Implement C++ cast operations

This adds class cxx_cast_operation, which is used to implement the C++
dynamic_cast and reinterpret_cast operations.

gdb/ChangeLog
2021-03-08  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* expop.h (cxx_cast_ftype): New typedef.
	(cxx_cast_operation): New template.
	(dynamic_cast_operation, reinterpret_cast_operation): New
	typedefs.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 609e91f7cd595aedd966d63c1c4425abbfae2dd0..053f9a919a1b4f572ffd4b8b12441cd68665c72f 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2021-03-08  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+       * expop.h (cxx_cast_ftype): New typedef.
+       (cxx_cast_operation): New template.
+       (dynamic_cast_operation, reinterpret_cast_operation): New
+       typedefs.
+
 2021-03-08  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
        * expop.h (class unop_cast_type_operation): New.

diff --git a/gdb/expop.h b/gdb/expop.h
index 1d1ce0b664a7a4ae4d41a2e06e11deb92d541079..3ab412e35a16905de848cb4276237e0745636be7 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/expop.h
+++ b/gdb/expop.h
@@ -1895,6 +1895,40 @@ protected:
     override;
 };
 
+typedef value *cxx_cast_ftype (struct type *, value *);
+
+/* This implements dynamic_cast and reinterpret_cast.  static_cast and
+   const_cast are handled by the ordinary case operations.  */
+template<exp_opcode OP, cxx_cast_ftype FUNC>
+class cxx_cast_operation
+  : public maybe_constant_operation<operation_up, operation_up>
+{
+public:
+
+  using maybe_constant_operation::maybe_constant_operation;
+
+  value *evaluate (struct type *expect_type,
+                  struct expression *exp,
+                  enum noside noside) override
+  {
+    value *val = std::get<0> (m_storage)->evaluate (nullptr, exp,
+                                                   EVAL_AVOID_SIDE_EFFECTS);
+    struct type *type = value_type (val);
+    value *rhs = std::get<1> (m_storage)->evaluate (type, exp, noside);
+    if (noside == EVAL_SKIP)
+      return eval_skip_value (exp);
+    return FUNC (type, rhs);
+  }
+
+  enum exp_opcode opcode () const override
+  { return OP; }
+};
+
+using dynamic_cast_operation = cxx_cast_operation<UNOP_DYNAMIC_CAST,
+                                                 value_dynamic_cast>;
+using reinterpret_cast_operation = cxx_cast_operation<UNOP_REINTERPRET_CAST,
+                                                     value_reinterpret_cast>;
+
 } /* namespace expr */
 
 #endif /* EXPOP_H */