/// <remarks>
/// This method finds the best common type of a set of expressions as per section 7.5.2.14 of the specification.
/// NOTE: If some or all of the expressions have error types, we return error type as the inference result.
/// </remarks>
public static TypeSymbol InferBestType(ImmutableArray<BoundExpression> exprs, ConversionsBase conversions, out bool hadMultipleCandidates, ref HashSet<DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// SPEC: 7.5.2.14 Finding the best common type of a set of expressions
// SPEC: In some cases, a common type needs to be inferred for a set of expressions. In particular, the element types of implicitly typed arrays and
// SPEC: the return types of anonymous functions with block bodies are found in this way.
// SPEC: Intuitively, given a set of expressions E1…Em this inference should be equivalent to calling a method:
// SPEC: T M<X>(X x1 … X xm)
// SPEC: with the Ei as arguments.
// SPEC: More precisely, the inference starts out with an unfixed type variable X. Output type inferences are then made from each Ei to X.
// SPEC: Finally, X is fixed and, if successful, the resulting type S is the resulting best common type for the expressions.
// SPEC: If no such S exists, the expressions have no best common type.
// All non-null types are candidates for best type inference.
HashSet<TypeSymbol> candidateTypes = new HashSet<TypeSymbol>();
foreach (BoundExpression expr in exprs)
{
TypeSymbol type = expr.Type;
if ((object)type != null)
{
if (type.IsErrorType())
{
hadMultipleCandidates = false;
return type;
}
candidateTypes.Add(type);
}
}
hadMultipleCandidates = candidateTypes.Count > 1;
// Perform best type inference on candidate types.
return InferBestType(candidateTypes.AsImmutableOrEmpty(), conversions, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
}
/// <remarks>
/// This method implements best type inference for the conditional operator ?:.
/// NOTE: If either expression is an error type, we return error type as the inference result.
/// </remarks>
public static TypeSymbol InferBestTypeForConditionalOperator(BoundExpression expr1, BoundExpression expr2, ConversionsBase conversions, out bool hadMultipleCandidates, ref HashSet<DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// SPEC: The second and third operands, x and y, of the ?: operator control the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: • If x has type X and y has type Y then
// SPEC: o If an implicit conversion (§6.1) exists from X to Y, but not from Y to X, then Y is the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: o If an implicit conversion (§6.1) exists from Y to X, but not from X to Y, then X is the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: o Otherwise, no expression type can be determined, and a compile-time error occurs.
// SPEC: • If only one of x and y has a type, and both x and y, are implicitly convertible to that type, then that is the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: • Otherwise, no expression type can be determined, and a compile-time error occurs.
// A type is a candidate if all expressions are convertible to that type.
ArrayBuilder<TypeSymbol> candidateTypes = ArrayBuilder<TypeSymbol>.GetInstance();
TypeSymbol type1 = expr1.Type;
if ((object)type1 != null)
{
if (type1.IsErrorType())
{
candidateTypes.Free();
hadMultipleCandidates = false;
return type1;
}
if (conversions.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromExpression(expr2, type1, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists)
{
candidateTypes.Add(type1);
}
}
TypeSymbol type2 = expr2.Type;
if ((object)type2 != null && type2 != type1)
{
if (type2.IsErrorType())
{
candidateTypes.Free();
hadMultipleCandidates = false;
return type2;
}
if (conversions.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromExpression(expr1, type2, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists)
{
candidateTypes.Add(type2);
}
}
hadMultipleCandidates = candidateTypes.Count > 1;
return InferBestType(candidateTypes.ToImmutableAndFree(), conversions, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
}
/// <remarks>
/// This method finds the best common type of a set of expressions as per section 7.5.2.14 of the specification.
/// NOTE: If some or all of the expressions have error types, we return error type as the inference result.
/// </remarks>
public static TypeSymbol InferBestType(
ImmutableArray <BoundExpression> exprs,
ConversionsBase conversions,
out bool hadNullabilityMismatch,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// SPEC: 7.5.2.14 Finding the best common type of a set of expressions
// SPEC: In some cases, a common type needs to be inferred for a set of expressions. In particular, the element types of implicitly typed arrays and
// SPEC: the return types of anonymous functions with block bodies are found in this way.
// SPEC: Intuitively, given a set of expressions E1…Em this inference should be equivalent to calling a method:
// SPEC: T M<X>(X x1 … X xm)
// SPEC: with the Ei as arguments.
// SPEC: More precisely, the inference starts out with an unfixed type variable X. Output type inferences are then made from each Ei to X.
// SPEC: Finally, X is fixed and, if successful, the resulting type S is the resulting best common type for the expressions.
