package types

Import Path
	go/types (on go.dev)

Dependency Relation
	imports 25 packages, and imported by 4 packages

Involved Source Files alias.go Package types declares the data types and implements the algorithms for type-checking of Go packages. Use [Config.Check] to invoke the type checker for a package. Alternatively, create a new type checker with [NewChecker] and invoke it incrementally by calling [Checker.Files]. Type-checking consists of several interdependent phases: Name resolution maps each identifier ([ast.Ident]) in the program to the symbol ([Object]) it denotes. Use the Defs and Uses fields of [Info] or the [Info.ObjectOf] method to find the symbol for an identifier, and use the Implicits field of [Info] to find the symbol for certain other kinds of syntax node. Constant folding computes the exact constant value ([constant.Value]) of every expression ([ast.Expr]) that is a compile-time constant. Use the Types field of [Info] to find the results of constant folding for an expression. Type deduction computes the type ([Type]) of every expression ([ast.Expr]) and checks for compliance with the language specification. Use the Types field of [Info] for the results of type deduction. For a tutorial, see https://go.dev/s/types-tutorial. api_predicates.go array.go assignments.go badlinkname.go basic.go builtins.go call.go chan.go check.go const.go context.go conversions.go decl.go errors.go errsupport.go eval.go expr.go exprstring.go format.go gccgosizes.go gcsizes.go generate.go index.go infer.go initorder.go instantiate.go interface.go labels.go lookup.go map.go methodset.go mono.go named.go object.go objset.go operand.go package.go pointer.go predicates.go resolver.go return.go scope.go selection.go signature.go sizes.go slice.go stmt.go struct.go subst.go termlist.go tuple.go type.go typelists.go typeparam.go typeset.go typestring.go typeterm.go typexpr.go under.go unify.go union.go universe.go util.go validtype.go version.go
Code Examples { // Parse a single source file. const input = ` package fib type S string var a, b, c = len(b), S(c), "hello" func fib(x int) int { if x < 2 { return x } return fib(x-1) - fib(x-2) }` fset := token.NewFileSet() f := mustParse(fset, input) info := types.Info{ Types: make(map[ast.Expr]types.TypeAndValue), Defs: make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object), Uses: make(map[*ast.Ident]types.Object), } var conf types.Config pkg, err := conf.Check("fib", fset, []*ast.File{f}, &info) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } fmt.Printf("InitOrder: %v\n\n", info.InitOrder) fmt.Println("Defs and Uses of each named object:") usesByObj := make(map[types.Object][]string) for id, obj := range info.Uses { posn := fset.Position(id.Pos()) lineCol := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", posn.Line, posn.Column) usesByObj[obj] = append(usesByObj[obj], lineCol) } var items []string for obj, uses := range usesByObj { slices.Sort(uses) item := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n defined at %s\n used at %s", types.ObjectString(obj, types.RelativeTo(pkg)), fset.Position(obj.Pos()), strings.Join(uses, ", ")) items = append(items, item) } slices.Sort(items) fmt.Println(strings.Join(items, "\n")) fmt.Println() fmt.Println("Types and Values of each expression:") items = nil for expr, tv := range info.Types { var buf strings.Builder posn := fset.Position(expr.Pos()) tvstr := tv.Type.String() if tv.Value != nil { tvstr += " = " + tv.Value.String() } fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%2d:%2d | %-19s | %-7s : %s", posn.Line, posn.Column, exprString(fset, expr), mode(tv), tvstr) items = append(items, buf.String()) } slices.Sort(items) fmt.Println(strings.Join(items, "\n")) } package main import ( "fmt" "go/ast" "go/importer" "go/parser" "go/token" "go/types" "log" ) func main() { // Parse a single source file. const input = ` package temperature import "fmt" type Celsius float64 func (c Celsius) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%g°C", c) } func (c *Celsius) SetF(f float64) { *c = Celsius(f - 32 / 9 * 5) } type S struct { I; m int } type I interface { m() byte } ` fset := token.NewFileSet() f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "celsius.go", input, 0) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } // Type-check a package consisting of this file. // Type information for the imported packages // comes from $GOROOT/pkg/$GOOS_$GOOARCH/fmt.a. conf := types.Config{Importer: importer.Default()} pkg, err := conf.Check("temperature", fset, []*ast.File{f}, nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } // Print the method sets of Celsius and *Celsius. celsius := pkg.Scope().Lookup("Celsius").Type() for _, t := range []types.Type{celsius, types.NewPointer(celsius)} { fmt.Printf("Method set of %s:\n", t) mset := types.NewMethodSet(t) for i := 0; i < mset.Len(); i++ { fmt.Println(mset.At(i)) } fmt.Println() } // Print the method set of S. styp := pkg.Scope().Lookup("S").Type() fmt.Printf("Method set of %s:\n", styp) fmt.Println(types.NewMethodSet(styp)) } { fset := token.NewFileSet() var files []*ast.File for _, src := range []string{ `package main import "fmt" func main() { freezing := FToC(-18) fmt.Println(freezing, Boiling) } `, `package main import "fmt" type Celsius float64 func (c Celsius) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%g°C", c) } func FToC(f float64) Celsius { return Celsius(f - 32 / 9 * 5) } const Boiling Celsius = 100 func Unused() { {}; {{ var x int; _ = x }} } // make sure empty block scopes get printed `, } { files = append(files, mustParse(fset, src)) } conf := types.Config{Importer: importer.Default()} pkg, err := conf.Check("temperature", fset, files, nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } // Print the tree of scopes. // For determinism, we redact addresses. var buf strings.Builder pkg.Scope().WriteTo(&buf, 0, true) rx := regexp.MustCompile(` 0x[a-fA-F\d]*`) fmt.Println(rx.ReplaceAllString(buf.String(), "")) }
Package-Level Type Names (total 50)
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An Alias represents an alias type. Whether or not Alias types are created is controlled by the gotypesalias setting with the GODEBUG environment variable. For gotypesalias=1, alias declarations produce an Alias type. Otherwise, the alias information is only in the type name, which points directly to the actual (aliased) type. Obj returns the type name for the declaration defining the alias type a. For instantiated types, this is same as the type name of the origin type. Origin returns the generic Alias type of which a is an instance. If a is not an instance of a generic alias, Origin returns a. Rhs returns the type R on the right-hand side of an alias declaration "type A = R", which may be another alias. SetTypeParams sets the type parameters of the alias type a. The alias a must not have type arguments. (*Alias) String() string TypeArgs returns the type arguments used to instantiate the Alias type. If a is not an instance of a generic alias, the result is nil. TypeParams returns the type parameters of the alias type a, or nil. A generic Alias and its instances have the same type parameters. Underlying returns the [underlying type] of the alias type a, which is the underlying type of the aliased type. Underlying types are never Named, TypeParam, or Alias types. *Alias : Type *Alias : expvar.Var *Alias : fmt.Stringer func NewAlias(obj *TypeName, rhs Type) *Alias func (*Alias).Origin() *Alias
An ArgumentError holds an error associated with an argument index. Err error Index int (*ArgumentError) Error() string (*ArgumentError) Unwrap() error *ArgumentError : error
An Array represents an array type. Elem returns element type of array a. Len returns the length of array a. A negative result indicates an unknown length. (*Array) String() string (*Array) Underlying() Type *Array : Type *Array : expvar.Var *Array : fmt.Stringer func NewArray(elem Type, len int64) *Array
A Basic represents a basic type. Info returns information about properties of basic type b. Kind returns the kind of basic type b. Name returns the name of basic type b. (*Basic) String() string (*Basic) Underlying() Type *Basic : Type *Basic : expvar.Var *Basic : fmt.Stringer
BasicInfo is a set of flags describing properties of a basic type. func (*Basic).Info() BasicInfo const IsBoolean const IsComplex const IsConstType const IsFloat const IsInteger const IsNumeric const IsOrdered const IsString const IsUnsigned const IsUntyped
BasicKind describes the kind of basic type. func (*Basic).Kind() BasicKind const Bool const Byte const Complex128 const Complex64 const Float32 const Float64 const Int const Int16 const Int32 const Int64 const Int8 const Invalid const Rune const String const Uint const Uint16 const Uint32 const Uint64 const Uint8 const Uintptr const UnsafePointer const UntypedBool const UntypedComplex const UntypedFloat const UntypedInt const UntypedNil const UntypedRune const UntypedString
A Builtin represents a built-in function. Builtins don't have a valid type. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*Builtin) String() string Type returns the object's type. *Builtin : Object *Builtin : expvar.Var *Builtin : fmt.Stringer
A Chan represents a channel type. Dir returns the direction of channel c. Elem returns the element type of channel c. (*Chan) String() string (*Chan) Underlying() Type *Chan : Type *Chan : expvar.Var *Chan : fmt.Stringer func NewChan(dir ChanDir, elem Type) *Chan
A ChanDir value indicates a channel direction. func (*Chan).Dir() ChanDir func NewChan(dir ChanDir, elem Type) *Chan const RecvOnly const SendOnly const SendRecv
