Package types

import "go/types"
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Overview

Package types declares the data types and implements the algorithms for type-checking of Go packages. Use Config.Check to invoke the type checker for a package. Alternatively, create a new type checker with NewChecker and invoke it incrementally by calling Checker.Files.

Type-checking consists of several interdependent phases:

Name resolution maps each identifier (ast.Ident) in the program to the language object (Object) it denotes. Use Info.{Defs,Uses,Implicits} for the results of name resolution.

Constant folding computes the exact constant value (constant.Value) for every expression (ast.Expr) that is a compile-time constant. Use Info.Types[expr].Value for the results of constant folding.

Type inference computes the type (Type) of every expression (ast.Expr) and checks for compliance with the language specification. Use Info.Types[expr].Type for the results of type inference.

For a tutorial, see https://golang.org/s/types-tutorial.

Index

Variables
func AssertableTo(V *Interface, T Type) bool
func AssignableTo(V, T Type) bool
func CheckExpr(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr ast.Expr, info *Info) (err error)
func Comparable(T Type) bool
func ConvertibleTo(V, T Type) bool
func DefPredeclaredTestFuncs()
func ExprString(x ast.Expr) string
func Id(pkg *Package, name string) string
func Identical(x, y Type) bool
func IdenticalIgnoreTags(x, y Type) bool
func Implements(V Type, T *Interface) bool
func IsInterface(typ Type) bool
func ObjectString(obj Object, qf Qualifier) string
func SelectionString(s *Selection, qf Qualifier) string
func TypeString(typ Type, qf Qualifier) string
func WriteExpr(buf *bytes.Buffer, x ast.Expr)
func WriteSignature(buf *bytes.Buffer, sig *Signature, qf Qualifier)
func WriteType(buf *bytes.Buffer, typ Type, qf Qualifier)
type Array
func NewArray(elem Type, len int64) *Array
func (a *Array) Elem() Type
func (a *Array) Len() int64
func (a *Array) String() string
func (a *Array) Underlying() Type
type Basic
func (b *Basic) Info() BasicInfo
func (b *Basic) Kind() BasicKind
func (b *Basic) Name() string
func (b *Basic) String() string
func (b *Basic) Underlying() Type
type BasicInfo
type BasicKind
type Builtin
func (obj *Builtin) Exported() bool
func (obj *Builtin) Id() string
func (obj *Builtin) Name() string
func (obj *Builtin) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *Builtin) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *Builtin) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *Builtin) String() string
func (obj *Builtin) Type() Type
type Chan
func NewChan(dir ChanDir, elem Type) *Chan
func (c *Chan) Dir() ChanDir
func (c *Chan) Elem() Type
func (c *Chan) String() string
func (c *Chan) Underlying() Type
type ChanDir
type Checker
func NewChecker(conf *Config, fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, info *Info) *Checker
func (check *Checker) Files(files []*ast.File) error
type Config
func (conf *Config) Check(path string, fset *token.FileSet, files []*ast.File, info *Info) (*Package, error)
type Const
func NewConst(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, val constant.Value) *Const
func (obj *Const) Exported() bool
func (obj *Const) Id() string
func (obj *Const) Name() string
func (obj *Const) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *Const) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *Const) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *Const) String() string
func (obj *Const) Type() Type
func (obj *Const) Val() constant.Value
type Error
func (err Error) Error() string
type Func
func MissingMethod(V Type, T *Interface, static bool) (method *Func, wrongType bool)
func NewFunc(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, sig *Signature) *Func
func (obj *Func) Exported() bool
func (obj *Func) FullName() string
func (obj *Func) Id() string
func (obj *Func) Name() string
func (obj *Func) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *Func) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *Func) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *Func) Scope() *Scope
func (obj *Func) String() string
func (obj *Func) Type() Type
type ImportMode
type Importer
type ImporterFrom
type Info
func (info *Info) ObjectOf(id *ast.Ident) Object
func (info *Info) TypeOf(e ast.Expr) Type
type Initializer
func (init *Initializer) String() string
type Interface
func NewInterface(methods []*Func, embeddeds []*Named) *Interface
func NewInterfaceType(methods []*Func, embeddeds []Type) *Interface
func (t *Interface) Complete() *Interface
func (t *Interface) Embedded(i int) *Named
func (t *Interface) EmbeddedType(i int) Type
func (t *Interface) Empty() bool
func (t *Interface) ExplicitMethod(i int) *Func
func (t *Interface) Method(i int) *Func
func (t *Interface) NumEmbeddeds() int
func (t *Interface) NumExplicitMethods() int
func (t *Interface) NumMethods() int
func (t *Interface) String() string
func (t *Interface) Underlying() Type
type Label
func NewLabel(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string) *Label
func (obj *Label) Exported() bool
func (obj *Label) Id() string
func (obj *Label) Name() string
func (obj *Label) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *Label) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *Label) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *Label) String() string
func (obj *Label) Type() Type
type Map
func NewMap(key, elem Type) *Map
func (m *Map) Elem() Type
func (m *Map) Key() Type
func (m *Map) String() string
func (m *Map) Underlying() Type
type MethodSet
func NewMethodSet(T Type) *MethodSet
func (s *MethodSet) At(i int) *Selection
func (s *MethodSet) Len() int
func (s *MethodSet) Lookup(pkg *Package, name string) *Selection
func (s *MethodSet) String() string
type Named
func NewNamed(obj *TypeName, underlying Type, methods []*Func) *Named
func (t *Named) AddMethod(m *Func)
func (t *Named) Method(i int) *Func
func (t *Named) NumMethods() int
func (t *Named) Obj() *TypeName
func (t *Named) SetUnderlying(underlying Type)
func (t *Named) String() string
func (t *Named) Underlying() Type
type Nil
func (obj *Nil) Exported() bool
func (obj *Nil) Id() string
func (obj *Nil) Name() string
func (obj *Nil) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *Nil) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *Nil) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *Nil) String() string
func (obj *Nil) Type() Type
type Object
func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool)
type Package
func NewPackage(path, name string) *Package
func (pkg *Package) Complete() bool
func (pkg *Package) Imports() []*Package
func (pkg *Package) MarkComplete()
func (pkg *Package) Name() string
func (pkg *Package) Path() string
func (pkg *Package) Scope() *Scope
func (pkg *Package) SetImports(list []*Package)
func (pkg *Package) SetName(name string)
func (pkg *Package) String() string
type PkgName
func NewPkgName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, imported *Package) *PkgName
func (obj *PkgName) Exported() bool
func (obj *PkgName) Id() string
func (obj *PkgName) Imported() *Package
func (obj *PkgName) Name() string
func (obj *PkgName) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *PkgName) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *PkgName) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *PkgName) String() string
func (obj *PkgName) Type() Type
type Pointer
func NewPointer(elem Type) *Pointer
func (p *Pointer) Elem() Type
func (p *Pointer) String() string
func (p *Pointer) Underlying() Type
type Qualifier
func RelativeTo(pkg *Package) Qualifier
type Scope
func NewScope(parent *Scope, pos, end token.Pos, comment string) *Scope
func (s *Scope) Child(i int) *Scope
func (s *Scope) Contains(pos token.Pos) bool
func (s *Scope) End() token.Pos
func (s *Scope) Innermost(pos token.Pos) *Scope
func (s *Scope) Insert(obj Object) Object
func (s *Scope) Len() int
func (s *Scope) Lookup(name string) Object
func (s *Scope) LookupParent(name string, pos token.Pos) (*Scope, Object)
func (s *Scope) Names() []string
func (s *Scope) NumChildren() int
func (s *Scope) Parent() *Scope
func (s *Scope) Pos() token.Pos
func (s *Scope) String() string
func (s *Scope) WriteTo(w io.Writer, n int, recurse bool)
type Selection
func (s *Selection) Index() []int
func (s *Selection) Indirect() bool
func (s *Selection) Kind() SelectionKind
func (s *Selection) Obj() Object
func (s *Selection) Recv() Type
func (s *Selection) String() string
func (s *Selection) Type() Type
type SelectionKind
type Signature
func NewSignature(recv *Var, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature
func (s *Signature) Params() *Tuple
func (s *Signature) Recv() *Var
func (s *Signature) Results() *Tuple
func (s *Signature) String() string
func (s *Signature) Underlying() Type
func (s *Signature) Variadic() bool
type Sizes
func SizesFor(compiler, arch string) Sizes
type Slice
func NewSlice(elem Type) *Slice
func (s *Slice) Elem() Type
func (s *Slice) String() string
func (s *Slice) Underlying() Type
type StdSizes
func (s *StdSizes) Alignof(T Type) int64
func (s *StdSizes) Offsetsof(fields []*Var) []int64
func (s *StdSizes) Sizeof(T Type) int64
type Struct
func NewStruct(fields []*Var, tags []string) *Struct
func (s *Struct) Field(i int) *Var
func (s *Struct) NumFields() int
func (s *Struct) String() string
func (s *Struct) Tag(i int) string
func (s *Struct) Underlying() Type
type Tuple
func NewTuple(x ...*Var) *Tuple
func (t *Tuple) At(i int) *Var
func (t *Tuple) Len() int
func (t *Tuple) String() string
func (t *Tuple) Underlying() Type
type Type
func Default(typ Type) Type
type TypeAndValue
func Eval(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr string) (_ TypeAndValue, err error)
func (tv TypeAndValue) Addressable() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) Assignable() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) HasOk() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) IsBuiltin() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) IsNil() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) IsType() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) IsValue() bool
func (tv TypeAndValue) IsVoid() bool
type TypeName
func NewTypeName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *TypeName
func (obj *TypeName) Exported() bool
func (obj *TypeName) Id() string
func (obj *TypeName) IsAlias() bool
func (obj *TypeName) Name() string
func (obj *TypeName) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *TypeName) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *TypeName) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *TypeName) String() string
func (obj *TypeName) Type() Type
type Var
func NewField(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, embedded bool) *Var
func NewParam(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var
func NewVar(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var
func (obj *Var) Anonymous() bool
func (obj *Var) Embedded() bool
func (obj *Var) Exported() bool
func (obj *Var) Id() string
func (obj *Var) IsField() bool
func (obj *Var) Name() string
func (obj *Var) Parent() *Scope
func (obj *Var) Pkg() *Package
func (obj *Var) Pos() token.Pos
func (obj *Var) String() string
func (obj *Var) Type() Type