// SPEC: If no such S exists, the expressions have no best common type.
// All non-null types are candidates for best type inference.
IEqualityComparer <TypeSymbol> comparer = conversions.IncludeNullability ? TypeSymbol.EqualsConsiderEverything : TypeSymbol.EqualsIgnoringNullableComparer;
HashSet <TypeSymbol> candidateTypes = new HashSet <TypeSymbol>(comparer);
foreach (BoundExpression expr in exprs)
{
TypeSymbol type = expr.Type;
if ((object)type != null)
{
if (type.IsErrorType())
{
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
return(type);
}
if (conversions.IncludeNullability)
{
type = type.SetSpeakableNullabilityForReferenceTypes();
}
candidateTypes.Add(type);
}
}
// Perform best type inference on candidate types.
var builder = ArrayBuilder <TypeSymbol> .GetInstance(candidateTypes.Count);
builder.AddRange(candidateTypes);
var result = GetBestType(builder, conversions, out hadNullabilityMismatch, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
builder.Free();
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the better type amongst the two, with some possible modifications (dynamic/object or tuple names).
/// </summary>
private static TypeSymbol Better(
TypeSymbol type1,
TypeSymbol type2,
ConversionsBase conversions,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// Anything is better than an error sym.
if (type1.IsErrorType())
{
return(type2);
}
if ((object)type2 == null || type2.IsErrorType())
{
return(type1);
}
var conversionsWithoutNullability = conversions.WithNullability(false);
var t1tot2 = conversionsWithoutNullability.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromType(type1, type2, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists;
var t2tot1 = conversionsWithoutNullability.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromType(type2, type1, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists;
if (t1tot2 && t2tot1)
{
if (type1.Equals(type2, TypeCompareKind.IgnoreDynamicAndTupleNames | TypeCompareKind.IgnoreNullableModifiersForReferenceTypes))
{
return(type1.MergeEquivalentTypes(type2, VarianceKind.Out));
}
return(null);
}
if (t1tot2)
{
return(type2);
}
if (t2tot1)
{
return(type1);
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Does an expression of type <paramref name="expressionType"/> "match" a pattern that looks for
/// type <paramref name="patternType"/>?
/// 'true' if the matched type catches all of them, 'false' if it catches none of them, and
/// 'null' if it might catch some of them. For this test we assume the expression's value
/// isn't null.
/// </summary>
protected bool?ExpressionOfTypeMatchesPatternType(
TypeSymbol expressionType,
TypeSymbol patternType,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
if (expressionType == patternType)
{
return(true);
}
var conversion = _conversions.ClassifyBuiltInConversion(expressionType, patternType, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
// This is for classification purposes only; we discard use-site diagnostics. Use-site diagnostics will
// be given if a conversion is actually used.
switch (conversion.Kind)
{
case ConversionKind.Boxing: // a value of type int matches a pattern of type object
case ConversionKind.Identity: // a value of a given type matches a pattern of that type
case ConversionKind.ImplicitReference: // a value of type string matches a pattern of type object
return(true);
case ConversionKind.ImplicitNullable: // a value of type int matches a pattern of type int?
case ConversionKind.ExplicitNullable: // a non-null value of type "int?" matches a pattern of type int
// but if the types differ (e.g. one of them is type byte and the other is type int?).. no match
return(ConversionsBase.HasIdentityConversion(expressionType.StrippedType().TupleUnderlyingTypeOrSelf(), patternType.StrippedType().TupleUnderlyingTypeOrSelf()));
case ConversionKind.ExplicitEnumeration: // a value of enum type does not match a pattern of integral type
case ConversionKind.ExplicitNumeric: // a value of type long does not match a pattern of type int
case ConversionKind.ImplicitNumeric: // a value of type short does not match a pattern of type int
case ConversionKind.ImplicitTuple: // distinct tuple types don't match
case ConversionKind.NoConversion:
return(false);
case ConversionKind.ExplicitDynamic: // a value of type dynamic might not match a pattern of type other than object
case ConversionKind.ExplicitReference: // a narrowing reference conversion might or might not succeed
case ConversionKind.Unboxing: // a value of type object might match a pattern of type int
return(null);
default:
// other conversions don't apply (e.g. conversions from expression, user-defined) and should not arise
throw ExceptionUtilities.UnexpectedValue(conversion.Kind);
}
}
/// <remarks>
/// This method finds the best common type of a set of expressions as per section 7.5.2.14 of the specification.
/// NOTE: If some or all of the expressions have error types, we return error type as the inference result.