A Checker maintains the state of the type checker. It must be created with [NewChecker]. Info *Info Defs maps identifiers to the objects they define (including package names, dots "." of dot-imports, and blank "_" identifiers). For identifiers that do not denote objects (e.g., the package name in package clauses, or symbolic variables t in t := x.(type) of type switch headers), the corresponding objects are nil. For an embedded field, Defs returns the field *Var it defines. Invariant: Defs[id] == nil || Defs[id].Pos() == id.Pos() FileVersions maps a file to its Go version string. If the file doesn't specify a version, the reported string is Config.GoVersion. Version strings begin with “go”, like “go1.21”, and are suitable for use with the [go/version] package. Implicits maps nodes to their implicitly declared objects, if any. The following node and object types may appear: node declared object *ast.ImportSpec *PkgName for imports without renames *ast.CaseClause type-specific *Var for each type switch case clause (incl. default) *ast.Field anonymous parameter *Var (incl. unnamed results) InitOrder is the list of package-level initializers in the order in which they must be executed. Initializers referring to variables related by an initialization dependency appear in topological order, the others appear in source order. Variables without an initialization expression do not appear in this list. Instances maps identifiers denoting generic types or functions to their type arguments and instantiated type. For example, Instances will map the identifier for 'T' in the type instantiation T[int, string] to the type arguments [int, string] and resulting instantiated *Named type. Given a generic function func F[A any](A), Instances will map the identifier for 'F' in the call expression F(int(1)) to the inferred type arguments [int], and resulting instantiated *Signature. Invariant: Instantiating Uses[id].Type() with Instances[id].TypeArgs results in an equivalent of Instances[id].Type. Scopes maps ast.Nodes to the scopes they define. Package scopes are not associated with a specific node but with all files belonging to a package. Thus, the package scope can be found in the type-checked Package object. Scopes nest, with the Universe scope being the outermost scope, enclosing the package scope, which contains (one or more) files scopes, which enclose function scopes which in turn enclose statement and function literal scopes. Note that even though package-level functions are declared in the package scope, the function scopes are embedded in the file scope of the file containing the function declaration. The Scope of a function contains the declarations of any type parameters, parameters, and named results, plus any local declarations in the body block. It is coextensive with the complete extent of the function's syntax ([*ast.FuncDecl] or [*ast.FuncLit]). The Scopes mapping does not contain an entry for the function body ([*ast.BlockStmt]); the function's scope is associated with the [*ast.FuncType]. The following node types may appear in Scopes: *ast.File *ast.FuncType *ast.TypeSpec *ast.BlockStmt *ast.IfStmt *ast.SwitchStmt *ast.TypeSwitchStmt *ast.CaseClause *ast.CommClause *ast.ForStmt *ast.RangeStmt Selections maps selector expressions (excluding qualified identifiers) to their corresponding selections. Types maps expressions to their types, and for constant expressions, also their values. Invalid expressions are omitted. For (possibly parenthesized) identifiers denoting built-in functions, the recorded signatures are call-site specific: if the call result is not a constant, the recorded type is an argument-specific signature. Otherwise, the recorded type is invalid. The Types map does not record the type of every identifier, only those that appear where an arbitrary expression is permitted. For instance, the identifier f in a selector expression x.f is found only in the Selections map, the identifier z in a variable declaration 'var z int' is found only in the Defs map, and identifiers denoting packages in qualified identifiers are collected in the Uses map. Uses maps identifiers to the objects they denote. For an embedded field, Uses returns the *TypeName it denotes. Invariant: Uses[id].Pos() != id.Pos() Files checks the provided files as part of the checker's package. ObjectOf returns the object denoted by the specified id, or nil if not found. If id is an embedded struct field, [Info.ObjectOf] returns the field (*[Var]) it defines, not the type (*[TypeName]) it uses. Precondition: the Uses and Defs maps are populated. PkgNameOf returns the local package name defined by the import, or nil if not found. For dot-imports, the package name is ".". Precondition: the Defs and Implicts maps are populated. TypeOf returns the type of expression e, or nil if not found. Precondition: the Types, Uses and Defs maps are populated. func NewChecker(conf *Config, fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, info *Info) *Checker
