isClassType() public method

public isClassType ( ) : bool
return bool
        public bool IsBaseClass(CType pDerived, CType pBase)
        {
            Debug.Assert(pDerived != null);
            Debug.Assert(pBase != null);
            // A base class has got to be a class. The derived type might be a struct.

            if (!pBase.isClassType())
            {
                return(false);
            }
            if (pDerived.IsNullableType())
            {
                pDerived = pDerived.AsNullableType().GetAts(ErrorContext);
                if (pDerived == null)
                {
                    return(false);
                }
            }

            if (!pDerived.IsAggregateType())
            {
                return(false);
            }

            AggregateType atsDer  = pDerived.AsAggregateType();
            AggregateType atsBase = pBase.AsAggregateType();
            AggregateType atsCur  = atsDer.GetBaseClass();

            while (atsCur != null)
            {
                if (atsCur == atsBase)
                {
                    return(true);
                }
                atsCur = atsCur.GetBaseClass();
            }
            return(false);
        }
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        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        private bool UpperBoundInterfaceInference(AggregateType pSource, CType pDest)
        {
            if (!pSource.isInterfaceType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            // SPEC:  Otherwise, if U is an interface CType C<U1...Uk> and V is a class CType
            // SPEC:   or struct CType and there is a unique set V1...Vk such that V directly 
            // SPEC:   or indirectly implements C<V1...Vk> then an exact ...
            // SPEC:  ... and U is an interface CType ...

            if (!pDest.isStructType() && !pDest.isClassType() &&
                !pDest.isInterfaceType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            var interfaces = pDest.AllPossibleInterfaces();
            AggregateType pInterface = null;
            foreach (AggregateType pCurrent in interfaces)
            {
                if (pCurrent.GetOwningAggregate() == pSource.GetOwningAggregate())
                {
                    if (pInterface == null)
                    {
                        pInterface = pCurrent;
                    }
                    else if (pInterface != pCurrent)
                    {
                        // Not unique. Bail out.
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (pInterface == null)
            {
                return false;
            }
            UpperBoundTypeArgumentInference(pInterface, pDest.AsAggregateType());
            return true;
        }
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        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        private bool UpperBoundClassInference(AggregateType pSource, CType pDest)
        {
            if (!pSource.isClassType() || !pDest.isClassType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            // SPEC:  Otherwise, if U is a class CType C<U1...Uk> and V is a class CType which
            // SPEC:   inherits directly or indirectly from C<V1...Vk> then an exact 
            // SPEC:   inference is made from each Ui to the corresponding Vi.

            AggregateType pDestBase = pDest.AsAggregateType().GetBaseClass();

            while (pDestBase != null)
            {
                if (pDestBase.GetOwningAggregate() == pSource.GetOwningAggregate())
                {
                    ExactTypeArgumentInference(pSource, pDestBase);
                    return true;
                }
                pDestBase = pDestBase.GetBaseClass();
            }
            return false;
        }
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        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        private bool LowerBoundInterfaceInference(CType pSource, AggregateType pDest)
        {
            if (!pDest.isInterfaceType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            // SPEC:  Otherwise, if V is an interface CType C<V1...Vk> and U is a class CType
            // SPEC:   or struct CType and there is a unique set U1...Uk such that U directly 
            // SPEC:   or indirectly implements C<U1...Uk> then an
            // SPEC:   exact, upper-bound, or lower-bound inference ...
            // SPEC:  ... and U is an interface CType ...
            // SPEC:  ... and U is a CType parameter ...

            //TypeArray pInterfaces = null;