Examples

Info
MethodSet
Scope

Documentation

Variables

var Typ = []*Basic{
    Invalid: {Invalid, 0, "invalid type"},

    Bool:          {Bool, IsBoolean, "bool"},
    Int:           {Int, IsInteger, "int"},
    Int8:          {Int8, IsInteger, "int8"},
    Int16:         {Int16, IsInteger, "int16"},
    Int32:         {Int32, IsInteger, "int32"},
    Int64:         {Int64, IsInteger, "int64"},
    Uint:          {Uint, IsInteger | IsUnsigned, "uint"},
    Uint8:         {Uint8, IsInteger | IsUnsigned, "uint8"},
    Uint16:        {Uint16, IsInteger | IsUnsigned, "uint16"},
    Uint32:        {Uint32, IsInteger | IsUnsigned, "uint32"},
    Uint64:        {Uint64, IsInteger | IsUnsigned, "uint64"},
    Uintptr:       {Uintptr, IsInteger | IsUnsigned, "uintptr"},
    Float32:       {Float32, IsFloat, "float32"},
    Float64:       {Float64, IsFloat, "float64"},
    Complex64:     {Complex64, IsComplex, "complex64"},
    Complex128:    {Complex128, IsComplex, "complex128"},
    String:        {String, IsString, "string"},
    UnsafePointer: {UnsafePointer, 0, "Pointer"},

    UntypedBool:    {UntypedBool, IsBoolean | IsUntyped, "untyped bool"},
    UntypedInt:     {UntypedInt, IsInteger | IsUntyped, "untyped int"},
    UntypedRune:    {UntypedRune, IsInteger | IsUntyped, "untyped rune"},
    UntypedFloat:   {UntypedFloat, IsFloat | IsUntyped, "untyped float"},
    UntypedComplex: {UntypedComplex, IsComplex | IsUntyped, "untyped complex"},
    UntypedString:  {UntypedString, IsString | IsUntyped, "untyped string"},
    UntypedNil:     {UntypedNil, IsUntyped, "untyped nil"},
}

Typ contains the predeclared *Basic types indexed by their corresponding BasicKind.

The *Basic type for Typ[Byte] will have the name "uint8". Use Universe.Lookup("byte").Type() to obtain the specific alias basic type named "byte" (and analogous for "rune").

func AssertableTo

func AssertableTo(V *Interface, T Type) bool

AssertableTo reports whether a value of type V can be asserted to have type T.

func AssignableTo

func AssignableTo(V, T Type) bool

AssignableTo reports whether a value of type V is assignable to a variable of type T.

func CheckExpr

func CheckExpr(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr ast.Expr, info *Info) (err error)

CheckExpr type checks the expression expr as if it had appeared at position pos of package pkg. Type information about the expression is recorded in info.

If pkg == nil, the Universe scope is used and the provided position pos is ignored. If pkg != nil, and pos is invalid, the package scope is used. Otherwise, pos must belong to the package.

An error is returned if pos is not within the package or if the node cannot be type-checked.

Note: Eval and CheckExpr should not be used instead of running Check to compute types and values, but in addition to Check, as these functions ignore the context in which an expression is used (e.g., an assignment). Thus, top-level untyped constants will return an untyped type rather then the respective context-specific type.

func Comparable

func Comparable(T Type) bool

Comparable reports whether values of type T are comparable.

func ConvertibleTo

func ConvertibleTo(V, T Type) bool

ConvertibleTo reports whether a value of type V is convertible to a value of type T.

func DefPredeclaredTestFuncs

func DefPredeclaredTestFuncs()

DefPredeclaredTestFuncs defines the assert and trace built-ins. These built-ins are intended for debugging and testing of this package only.

func ExprString

func ExprString(x ast.Expr) string

ExprString returns the (possibly shortened) string representation for x. Shortened representations are suitable for user interfaces but may not necessarily follow Go syntax.

func Id

func Id(pkg *Package, name string) string

Id returns name if it is exported, otherwise it returns the name qualified with the package path.

func Identical

func Identical(x, y Type) bool

Identical reports whether x and y are identical types. Receivers of Signature types are ignored.

func IdenticalIgnoreTags

func IdenticalIgnoreTags(x, y Type) bool

IdenticalIgnoreTags reports whether x and y are identical types if tags are ignored. Receivers of Signature types are ignored.

func Implements

func Implements(V Type, T *Interface) bool

Implements reports whether type V implements interface T.

func IsInterface

func IsInterface(typ Type) bool

IsInterface reports whether typ is an interface type.

func ObjectString

func ObjectString(obj Object, qf Qualifier) string

ObjectString returns the string form of obj. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.

func SelectionString

func SelectionString(s *Selection, qf Qualifier) string

SelectionString returns the string form of s. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.

