Source file src/go/types/lookup.go

     1  // Code generated by "go test -run=Generate -write=all"; DO NOT EDIT.
     2  // Source: ../../cmd/compile/internal/types2/lookup.go
     3  
     4  // Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
     5  // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
     6  // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
     7  
     8  // This file implements various field and method lookup functions.
     9  
    10  package types
    11  
    12  import (
    13  	"bytes"
    14  	"strings"
    15  )
    16  
    17  // LookupSelection selects the field or method whose ID is Id(pkg,
    18  // name), on a value of type T. If addressable is set, T is the type
    19  // of an addressable variable (this matters only for method lookups).
    20  // T must not be nil.
    21  //
    22  // If the selection is valid:
    23  //
    24  //   - [Selection.Obj] returns the field ([Var]) or method ([Func]);
    25  //   - [Selection.Indirect] reports whether there were any pointer
    26  //     indirections on the path to the field or method.
    27  //   - [Selection.Index] returns the index sequence, defined below.
    28  //
    29  // The last index entry is the field or method index in the (possibly
    30  // embedded) type where the entry was found, either:
    31  //
    32  //  1. the list of declared methods of a named type; or
    33  //  2. the list of all methods (method set) of an interface type; or
    34  //  3. the list of fields of a struct type.
    35  //
    36  // The earlier index entries are the indices of the embedded struct
    37  // fields traversed to get to the found entry, starting at depth 0.
    38  //
    39  // See also [LookupFieldOrMethod], which returns the components separately.
    40  func LookupSelection(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (Selection, bool) {
    41  	obj, index, indirect := LookupFieldOrMethod(T, addressable, pkg, name)
    42  	var kind SelectionKind
    43  	switch obj.(type) {
    44  	case nil:
    45  		return Selection{}, false
    46  	case *Func:
    47  		kind = MethodVal
    48  	case *Var:
    49  		kind = FieldVal
    50  	default:
    51  		panic(obj) // can't happen
    52  	}
    53  	return Selection{kind, T, obj, index, indirect}, true
    54  }
    55  
    56  // Internal use of LookupFieldOrMethod: If the obj result is a method
    57  // associated with a concrete (non-interface) type, the method's signature
    58  // may not be fully set up. Call Checker.objDecl(obj, nil) before accessing
    59  // the method's type.
    60  
    61  // LookupFieldOrMethod looks up a field or method with given package and name
    62  // in T and returns the corresponding *Var or *Func, an index sequence, and a
    63  // bool indicating if there were any pointer indirections on the path to the
    64  // field or method. If addressable is set, T is the type of an addressable
    65  // variable (only matters for method lookups). T must not be nil.
    66  //
    67  // The last index entry is the field or method index in the (possibly embedded)
    68  // type where the entry was found, either:
    69  //
    70  //  1. the list of declared methods of a named type; or
    71  //  2. the list of all methods (method set) of an interface type; or
    72  //  3. the list of fields of a struct type.
    73  //
    74  // The earlier index entries are the indices of the embedded struct fields
    75  // traversed to get to the found entry, starting at depth 0.
    76  //
    77  // If no entry is found, a nil object is returned. In this case, the returned
    78  // index and indirect values have the following meaning:
    79  //
    80  //   - If index != nil, the index sequence points to an ambiguous entry
    81  //     (the same name appeared more than once at the same embedding level).
    82  //
    83  //   - If indirect is set, a method with a pointer receiver type was found
    84  //     but there was no pointer on the path from the actual receiver type to
    85  //     the method's formal receiver base type, nor was the receiver addressable.
    86  //
    87  // See also [LookupSelection], which returns the result as a [Selection].
    88  func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
    89  	if T == nil {
    90  		panic("LookupFieldOrMethod on nil type")
    91  	}
    92  	return lookupFieldOrMethod(T, addressable, pkg, name, false)
    93  }
    94  
    95  // lookupFieldOrMethod is like LookupFieldOrMethod but with the additional foldCase parameter
    96  // (see Object.sameId for the meaning of foldCase).