            if (!pSource.isStructType() && !pSource.isClassType() &&
                !pSource.isInterfaceType() && !pSource.IsTypeParameterType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            var interfaces = pSource.AllPossibleInterfaces();
            AggregateType pInterface = null;
            foreach (AggregateType pCurrent in interfaces)
            {
                if (pCurrent.GetOwningAggregate() == pDest.GetOwningAggregate())
                {
                    if (pInterface == null)
                    {
                        pInterface = pCurrent;
                    }
                    else if (pInterface != pCurrent)
                    {
                        // Not unique. Bail out.
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (pInterface == null)
            {
                return false;
            }
            LowerBoundTypeArgumentInference(pInterface, pDest);
            return true;
        }
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        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        private bool LowerBoundClassInference(CType pSource, AggregateType pDest)
        {
            if (!pDest.isClassType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            // SPEC:  Otherwise, if V is a class CType C<V1...Vk> and U is a class CType which
            // SPEC:   inherits directly or indirectly from C<U1...Uk> 
            // SPEC:   then an exact inference is made from each Ui to the corresponding Vi.
            // SPEC:  Otherwise, if V is a class CType C<V1...Vk> and U is a CType parameter
            // SPEC:   with effective base class C<U1...Uk> 
            // SPEC:   then an exact inference is made from each Ui to the corresponding Vi.
            // SPEC:  Otherwise, if V is a class CType C<V1...Vk> and U is a CType parameter
            // SPEC:   with an effective base class which inherits directly or indirectly from
            // SPEC:   C<U1...Uk> then an exact inference is made
            // SPEC:   from each Ui to the corresponding Vi.

            AggregateType pSourceBase = null;

            if (pSource.isClassType())
            {
                pSourceBase = pSource.AsAggregateType().GetBaseClass();
            }
            else if (pSource.IsTypeParameterType())
            {
                pSourceBase = pSource.AsTypeParameterType().GetEffectiveBaseClass();
            }

            while (pSourceBase != null)
            {
                if (pSourceBase.GetOwningAggregate() == pDest.GetOwningAggregate())
                {
                    ExactTypeArgumentInference(pSourceBase, pDest);
                    return true;
                }
                pSourceBase = pSourceBase.GetBaseClass();
            }
            return false;
        }
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        private static bool CheckSingleConstraint(CSemanticChecker checker, ErrorHandling errHandling, Symbol symErr, TypeParameterType var, CType arg, TypeArray typeArgsCls, TypeArray typeArgsMeth, CheckConstraintsFlags flags)
        {
            bool fReportErrors = 0 == (flags & CheckConstraintsFlags.NoErrors);

            if (arg.IsOpenTypePlaceholderType())
            {
                return true;
            }

            if (arg.IsErrorType())
            {
                // Error should have been reported previously.
                return false;
            }

            if (checker.CheckBogus(arg))
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_BogusType, arg);
                }

                return false;
            }

            if (arg.IsPointerType() || arg.isSpecialByRefType())
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    errHandling.Error(ErrorCode.ERR_BadTypeArgument, arg);
                }

                return false;
            }

            if (arg.isStaticClass())
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    checker.ReportStaticClassError(null, arg, ErrorCode.ERR_GenericArgIsStaticClass);
                }

                return false;
            }

            bool fError = false;
            if (var.HasRefConstraint() && !arg.IsRefType())
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_RefConstraintNotSatisfied, symErr, new ErrArgNoRef(var), arg);
                }

                fError = true;
            }

            TypeArray bnds = checker.GetSymbolLoader().GetTypeManager().SubstTypeArray(var.GetBounds(), typeArgsCls, typeArgsMeth);
            int itypeMin = 0;

            if (var.HasValConstraint())
            {
                // If we have a type variable that is constrained to a value type, then we
                // want to check if its a nullable type, so that we can report the 
                // constraint error below. In order to do this however, we need to check 
                // that either the type arg is not a value type, or it is a nullable type.
                //
                // To check whether or not its a nullable type, we need to get the resolved
                // bound from the type argument and check against that.

                bool bIsValueType = arg.IsValType();
                bool bIsNullable = arg.IsNullableType();
                if (bIsValueType && arg.IsTypeParameterType())
                {
                    TypeArray pArgBnds = arg.AsTypeParameterType().GetBounds();
                    if (pArgBnds.size > 0)
                    {
                        bIsNullable = pArgBnds.Item(0).IsNullableType();
                    }
                }

                if (!bIsValueType || bIsNullable)
                {
                    if (fReportErrors)
                    {
                        errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_ValConstraintNotSatisfied, symErr, new ErrArgNoRef(var), arg);
                    }

                    fError = true;
                }

                // Since FValCon() is set it is redundant to check System.ValueType as well.
                if (bnds.size != 0 && bnds.Item(0).isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_VALUE))
                {
                    itypeMin = 1;
                }
            }