Examples:

"field (T) f int"
"method (T) f(X) Y"
"method expr (T) f(X) Y"

func TypeString

func TypeString(typ Type, qf Qualifier) string

TypeString returns the string representation of typ. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.

func WriteExpr

func WriteExpr(buf *bytes.Buffer, x ast.Expr)

WriteExpr writes the (possibly shortened) string representation for x to buf. Shortened representations are suitable for user interfaces but may not necessarily follow Go syntax.

func WriteSignature

func WriteSignature(buf *bytes.Buffer, sig *Signature, qf Qualifier)

WriteSignature writes the representation of the signature sig to buf, without a leading "func" keyword. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.

func WriteType

func WriteType(buf *bytes.Buffer, typ Type, qf Qualifier)

WriteType writes the string representation of typ to buf. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.

type Array

type Array struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

An Array represents an array type.

func NewArray

func NewArray(elem Type, len int64) *Array

NewArray returns a new array type for the given element type and length. A negative length indicates an unknown length.

func Array.Elem

func (a *Array) Elem() Type

Elem returns element type of array a.

func Array.Len

func (a *Array) Len() int64

Len returns the length of array a. A negative result indicates an unknown length.

func Array.String

func (a *Array) String() string

func Array.Underlying

func (a *Array) Underlying() Type

type Basic

type Basic struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Basic represents a basic type.

func Basic.Info

func (b *Basic) Info() BasicInfo

Info returns information about properties of basic type b.

func Basic.Kind

func (b *Basic) Kind() BasicKind

Kind returns the kind of basic type b.

func Basic.Name

func (b *Basic) Name() string

Name returns the name of basic type b.

func Basic.String

func (b *Basic) String() string

func Basic.Underlying

func (b *Basic) Underlying() Type

type BasicInfo

type BasicInfo int

BasicInfo is a set of flags describing properties of a basic type.

const (
    IsBoolean BasicInfo = 1 << iota
    IsInteger
    IsUnsigned
    IsFloat
    IsComplex
    IsString
    IsUntyped

    IsOrdered   = IsInteger | IsFloat | IsString
    IsNumeric   = IsInteger | IsFloat | IsComplex
    IsConstType = IsBoolean | IsNumeric | IsString
)

Properties of basic types.

type BasicKind

type BasicKind int

BasicKind describes the kind of basic type.

const (
    Invalid BasicKind = iota // type is invalid

    // predeclared types
    Bool
    Int
    Int8
    Int16
    Int32
    Int64
    Uint
    Uint8
    Uint16
    Uint32
    Uint64
    Uintptr
    Float32
    Float64
    Complex64
    Complex128
    String
    UnsafePointer

    // types for untyped values
    UntypedBool
    UntypedInt
    UntypedRune
    UntypedFloat
    UntypedComplex
    UntypedString
    UntypedNil

    // aliases
    Byte = Uint8
    Rune = Int32
)

type Builtin

type Builtin struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Builtin represents a built-in function. Builtins don't have a valid type.

func Builtin.Exported

func (obj *Builtin) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func Builtin.Id

func (obj *Builtin) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func Builtin.Name

func (obj *Builtin) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func Builtin.Parent

func (obj *Builtin) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func Builtin.Pkg

func (obj *Builtin) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func Builtin.Pos

func (obj *Builtin) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func Builtin.String

func (obj *Builtin) String() string

func Builtin.Type

func (obj *Builtin) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

type Chan

type Chan struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Chan represents a channel type.

func NewChan

func NewChan(dir ChanDir, elem Type) *Chan

NewChan returns a new channel type for the given direction and element type.

func Chan.Dir

func (c *Chan) Dir() ChanDir

Dir returns the direction of channel c.

func Chan.Elem

func (c *Chan) Elem() Type

Elem returns the element type of channel c.

func Chan.String

func (c *Chan) String() string

func Chan.Underlying

func (c *Chan) Underlying() Type

type ChanDir

type ChanDir int

A ChanDir value indicates a channel direction.

const (
    SendRecv ChanDir = iota
    SendOnly
    RecvOnly
)

The direction of a channel is indicated by one of these constants.

type Checker

type Checker struct {
    *Info
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Checker maintains the state of the type checker. It must be created with NewChecker.

func NewChecker

func NewChecker(conf *Config, fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, info *Info) *Checker

NewChecker returns a new Checker instance for a given package. Package files may be added incrementally via checker.Files.

func Checker.Files

func (check *Checker) Files(files []*ast.File) error

Files checks the provided files as part of the checker's package.

type Config

type Config struct {
    // If IgnoreFuncBodies is set, function bodies are not
    // type-checked.
    IgnoreFuncBodies bool

    // If FakeImportC is set, `import "C"` (for packages requiring Cgo)
    // declares an empty "C" package and errors are omitted for qualified
    // identifiers referring to package C (which won't find an object).
    // This feature is intended for the standard library cmd/api tool.
    //
    // Caution: Effects may be unpredictable due to follow-on errors.
    //          Do not use casually!
    FakeImportC bool

    // If Error != nil, it is called with each error found
    // during type checking; err has dynamic type Error.
    // Secondary errors (for instance, to enumerate all types
    // involved in an invalid recursive type declaration) have
    // error strings that start with a '\t' character.
    // If Error == nil, type-checking stops with the first
    // error found.
    Error func(err error)

    // An importer is used to import packages referred to from
    // import declarations.
    // If the installed importer implements ImporterFrom, the type
    // checker calls ImportFrom instead of Import.
    // The type checker reports an error if an importer is needed
    // but none was installed.
    Importer Importer

    // If Sizes != nil, it provides the sizing functions for package unsafe.
    // Otherwise SizesFor("gc", "amd64") is used instead.
    Sizes Sizes

    // If DisableUnusedImportCheck is set, packages are not checked
    // for unused imports.
    DisableUnusedImportCheck bool
}

A Config specifies the configuration for type checking. The zero value for Config is a ready-to-use default configuration.

func Config.Check

func (conf *Config) Check(path string, fset *token.FileSet, files []*ast.File, info *Info) (*Package, error)

Check type-checks a package and returns the resulting package object and the first error if any. Additionally, if info != nil, Check populates each of the non-nil maps in the Info struct.

The package is marked as complete if no errors occurred, otherwise it is incomplete. See Config.Error for controlling behavior in the presence of errors.

The package is specified by a list of *ast.Files and corresponding file set, and the package path the package is identified with. The clean path must not be empty or dot (".").

type Const

type Const struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Const represents a declared constant.

func NewConst

func NewConst(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, val constant.Value) *Const

NewConst returns a new constant with value val. The remaining arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.

func Const.Exported

func (obj *Const) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func Const.Id

func (obj *Const) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func Const.Name

func (obj *Const) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func Const.Parent

func (obj *Const) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func Const.Pkg

func (obj *Const) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func Const.Pos

func (obj *Const) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func Const.String

func (obj *Const) String() string

func Const.Type

func (obj *Const) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

func Const.Val

func (obj *Const) Val() constant.Value

Val returns the constant's value.

type Error

type Error struct {
    Fset *token.FileSet // file set for interpretation of Pos
    Pos  token.Pos      // error position
    Msg  string         // error message
    Soft bool           // if set, error is "soft"
}

An Error describes a type-checking error; it implements the error interface. A "soft" error is an error that still permits a valid interpretation of a package (such as "unused variable"); "hard" errors may lead to unpredictable behavior if ignored.

func Error.Error

func (err Error) Error() string

Error returns an error string formatted as follows: filename:line:column: message

type Func

type Func struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Func represents a declared function, concrete method, or abstract (interface) method. Its Type() is always a *Signature. An abstract method may belong to many interfaces due to embedding.

func MissingMethod

func MissingMethod(V Type, T *Interface, static bool) (method *Func, wrongType bool)

MissingMethod returns (nil, false) if V implements T, otherwise it returns a missing method required by T and whether it is missing or just has the wrong type.