    97  func lookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
    98  	// Methods cannot be associated to a named pointer type.
    99  	// (spec: "The type denoted by T is called the receiver base type;
   100  	// it must not be a pointer or interface type and it must be declared
   101  	// in the same package as the method.").
   102  	// Thus, if we have a named pointer type, proceed with the underlying
   103  	// pointer type but discard the result if it is a method since we would
   104  	// not have found it for T (see also go.dev/issue/8590).
   105  	if t := asNamed(T); t != nil {
   106  		if p, _ := t.Underlying().(*Pointer); p != nil {
   107  			obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(p, false, pkg, name, foldCase)
   108  			if _, ok := obj.(*Func); ok {
   109  				return nil, nil, false
   110  			}
   111  			return
   112  		}
   113  	}
   114  
   115  	obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(T, addressable, pkg, name, foldCase)
   116  
   117  	// If we didn't find anything and if we have a type parameter with a common underlying
   118  	// type, see if there is a matching field (but not a method, those need to be declared
   119  	// explicitly in the constraint). If the constraint is a named pointer type (see above),
   120  	// we are ok here because only fields are accepted as results.
   121  	const enableTParamFieldLookup = false // see go.dev/issue/51576
   122  	if enableTParamFieldLookup && obj == nil && isTypeParam(T) {
   123  		if t, _ := commonUnder(T, nil); t != nil {
   124  			obj, index, indirect = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(t, addressable, pkg, name, foldCase)
   125  			if _, ok := obj.(*Var); !ok {
   126  				obj, index, indirect = nil, nil, false // accept fields (variables) only
   127  			}
   128  		}
   129  	}
   130  	return
   131  }
   132  
   133  // lookupFieldOrMethodImpl is the implementation of lookupFieldOrMethod.
   134  // Notably, in contrast to lookupFieldOrMethod, it won't find struct fields
   135  // in base types of defined (*Named) pointer types T. For instance, given
   136  // the declaration:
   137  //
   138  //	type T *struct{f int}
   139  //
   140  // lookupFieldOrMethodImpl won't find the field f in the defined (*Named) type T
   141  // (methods on T are not permitted in the first place).
   142  //
   143  // Thus, lookupFieldOrMethodImpl should only be called by lookupFieldOrMethod
   144  // and missingMethod (the latter doesn't care about struct fields).
   145  //
   146  // The resulting object may not be fully type-checked.
   147  func lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) {
   148  	// WARNING: The code in this function is extremely subtle - do not modify casually!
   149  
   150  	if name == "_" {
   151  		return // blank fields/methods are never found
   152  	}
   153  
   154  	// Importantly, we must not call Underlying before the call to deref below (nor
   155  	// does deref call Underlying), as doing so could incorrectly result in finding
   156  	// methods of the pointer base type when T is a (*Named) pointer type.
   157  	typ, isPtr := deref(T)
   158  
   159  	// *typ where typ is an interface (incl. a type parameter) has no methods.
   160  	if isPtr {
   161  		if _, ok := typ.Underlying().(*Interface); ok {
   162  			return
   163  		}
   164  	}
   165  
   166  	// Start with typ as single entry at shallowest depth.
   167  	current := []embeddedType{{typ, nil, isPtr, false}}
   168  
   169  	// seen tracks named types that we have seen already, allocated lazily.
   170  	// Used to avoid endless searches in case of recursive types.
   171  	//
   172  	// We must use a lookup on identity rather than a simple map[*Named]bool as
   173  	// instantiated types may be identical but not equal.
   174  	var seen instanceLookup
   175  
   176  	// search current depth
   177  	for len(current) > 0 {
   178  		var next []embeddedType // embedded types found at current depth
   179  
   180  		// look for (pkg, name) in all types at current depth
   181  		for _, e := range current {
   182  			typ := e.typ
   183  
   184  			// If we have a named type, we may have associated methods.
   185  			// Look for those first.
