883                         if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic){
3884                                 if (instance_expr == null){
3885                                         throw new Exception ("non-static FieldExpr without instance var\n" +
3886                                                              "You have to assign the Instance variable\n" +
3887                                                              "Of the FieldExpr to set this\n");
3888                                 }
3889
3890                                 // Resolve the field's instance expression while flow analysis is turned
3891                                 // off: when accessing a field "a.b", we must check whether the field
3892                                 // "a.b" is initialized, not whether the whole struct "a" is initialized.
3893                                 instance_expr = instance_expr.Resolve (ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue |
3894                                                                        ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis);
3895                                 if (instance_expr == null)
3896                                         return null;
3897                         }
3898
3899                         // If the instance expression is a local variable or parameter.
3900                         IVariable var = instance_expr as IVariable;
3901                         if ((var != null) && !var.IsFieldAssigned (ec, FieldInfo.Name, loc))
3902                                 return null;
3903
3904                         return this;
3905                 }
3906
3907                 void Report_AssignToReadonly (bool is_instance)
3908                 {
3909                         string msg;
3910
3911                         if (is_instance)
3912                                 msg = "Readonly field can not be assigned outside " +
3913                                 "of constructor or variable initializer";
3914                         else
3915                                 msg = "A static readonly field can only be assigned in " +
3916                                 "a static constructor";
3917
3918                         Report.Error (is_instance ? 191 : 198, loc, msg);
3919                 }
3920
3921                 override public Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
3922                 {
3923                         IVariable var = instance_expr as IVariable;
3924                         if (var != null)
3925                                 var.SetFieldAssigned (ec, FieldInfo.Name);
3926
3927                         Expression e = DoResolve (ec);
3928
3929                         if (e == null)
3930                                 return null;
3931
3932                         if (!FieldInfo.IsInitOnly)
3933                                 return this;
3934
3935                         //
3936                         // InitOnly fields can only be assigned in constructors
3937                         //
3938
3939                         if (ec.IsConstructor)
3940                                 return this;
3941
3942                         Report_AssignToReadonly (true);
3943
3944                         return null;
3945                 }
3946
3947                 override public void Emit (EmitContext ec)
3948                 {
3949                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
3950                         bool is_volatile = false;
3951
3952                         if (FieldInfo is FieldBuilder){
3953                                 FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
3954
3955                                 if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0)
3956                                         is_volatile = true;
3957
3958                                 f.status |= Field.Status.USED;
3959                         }
3960
3961                         if (FieldInfo.IsStatic){
3962                                 if (is_volatile)
3963                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
3964
3965                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsfld, FieldInfo);
3966                         } else {
3967                                 if (instance_expr.Type.IsValueType){
3968                                         IMemoryLocation ml;
3969                                         LocalTemporary tempo = null;
3970
3971                                         if (!(instance_expr is IMemoryLocation)){
3972                                                 tempo = new LocalTemporary (
3973                                                         ec, instance_expr.Type);
3974
3975                                                 InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
3976                                                 tempo.Store (ec);
3977                                                 ml = tempo;
3978                                         } else
3979                                                 ml = (IMemoryLocation) instance_expr;
3980
3981                                         ml.AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.Load);
3982                                 } else
3983                                         instance_expr.Emit (ec);
3984
3985                                 if (is_volatile)
3986                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
3987
3988                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldfld, FieldInfo);
3989                         }
3990                 }
3991
3992                 public void EmitAssign (EmitContext ec, Expression source)
3993                 {
3994                         FieldAttributes fa = FieldInfo.Attributes;
3995                         bool is_static = (fa & FieldAttributes.Static) != 0;
3996                         bool is_readonly = (fa & FieldAttributes.InitOnly) != 0;
3997                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
3998
3999                         if (is_readonly && !ec.IsConstructor){
4000                                 Report_AssignToReadonly (!is_static);
4001                                 return;
4002                         }
4003
4004                         if (!is_static){
4005                                 Expression instance = instance_expr;
4006
4007                                 if (instance.Type.IsValueType){
4008                                         if (instance is IMemoryLocation){
4009                                                 IMemoryLocation ml = (IMemoryLocation) instance;
4010
4011                                                 ml.AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.Store);
4012                                         } else
4013                                                 throw new Exception ("The " + instance + " of type " +
4014                                                                      instance.Type +
4015                                                                      " represents a ValueType and does " +
4016                                                                      "not implement IMemoryLocation");
4017                                 } else
4018                                         instance.Emit (ec);
4019                         }
4020                         source.Emit (ec);
4021
4022                         if (FieldInfo is FieldBuilder){
4023                                 FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4024
4025                                 if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0)
4026                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
4027                         }
4028
4029                         if (is_static)
4030                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stsfld, FieldInfo);
4031                         else
4032                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stfld, FieldInfo);
4033
4034                         if (FieldInfo is FieldBuilder){
4035                                 FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4036
4037                                 f.status |= Field.Status.ASSIGNED;
4038                         }
4039                 }
4040
4041                 public void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode)
4042                 {
4043                         ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
4044
4045                         if (FieldInfo is FieldBuilder){
4046                                 FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4047                                 if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0)
4048                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
4049                         }
4050
4051                         if (FieldInfo is FieldBuilder){
4052                                 FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
4053
4054                                 if ((mode & AddressOp.Store) != 0)
4055                                         f.status |= Field.Status.ASSIGNED;
4056                                 if ((mode & AddressOp.Load) != 0)
4057                                         f.status |= Field.Status.USED;
4058                         }
4059
4060                         //
4061                         // Handle initonly fields specially: make a copy and then
4062                         // get the address of the copy.