For non-interface types V, or if static is set, V implements T if all methods of T are present in V. Otherwise (V is an interface and static is not set), MissingMethod only checks that methods of T which are also present in V have matching types (e.g., for a type assertion x.(T) where x is of interface type V).

func NewFunc

func NewFunc(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, sig *Signature) *Func

NewFunc returns a new function with the given signature, representing the function's type.

func Func.Exported

func (obj *Func) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func Func.FullName

func (obj *Func) FullName() string

FullName returns the package- or receiver-type-qualified name of function or method obj.

func Func.Id

func (obj *Func) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func Func.Name

func (obj *Func) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func Func.Parent

func (obj *Func) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func Func.Pkg

func (obj *Func) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func Func.Pos

func (obj *Func) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func Func.Scope

func (obj *Func) Scope() *Scope

Scope returns the scope of the function's body block.

func Func.String

func (obj *Func) String() string

func Func.Type

func (obj *Func) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

type ImportMode

type ImportMode int

ImportMode is reserved for future use.

type Importer

type Importer interface {
    // Import returns the imported package for the given import path.
    // The semantics is like for ImporterFrom.ImportFrom except that
    // dir and mode are ignored (since they are not present).
    Import(path string) (*Package, error)
}

An Importer resolves import paths to Packages.

CAUTION: This interface does not support the import of locally vendored packages. See https://golang.org/s/go15vendor. If possible, external implementations should implement ImporterFrom.

type ImporterFrom

type ImporterFrom interface {
    // Importer is present for backward-compatibility. Calling
    // Import(path) is the same as calling ImportFrom(path, "", 0);
    // i.e., locally vendored packages may not be found.
    // The types package does not call Import if an ImporterFrom
    // is present.
    Importer

    // ImportFrom returns the imported package for the given import
    // path when imported by a package file located in dir.
    // If the import failed, besides returning an error, ImportFrom
    // is encouraged to cache and return a package anyway, if one
    // was created. This will reduce package inconsistencies and
    // follow-on type checker errors due to the missing package.
    // The mode value must be 0; it is reserved for future use.
    // Two calls to ImportFrom with the same path and dir must
    // return the same package.
    ImportFrom(path, dir string, mode ImportMode) (*Package, error)
}

An ImporterFrom resolves import paths to packages; it supports vendoring per https://golang.org/s/go15vendor. Use go/importer to obtain an ImporterFrom implementation.

type Info

type Info struct {
    // Types maps expressions to their types, and for constant
    // expressions, also their values. Invalid expressions are
    // omitted.
    //
    // For (possibly parenthesized) identifiers denoting built-in
    // functions, the recorded signatures are call-site specific:
    // if the call result is not a constant, the recorded type is
    // an argument-specific signature. Otherwise, the recorded type
    // is invalid.
    //
    // The Types map does not record the type of every identifier,
    // only those that appear where an arbitrary expression is
    // permitted. For instance, the identifier f in a selector
    // expression x.f is found only in the Selections map, the
    // identifier z in a variable declaration 'var z int' is found
    // only in the Defs map, and identifiers denoting packages in
    // qualified identifiers are collected in the Uses map.
    Types map[ast.Expr]TypeAndValue

    // Defs maps identifiers to the objects they define (including
    // package names, dots "." of dot-imports, and blank "_" identifiers).
    // For identifiers that do not denote objects (e.g., the package name
    // in package clauses, or symbolic variables t in t := x.(type) of
    // type switch headers), the corresponding objects are nil.
    //
    // For an embedded field, Defs returns the field *Var it defines.
    //
    // Invariant: Defs[id] == nil || Defs[id].Pos() == id.Pos()
    Defs map[*ast.Ident]Object

    // Uses maps identifiers to the objects they denote.
    //
    // For an embedded field, Uses returns the *TypeName it denotes.
    //
    // Invariant: Uses[id].Pos() != id.Pos()
    Uses map[*ast.Ident]Object

    // Implicits maps nodes to their implicitly declared objects, if any.
    // The following node and object types may appear:
    //
    //     node               declared object
    //
    //     *ast.ImportSpec    *PkgName for imports without renames
    //     *ast.CaseClause    type-specific *Var for each type switch case clause (incl. default)
    //     *ast.Field         anonymous parameter *Var (incl. unnamed results)
    //
    Implicits map[ast.Node]Object

    // Selections maps selector expressions (excluding qualified identifiers)
    // to their corresponding selections.
    Selections map[*ast.SelectorExpr]*Selection

    // Scopes maps ast.Nodes to the scopes they define. Package scopes are not
    // associated with a specific node but with all files belonging to a package.
    // Thus, the package scope can be found in the type-checked Package object.
    // Scopes nest, with the Universe scope being the outermost scope, enclosing
    // the package scope, which contains (one or more) files scopes, which enclose
    // function scopes which in turn enclose statement and function literal scopes.
    // Note that even though package-level functions are declared in the package
    // scope, the function scopes are embedded in the file scope of the file
    // containing the function declaration.
    //
    // The following node types may appear in Scopes:
    //
    //     *ast.File
    //     *ast.FuncType
    //     *ast.BlockStmt
    //     *ast.IfStmt
    //     *ast.SwitchStmt
    //     *ast.TypeSwitchStmt
    //     *ast.CaseClause
    //     *ast.CommClause
    //     *ast.ForStmt
    //     *ast.RangeStmt
    //
    Scopes map[ast.Node]*Scope

    // InitOrder is the list of package-level initializers in the order in which
    // they must be executed. Initializers referring to variables related by an
    // initialization dependency appear in topological order, the others appear
    // in source order. Variables without an initialization expression do not
    // appear in this list.
    InitOrder []*Initializer
}

Info holds result type information for a type-checked package. Only the information for which a map is provided is collected. If the package has type errors, the collected information may be incomplete.

ExampleInfo prints various facts recorded by the type checker in a types.Info struct: definitions of and references to each named object, and the type, value, and mode of every expression in the package.

Code:

// Parse a single source file.
const input = `
package fib

type S string

var a, b, c = len(b), S(c), "hello"

func fib(x int) int {
	if x < 2 {
		return x
	}
	return fib(x-1) - fib(x-2)
}`
fset := token.NewFileSet()
f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "fib.go", input, 0)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Type-check the package.
// We create an empty map for each kind of input
// we're interested in, and Check populates them.
info := types.Info{
    Types: make(map[ast.Expr]types.TypeAndValue),
    Defs:  make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object),
    Uses:  make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object),
}
var conf types.Config
pkg, err := conf.Check("fib", fset, []*ast.File{f}, &info)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Print package-level variables in initialization order.
fmt.Printf("InitOrder: %v\n\n", info.InitOrder)

// For each named object, print the line and
// column of its definition and each of its uses.
fmt.Println("Defs and Uses of each named object:")
usesByObj := make(map[types.Object][]string)
for id, obj := range info.Uses {
    posn := fset.Position(id.Pos())
    lineCol := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", posn.Line, posn.Column)
    usesByObj[obj] = append(usesByObj[obj], lineCol)
}
var items []string
for obj, uses := range usesByObj {
    sort.Strings(uses)
    item := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n  defined at %s\n  used at %s",
        types.ObjectString(obj, types.RelativeTo(pkg)),
        fset.Position(obj.Pos()),
        strings.Join(uses, ", "))
    items = append(items, item)
}
sort.Strings(items) // sort by line:col, in effect
fmt.Println(strings.Join(items, "\n"))
fmt.Println()

fmt.Println("Types and Values of each expression:")
items = nil
for expr, tv := range info.Types {
    var buf bytes.Buffer
    posn := fset.Position(expr.Pos())
    tvstr := tv.Type.String()
    if tv.Value != nil {
        tvstr += " = " + tv.Value.String()
    }
    // line:col | expr | mode : type = value
    fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%2d:%2d | %-19s | %-7s : %s",
        posn.Line, posn.Column, exprString(fset, expr),
        mode(tv), tvstr)
    items = append(items, buf.String())
}
sort.Strings(items)
fmt.Println(strings.Join(items, "\n"))

Output:

InitOrder: [c = "hello" b = S(c) a = len(b)]