            for (int j = itypeMin; j < bnds.size; j++)
            {
                CType typeBnd = bnds.Item(j);
                if (!SatisfiesBound(checker, arg, typeBnd))
                {
                    if (fReportErrors)
                    {
                        // The bound isn't satisfied because of a constaint type. Explain to the user why not.
                        // There are 4 main cases, based on the type of the supplied type argument:
                        //  - reference type, or type parameter known to be a reference type
                        //  - nullable type, from which there is a boxing conversion to the constraint type(see below for details)
                        //  - type varaiable
                        //  - value type
                        // These cases are broken out because: a) The sets of conversions which can be used 
                        // for constraint satisfaction is different based on the type argument supplied, 
                        // and b) Nullable is one funky type, and user's can use all the help they can get
                        // when using it.
                        ErrorCode error;
                        if (arg.IsRefType())
                        {
                            // A reference type can only satisfy bounds to types 
                            // to which they have an implicit reference conversion
                            error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedRefType;
                        }
                        else if (arg.IsNullableType() && checker.GetSymbolLoader().HasBaseConversion(arg.AsNullableType().GetUnderlyingType(), typeBnd))    // This is inlining FBoxingConv
                        {
                            // nullable types do not satisfy bounds to every type that they are boxable to
                            // They only satisfy bounds of object and ValueType
                            if (typeBnd.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_ENUM) || arg.AsNullableType().GetUnderlyingType() == typeBnd)
                            {
                                // Nullable types don't satisfy bounds of EnumType, or the underlying type of the enum
                                // even though the conversion from Nullable to these types is a boxing conversion
                                // This is a rare case, because these bounds can never be directly stated ...
                                // These bounds can only occur when one type paramter is constrained to a second type parameter
                                // and the second type parameter is instantiated with Enum or the underlying type of the first type
                                // parameter
                                error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedNullableEnum;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                // Nullable types don't satisfy the bounds of any interface type
                                // even when there is a boxing conversion from the Nullable type to 
                                // the interface type. This will be a relatively common scenario
                                // so we cal it out separately from the previous case.
                                Debug.Assert(typeBnd.isInterfaceType());
                                error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedNullableInterface;
                            }
                        }
                        else if (arg.IsTypeParameterType())
                        {
                            // Type variables can satisfy bounds through boxing and type variable conversions
                            Debug.Assert(!arg.IsRefType());
                            error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedTyVar;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Value types can only satisfy bounds through boxing conversions.
                            // Note that the exceptional case of Nullable types and boxing is handled above.
                            error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedValType;
                        }
                        errHandling.Error(error, new ErrArgRef(symErr), new ErrArg(typeBnd, ErrArgFlags.Unique), var, new ErrArgRef(arg, ErrArgFlags.Unique));
                    }
                    fError = true;
                }
            }

            // Check the newable constraint.
            if (!var.HasNewConstraint() || arg.IsValType())
            {
                return !fError;
            }

            if (arg.isClassType())
            {
                AggregateSymbol agg = arg.AsAggregateType().getAggregate();

                // Due to late binding nature of IDE created symbols, the AggregateSymbol might not
                // have all the information necessary yet, if it is not fully bound.
                // by calling LookupAggMember, it will ensure that we will update all the
                // information necessary at least for the given method.
                checker.GetSymbolLoader().LookupAggMember(checker.GetNameManager().GetPredefName(PredefinedName.PN_CTOR), agg, symbmask_t.MASK_ALL);

                if (agg.HasPubNoArgCtor() && !agg.IsAbstract())
                {
                    return !fError;
                }
            }
            else if (arg.IsTypeParameterType() && arg.AsTypeParameterType().HasNewConstraint())
            {
                return !fError;
            }

            if (fReportErrors)
            {
                errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_NewConstraintNotSatisfied, symErr, new ErrArgNoRef(var), arg);
            }

            return false;
        }
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        private bool HasImplicitReferenceConversion(CType pSource, CType pDest)
        {
            Debug.Assert(pSource != null);
            Debug.Assert(pDest != null);

