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Diffstat (limited to 'src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala index af2aeefecd..579eacb08d 100644 --- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala +++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Contexts.scala @@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ trait Contexts { self: Analyzer => c } + /** + * A context for typing constructor parameter ValDefs, super or self invocation arguments and default getters + * of constructors. These expressions need to be type checked in a scope outside the class, cf. spec 5.3.1. + * + * This method is called by namer / typer where `this` is the context for the constructor DefDef. The + * owner of the resulting (new) context is the outer context for the Template, i.e. the context for the + * ClassDef. This means that class type parameters will be in scope. The value parameters of the current + * constructor are also entered into the new constructor scope. Members of the class however will not be + * accessible. + */ def makeConstructorContext = { var baseContext = enclClass.outer while (baseContext.tree.isInstanceOf[Template]) @@ -361,6 +371,8 @@ trait Contexts { self: Analyzer => enterLocalElems(c.scope.elems) } } + // Enter the scope elements of this (the scope for the constructor DefDef) into the new constructor scope. + // Concretely, this will enter the value parameters of constructor. enterElems(this) argContext } |