   186  			if named := asNamed(typ); named != nil {
   187  				if alt := seen.lookup(named); alt != nil {
   188  					// We have seen this type before, at a more shallow depth
   189  					// (note that multiples of this type at the current depth
   190  					// were consolidated before). The type at that depth shadows
   191  					// this same type at the current depth, so we can ignore
   192  					// this one.
   193  					continue
   194  				}
   195  				seen.add(named)
   196  
   197  				// look for a matching attached method
   198  				if i, m := named.lookupMethod(pkg, name, foldCase); m != nil {
   199  					// potential match
   200  					// caution: method may not have a proper signature yet
   201  					index = concat(e.index, i)
   202  					if obj != nil || e.multiples {
   203  						return nil, index, false // collision
   204  					}
   205  					obj = m
   206  					indirect = e.indirect
   207  					continue // we can't have a matching field or interface method
   208  				}
   209  			}
   210  
   211  			switch t := typ.Underlying().(type) {
   212  			case *Struct:
   213  				// look for a matching field and collect embedded types
   214  				for i, f := range t.fields {
   215  					if f.sameId(pkg, name, foldCase) {
   216  						assert(f.typ != nil)
   217  						index = concat(e.index, i)
   218  						if obj != nil || e.multiples {
   219  							return nil, index, false // collision
   220  						}
   221  						obj = f
   222  						indirect = e.indirect
   223  						continue // we can't have a matching interface method
   224  					}
   225  					// Collect embedded struct fields for searching the next
   226  					// lower depth, but only if we have not seen a match yet
   227  					// (if we have a match it is either the desired field or
   228  					// we have a name collision on the same depth; in either
   229  					// case we don't need to look further).
   230  					// Embedded fields are always of the form T or *T where
   231  					// T is a type name. If e.typ appeared multiple times at
   232  					// this depth, f.typ appears multiple times at the next
   233  					// depth.
   234  					if obj == nil && f.embedded {
   235  						typ, isPtr := deref(f.typ)
   236  						// TODO(gri) optimization: ignore types that can't
   237  						// have fields or methods (only Named, Struct, and
   238  						// Interface types need to be considered).
   239  						next = append(next, embeddedType{typ, concat(e.index, i), e.indirect || isPtr, e.multiples})
   240  					}
   241  				}
   242  
   243  			case *Interface:
   244  				// look for a matching method (interface may be a type parameter)
   245  				if i, m := t.typeSet().LookupMethod(pkg, name, foldCase); m != nil {
   246  					assert(m.typ != nil)
   247  					index = concat(e.index, i)
   248  					if obj != nil || e.multiples {
   249  						return nil, index, false // collision
   250  					}
   251  					obj = m
   252  					indirect = e.indirect
   253  				}
   254  			}
   255  		}
   256  
   257  		if obj != nil {
   258  			// found a potential match
   259  			// spec: "A method call x.m() is valid if the method set of (the type of) x
   260  			//        contains m and the argument list can be assigned to the parameter
   261  			//        list of m. If x is addressable and &x's method set contains m, x.m()
   262  			//        is shorthand for (&x).m()".
   263  			if f, _ := obj.(*Func); f != nil {
   264  				// determine if method has a pointer receiver
   265  				if f.hasPtrRecv() && !indirect && !addressable {
   266  					return nil, nil, true // pointer/addressable receiver required
   267  				}
   268  			}
   269  			return
   270  		}
   271  
   272  		current = consolidateMultiples(next)
   273  	}
   274  
   275  	return nil, nil, false // not found
   276  }
   277  
   278  // embeddedType represents an embedded type
   279  type embeddedType struct {
   280  	typ       Type
   281  	index     []int // embedded field indices, starting with index at depth 0
   282  	indirect  bool  // if set, there was a pointer indirection on the path to this field
   283  	multiples bool  // if set, typ appears multiple times at this depth
   284  }
   285  
   286  // consolidateMultiples collects multiple list entries with the same type
   287  // into a single entry marked as containing multiples. The result is the
   288  // consolidated list.