            // The implicit reference conversions are:
            // * From any reference type to Object.
            if (pSource.IsRefType() && pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_OBJECT))
            {
                return(true);
            }
            // * From any class type S to any class type T provided S is derived from T.
            if (pSource.isClassType() && pDest.isClassType() && IsBaseClass(pSource, pDest))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            // ORIGINAL RULES:
            //    // * From any class type S to any interface type T provided S implements T.
            //    if (pSource.isClassType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && IsBaseInterface(pSource, pDest))
            //    {
            //        return true;
            //    }
            //    // * from any interface type S to any interface type T, provided S is derived from T.
            //    if (pSource.isInterfaceType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && IsBaseInterface(pSource, pDest))
            //    {
            //        return true;
            //    }

            // VARIANCE EXTENSIONS:
            // * From any class type S to any interface type T provided S implements an interface
            //   convertible to T.
            // * From any interface type S to any interface type T provided S implements an interface
            //   convertible to T.
            // * From any interface type S to any interface type T provided S is not T and S is
            //   an interface convertible to T.

            if (pSource.isClassType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && HasAnyBaseInterfaceConversion(pSource, pDest))
            {
                return(true);
            }
            if (pSource.isInterfaceType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && HasAnyBaseInterfaceConversion(pSource, pDest))
            {
                return(true);
            }
            if (pSource.isInterfaceType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && pSource != pDest &&
                HasInterfaceConversion(pSource.AsAggregateType(), pDest.AsAggregateType()))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            // * From an array type S with an element type SE to an array type T with element type TE
            //   provided that all of the following are true:
            //   * S and T differ only in element type. In other words, S and T have the same number of dimensions.
            //   * Both SE and TE are reference types.
            //   * An implicit reference conversion exists from SE to TE.
            if (pSource.IsArrayType() && pDest.IsArrayType() &&
                HasCovariantArrayConversion(pSource.AsArrayType(), pDest.AsArrayType()))
            {
                return(true);
            }
            // * From any array type to System.Array or any interface implemented by System.Array.
            if (pSource.IsArrayType() && (pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_ARRAY) ||
                                          IsBaseInterface(GetReqPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_ARRAY, false), pDest)))
            {
                return(true);
            }
            // * From a single-dimensional array type S[] to IList<T> and its base
            //   interfaces, provided that there is an implicit identity or reference
            //   conversion from S to T.
            if (pSource.IsArrayType() && HasArrayConversionToInterface(pSource.AsArrayType(), pDest))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            // * From any delegate type to System.Delegate
            //
            // SPEC OMISSION:
            //
            // The spec should actually say
            //
            // * From any delegate type to System.Delegate
            // * From any delegate type to System.MulticastDelegate
            // * From any delegate type to any interface implemented by System.MulticastDelegate
            if (pSource.isDelegateType() &&
                (pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_MULTIDEL) ||
                 pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_DELEGATE) ||
                 IsBaseInterface(GetReqPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_MULTIDEL, false), pDest)))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            // VARIANCE EXTENSION:
            // * From any delegate type S to a delegate type T provided S is not T and
            //   S is a delegate convertible to T

            if (pSource.isDelegateType() && pDest.isDelegateType() &&
                HasDelegateConversion(pSource.AsAggregateType(), pDest.AsAggregateType()))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            // * From the null literal to any reference type
            // NOTE: We extend the specification here. The C# 3.0 spec does not describe
            // a "null type". Rather, it says that the null literal is typeless, and is
            // convertible to any reference or nullable type. However, the C# 2.0 and 3.0
            // implementations have a "null type" which some expressions other than the
            // null literal may have. (For example, (null??null), which is also an
            // extension to the specification.)
            if (pSource.IsNullType() && pDest.IsRefType())
            {
                return(true);
            }
            if (pSource.IsNullType() && pDest.IsNullableType())
            {
                return(true);
            }

            // * Implicit conversions involving type parameters that are known to be reference types.
            if (pSource.IsTypeParameterType() &&
                HasImplicitReferenceTypeParameterConversion(pSource.AsTypeParameterType(), pDest))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            return(false);
        }
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 private AggregateType GetUserDefinedBinopArgumentType(CType type)
 {
     for (; ;)
     {
         switch (type.GetTypeKind())
         {
             case TypeKind.TK_NullableType:
                 type = type.StripNubs();
                 break;
             case TypeKind.TK_TypeParameterType:
                 type = type.AsTypeParameterType().GetEffectiveBaseClass();
                 break;
             case TypeKind.TK_AggregateType:
                 if ((type.isClassType() || type.isStructType()) && !type.AsAggregateType().getAggregate().IsSkipUDOps())
                 {
                     return type.AsAggregateType();
                 }
                 return null;
             default:
                 return null;
         }
     }
 }
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        public bool HasImplicitReferenceConversion(CType pSource, CType pDest)
        {
            Debug.Assert(pSource != null);
            Debug.Assert(pDest != null);