4063                         //
4064                         if (FieldInfo.IsInitOnly){
4065                                 if (ec.IsConstructor) {
4066                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsflda, FieldInfo);
4067                                 } else {
4068                                         LocalBuilder local;
4069
4070                                         Emit (ec);
4071                                         local = ig.DeclareLocal (type);
4072                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Stloc, local);
4073                                         ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloca, local);
4074                                 }
4075                                 return;
4076                         }
4077
4078                         if (FieldInfo.IsStatic)
4079                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsflda, FieldInfo);
4080                         else {
4081                                 if (instance_expr is IMemoryLocation)
4082                                         ((IMemoryLocation)instance_expr).AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.LoadStore);
4083                                 else
4084                                         instance_expr.Emit (ec);
4085                                 ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldflda, FieldInfo);
4086                         }
4087                 }
4088         }
4089
4090         /// <summary>
4091         ///   Expression that evaluates to a Property.  The Assign class
4092         ///   might set the `Value' expression if we are in an assignment.
4093         ///
4094         ///   This is not an LValue because we need to re-write the expression, we
4095         ///   can not take data from the stack and store it.
4096         /// </summary>
4097         public class PropertyExpr : ExpressionStatement, IAssignMethod, IMemberExpr {
4098                 public readonly PropertyInfo PropertyInfo;
4099                 public bool IsBase;
4100                 MethodInfo [] Accessors;
4101                 bool is_static;
4102
4103                 Expression instance_expr;
4104
4105                 public PropertyExpr (PropertyInfo pi, Location l)
4106                 {
4107                         PropertyInfo = pi;
4108                         eclass = ExprClass.PropertyAccess;
4109                         is_static = false;
4110                         loc = l;
4111                         Accessors = TypeManager.GetAccessors (pi);
4112
4113                         if (Accessors != null)
4114                                 foreach (MethodInfo mi in Accessors){
4115                                         if (mi != null)
4116                                                 if (mi.IsStatic)
4117                                                         is_static = true;
4118                                 }
4119                         else
4120                                 Accessors = new MethodInfo [2];
4121
4122                         type = TypeManager.TypeToCoreType (pi.PropertyType);
4123                 }
4124
4125                 public string Name {
4126                         get {
4127                                 return PropertyInfo.Name;
4128                         }
4129                 }
4130
4131                 public bool IsInstance {
4132                         get {
4133                                 return !is_static;
4134                         }
4135                 }
4136
4137                 public bool IsStatic {
4138                         get {
4139                                 return is_static;
4140                         }
4141                 }
4142
4143                 public Type DeclaringType {
4144                         get {
4145                                 return PropertyInfo.DeclaringType;
4146                         }
4147                 }
4148
4149                 //
4150                 // The instance expression associated with this expression
4151                 //
4152                 public Expression InstanceExpression {
4153                         set {
4154                                 instance_expr = value;
4155                         }
4156
4157                         get {
4158                                 return instance_expr;
4159                         }
4160                 }
4161
4162                 public bool VerifyAssignable ()
4163                 {
4164                         if (!PropertyInfo.CanWrite){
4165                                 Report.Error (200, loc,
4166                                               "The property `" + PropertyInfo.Name +
4167                                               "' can not be assigned to, as it has not set accessor");
4168                                 return false;
4169                         }
4170
4171                         return true;
4172                 }
4173
4174                 override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
4175                 {
4176                         if (!PropertyInfo.CanRead){
4177                                 Report.Error (154, loc,
4178                                               "The property `" + PropertyInfo.Name +
4179                                               "' can not be used in " +
4180                                               "this context because it lacks a get accessor");
4181                                 return null;
4182                         }
4183
4184                         if ((instance_expr == null) && ec.IsStatic && !is_static) {
4185                                 SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, PropertyInfo.Name);
4186                                 return null;
4187                         }
4188
4189                         if (instance_expr != null) {
4190                                 instance_expr = instance_expr.DoResolve (ec);
4191                                 if (instance_expr == null)
4192                                         return null;
4193                         }
4194
4195                         return this;
4196                 }
4197
4198                 override public Expression DoResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
4199                 {
4200                         if (!PropertyInfo.CanWrite){
4201                                 Report.Error (154, loc,
4202                                               "The property `" + PropertyInfo.Name +
4203                                               "' can not be used in " +
4204                                               "this context because it lacks a set accessor");