   289  func consolidateMultiples(list []embeddedType) []embeddedType {
   290  	if len(list) <= 1 {
   291  		return list // at most one entry - nothing to do
   292  	}
   293  
   294  	n := 0                     // number of entries w/ unique type
   295  	prev := make(map[Type]int) // index at which type was previously seen
   296  	for _, e := range list {
   297  		if i, found := lookupType(prev, e.typ); found {
   298  			list[i].multiples = true
   299  			// ignore this entry
   300  		} else {
   301  			prev[e.typ] = n
   302  			list[n] = e
   303  			n++
   304  		}
   305  	}
   306  	return list[:n]
   307  }
   308  
   309  func lookupType(m map[Type]int, typ Type) (int, bool) {
   310  	// fast path: maybe the types are equal
   311  	if i, found := m[typ]; found {
   312  		return i, true
   313  	}
   314  
   315  	for t, i := range m {
   316  		if Identical(t, typ) {
   317  			return i, true
   318  		}
   319  	}
   320  
   321  	return 0, false
   322  }
   323  
   324  type instanceLookup struct {
   325  	// buf is used to avoid allocating the map m in the common case of a small
   326  	// number of instances.
   327  	buf [3]*Named
   328  	m   map[*Named][]*Named
   329  }
   330  
   331  func (l *instanceLookup) lookup(inst *Named) *Named {
   332  	for _, t := range l.buf {
   333  		if t != nil && Identical(inst, t) {
   334  			return t
   335  		}
   336  	}
   337  	for _, t := range l.m[inst.Origin()] {
   338  		if Identical(inst, t) {
   339  			return t
   340  		}
   341  	}
   342  	return nil
   343  }
   344  
   345  func (l *instanceLookup) add(inst *Named) {
   346  	for i, t := range l.buf {
   347  		if t == nil {
   348  			l.buf[i] = inst
   349  			return
   350  		}
   351  	}
   352  	if l.m == nil {
   353  		l.m = make(map[*Named][]*Named)
   354  	}
   355  	insts := l.m[inst.Origin()]
   356  	l.m[inst.Origin()] = append(insts, inst)
   357  }
   358  
   359  // MissingMethod returns (nil, false) if V implements T, otherwise it
   360  // returns a missing method required by T and whether it is missing or
   361  // just has the wrong type: either a pointer receiver or wrong signature.
   362  //
   363  // For non-interface types V, or if static is set, V implements T if all
   364  // methods of T are present in V. Otherwise (V is an interface and static
   365  // is not set), MissingMethod only checks that methods of T which are also
   366  // present in V have matching types (e.g., for a type assertion x.(T) where
   367  // x is of interface type V).
   368  func MissingMethod(V Type, T *Interface, static bool) (method *Func, wrongType bool) {
   369  	return (*Checker)(nil).missingMethod(V, T, static, Identical, nil)
   370  }
   371  
   372  // missingMethod is like MissingMethod but accepts a *Checker as receiver,
   373  // a comparator equivalent for type comparison, and a *string for error causes.
   374  // The receiver may be nil if missingMethod is invoked through an exported
   375  // API call (such as MissingMethod), i.e., when all methods have been type-
   376  // checked.
   377  // The underlying type of T must be an interface; T (rather than its under-
   378  // lying type) is used for better error messages (reported through *cause).
   379  // The comparator is used to compare signatures.
   380  // If a method is missing and cause is not nil, *cause describes the error.