Defs and Uses of each named object:
builtin len:
  defined at -
  used at 6:15
func fib(x int) int:
  defined at fib.go:8:6
  used at 12:20, 12:9
type S string:
  defined at fib.go:4:6
  used at 6:23
type int:
  defined at -
  used at 8:12, 8:17
type string:
  defined at -
  used at 4:8
var b S:
  defined at fib.go:6:8
  used at 6:19
var c string:
  defined at fib.go:6:11
  used at 6:25
var x int:
  defined at fib.go:8:10
  used at 10:10, 12:13, 12:24, 9:5

Types and Values of each expression:
 4: 8 | string              | type    : string
 6:15 | len                 | builtin : func(string) int
 6:15 | len(b)              | value   : int
 6:19 | b                   | var     : fib.S
 6:23 | S                   | type    : fib.S
 6:23 | S(c)                | value   : fib.S
 6:25 | c                   | var     : string
 6:29 | "hello"             | value   : string = "hello"
 8:12 | int                 | type    : int
 8:17 | int                 | type    : int
 9: 5 | x                   | var     : int
 9: 5 | x < 2               | value   : untyped bool
 9: 9 | 2                   | value   : int = 2
10:10 | x                   | var     : int
12: 9 | fib                 | value   : func(x int) int
12: 9 | fib(x - 1)          | value   : int
12: 9 | fib(x-1) - fib(x-2) | value   : int
12:13 | x                   | var     : int
12:13 | x - 1               | value   : int
12:15 | 1                   | value   : int = 1
12:20 | fib                 | value   : func(x int) int
12:20 | fib(x - 2)          | value   : int
12:24 | x                   | var     : int
12:24 | x - 2               | value   : int
12:26 | 2                   | value   : int = 2

func Info.ObjectOf

func (info *Info) ObjectOf(id *ast.Ident) Object

ObjectOf returns the object denoted by the specified id, or nil if not found.

If id is an embedded struct field, ObjectOf returns the field (*Var) it defines, not the type (*TypeName) it uses.

Precondition: the Uses and Defs maps are populated.

func Info.TypeOf

func (info *Info) TypeOf(e ast.Expr) Type

TypeOf returns the type of expression e, or nil if not found. Precondition: the Types, Uses and Defs maps are populated.

type Initializer

type Initializer struct {
    Lhs []*Var // var Lhs = Rhs
    Rhs ast.Expr
}

An Initializer describes a package-level variable, or a list of variables in case of a multi-valued initialization expression, and the corresponding initialization expression.

func Initializer.String

func (init *Initializer) String() string

type Interface

type Interface struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

An Interface represents an interface type.

func NewInterface

func NewInterface(methods []*Func, embeddeds []*Named) *Interface

NewInterface returns a new (incomplete) interface for the given methods and embedded types. Each embedded type must have an underlying type of interface type. NewInterface takes ownership of the provided methods and may modify their types by setting missing receivers. To compute the method set of the interface, Complete must be called.

Deprecated: Use NewInterfaceType instead which allows any (even non-defined) interface types to be embedded. This is necessary for interfaces that embed alias type names referring to non-defined (literal) interface types.

func NewInterfaceType

func NewInterfaceType(methods []*Func, embeddeds []Type) *Interface

NewInterfaceType returns a new (incomplete) interface for the given methods and embedded types. Each embedded type must have an underlying type of interface type (this property is not verified for defined types, which may be in the process of being set up and which don't have a valid underlying type yet). NewInterfaceType takes ownership of the provided methods and may modify their types by setting missing receivers. To compute the method set of the interface, Complete must be called.

func Interface.Complete

func (t *Interface) Complete() *Interface

Complete computes the interface's method set. It must be called by users of NewInterfaceType and NewInterface after the interface's embedded types are fully defined and before using the interface type in any way other than to form other types. Complete returns the receiver.

func Interface.Embedded

func (t *Interface) Embedded(i int) *Named

Embedded returns the i'th embedded defined (*Named) type of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumEmbeddeds(). The result is nil if the i'th embedded type is not a defined type.

Deprecated: Use EmbeddedType which is not restricted to defined (*Named) types.

func Interface.EmbeddedType

func (t *Interface) EmbeddedType(i int) Type

EmbeddedType returns the i'th embedded type of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumEmbeddeds().

func Interface.Empty

func (t *Interface) Empty() bool

Empty reports whether t is the empty interface.

func Interface.ExplicitMethod

func (t *Interface) ExplicitMethod(i int) *Func

ExplicitMethod returns the i'th explicitly declared method of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumExplicitMethods(). The methods are ordered by their unique Id.

func Interface.Method

func (t *Interface) Method(i int) *Func

Method returns the i'th method of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumMethods(). The methods are ordered by their unique Id.

func Interface.NumEmbeddeds

func (t *Interface) NumEmbeddeds() int

NumEmbeddeds returns the number of embedded types in interface t.

func Interface.NumExplicitMethods

func (t *Interface) NumExplicitMethods() int

NumExplicitMethods returns the number of explicitly declared methods of interface t.

func Interface.NumMethods

func (t *Interface) NumMethods() int

NumMethods returns the total number of methods of interface t.

func Interface.String

func (t *Interface) String() string

func Interface.Underlying

func (t *Interface) Underlying() Type

type Label

type Label struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Label represents a declared label. Labels don't have a type.

func NewLabel

func NewLabel(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string) *Label

NewLabel returns a new label.

func Label.Exported

func (obj *Label) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func Label.Id

func (obj *Label) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func Label.Name

func (obj *Label) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func Label.Parent

func (obj *Label) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func Label.Pkg

func (obj *Label) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func Label.Pos

func (obj *Label) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func Label.String

func (obj *Label) String() string

func Label.Type

func (obj *Label) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

type Map

type Map struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Map represents a map type.

func NewMap

func NewMap(key, elem Type) *Map

NewMap returns a new map for the given key and element types.

func Map.Elem

func (m *Map) Elem() Type

Elem returns the element type of map m.

func Map.Key

func (m *Map) Key() Type

Key returns the key type of map m.

func Map.String

func (m *Map) String() string

func Map.Underlying

func (m *Map) Underlying() Type

type MethodSet

type MethodSet struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A MethodSet is an ordered set of concrete or abstract (interface) methods; a method is a MethodVal selection, and they are ordered by ascending m.Obj().Id(). The zero value for a MethodSet is a ready-to-use empty method set.

ExampleMethodSet prints the method sets of various types.

Code:

// Parse a single source file.
const input = `
package temperature
import "fmt"
type Celsius float64
func (c Celsius) String() string  { return fmt.Sprintf("%g°C", c) }
func (c *Celsius) SetF(f float64) { *c = Celsius(f - 32 / 9 * 5) }
`
fset := token.NewFileSet()
f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "celsius.go", input, 0)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Type-check a package consisting of this file.
// Type information for the imported packages
// comes from $GOROOT/pkg/$GOOS_$GOOARCH/fmt.a.
conf := types.Config{Importer: importer.Default()}
pkg, err := conf.Check("temperature", fset, []*ast.File{f}, nil)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Print the method sets of Celsius and *Celsius.
celsius := pkg.Scope().Lookup("Celsius").Type()
for _, t := range []types.Type{celsius, types.NewPointer(celsius)} {
    fmt.Printf("Method set of %s:\n", t)
    mset := types.NewMethodSet(t)
    for i := 0; i < mset.Len(); i++ {
        fmt.Println(mset.At(i))
    }
    fmt.Println()
}

Output:

Method set of temperature.Celsius:
method (temperature.Celsius) String() string

Method set of *temperature.Celsius:
method (*temperature.Celsius) SetF(f float64)
method (*temperature.Celsius) String() string

func NewMethodSet

func NewMethodSet(T Type) *MethodSet

NewMethodSet returns the method set for the given type T. It always returns a non-nil method set, even if it is empty.

func MethodSet.At

func (s *MethodSet) At(i int) *Selection

At returns the i'th method in s for 0 <= i < s.Len().

