Add Place::base_local method and improve doc for Place::local to clarify why we need the former.

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Felix S. Klock II 2018-10-16 15:39:07 +02:00
parent 5ea8eb55cd
commit 44a2f681a9

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@ -1967,7 +1967,10 @@ impl<'tcx> Place<'tcx> {
Place::Projection(Box::new(PlaceProjection { base: self, elem }))
}
/// Find the innermost `Local` from this `Place`.
/// Find the innermost `Local` from this `Place`, *if* it is either a local itself or
/// a single deref of a local.
///
/// FIXME: can we safely swap the semantics of `fn base_local` below in here instead?
pub fn local(&self) -> Option<Local> {
match self {
Place::Local(local) |
@ -1978,6 +1981,15 @@ impl<'tcx> Place<'tcx> {
_ => None,
}
}
/// Find the innermost `Local` from this `Place`.
pub fn base_local(&self) -> Option<Local> {
match self {
Place::Local(local) => Some(*local),
Place::Projection(box Projection { base, elem: _ }) => base.base_local(),
Place::Promoted(..) | Place::Static(..) => None,
}
}
}
impl<'tcx> Debug for Place<'tcx> {