            // The implicit reference conversions are:
            // * From any reference type to Object.
            if (pSource.IsRefType() && pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_OBJECT))
            {
                return true;
            }
            // * From any class type S to any class type T provided S is derived from T.
            if (pSource.isClassType() && pDest.isClassType() && IsBaseClass(pSource, pDest))
            {
                return true;
            }

            // ORIGINAL RULES:
            //    // * From any class type S to any interface type T provided S implements T.
            //    if (pSource.isClassType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && IsBaseInterface(pSource, pDest))
            //    {
            //        return true;
            //    }
            //    // * from any interface type S to any interface type T, provided S is derived from T.
            //    if (pSource.isInterfaceType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && IsBaseInterface(pSource, pDest))
            //    {
            //        return true;
            //    }

            // VARIANCE EXTENSIONS:
            // * From any class type S to any interface type T provided S implements an interface
            //   convertible to T.
            // * From any interface type S to any interface type T provided S implements an interface
            //   convertible to T.
            // * From any interface type S to any interface type T provided S is not T and S is 
            //   an interface convertible to T.

            if (pSource.isClassType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && HasAnyBaseInterfaceConversion(pSource, pDest))
            {
                return true;
            }
            if (pSource.isInterfaceType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && HasAnyBaseInterfaceConversion(pSource, pDest))
            {
                return true;
            }
            if (pSource.isInterfaceType() && pDest.isInterfaceType() && pSource != pDest &&
                HasInterfaceConversion(pSource.AsAggregateType(), pDest.AsAggregateType()))
            {
                return true;
            }

            // * From an array type S with an element type SE to an array type T with element type TE
            //   provided that all of the following are true:
            //   * S and T differ only in element type. In other words, S and T have the same number of dimensions.
            //   * Both SE and TE are reference types.
            //   * An implicit reference conversion exists from SE to TE.
            if (pSource.IsArrayType() && pDest.IsArrayType() &&
                HasCovariantArrayConversion(pSource.AsArrayType(), pDest.AsArrayType()))
            {
                return true;
            }
            // * From any array type to System.Array or any interface implemented by System.Array.
            if (pSource.IsArrayType() && (pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_ARRAY) ||
                IsBaseInterface(GetReqPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_ARRAY, false), pDest)))
            {
                return true;
            }
            // * From a single-dimensional array type S[] to IList<T> and its base
            //   interfaces, provided that there is an implicit identity or reference
            //   conversion from S to T.
            if (pSource.IsArrayType() && HasArrayConversionToInterface(pSource.AsArrayType(), pDest))
            {
                return true;
            }

            // * From any delegate type to System.Delegate
            // 
            // SPEC OMISSION:
            // 
            // The spec should actually say
            //
            // * From any delegate type to System.Delegate 
            // * From any delegate type to System.MulticastDelegate
            // * From any delegate type to any interface implemented by System.MulticastDelegate
            if (pSource.isDelegateType() &&
                (pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_MULTIDEL) ||
                pDest.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_DELEGATE) ||
                IsBaseInterface(GetReqPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_MULTIDEL, false), pDest)))
            {
                return true;
            }

            // VARIANCE EXTENSION:
            // * From any delegate type S to a delegate type T provided S is not T and
            //   S is a delegate convertible to T

            if (pSource.isDelegateType() && pDest.isDelegateType() &&
                HasDelegateConversion(pSource.AsAggregateType(), pDest.AsAggregateType()))
            {
                return true;
            }

            // * From the null literal to any reference type
            // NOTE: We extend the specification here. The C# 3.0 spec does not describe
            // a "null type". Rather, it says that the null literal is typeless, and is
            // convertible to any reference or nullable type. However, the C# 2.0 and 3.0
            // implementations have a "null type" which some expressions other than the
            // null literal may have. (For example, (null??null), which is also an
            // extension to the specification.)
            if (pSource.IsNullType() && pDest.IsRefType())
            {
                return true;
            }
            if (pSource.IsNullType() && pDest.IsNullableType())
            {
                return true;
            }