A Config specifies the configuration for type checking. The zero value for Config is a ready-to-use default configuration. Context is the context used for resolving global identifiers. If nil, the type checker will initialize this field with a newly created context. If DisableUnusedImportCheck is set, packages are not checked for unused imports. If Error != nil, it is called with each error found during type checking; err has dynamic type Error. Secondary errors (for instance, to enumerate all types involved in an invalid recursive type declaration) have error strings that start with a '\t' character. If Error == nil, type-checking stops with the first error found. If FakeImportC is set, `import "C"` (for packages requiring Cgo) declares an empty "C" package and errors are omitted for qualified identifiers referring to package C (which won't find an object). This feature is intended for the standard library cmd/api tool. Caution: Effects may be unpredictable due to follow-on errors. Do not use casually! GoVersion describes the accepted Go language version. The string must start with a prefix of the form "go%d.%d" (e.g. "go1.20", "go1.21rc1", or "go1.21.0") or it must be empty; an empty string disables Go language version checks. If the format is invalid, invoking the type checker will result in an error. If IgnoreFuncBodies is set, function bodies are not type-checked. An importer is used to import packages referred to from import declarations. If the installed importer implements ImporterFrom, the type checker calls ImportFrom instead of Import. The type checker reports an error if an importer is needed but none was installed. If Sizes != nil, it provides the sizing functions for package unsafe. Otherwise SizesFor("gc", "amd64") is used instead. Check type-checks a package and returns the resulting package object and the first error if any. Additionally, if info != nil, Check populates each of the non-nil maps in the [Info] struct. The package is marked as complete if no errors occurred, otherwise it is incomplete. See [Config.Error] for controlling behavior in the presence of errors. The package is specified by a list of *ast.Files and corresponding file set, and the package path the package is identified with. The clean path must not be empty or dot ("."). func NewChecker(conf *Config, fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, info *Info) *Checker
A Const represents a declared constant. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*Const) String() string Type returns the object's type. Val returns the constant's value. *Const : Object *Const : expvar.Var *Const : fmt.Stringer func NewConst(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, val constant.Value) *Const
A Context is an opaque type checking context. It may be used to share identical type instances across type-checked packages or calls to Instantiate. Contexts are safe for concurrent use. The use of a shared context does not guarantee that identical instances are deduplicated in all cases. func NewContext() *Context func Instantiate(ctxt *Context, orig Type, targs []Type, validate bool) (Type, error)
An Error describes a type-checking error; it implements the error interface. A "soft" error is an error that still permits a valid interpretation of a package (such as "unused variable"); "hard" errors may lead to unpredictable behavior if ignored. // file set for interpretation of Pos // error message // error position // if set, error is "soft" Error returns an error string formatted as follows: filename:line:column: message Error : error
A Func represents a declared function, concrete method, or abstract (interface) method. Its Type() is always a *Signature. An abstract method may belong to many interfaces due to embedding. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. FullName returns the package- or receiver-type-qualified name of function or method obj. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Origin returns the canonical Func for its receiver, i.e. the Func object recorded in Info.Defs. For synthetic functions created during instantiation (such as methods on an instantiated Named type or interface methods that depend on type arguments), this will be the corresponding Func on the generic (uninstantiated) type. For all other Funcs Origin returns the receiver. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the function belongs. The result is nil for methods of types in the Universe scope, like method Error of the error built-in interface type. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. Scope returns the scope of the function's body block. The result is nil for imported or instantiated functions and methods (but there is also no mechanism to get to an instantiated function). Signature returns the signature (type) of the function or method. (*Func) String() string Type returns the object's type. *Func : Object *Func : expvar.Var *Func : fmt.Stringer func MissingMethod(V Type, T *Interface, static bool) (method *Func, wrongType bool) func NewFunc(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, sig *Signature) *Func func (*Func).Origin() *Func func (*Interface).ExplicitMethod(i int) *Func func (*Interface).Method(i int) *Func func (*Named).Method(i int) *Func func NewInterface(methods []*Func, embeddeds []*Named) *Interface func NewInterfaceType(methods []*Func, embeddeds []Type) *Interface func NewNamed(obj *TypeName, underlying Type, methods []*Func) *Named func (*Named).AddMethod(m *Func)