/// </remarks>
public static TypeSymbol?InferBestType(
ImmutableArray <BoundExpression> exprs,
ConversionsBase conversions,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo>?useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// SPEC: 7.5.2.14 Finding the best common type of a set of expressions
// SPEC: In some cases, a common type needs to be inferred for a set of expressions. In particular, the element types of implicitly typed arrays and
// SPEC: the return types of anonymous functions with block bodies are found in this way.
// SPEC: Intuitively, given a set of expressions E1…Em this inference should be equivalent to calling a method:
// SPEC: T M<X>(X x1 … X xm)
// SPEC: with the Ei as arguments.
// SPEC: More precisely, the inference starts out with an unfixed type variable X. Output type inferences are then made from each Ei to X.
// SPEC: Finally, X is fixed and, if successful, the resulting type S is the resulting best common type for the expressions.
// SPEC: If no such S exists, the expressions have no best common type.
// All non-null types are candidates for best type inference.
IEqualityComparer <TypeSymbol> comparer = conversions.IncludeNullability ? Symbols.SymbolEqualityComparer.ConsiderEverything : Symbols.SymbolEqualityComparer.IgnoringNullable;
HashSet <TypeSymbol> candidateTypes = new HashSet <TypeSymbol>(comparer);
foreach (BoundExpression expr in exprs)
{
TypeSymbol?type = expr.Type;
if (type is { })
/// <summary>
/// Returns the better type amongst the two, with some possible modifications (dynamic/object or tuple names).
/// </summary>
private static TypeSymbol Better(
TypeSymbol type1,
TypeSymbol type2,
ConversionsBase conversions,
out bool hadNullabilityMismatch,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
// Anything is better than an error sym.
if (type1.IsErrorType())
{
return(type2);
}
if ((object)type2 == null || type2.IsErrorType())
{
return(type1);
}
var conversionsWithoutNullability = conversions.WithNullability(false);
var t1tot2 = conversionsWithoutNullability.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromType(type1, type2, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists;
var t2tot1 = conversionsWithoutNullability.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromType(type2, type1, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists;
if (t1tot2 && t2tot1)
{
if (type1.IsDynamic())
{
return(type1);
}
if (type2.IsDynamic())
{
return(type2);
}
if (type1.Equals(type2, TypeCompareKind.IgnoreDynamicAndTupleNames | TypeCompareKind.IgnoreNullableModifiersForReferenceTypes))
{
return(MethodTypeInferrer.Merge(
TypeSymbolWithAnnotations.Create(type1),
TypeSymbolWithAnnotations.Create(type2),
VarianceKind.Out,
conversions,
out hadNullabilityMismatch).TypeSymbol);
}
return(null);
}
if (t1tot2)
{
return(type2);
}
if (t2tot1)
{
return(type1);
}
return(null);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Helper methods
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// In error recovery and reporting scenarios we sometimes end up in a situation
// like this:
//
// x.Foo( y=>
//
// and the question is, "is Foo a valid extension method of x?" If Foo is
// generic, then Foo will be something like:
//
// static Blah Foo<T>(this Bar<T> bar, Func<T, T> f){ ... }
//
// What we would like to know is: given _only_ the expression x, can we infer
// what T is in Bar<T> ? If we can, then for error recovery and reporting
// we can provisionally consider Foo to be an extension method of x. If we
// cannot deduce this just from x then we should consider Foo to not be an
// extension method of x, at least until we have more information.
//
// Clearly it is pointless to run multiple phases
public static ImmutableArray<TypeSymbol> InferTypeArgumentsFromFirstArgument(
ConversionsBase conversions,
MethodSymbol method,
ImmutableArray<BoundExpression> arguments,
ref HashSet<DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
Debug.Assert((object)method != null);
Debug.Assert(method.Arity > 0);
Debug.Assert(!arguments.IsDefault);
// We need at least one formal parameter type and at least one argument.
if ((method.ParameterCount < 1) || (arguments.Length < 1))
{
return default(ImmutableArray<TypeSymbol>);
}
Debug.Assert(!method.ParameterTypes[0].IsDynamic());
var constructedFromMethod = method.ConstructedFrom;
var inferrer = new MethodTypeInferrer(
conversions,
constructedFromMethod.TypeParameters,
constructedFromMethod.ContainingType,
constructedFromMethod.GetParameterTypes(),
constructedFromMethod.ParameterRefKinds,
arguments);
if (!inferrer.InferTypeArgumentsFromFirstArgument(ref useSiteDiagnostics))
{
return default(ImmutableArray<TypeSymbol>);
}
return inferrer.GetInferredTypeArguments();
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Fixed, unfixed and bounded type parameters
//
// SPEC: During the process of inference each type parameter is either fixed to
// SPEC: a particular type or unfixed with an associated set of bounds. Each of
// SPEC: the bounds is of some type T. Initially each type parameter is unfixed
// SPEC: with an empty set of bounds.
