# The primitive type `Int`
var int_type: MClassType = self.get_primitive_class("Int").mclass_type is lazy
+ # The primitive type `Byte`
+ var byte_type: MClassType = self.get_primitive_class("Byte").mclass_type is lazy
+
# The primitive type `Char`
var char_type: MClassType = self.get_primitive_class("Char").mclass_type is lazy
redef fun c_name do return "null"
redef fun as_nullable do return self
- # Aborts on `null`
- redef fun as_notnull do abort # sorry...
+ redef var as_notnull = new MBottomType(model) is lazy
+ redef fun need_anchor do return false
+ redef fun resolve_for(mtype, anchor, mmodule, cleanup_virtual) do return self
+ redef fun can_resolve_for(mtype, anchor, mmodule) do return true
+
+ redef fun collect_mclassdefs(mmodule) do return new HashSet[MClassDef]
+
+ redef fun collect_mclasses(mmodule) do return new HashSet[MClass]
+
+ redef fun collect_mtypes(mmodule) do return new HashSet[MClassType]
+end
+
+# The special universal most specific type.
+#
+# This type is intended to be only used internally for type computation or analysis and should not be exposed to the user.
+# The bottom type can de used to denote things that are absurd, dead, or the absence of knowledge.
+#
+# Semantically it is the singleton `null.as_notnull`.
+class MBottomType
+ super MType
+ redef var model: Model
+ redef fun to_s do return "bottom"
+ redef fun full_name do return "bottom"
+ redef fun c_name do return "bottom"
+ redef fun as_nullable do return model.null_type
+ redef fun as_notnull do return self
redef fun need_anchor do return false
redef fun resolve_for(mtype, anchor, mmodule, cleanup_virtual) do return self
redef fun can_resolve_for(mtype, anchor, mmodule) do return true
# The each parameter (in order)
var mparameters: Array[MParameter]
+ # Returns a parameter named `name`, if any.
+ fun mparameter_by_name(name: String): nullable MParameter
+ do
+ for p in mparameters do
+ if p.name == name then return p
+ end
+ return null
+ end
+
# The return type (null for a procedure)
var return_mtype: nullable MType