   381  func (check *Checker) missingMethod(V, T Type, static bool, equivalent func(x, y Type) bool, cause *string) (method *Func, wrongType bool) {
   382  	methods := T.Underlying().(*Interface).typeSet().methods // T must be an interface
   383  	if len(methods) == 0 {
   384  		return nil, false
   385  	}
   386  
   387  	const (
   388  		ok = iota
   389  		notFound
   390  		wrongName
   391  		unexported
   392  		wrongSig
   393  		ambigSel
   394  		ptrRecv
   395  		field
   396  		nointerface
   397  	)
   398  
   399  	state := ok
   400  	var m *Func // method on T we're trying to implement
   401  	var f *Func // method on V, if found (state is one of ok, wrongName, wrongSig)
   402  
   403  	if u, _ := V.Underlying().(*Interface); u != nil {
   404  		tset := u.typeSet()
   405  		for _, m = range methods {
   406  			_, f = tset.LookupMethod(m.pkg, m.name, false)
   407  
   408  			if f == nil {
   409  				if !static {
   410  					continue
   411  				}
   412  				state = notFound
   413  				break
   414  			}
   415  
   416  			if !equivalent(f.typ, m.typ) {
   417  				state = wrongSig
   418  				break
   419  			}
   420  		}
   421  	} else {
   422  		for _, m = range methods {
   423  			obj, index, indirect := lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, false)
   424  
   425  			// check if m is ambiguous, on *V, or on V with case-folding
   426  			if obj == nil {
   427  				switch {
   428  				case index != nil:
   429  					state = ambigSel
   430  				case indirect:
   431  					state = ptrRecv
   432  				default:
   433  					state = notFound
   434  					obj, _, _ = lookupFieldOrMethodImpl(V, false, m.pkg, m.name, true /* fold case */)
   435  					f, _ = obj.(*Func)
   436  					if f != nil {
   437  						state = wrongName
   438  						if f.name == m.name {
   439  							// If the names are equal, f must be unexported
   440  							// (otherwise the package wouldn't matter).
   441  							state = unexported
   442  						}
   443  					}
   444  				}
   445  				break
   446  			}
   447  
   448  			// we must have a method (not a struct field)
   449  			f, _ = obj.(*Func)
   450  			if f == nil {
   451  				state = field
   452  				break
   453  			}
   454  
   455  			// methods may not have a fully set up signature yet
   456  			if check != nil {
   457  				check.objDecl(f)
   458  			}
   459  
   460  			if f.nointerface {
   461  				state = nointerface
   462  				break
   463  			}
   464  
   465  			if !equivalent(f.typ, m.typ) {
   466  				state = wrongSig
   467  				break
   468  			}
   469  		}
   470  	}
   471  
   472  	if state == ok {
   473  		return nil, false
   474  	}
   475  
   476  	if cause != nil {
   477  		if f != nil {
   478  			// This method may be formatted in funcString below, so must have a fully
   479  			// set up signature.
   480  			if check != nil {
   481  				check.objDecl(f)
   482  			}
   483  		}
   484  		switch state {
   485  		case notFound:
   486  			switch {
   487  			case isInterfacePtr(V):
   488  				*cause = "(" + check.interfacePtrError(V) + ")"
   489  			case isInterfacePtr(T):
   490  				*cause = "(" + check.interfacePtrError(T) + ")"
   491  			default:
   492  				*cause = check.sprintf("(missing method %s)", m.Name())
   493  			}
   494  		case wrongName:
   495  			fs, ms := check.funcString(f, false), check.funcString(m, false)
   496  			*cause = check.sprintf("(missing method %s)\n\t\thave %s\n\t\twant %s", m.Name(), fs, ms)
   497  		case unexported:
   498  			*cause = check.sprintf("(unexported method %s)", m.Name())
   499  		case wrongSig:
   500  			fs, ms := check.funcString(f, false), check.funcString(m, false)
   501  			if fs == ms {
   502  				// Don't report "want Foo, have Foo".
   503  				// Add package information to disambiguate (go.dev/issue/54258).
   504  				fs, ms = check.funcString(f, true), check.funcString(m, true)
   505  			}
   506  			if fs == ms {
   507  				// We still have "want Foo, have Foo".
   508  				// This is most likely due to different type parameters with
   509  				// the same name appearing in the instantiated signatures
   510  				// (go.dev/issue/61685).
   511  				// Rather than reporting this misleading error cause, for now
   512  				// just point out that the method signature is incorrect.