private MethodTypeInferrer(
ConversionsBase conversions,
ImmutableArray<TypeParameterSymbol> methodTypeParameters,
NamedTypeSymbol constructedContainingTypeOfMethod,
ImmutableArray<TypeSymbol> formalParameterTypes,
ImmutableArray<RefKind> formalParameterRefKinds,
ImmutableArray<BoundExpression> arguments)
{
_conversions = conversions;
_methodTypeParameters = methodTypeParameters;
_constructedContainingTypeOfMethod = constructedContainingTypeOfMethod;
_formalParameterTypes = formalParameterTypes;
_formalParameterRefKinds = formalParameterRefKinds;
_arguments = arguments;
_fixedResults = new TypeSymbol[methodTypeParameters.Length];
_exactBounds = new HashSet<TypeSymbol>[methodTypeParameters.Length];
_upperBounds = new HashSet<TypeSymbol>[methodTypeParameters.Length];
_lowerBounds = new HashSet<TypeSymbol>[methodTypeParameters.Length];
_dependencies = null;
_dependenciesDirty = false;
}
internal LazyNullableContraintChecksDiagnosticInfo(NamedTypeSymbol type, ConversionsBase conversions, Compilation compilation)
{
_type = type;
_conversions = conversions;
_compilation = compilation;
}
private BestTypeInferrer(ConversionsBase conversions)
{
_conversions = conversions;
}
/// <remarks>
/// This method finds the best common type of a set of expressions as per section 7.5.2.14 of the specification.
/// NOTE: If some or all of the expressions have error types, we return error type as the inference result.
/// </remarks>
public static TypeSymbol InferBestType(ImmutableArray <BoundExpression> exprs, ConversionsBase conversions, out bool hadMultipleCandidates, ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// SPEC: 7.5.2.14 Finding the best common type of a set of expressions
// SPEC: In some cases, a common type needs to be inferred for a set of expressions. In particular, the element types of implicitly typed arrays and
// SPEC: the return types of anonymous functions with block bodies are found in this way.
// SPEC: Intuitively, given a set of expressions E1…Em this inference should be equivalent to calling a method:
// SPEC: T M<X>(X x1 … X xm)
// SPEC: with the Ei as arguments.
// SPEC: More precisely, the inference starts out with an unfixed type variable X. Output type inferences are then made from each Ei to X.
// SPEC: Finally, X is fixed and, if successful, the resulting type S is the resulting best common type for the expressions.
// SPEC: If no such S exists, the expressions have no best common type.
// All non-null types are candidates for best type inference.
HashSet <TypeSymbol> candidateTypes = new HashSet <TypeSymbol>();
foreach (BoundExpression expr in exprs)
{
TypeSymbol type = expr.Type;
if ((object)type != null)
{
if (type.IsErrorType())
{
hadMultipleCandidates = false;
return(type);
}
candidateTypes.Add(type);
}
}
hadMultipleCandidates = candidateTypes.Count > 1;
// Perform best type inference on candidate types.
return(InferBestType(candidateTypes.AsImmutableOrEmpty(), conversions, ref useSiteDiagnostics));
}
public static TypeSymbol InferBestType(ImmutableArray <TypeSymbol> types, ConversionsBase conversions, ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
var inferrer = new BestTypeInferrer(conversions);
return(inferrer.GetBestType(types, ref useSiteDiagnostics));
}
private BestTypeInferrer(ConversionsBase conversions)
{
_conversions = conversions;
}
internal static TypeSymbol GetBestType(
ArrayBuilder <TypeSymbol> types,
ConversionsBase conversions,
out bool hadNullabilityMismatch,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// This code assumes that the types in the list are unique.
// This code answers the famous Mike Montwill interview question: Can you find the
// unique best member of a set in O(n) time if the pairwise betterness algorithm
// might be intransitive?
// Short-circuit some common cases.