An Importer resolves import paths to Packages. CAUTION: This interface does not support the import of locally vendored packages. See https://golang.org/s/go15vendor. If possible, external implementations should implement [ImporterFrom]. Import returns the imported package for the given import path. The semantics is like for ImporterFrom.ImportFrom except that dir and mode are ignored (since they are not present). ImporterFrom (interface) *go/internal/srcimporter.Importer func go/importer.Default() Importer func go/importer.For(compiler string, lookup importer.Lookup) Importer func go/importer.ForCompiler(fset *token.FileSet, compiler string, lookup importer.Lookup) Importer
An ImporterFrom resolves import paths to packages; it supports vendoring per https://golang.org/s/go15vendor. Use go/importer to obtain an ImporterFrom implementation. Import returns the imported package for the given import path. The semantics is like for ImporterFrom.ImportFrom except that dir and mode are ignored (since they are not present). ImportFrom returns the imported package for the given import path when imported by a package file located in dir. If the import failed, besides returning an error, ImportFrom is encouraged to cache and return a package anyway, if one was created. This will reduce package inconsistencies and follow-on type checker errors due to the missing package. The mode value must be 0; it is reserved for future use. Two calls to ImportFrom with the same path and dir must return the same package. *go/internal/srcimporter.Importer ImporterFrom : Importer
ImportMode is reserved for future use. func ImporterFrom.ImportFrom(path, dir string, mode ImportMode) (*Package, error) func go/internal/srcimporter.(*Importer).ImportFrom(path, srcDir string, mode ImportMode) (*Package, error)
Info holds result type information for a type-checked package. Only the information for which a map is provided is collected. If the package has type errors, the collected information may be incomplete. Defs maps identifiers to the objects they define (including package names, dots "." of dot-imports, and blank "_" identifiers). For identifiers that do not denote objects (e.g., the package name in package clauses, or symbolic variables t in t := x.(type) of type switch headers), the corresponding objects are nil. For an embedded field, Defs returns the field *Var it defines. Invariant: Defs[id] == nil || Defs[id].Pos() == id.Pos() FileVersions maps a file to its Go version string. If the file doesn't specify a version, the reported string is Config.GoVersion. Version strings begin with “go”, like “go1.21”, and are suitable for use with the [go/version] package. Implicits maps nodes to their implicitly declared objects, if any. The following node and object types may appear: node declared object *ast.ImportSpec *PkgName for imports without renames *ast.CaseClause type-specific *Var for each type switch case clause (incl. default) *ast.Field anonymous parameter *Var (incl. unnamed results) InitOrder is the list of package-level initializers in the order in which they must be executed. Initializers referring to variables related by an initialization dependency appear in topological order, the others appear in source order. Variables without an initialization expression do not appear in this list. Instances maps identifiers denoting generic types or functions to their type arguments and instantiated type. For example, Instances will map the identifier for 'T' in the type instantiation T[int, string] to the type arguments [int, string] and resulting instantiated *Named type. Given a generic function func F[A any](A), Instances will map the identifier for 'F' in the call expression F(int(1)) to the inferred type arguments [int], and resulting instantiated *Signature. Invariant: Instantiating Uses[id].Type() with Instances[id].TypeArgs results in an equivalent of Instances[id].Type. Scopes maps ast.Nodes to the scopes they define. Package scopes are not associated with a specific node but with all files belonging to a package. Thus, the package scope can be found in the type-checked Package object. Scopes nest, with the Universe scope being the outermost scope, enclosing the package scope, which contains (one or more) files scopes, which enclose function scopes which in turn enclose statement and function literal scopes. Note that even though package-level functions are declared in the package scope, the function scopes are embedded in the file scope of the file containing the function declaration. The Scope of a function contains the declarations of any type parameters, parameters, and named results, plus any local declarations in the body block. It is coextensive with the complete extent of the function's syntax ([*ast.FuncDecl] or [*ast.FuncLit]). The Scopes mapping does not contain an entry for the function body ([*ast.BlockStmt]); the function's scope is associated with the [*ast.FuncType]. The following node types may appear in Scopes: *ast.File *ast.FuncType *ast.TypeSpec *ast.BlockStmt *ast.IfStmt *ast.SwitchStmt *ast.TypeSwitchStmt *ast.CaseClause *ast.CommClause *ast.ForStmt *ast.RangeStmt Selections maps selector expressions (excluding qualified identifiers) to their corresponding