   513  				// TODO(gri) should find a good way to report the root cause
   514  				*cause = check.sprintf("(wrong type for method %s)", m.Name())
   515  				break
   516  			}
   517  			*cause = check.sprintf("(wrong type for method %s)\n\t\thave %s\n\t\twant %s", m.Name(), fs, ms)
   518  		case ambigSel:
   519  			*cause = check.sprintf("(ambiguous selector %s.%s)", V, m.Name())
   520  		case ptrRecv:
   521  			*cause = check.sprintf("(method %s has pointer receiver)", m.Name())
   522  		case field:
   523  			*cause = check.sprintf("(%s.%s is a field, not a method)", V, m.Name())
   524  		case nointerface:
   525  			*cause = check.sprintf("(%s method is marked 'nointerface')", m.Name())
   526  		default:
   527  			panic("unreachable")
   528  		}
   529  	}
   530  
   531  	return m, state == wrongSig || state == ptrRecv
   532  }
   533  
   534  // hasAllMethods is similar to checkMissingMethod but instead reports whether all methods are present.
   535  // If V is not a valid type, or if it is a struct containing embedded fields with invalid types, the
   536  // result is true because it is not possible to say with certainty whether a method is missing or not
   537  // (an embedded field may have the method in question).
   538  // If the result is false and cause is not nil, *cause describes the error.
   539  // Use hasAllMethods to avoid follow-on errors due to incorrect types.
   540  func (check *Checker) hasAllMethods(V, T Type, static bool, equivalent func(x, y Type) bool, cause *string) bool {
   541  	if !isValid(V) {
   542  		return true // we don't know anything about V, assume it implements T
   543  	}
   544  	m, _ := check.missingMethod(V, T, static, equivalent, cause)
   545  	return m == nil || hasInvalidEmbeddedFields(V, nil)
   546  }
   547  
   548  // hasInvalidEmbeddedFields reports whether T is a struct (or a pointer to a struct) that contains
   549  // (directly or indirectly) embedded fields with invalid types.
   550  func hasInvalidEmbeddedFields(T Type, seen map[*Struct]bool) bool {
   551  	if S, _ := derefStructPtr(T).Underlying().(*Struct); S != nil && !seen[S] {
   552  		if seen == nil {
   553  			seen = make(map[*Struct]bool)
   554  		}
   555  		seen[S] = true
   556  		for _, f := range S.fields {
   557  			if f.embedded && (!isValid(f.typ) || hasInvalidEmbeddedFields(f.typ, seen)) {
   558  				return true
   559  			}
   560  		}
   561  	}
   562  	return false
   563  }
   564  
   565  func isInterfacePtr(T Type) bool {
   566  	p, _ := T.Underlying().(*Pointer)
   567  	return p != nil && IsInterface(p.base)
   568  }
   569  
   570  // check may be nil.
   571  func (check *Checker) interfacePtrError(T Type) string {
   572  	assert(isInterfacePtr(T))
   573  	if p, _ := T.Underlying().(*Pointer); isTypeParam(p.base) {
   574  		return check.sprintf("type %s is pointer to type parameter, not type parameter", T)
   575  	}
   576  	return check.sprintf("type %s is pointer to interface, not interface", T)
   577  }
   578  
   579  // funcString returns a string of the form name + signature for f.
   580  // check may be nil.
   581  func (check *Checker) funcString(f *Func, pkgInfo bool) string {
   582  	buf := bytes.NewBufferString(f.name)
   583  	var qf Qualifier
   584  	if check != nil && !pkgInfo {
   585  		qf = check.qualifier
   586  	}
   587  	w := newTypeWriter(buf, qf)
   588  	w.pkgInfo = pkgInfo
   589  	w.paramNames = false
   590  	w.signature(f.typ.(*Signature))
   591  	return buf.String()
   592  }
   593  
   594  // assertableTo reports whether a value of type V can be asserted to have type T.
   595  // The receiver may be nil if assertableTo is invoked through an exported API call
   596  // (such as AssertableTo), i.e., when all methods have been type-checked.
