DataType TypeParser::parseType(bool genericParam) {
// Handle recursive types (pointer and array)
switch (_helper->peek().type()) {
case Token::Type::OperatorStar:
return this->parsePointerType(genericParam);
case Token::Type::PunctuationOpenBracket:
return this->parseArrayType(genericParam);
case Token::Type::PunctuationOpenParen:
return this->parseFunctionOrTupleType();
case Token::Type::PunctuationOpenBrace:
return this->parseClosureType();
case Token::Type::KeywordVararg:
_helper->next();
return DataType(DataType::Kind::Vararg);
default:
break;
}
QualifiedName name = this->parseQualifiedName();
if (!name.valid()) {
assert(0 && "Message: unable to parse qualified name as part of a type");
}
DataType type;
if (genericParam) {
type = DataType(DataType::Kind::Generic);
type.setName(name.to_s());
} else {
type = _context->dataTypeForName(name.to_s());
}
type = this->parseTypeSpecifiers(type);
return this->applyTypePostfixes(type, genericParam);
}