selections. Types maps expressions to their types, and for constant expressions, also their values. Invalid expressions are omitted. For (possibly parenthesized) identifiers denoting built-in functions, the recorded signatures are call-site specific: if the call result is not a constant, the recorded type is an argument-specific signature. Otherwise, the recorded type is invalid. The Types map does not record the type of every identifier, only those that appear where an arbitrary expression is permitted. For instance, the identifier f in a selector expression x.f is found only in the Selections map, the identifier z in a variable declaration 'var z int' is found only in the Defs map, and identifiers denoting packages in qualified identifiers are collected in the Uses map. Uses maps identifiers to the objects they denote. For an embedded field, Uses returns the *TypeName it denotes. Invariant: Uses[id].Pos() != id.Pos() ObjectOf returns the object denoted by the specified id, or nil if not found. If id is an embedded struct field, [Info.ObjectOf] returns the field (*[Var]) it defines, not the type (*[TypeName]) it uses. Precondition: the Uses and Defs maps are populated. PkgNameOf returns the local package name defined by the import, or nil if not found. For dot-imports, the package name is ".". Precondition: the Defs and Implicts maps are populated. TypeOf returns the type of expression e, or nil if not found. Precondition: the Types, Uses and Defs maps are populated. func CheckExpr(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr ast.Expr, info *Info) (err error) func NewChecker(conf *Config, fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, info *Info) *Checker func (*Config).Check(path string, fset *token.FileSet, files []*ast.File, info *Info) (*Package, error)
An Initializer describes a package-level variable, or a list of variables in case of a multi-valued initialization expression, and the corresponding initialization expression. // var Lhs = Rhs Rhs ast.Expr (*Initializer) String() string *Initializer : expvar.Var *Initializer : fmt.Stringer
Instance reports the type arguments and instantiated type for type and function instantiations. For type instantiations, [Type] will be of dynamic type *[Named]. For function instantiations, [Type] will be of dynamic type *Signature. Type Type TypeArgs *TypeList
An Interface represents an interface type. Complete computes the interface's type set. It must be called by users of [NewInterfaceType] and [NewInterface] after the interface's embedded types are fully defined and before using the interface type in any way other than to form other types. The interface must not contain duplicate methods or a panic occurs. Complete returns the receiver. Interface types that have been completed are safe for concurrent use. Embedded returns the i'th embedded defined (*[Named]) type of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumEmbeddeds(). The result is nil if the i'th embedded type is not a defined type. Deprecated: Use [Interface.EmbeddedType] which is not restricted to defined (*[Named]) types. EmbeddedType returns the i'th embedded type of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumEmbeddeds(). Empty reports whether t is the empty interface. ExplicitMethod returns the i'th explicitly declared method of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumExplicitMethods(). The methods are ordered by their unique [Id]. IsComparable reports whether each type in interface t's type set is comparable. IsImplicit reports whether the interface t is a wrapper for a type set literal. IsMethodSet reports whether the interface t is fully described by its method set. MarkImplicit marks the interface t as implicit, meaning this interface corresponds to a constraint literal such as ~T or A|B without explicit interface embedding. MarkImplicit should be called before any concurrent use of implicit interfaces. Method returns the i'th method of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumMethods(). The methods are ordered by their unique Id. NumEmbeddeds returns the number of embedded types in interface t. NumExplicitMethods returns the number of explicitly declared methods of interface t. NumMethods returns the total number of methods of interface t. (*Interface) String() string (*Interface) Underlying() Type *Interface : Type *Interface : expvar.Var *Interface : fmt.Stringer func NewInterface(methods []*Func, embeddeds []*Named) *Interface func NewInterfaceType(methods []*Func, embeddeds []Type) *Interface func (*Interface).Complete() *Interface func AssertableTo(V *Interface, T Type) bool func Implements(V Type, T *Interface) bool func MissingMethod(V Type, T *Interface, static bool) (method *Func, wrongType bool) func Satisfies(V Type, T *Interface) bool
A Label represents a declared label. Labels don't have a type. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*Label) String() string Type returns the object's type. *Label : Object *Label : expvar.Var *Label : fmt.Stringer func NewLabel(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string) *Label