   597  // The underlying type of V must be an interface.
   598  // If the result is false and cause is not nil, *cause describes the error.
   599  // TODO(gri) replace calls to this function with calls to newAssertableTo.
   600  func (check *Checker) assertableTo(V, T Type, cause *string) bool {
   601  	// no static check is required if T is an interface
   602  	// spec: "If T is an interface type, x.(T) asserts that the
   603  	//        dynamic type of x implements the interface T."
   604  	if IsInterface(T) {
   605  		return true
   606  	}
   607  	// TODO(gri) fix this for generalized interfaces
   608  	return check.hasAllMethods(T, V, false, Identical, cause)
   609  }
   610  
   611  // newAssertableTo reports whether a value of type V can be asserted to have type T.
   612  // It also implements behavior for interfaces that currently are only permitted
   613  // in constraint position (we have not yet defined that behavior in the spec).
   614  // The underlying type of V must be an interface.
   615  // If the result is false and cause is not nil, *cause is set to the error cause.
   616  func (check *Checker) newAssertableTo(V, T Type, cause *string) bool {
   617  	// no static check is required if T is an interface
   618  	// spec: "If T is an interface type, x.(T) asserts that the
   619  	//        dynamic type of x implements the interface T."
   620  	if IsInterface(T) {
   621  		return true
   622  	}
   623  	return check.implements(T, V, false, cause)
   624  }
   625  
   626  // deref dereferences typ if it is a *Pointer (but not a *Named type
   627  // with an underlying pointer type!) and returns its base and true.
   628  // Otherwise it returns (typ, false).
   629  func deref(typ Type) (Type, bool) {
   630  	if p, _ := Unalias(typ).(*Pointer); p != nil {
   631  		// p.base should never be nil, but be conservative
   632  		if p.base == nil {
   633  			if debug {
   634  				panic("pointer with nil base type (possibly due to an invalid cyclic declaration)")
   635  			}
   636  			return Typ[Invalid], true
   637  		}
   638  		return p.base, true
   639  	}
   640  	return typ, false
   641  }
   642  
   643  // derefStructPtr dereferences typ if it is a (named or unnamed) pointer to a
   644  // (named or unnamed) struct and returns its base. Otherwise it returns typ.
   645  func derefStructPtr(typ Type) Type {
   646  	if p, _ := typ.Underlying().(*Pointer); p != nil {
   647  		if _, ok := p.base.Underlying().(*Struct); ok {
   648  			return p.base
   649  		}
   650  	}
   651  	return typ
   652  }
   653  
   654  // concat returns the result of concatenating list and i.
   655  // The result does not share its underlying array with list.
   656  func concat(list []int, i int) []int {
   657  	var t []int
   658  	t = append(t, list...)
   659  	return append(t, i)
   660  }
   661  
   662  // methodIndex returns the index of and method with matching package and name, or (-1, nil).
   663  // See Object.sameId for the meaning of foldCase.
   664  func methodIndex(methods []*Func, pkg *Package, name string, foldCase bool) (int, *Func) {
   665  	if name != "_" {
   666  		for i, m := range methods {
   667  			if m.sameId(pkg, name, foldCase) {
   668  				return i, m
   669  			}
   670  		}
   671  	}
   672  	return -1, nil
   673  }
   674  
   675  // Given a (possibly pointer to a) struct type and field index sequence,
   676  // fieldPath returns the dot-separated concatenated field names for the
   677  // given index sequence (e.g. "a.b.c").
   678  // Use for error reporting etc. where speed is not important.
   679  func fieldPath(typ Type, index []int) string {
   680  	var names []string
   681  	for _, i := range index {
   682  		u, ok := derefStructPtr(typ).Underlying().(*Struct)
   683  		if !ok {
   684  			// should not happen if index is valid for typ
   685  			break
   686  		}
   687  		fld := u.Field(i)
   688  		names = append(names, fld.name)
   689  		typ = fld.typ
   690  	}
   691  	return strings.Join(names, ".")
   692  }
   693  

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