            // * Implicit conversions involving type parameters that are known to be reference types.
            if (pSource.IsTypeParameterType() &&
                HasImplicitReferenceTypeParameterConversion(pSource.AsTypeParameterType(), pDest))
            {
                return true;
            }

            return false;
        }
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        public bool IsBaseClass(CType pDerived, CType pBase)
        {
            Debug.Assert(pDerived != null);
            Debug.Assert(pBase != null);
            // A base class has got to be a class. The derived type might be a struct.

            if (!pBase.isClassType())
            {
                return false;
            }
            if (pDerived.IsNullableType())
            {
                pDerived = pDerived.AsNullableType().GetAts(ErrorContext);
                if (pDerived == null)
                {
                    return false;
                }
            }

            if (!pDerived.IsAggregateType())
            {
                return false;
            }

            AggregateType atsDer = pDerived.AsAggregateType();
            AggregateType atsBase = pBase.AsAggregateType();
            AggregateType atsCur = atsDer.GetBaseClass();
            while (atsCur != null)
            {
                if (atsCur == atsBase)
                {
                    return true;
                }
                atsCur = atsCur.GetBaseClass();
            }
            return false;
        }
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        public bool IsBaseClassOfClass(CType pDerived, CType pBase)
        {
            Debug.Assert(pDerived != null);
            Debug.Assert(pBase != null);

            // This checks to see whether derived is a class, and if so, 
            // if base is a base class of derived.
            if (!pDerived.isClassType())
            {
                return false;
            }
            return IsBaseClass(pDerived, pBase);
        }
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        private static bool CheckSingleConstraint(CSemanticChecker checker, ErrorHandling errHandling, Symbol symErr, TypeParameterType var, CType arg, TypeArray typeArgsCls, TypeArray typeArgsMeth, CheckConstraintsFlags flags)
        {
            bool fReportErrors = 0 == (flags & CheckConstraintsFlags.NoErrors);

            if (arg.IsOpenTypePlaceholderType())
            {
                return(true);
            }

            if (arg.IsErrorType())
            {
                // Error should have been reported previously.
                return(false);
            }

            if (checker.CheckBogus(arg))
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_BogusType, arg);
                }

                return(false);
            }

            if (arg.IsPointerType() || arg.isSpecialByRefType())
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    errHandling.Error(ErrorCode.ERR_BadTypeArgument, arg);
                }

                return(false);
            }

            if (arg.isStaticClass())
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    checker.ReportStaticClassError(null, arg, ErrorCode.ERR_GenericArgIsStaticClass);
                }

                return(false);
            }

            bool fError = false;

            if (var.HasRefConstraint() && !arg.IsRefType())
            {
                if (fReportErrors)
                {
                    errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_RefConstraintNotSatisfied, symErr, new ErrArgNoRef(var), arg);
                }

                fError = true;
            }

            TypeArray bnds     = checker.GetSymbolLoader().GetTypeManager().SubstTypeArray(var.GetBounds(), typeArgsCls, typeArgsMeth);
            int       itypeMin = 0;

            if (var.HasValConstraint())
            {
                // If we have a type variable that is constrained to a value type, then we
                // want to check if its a nullable type, so that we can report the
                // constraint error below. In order to do this however, we need to check
                // that either the type arg is not a value type, or it is a nullable type.
                //
                // To check whether or not its a nullable type, we need to get the resolved
                // bound from the type argument and check against that.