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
switch (types.Count)
{
case 0:
return(null);
case 1:
return(types[0]);
}
TypeSymbol best = null;
int bestIndex = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < types.Count; i++)
{
TypeSymbol type = types[i];
if ((object)best == null)
{
best = type;
bestIndex = i;
}
else
{
var better = Better(best, type, conversions, out bool hadMismatch, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
if ((object)better == null)
{
best = null;
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
}
else
{
if (!better.Equals(best, TypeCompareKind.IgnoreDynamicAndTupleNames))
{
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
}
best = better;
hadNullabilityMismatch |= hadMismatch;
bestIndex = i;
}
}
}
if ((object)best == null)
{
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
return(null);
}
// We have actually only determined that every type *after* best was worse. Now check
// that every type *before* best was also worse.
for (int i = 0; i < bestIndex; i++)
{
TypeSymbol type = types[i];
TypeSymbol better = Better(best, type, conversions, out bool hadMismatch, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
if (!best.Equals(better, TypeCompareKind.ConsiderEverything))
{
hadNullabilityMismatch = false;
return(null);
}
hadNullabilityMismatch |= hadMismatch;
}
Debug.Assert(!hadNullabilityMismatch || conversions.IncludeNullability);
return(best);
}
internal static TypeSymbol GetBestType(
ArrayBuilder <TypeSymbol> types,
ConversionsBase conversions,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// This code assumes that the types in the list are unique.
// This code answers the famous Mike Montwill interview question: Can you find the
// unique best member of a set in O(n) time if the pairwise betterness algorithm
// might be intransitive?
// Short-circuit some common cases.
switch (types.Count)
{
case 0:
return(null);
case 1:
return(types[0]);
}
TypeSymbol best = null;
int bestIndex = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < types.Count; i++)
{
TypeSymbol type = types[i];
if ((object)best == null)
{
best = type;
bestIndex = i;
}
else
{
var better = Better(best, type, conversions, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
if ((object)better == null)
{
best = null;
}
else
{
best = better;
bestIndex = i;
}
}
}
if ((object)best == null)
{
return(null);
}
// We have actually only determined that every type *after* best was worse. Now check
// that every type *before* best was also worse.
for (int i = 0; i < bestIndex; i++)
{
TypeSymbol type = types[i];
TypeSymbol better = Better(best, type, conversions, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
if (!best.Equals(better, TypeCompareKind.IgnoreNullableModifiersForReferenceTypes))
{
return(null);
}
}
return(best);
}
public static TypeSymbol InferBestType(ImmutableArray<TypeSymbol> types, ConversionsBase conversions, ref HashSet<DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
var inferrer = new BestTypeInferrer(conversions);
return inferrer.GetBestType(types, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
}
/// <remarks>
/// This method implements best type inference for the conditional operator ?:.
/// NOTE: If either expression is an error type, we return error type as the inference result.
/// </remarks>
public static TypeSymbol InferBestTypeForConditionalOperator(
BoundExpression expr1,
BoundExpression expr2,
ConversionsBase conversions,
out bool hadMultipleCandidates,
ref HashSet <DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
{
// SPEC: The second and third operands, x and y, of the ?: operator control the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: • If x has type X and y has type Y then
// SPEC: o If an implicit conversion (§6.1) exists from X to Y, but not from Y to X, then Y is the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: o If an implicit conversion (§6.1) exists from Y to X, but not from X to Y, then X is the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: o Otherwise, no expression type can be determined, and a compile-time error occurs.
// SPEC: • If only one of x and y has a type, and both x and y, are implicitly convertible to that type, then that is the type of the conditional expression.
// SPEC: • Otherwise, no expression type can be determined, and a compile-time error occurs.
// A type is a candidate if all expressions are convertible to that type.
ArrayBuilder <TypeSymbol> candidateTypes = ArrayBuilder <TypeSymbol> .GetInstance();
try
{
var conversionsWithoutNullability = conversions.WithNullability(false);
TypeSymbol type1 = expr1.Type;
if ((object)type1 != null)
{
if (type1.IsErrorType())
{
hadMultipleCandidates = false;
return(type1);
}
if (conversionsWithoutNullability.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromExpression(expr2, type1, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists)
{
candidateTypes.Add(type1);
}
}
TypeSymbol type2 = expr2.Type;
if ((object)type2 != null)
{
if (type2.IsErrorType())
{
hadMultipleCandidates = false;
return(type2);
}
if (conversionsWithoutNullability.ClassifyImplicitConversionFromExpression(expr1, type2, ref useSiteDiagnostics).Exists)
{
candidateTypes.Add(type2);
}
}
hadMultipleCandidates = candidateTypes.Count > 1;
return(GetBestType(candidateTypes, conversions, ref useSiteDiagnostics));
}
finally
{
candidateTypes.Free();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Perform additional checks after the member has been
/// added to the member list of the containing type.
/// </summary>
internal virtual void AfterAddingTypeMembersChecks(ConversionsBase conversions, DiagnosticBag diagnostics)
{
}