func MethodSet.Len

func (s *MethodSet) Len() int

Len returns the number of methods in s.

func MethodSet.Lookup

func (s *MethodSet) Lookup(pkg *Package, name string) *Selection

Lookup returns the method with matching package and name, or nil if not found.

func MethodSet.String

func (s *MethodSet) String() string

type Named

type Named struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Named represents a named type.

func NewNamed

func NewNamed(obj *TypeName, underlying Type, methods []*Func) *Named

NewNamed returns a new named type for the given type name, underlying type, and associated methods. If the given type name obj doesn't have a type yet, its type is set to the returned named type. The underlying type must not be a *Named.

func Named.AddMethod

func (t *Named) AddMethod(m *Func)

AddMethod adds method m unless it is already in the method list.

func Named.Method

func (t *Named) Method(i int) *Func

Method returns the i'th method of named type t for 0 <= i < t.NumMethods().

func Named.NumMethods

func (t *Named) NumMethods() int

NumMethods returns the number of explicit methods whose receiver is named type t.

func Named.Obj

func (t *Named) Obj() *TypeName

Obj returns the type name for the named type t.

func Named.SetUnderlying

func (t *Named) SetUnderlying(underlying Type)

SetUnderlying sets the underlying type and marks t as complete.

func Named.String

func (t *Named) String() string

func Named.Underlying

func (t *Named) Underlying() Type

type Nil

type Nil struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

Nil represents the predeclared value nil.

func Nil.Exported

func (obj *Nil) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func Nil.Id

func (obj *Nil) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func Nil.Name

func (obj *Nil) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func Nil.Parent

func (obj *Nil) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func Nil.Pkg

func (obj *Nil) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func Nil.Pos

func (obj *Nil) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func Nil.String

func (obj *Nil) String() string

func Nil.Type

func (obj *Nil) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

type Object

type Object interface {
    Parent() *Scope // scope in which this object is declared; nil for methods and struct fields
    Pos() token.Pos // position of object identifier in declaration
    Pkg() *Package  // package to which this object belongs; nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope
    Name() string   // package local object name
    Type() Type     // object type
    Exported() bool // reports whether the name starts with a capital letter
    Id() string     // object name if exported, qualified name if not exported (see func Id)

    // String returns a human-readable string of the object.
    String() string
    // contains filtered or unexported methods
}

An Object describes a named language entity such as a package, constant, type, variable, function (incl. methods), or label. All objects implement the Object interface.

func LookupFieldOrMethod

func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool)

LookupFieldOrMethod looks up a field or method with given package and name in T and returns the corresponding *Var or *Func, an index sequence, and a bool indicating if there were any pointer indirections on the path to the field or method. If addressable is set, T is the type of an addressable variable (only matters for method lookups).

The last index entry is the field or method index in the (possibly embedded) type where the entry was found, either:

1) the list of declared methods of a named type; or
2) the list of all methods (method set) of an interface type; or
3) the list of fields of a struct type.

The earlier index entries are the indices of the embedded struct fields traversed to get to the found entry, starting at depth 0.

If no entry is found, a nil object is returned. In this case, the returned index and indirect values have the following meaning:

	- If index != nil, the index sequence points to an ambiguous entry
	(the same name appeared more than once at the same embedding level).

	- If indirect is set, a method with a pointer receiver type was found
     but there was no pointer on the path from the actual receiver type to
	the method's formal receiver base type, nor was the receiver addressable.

type Package

type Package struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Package describes a Go package.

var Unsafe *Package

The Unsafe package is the package returned by an importer for the import path "unsafe".

func NewPackage

func NewPackage(path, name string) *Package

NewPackage returns a new Package for the given package path and name. The package is not complete and contains no explicit imports.

func Package.Complete

func (pkg *Package) Complete() bool

A package is complete if its scope contains (at least) all exported objects; otherwise it is incomplete.

func Package.Imports

func (pkg *Package) Imports() []*Package

Imports returns the list of packages directly imported by pkg; the list is in source order.

If pkg was loaded from export data, Imports includes packages that provide package-level objects referenced by pkg. This may be more or less than the set of packages directly imported by pkg's source code.

func Package.MarkComplete

func (pkg *Package) MarkComplete()

MarkComplete marks a package as complete.

func Package.Name

func (pkg *Package) Name() string

Name returns the package name.

func Package.Path

func (pkg *Package) Path() string

Path returns the package path.

func Package.Scope

func (pkg *Package) Scope() *Scope

Scope returns the (complete or incomplete) package scope holding the objects declared at package level (TypeNames, Consts, Vars, and Funcs).

func Package.SetImports

func (pkg *Package) SetImports(list []*Package)

SetImports sets the list of explicitly imported packages to list. It is the caller's responsibility to make sure list elements are unique.

func Package.SetName

func (pkg *Package) SetName(name string)

SetName sets the package name.

func Package.String

func (pkg *Package) String() string

type PkgName

type PkgName struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A PkgName represents an imported Go package. PkgNames don't have a type.

func NewPkgName

func NewPkgName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, imported *Package) *PkgName

NewPkgName returns a new PkgName object representing an imported package. The remaining arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.

func PkgName.Exported

func (obj *PkgName) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func PkgName.Id

func (obj *PkgName) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func PkgName.Imported

func (obj *PkgName) Imported() *Package

Imported returns the package that was imported. It is distinct from Pkg(), which is the package containing the import statement.

func PkgName.Name

func (obj *PkgName) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func PkgName.Parent

func (obj *PkgName) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func PkgName.Pkg

func (obj *PkgName) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func PkgName.Pos

func (obj *PkgName) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func PkgName.String

func (obj *PkgName) String() string

func PkgName.Type

func (obj *PkgName) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

type Pointer

type Pointer struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Pointer represents a pointer type.

func NewPointer

func NewPointer(elem Type) *Pointer

NewPointer returns a new pointer type for the given element (base) type.

func Pointer.Elem

func (p *Pointer) Elem() Type

Elem returns the element type for the given pointer p.

func Pointer.String

func (p *Pointer) String() string

func Pointer.Underlying

func (p *Pointer) Underlying() Type

type Qualifier

type Qualifier func(*Package) string

A Qualifier controls how named package-level objects are printed in calls to TypeString, ObjectString, and SelectionString.

These three formatting routines call the Qualifier for each package-level object O, and if the Qualifier returns a non-empty string p, the object is printed in the form p.O. If it returns an empty string, only the object name O is printed.

Using a nil Qualifier is equivalent to using (*Package).Path: the object is qualified by the import path, e.g., "encoding/json.Marshal".

func RelativeTo

func RelativeTo(pkg *Package) Qualifier

RelativeTo returns a Qualifier that fully qualifies members of all packages other than pkg.

type Scope

type Scope struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Scope maintains a set of objects and links to its containing (parent) and contained (children) scopes. Objects may be inserted and looked up by name. The zero value for Scope is a ready-to-use empty scope.

ExampleScope prints the tree of Scopes of a package created from a set of parsed files.