4205                                 return null;
4206                         }
4207
4208                         if (instance_expr != null) {
4209                                 instance_expr = instance_expr.DoResolve (ec);
4210                                 if (instance_expr == null)
4211                                         return null;
4212                         }
4213
4214                         return this;
4215                 }
4216
4217                 override public void Emit (EmitContext ec)
4218                 {
4219                         MethodInfo method = Accessors [0];
4220
4221                         //
4222                         // Special case: length of single dimension array is turned into ldlen
4223                         //
4224                         if ((method == TypeManager.system_int_array_get_length) ||
4225                             (method == TypeManager.int_array_get_length)){
4226                                 Type iet = instance_expr.Type;
4227
4228                                 //
4229                                 // System.Array.Length can be called, but the Type does not
4230                                 // support invoking GetArrayRank, so test for that case first
4231                                 //
4232                                 if (iet != TypeManager.array_type && (iet.GetArrayRank () == 1)){
4233                                         instance_expr.Emit (ec);
4234                                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldlen);
4235                                         return;
4236                                 }
4237                         }
4238
4239                         Invocation.EmitCall (ec, IsBase, IsStatic, instance_expr, method, null, loc);
4240
4241                 }
4242
4243                 //
4244                 // Implements the IAssignMethod interface for assignments
4245                 //
4246                 public void EmitAssign (EmitContext ec, Expression source)
4247                 {
4248                         Argument arg = new Argument (source, Argument.AType.Expression);
4249                         ArrayList args = new ArrayList ();
4250
4251                         args.Add (arg);
4252                         Invocation.EmitCall (ec, false, IsStatic, instance_expr, Accessors [1], args, loc);
4253                 }
4254
4255                 override public void EmitStatement (EmitContext ec)
4256                 {
4257                         Emit (ec);
4258                         ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Pop);
4259                 }
4260         }
4261
4262         /// <summary>
4263         ///   Fully resolved expression that evaluates to an Event
4264         /// </summary>
4265         public class EventExpr : Expression, IMemberExpr {
4266                 public readonly EventInfo EventInfo;
4267                 public Expression instance_expr;
4268
4269                 bool is_static;
4270                 MethodInfo add_accessor, remove_accessor;
4271
4272                 public EventExpr (EventInfo ei, Location loc)
4273                 {
4274                         EventInfo = ei;
4275                         this.loc = loc;
4276                         eclass = ExprClass.EventAccess;
4277
4278                         add_accessor = TypeManager.GetAddMethod (ei);
4279                         remove_accessor = TypeManager.GetRemoveMethod (ei);
4280
4281                         if (add_accessor.IsStatic || remove_accessor.IsStatic)
4282                                 is_static = true;
4283
4284                         if (EventInfo is MyEventBuilder)
4285                                 type = ((MyEventBuilder) EventInfo).EventType;
4286                         else
4287                                 type = EventInfo.EventHandlerType;
4288                 }
4289
4290                 public string Name {
4291                         get {
4292                                 return EventInfo.Name;
4293                         }
4294                 }
4295
4296                 public bool IsInstance {
4297                         get {
4298                                 return !is_static;
4299                         }
4300                 }
4301
4302                 public bool IsStatic {
4303                         get {
4304                                 return is_static;
4305                         }
4306                 }
4307
4308                 public Type DeclaringType {
4309                         get {
4310                                 return EventInfo.DeclaringType;
4311                         }
4312                 }
4313
4314                 public Expression InstanceExpression {
4315                         get {
4316                                 return instance_expr;
4317                         }
4318
4319                         set {
4320                                 instance_expr = value;
4321                         }
4322                 }
4323
4324                 public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
4325                 {
4326                         if (instance_expr != null) {
4327                                 instance_expr = instance_expr.DoResolve (ec);
4328                                 if (instance_expr == null)
4329                                         return null;
4330                         }
4331
4332                         return this;
4333                 }
4334
4335                 public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
4336                 {
4337                         Report.Error (70, loc, "The event `" + Name + "' can only appear on the left hand side of += or -= (except on the defining type)");
4338                 }
4339
4340                 public void EmitAddOrRemove (EmitContext ec, Expression source)
4341                 {
4342                         Expression handler = ((Binary) source).Right;
4343
4344                         Argument arg = new Argument (handler, Argument.AType.Expression);
4345                         ArrayList args = new ArrayList ();
4346
4347                         args.Add (arg);
4348
4349                         if (((Binary) source).Oper == Binary.Operator.Addition)
4350                                 Invocation.EmitCall (
4351                                         ec, false, IsStatic, instance_expr, add_accessor, args, loc);
4352                         else
4353                                 Invocation.EmitCall (
4354                                         ec, false, IsStatic, instance_expr, remove_accessor, args, loc);
4355                 }
4356         }
4357 }