                bool bIsValueType = arg.IsValType();
                bool bIsNullable  = arg.IsNullableType();
                if (bIsValueType && arg.IsTypeParameterType())
                {
                    TypeArray pArgBnds = arg.AsTypeParameterType().GetBounds();
                    if (pArgBnds.Count > 0)
                    {
                        bIsNullable = pArgBnds[0].IsNullableType();
                    }
                }

                if (!bIsValueType || bIsNullable)
                {
                    if (fReportErrors)
                    {
                        errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_ValConstraintNotSatisfied, symErr, new ErrArgNoRef(var), arg);
                    }

                    fError = true;
                }

                // Since FValCon() is set it is redundant to check System.ValueType as well.
                if (bnds.Count != 0 && bnds[0].isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_VALUE))
                {
                    itypeMin = 1;
                }
            }

            for (int j = itypeMin; j < bnds.Count; j++)
            {
                CType typeBnd = bnds[j];
                if (!SatisfiesBound(checker, arg, typeBnd))
                {
                    if (fReportErrors)
                    {
                        // The bound isn't satisfied because of a constraint type. Explain to the user why not.
                        // There are 4 main cases, based on the type of the supplied type argument:
                        //  - reference type, or type parameter known to be a reference type
                        //  - nullable type, from which there is a boxing conversion to the constraint type(see below for details)
                        //  - type variable
                        //  - value type
                        // These cases are broken out because: a) The sets of conversions which can be used
                        // for constraint satisfaction is different based on the type argument supplied,
                        // and b) Nullable is one funky type, and user's can use all the help they can get
                        // when using it.
                        ErrorCode error;
                        if (arg.IsRefType())
                        {
                            // A reference type can only satisfy bounds to types
                            // to which they have an implicit reference conversion
                            error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedRefType;
                        }
                        else if (arg.IsNullableType() && checker.GetSymbolLoader().HasBaseConversion(arg.AsNullableType().GetUnderlyingType(), typeBnd))    // This is inlining FBoxingConv
                        {
                            // nullable types do not satisfy bounds to every type that they are boxable to
                            // They only satisfy bounds of object and ValueType
                            if (typeBnd.isPredefType(PredefinedType.PT_ENUM) || arg.AsNullableType().GetUnderlyingType() == typeBnd)
                            {
                                // Nullable types don't satisfy bounds of EnumType, or the underlying type of the enum
                                // even though the conversion from Nullable to these types is a boxing conversion
                                // This is a rare case, because these bounds can never be directly stated ...
                                // These bounds can only occur when one type paramter is constrained to a second type parameter
                                // and the second type parameter is instantiated with Enum or the underlying type of the first type
                                // parameter
                                error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedNullableEnum;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                // Nullable types don't satisfy the bounds of any interface type
                                // even when there is a boxing conversion from the Nullable type to
                                // the interface type. This will be a relatively common scenario
                                // so we cal it out separately from the previous case.
                                Debug.Assert(typeBnd.isInterfaceType());
                                error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedNullableInterface;
                            }
                        }
                        else if (arg.IsTypeParameterType())
                        {
                            // Type variables can satisfy bounds through boxing and type variable conversions
                            Debug.Assert(!arg.IsRefType());
                            error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedTyVar;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Value types can only satisfy bounds through boxing conversions.
                            // Note that the exceptional case of Nullable types and boxing is handled above.
                            error = ErrorCode.ERR_GenericConstraintNotSatisfiedValType;
                        }
                        errHandling.Error(error, new ErrArgRef(symErr), new ErrArg(typeBnd, ErrArgFlags.Unique), var, new ErrArgRef(arg, ErrArgFlags.Unique));
                    }
                    fError = true;
                }
            }

            // Check the newable constraint.
            if (!var.HasNewConstraint() || arg.IsValType())
            {
                return(!fError);
            }

            if (arg.isClassType())
            {
                AggregateSymbol agg = arg.AsAggregateType().getAggregate();

                // Due to late binding nature of IDE created symbols, the AggregateSymbol might not
                // have all the information necessary yet, if it is not fully bound.
                // by calling LookupAggMember, it will ensure that we will update all the
                // information necessary at least for the given method.
                checker.GetSymbolLoader().LookupAggMember(checker.GetNameManager().GetPredefName(PredefinedName.PN_CTOR), agg, symbmask_t.MASK_ALL);

                if (agg.HasPubNoArgCtor() && !agg.IsAbstract())
                {
                    return(!fError);
                }
            }
            else if (arg.IsTypeParameterType() && arg.AsTypeParameterType().HasNewConstraint())
            {
                return(!fError);
            }

            if (fReportErrors)
            {
                errHandling.ErrorRef(ErrorCode.ERR_NewConstraintNotSatisfied, symErr, new ErrArgNoRef(var), arg);
            }

            return(false);
        }