Code:

// Parse the source files for a package.
fset := token.NewFileSet()
var files []*ast.File
for _, file := range []struct{ name, input string }{
    {"main.go", `
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
	freezing := FToC(-18)
	fmt.Println(freezing, Boiling) }
`},
    {"celsius.go", `
package main
import "fmt"
type Celsius float64
func (c Celsius) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%g°C", c) }
func FToC(f float64) Celsius { return Celsius(f - 32 / 9 * 5) }
const Boiling Celsius = 100
func Unused() { {}; {{ var x int; _ = x }} } // make sure empty block scopes get printed
`},
} {
    f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, file.name, file.input, 0)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    files = append(files, f)
}

// Type-check a package consisting of these files.
// Type information for the imported "fmt" package
// comes from $GOROOT/pkg/$GOOS_$GOOARCH/fmt.a.
conf := types.Config{Importer: importer.Default()}
pkg, err := conf.Check("temperature", fset, files, nil)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Print the tree of scopes.
// For determinism, we redact addresses.
var buf bytes.Buffer
pkg.Scope().WriteTo(&buf, 0, true)
rx := regexp.MustCompile(` 0x[a-fA-F0-9]*`)
fmt.Println(rx.ReplaceAllString(buf.String(), ""))

Output:

package "temperature" scope {
.  const temperature.Boiling temperature.Celsius
.  type temperature.Celsius float64
.  func temperature.FToC(f float64) temperature.Celsius
.  func temperature.Unused()
.  func temperature.main()
.  main.go scope {
.  .  package fmt
.  .  function scope {
.  .  .  var freezing temperature.Celsius
.  .  }
.  }
.  celsius.go scope {
.  .  package fmt
.  .  function scope {
.  .  .  var c temperature.Celsius
.  .  }
.  .  function scope {
.  .  .  var f float64
.  .  }
.  .  function scope {
.  .  .  block scope {
.  .  .  }
.  .  .  block scope {
.  .  .  .  block scope {
.  .  .  .  .  var x int
.  .  .  .  }
.  .  .  }
.  .  }
.  }
}
var Universe *Scope

The Universe scope contains all predeclared objects of Go. It is the outermost scope of any chain of nested scopes.

func NewScope

func NewScope(parent *Scope, pos, end token.Pos, comment string) *Scope

NewScope returns a new, empty scope contained in the given parent scope, if any. The comment is for debugging only.

func Scope.Child

func (s *Scope) Child(i int) *Scope

Child returns the i'th child scope for 0 <= i < NumChildren().

func Scope.Contains

func (s *Scope) Contains(pos token.Pos) bool

Contains reports whether pos is within the scope's extent. The result is guaranteed to be valid only if the type-checked AST has complete position information.

func Scope.End

func (s *Scope) End() token.Pos

func Scope.Innermost

func (s *Scope) Innermost(pos token.Pos) *Scope

Innermost returns the innermost (child) scope containing pos. If pos is not within any scope, the result is nil. The result is also nil for the Universe scope. The result is guaranteed to be valid only if the type-checked AST has complete position information.

func Scope.Insert

func (s *Scope) Insert(obj Object) Object

Insert attempts to insert an object obj into scope s. If s already contains an alternative object alt with the same name, Insert leaves s unchanged and returns alt. Otherwise it inserts obj, sets the object's parent scope if not already set, and returns nil.

func Scope.Len

func (s *Scope) Len() int

Len returns the number of scope elements.

func Scope.Lookup

func (s *Scope) Lookup(name string) Object

Lookup returns the object in scope s with the given name if such an object exists; otherwise the result is nil.

func Scope.LookupParent

func (s *Scope) LookupParent(name string, pos token.Pos) (*Scope, Object)

LookupParent follows the parent chain of scopes starting with s until it finds a scope where Lookup(name) returns a non-nil object, and then returns that scope and object. If a valid position pos is provided, only objects that were declared at or before pos are considered. If no such scope and object exists, the result is (nil, nil).

Note that obj.Parent() may be different from the returned scope if the object was inserted into the scope and already had a parent at that time (see Insert, below). This can only happen for dot-imported objects whose scope is the scope of the package that exported them.

func Scope.Names

func (s *Scope) Names() []string

Names returns the scope's element names in sorted order.

func Scope.NumChildren

func (s *Scope) NumChildren() int

NumChildren returns the number of scopes nested in s.

func Scope.Parent

func (s *Scope) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope's containing (parent) scope.

func Scope.Pos

func (s *Scope) Pos() token.Pos

Pos and End describe the scope's source code extent [pos, end). The results are guaranteed to be valid only if the type-checked AST has complete position information. The extent is undefined for Universe and package scopes.

func Scope.String

func (s *Scope) String() string

String returns a string representation of the scope, for debugging.

func Scope.WriteTo

func (s *Scope) WriteTo(w io.Writer, n int, recurse bool)

WriteTo writes a string representation of the scope to w, with the scope elements sorted by name. The level of indentation is controlled by n >= 0, with n == 0 for no indentation. If recurse is set, it also writes nested (children) scopes.

type Selection

type Selection struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Selection describes a selector expression x.f. For the declarations:

type T struct{ x int; E }
type E struct{}
func (e E) m() {}
var p *T

the following relations exist:

Selector    Kind          Recv    Obj    Type               Index     Indirect

p.x         FieldVal      T       x      int                {0}       true
p.m         MethodVal     *T      m      func (e *T) m()    {1, 0}    true
T.m         MethodExpr    T       m      func m(_ T)        {1, 0}    false

func Selection.Index

func (s *Selection) Index() []int

Index describes the path from x to f in x.f. The last index entry is the field or method index of the type declaring f; either:

1) the list of declared methods of a named type; or
2) the list of methods of an interface type; or
3) the list of fields of a struct type.

The earlier index entries are the indices of the embedded fields implicitly traversed to get from (the type of) x to f, starting at embedding depth 0.

func Selection.Indirect

func (s *Selection) Indirect() bool

Indirect reports whether any pointer indirection was required to get from x to f in x.f.

func Selection.Kind

func (s *Selection) Kind() SelectionKind

Kind returns the selection kind.

func Selection.Obj

func (s *Selection) Obj() Object

Obj returns the object denoted by x.f; a *Var for a field selection, and a *Func in all other cases.

func Selection.Recv

func (s *Selection) Recv() Type

Recv returns the type of x in x.f.

func Selection.String

func (s *Selection) String() string

func Selection.Type

func (s *Selection) Type() Type

Type returns the type of x.f, which may be different from the type of f. See Selection for more information.

type SelectionKind

type SelectionKind int

SelectionKind describes the kind of a selector expression x.f (excluding qualified identifiers).

const (
    FieldVal   SelectionKind = iota // x.f is a struct field selector
    MethodVal                       // x.f is a method selector
    MethodExpr                      // x.f is a method expression
)

type Signature

type Signature struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Signature represents a (non-builtin) function or method type. The receiver is ignored when comparing signatures for identity.

func NewSignature

func NewSignature(recv *Var, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature

NewSignature returns a new function type for the given receiver, parameters, and results, either of which may be nil. If variadic is set, the function is variadic, it must have at least one parameter, and the last parameter must be of unnamed slice type.

func Signature.Params

func (s *Signature) Params() *Tuple

Params returns the parameters of signature s, or nil.

func Signature.Recv

func (s *Signature) Recv() *Var

Recv returns the receiver of signature s (if a method), or nil if a function. It is ignored when comparing signatures for identity.

For an abstract method, Recv returns the enclosing interface either as a *Named or an *Interface. Due to embedding, an interface may contain methods whose receiver type is a different interface.

func Signature.Results

func (s *Signature) Results() *Tuple

Results returns the results of signature s, or nil.

func Signature.String

func (s *Signature) String() string

func Signature.Underlying

func (s *Signature) Underlying() Type

func Signature.Variadic

func (s *Signature) Variadic() bool

Variadic reports whether the signature s is variadic.

type Sizes

type Sizes interface {
    // Alignof returns the alignment of a variable of type T.
    // Alignof must implement the alignment guarantees required by the spec.
    Alignof(T Type) int64

    // Offsetsof returns the offsets of the given struct fields, in bytes.
    // Offsetsof must implement the offset guarantees required by the spec.
    Offsetsof(fields []*Var) []int64

    // Sizeof returns the size of a variable of type T.
    // Sizeof must implement the size guarantees required by the spec.
    Sizeof(T Type) int64
}

Sizes defines the sizing functions for package unsafe.

func SizesFor

func SizesFor(compiler, arch string) Sizes

SizesFor returns the Sizes used by a compiler for an architecture. The result is nil if a compiler/architecture pair is not known.

Supported architectures for compiler "gc": "386", "arm", "arm64", "amd64", "amd64p32", "mips", "mipsle", "mips64", "mips64le", "ppc64", "ppc64le", "riscv64", "s390x", "sparc64", "wasm".

type Slice

type Slice struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Slice represents a slice type.

func NewSlice

func NewSlice(elem Type) *Slice

NewSlice returns a new slice type for the given element type.

func Slice.Elem

func (s *Slice) Elem() Type

Elem returns the element type of slice s.

func Slice.String

func (s *Slice) String() string

func Slice.Underlying

func (s *Slice) Underlying() Type

type StdSizes

type StdSizes struct {
    WordSize int64 // word size in bytes - must be >= 4 (32bits)
    MaxAlign int64 // maximum alignment in bytes - must be >= 1
}

StdSizes is a convenience type for creating commonly used Sizes. It makes the following simplifying assumptions:

	- The size of explicitly sized basic types (int16, etc.) is the
	  specified size.
	- The size of strings and interfaces is 2*WordSize.
	- The size of slices is 3*WordSize.
	- The size of an array of n elements corresponds to the size of
	  a struct of n consecutive fields of the array's element type.
     - The size of a struct is the offset of the last field plus that
	  field's size. As with all element types, if the struct is used
	  in an array its size must first be aligned to a multiple of the
	  struct's alignment.
	- All other types have size WordSize.
	- Arrays and structs are aligned per spec definition; all other
	  types are naturally aligned with a maximum alignment MaxAlign.

*StdSizes implements Sizes.

func StdSizes.Alignof

func (s *StdSizes) Alignof(T Type) int64

func StdSizes.Offsetsof

func (s *StdSizes) Offsetsof(fields []*Var) []int64

func StdSizes.Sizeof

func (s *StdSizes) Sizeof(T Type) int64

type Struct

type Struct struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Struct represents a struct type.

func NewStruct

func NewStruct(fields []*Var, tags []string) *Struct

NewStruct returns a new struct with the given fields and corresponding field tags. If a field with index i has a tag, tags[i] must be that tag, but len(tags) may be only as long as required to hold the tag with the largest index i. Consequently, if no field has a tag, tags may be nil.

func Struct.Field

func (s *Struct) Field(i int) *Var

Field returns the i'th field for 0 <= i < NumFields().

func Struct.NumFields

func (s *Struct) NumFields() int

NumFields returns the number of fields in the struct (including blank and embedded fields).

func Struct.String

func (s *Struct) String() string

func Struct.Tag

func (s *Struct) Tag(i int) string

Tag returns the i'th field tag for 0 <= i < NumFields().

func Struct.Underlying

func (s *Struct) Underlying() Type

type Tuple

type Tuple struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Tuple represents an ordered list of variables; a nil *Tuple is a valid (empty) tuple. Tuples are used as components of signatures and to represent the type of multiple assignments; they are not first class types of Go.

func NewTuple

func NewTuple(x ...*Var) *Tuple

NewTuple returns a new tuple for the given variables.

func Tuple.At

func (t *Tuple) At(i int) *Var

At returns the i'th variable of tuple t.

func Tuple.Len

func (t *Tuple) Len() int

Len returns the number variables of tuple t.

func Tuple.String

func (t *Tuple) String() string

func Tuple.Underlying

func (t *Tuple) Underlying() Type

type Type

type Type interface {
    // Underlying returns the underlying type of a type.
    Underlying() Type

    // String returns a string representation of a type.
    String() string
}

A Type represents a type of Go. All types implement the Type interface.

func Default

func Default(typ Type) Type

Default returns the default "typed" type for an "untyped" type; it returns the incoming type for all other types. The default type for untyped nil is untyped nil.

type TypeAndValue

type TypeAndValue struct {
    Type  Type
    Value constant.Value
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

TypeAndValue reports the type and value (for constants) of the corresponding expression.

func Eval

func Eval(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr string) (_ TypeAndValue, err error)

Eval returns the type and, if constant, the value for the expression expr, evaluated at position pos of package pkg, which must have been derived from type-checking an AST with complete position information relative to the provided file set.

The meaning of the parameters fset, pkg, and pos is the same as in CheckExpr. An error is returned if expr cannot be parsed successfully, or the resulting expr AST cannot be type-checked.

func TypeAndValue.Addressable

func (tv TypeAndValue) Addressable() bool

Addressable reports whether the corresponding expression is addressable (https://golang.org/ref/spec#Address_operators).

func TypeAndValue.Assignable

func (tv TypeAndValue) Assignable() bool

Assignable reports whether the corresponding expression is assignable to (provided a value of the right type).

func TypeAndValue.HasOk

func (tv TypeAndValue) HasOk() bool

HasOk reports whether the corresponding expression may be used on the rhs of a comma-ok assignment.

func TypeAndValue.IsBuiltin

func (tv TypeAndValue) IsBuiltin() bool

IsBuiltin reports whether the corresponding expression denotes a (possibly parenthesized) built-in function.

func TypeAndValue.IsNil

func (tv TypeAndValue) IsNil() bool

IsNil reports whether the corresponding expression denotes the predeclared value nil.

func TypeAndValue.IsType

func (tv TypeAndValue) IsType() bool

IsType reports whether the corresponding expression specifies a type.

func TypeAndValue.IsValue

func (tv TypeAndValue) IsValue() bool

IsValue reports whether the corresponding expression is a value. Builtins are not considered values. Constant values have a non- nil Value.

func TypeAndValue.IsVoid

func (tv TypeAndValue) IsVoid() bool

IsVoid reports whether the corresponding expression is a function call without results.

type TypeName

type TypeName struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A TypeName represents a name for a (defined or alias) type.

func NewTypeName

func NewTypeName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *TypeName

NewTypeName returns a new type name denoting the given typ. The remaining arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.

The typ argument may be a defined (Named) type or an alias type. It may also be nil such that the returned TypeName can be used as argument for NewNamed, which will set the TypeName's type as a side- effect.

func TypeName.Exported

func (obj *TypeName) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func TypeName.Id

func (obj *TypeName) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func TypeName.IsAlias

func (obj *TypeName) IsAlias() bool

IsAlias reports whether obj is an alias name for a type.

func TypeName.Name

func (obj *TypeName) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func TypeName.Parent

func (obj *TypeName) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func TypeName.Pkg

func (obj *TypeName) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func TypeName.Pos

func (obj *TypeName) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func TypeName.String

func (obj *TypeName) String() string

func TypeName.Type

func (obj *TypeName) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.

type Var

type Var struct {
    // contains filtered or unexported fields
}

A Variable represents a declared variable (including function parameters and results, and struct fields).

func NewField

func NewField(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, embedded bool) *Var

NewField returns a new variable representing a struct field. For embedded fields, the name is the unqualified type name / under which the field is accessible.

func NewParam

func NewParam(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var

NewParam returns a new variable representing a function parameter.

func NewVar

func NewVar(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var

NewVar returns a new variable. The arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.

func Var.Anonymous

func (obj *Var) Anonymous() bool

Anonymous reports whether the variable is an embedded field. Same as Embedded; only present for backward-compatibility.

func Var.Embedded

func (obj *Var) Embedded() bool

Embedded reports whether the variable is an embedded field.

func Var.Exported

func (obj *Var) Exported() bool

Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not.

func Var.Id

func (obj *Var) Id() string

Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()).

func Var.IsField

func (obj *Var) IsField() bool

IsField reports whether the variable is a struct field.

func Var.Name

func (obj *Var) Name() string

Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name.

func Var.Parent

func (obj *Var) Parent() *Scope

Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields.

func Var.Pkg

func (obj *Var) Pkg() *Package

Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope.

func Var.Pos

func (obj *Var) Pos() token.Pos

Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier.

func Var.String

func (obj *Var) String() string

func Var.Type

func (obj *Var) Type() Type

Type returns the object's type.