A Map represents a map type. Elem returns the element type of map m. Key returns the key type of map m. (*Map) String() string (*Map) Underlying() Type *Map : Type *Map : expvar.Var *Map : fmt.Stringer func NewMap(key, elem Type) *Map
A MethodSet is an ordered set of concrete or abstract (interface) methods; a method is a [MethodVal] selection, and they are ordered by ascending m.Obj().Id(). The zero value for a MethodSet is a ready-to-use empty method set. At returns the i'th method in s for 0 <= i < s.Len(). Len returns the number of methods in s. Lookup returns the method with matching package and name, or nil if not found. (*MethodSet) String() string *MethodSet : expvar.Var *MethodSet : fmt.Stringer func NewMethodSet(T Type) *MethodSet
A Named represents a named (defined) type. AddMethod adds method m unless it is already in the method list. The method must be in the same package as t, and t must not have type arguments. Method returns the i'th method of named type t for 0 <= i < t.NumMethods(). For an ordinary or instantiated type t, the receiver base type of this method is the named type t. For an uninstantiated generic type t, each method receiver is instantiated with its receiver type parameters. Methods are numbered deterministically: given the same list of source files presented to the type checker, or the same sequence of NewMethod and AddMethod calls, the mapping from method index to corresponding method remains the same. But the specific ordering is not specified and must not be relied on as it may change in the future. NumMethods returns the number of explicit methods defined for t. Obj returns the type name for the declaration defining the named type t. For instantiated types, this is same as the type name of the origin type. Origin returns the generic type from which the named type t is instantiated. If t is not an instantiated type, the result is t. SetTypeParams sets the type parameters of the named type t. t must not have type arguments. SetUnderlying sets the underlying type and marks t as complete. t must not have type arguments. (*Named) String() string TypeArgs returns the type arguments used to instantiate the named type t. TypeParams returns the type parameters of the named type t, or nil. The result is non-nil for an (originally) generic type even if it is instantiated. Underlying returns the [underlying type] of the named type t, resolving all forwarding declarations. Underlying types are never Named, TypeParam, or Alias types. *Named : Type *Named : expvar.Var *Named : fmt.Stringer func NewNamed(obj *TypeName, underlying Type, methods []*Func) *Named func (*Interface).Embedded(i int) *Named func (*Named).Origin() *Named func NewInterface(methods []*Func, embeddeds []*Named) *Interface
Nil represents the predeclared value nil. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*Nil) String() string Type returns the object's type. *Nil : Object *Nil : expvar.Var *Nil : fmt.Stringer
An Object describes a named language entity such as a package, constant, type, variable, function (incl. methods), or label. All objects implement the Object interface. // reports whether the name starts with a capital letter // object name if exported, qualified name if not exported (see func Id) // package local object name // scope in which this object is declared; nil for methods and struct fields // package to which this object belongs; nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope // position of object identifier in declaration String returns a human-readable string of the object. // object type *Builtin *Const *Func *Label *Nil *PkgName *TypeName *Var Object : expvar.Var Object : fmt.Stringer func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) func (*Info).ObjectOf(id *ast.Ident) Object func (*Scope).Insert(obj Object) Object func (*Scope).Lookup(name string) Object func (*Scope).LookupParent(name string, pos token.Pos) (*Scope, Object) func (*Selection).Obj() Object func ObjectString(obj Object, qf Qualifier) string func (*Scope).Insert(obj Object) Object
A Package describes a Go package. A package is complete if its scope contains (at least) all exported objects; otherwise it is incomplete. GoVersion returns the minimum Go version required by this package. If the minimum version is unknown, GoVersion returns the empty string. Individual source files may specify a different minimum Go version, as reported in the [go/ast.File.GoVersion] field. Imports returns the list of packages directly imported by pkg; the list is in source order. If pkg was loaded from export data, Imports includes packages that provide package-level objects referenced by pkg. This may be more or less than the set of packages directly imported by pkg's source code. If pkg uses cgo and the FakeImportC configuration option was enabled, the imports list may contain a fake "C" package. MarkComplete marks a package as complete. Name returns the package name. Path returns the package path. Scope returns the (complete or incomplete) package scope holding the objects declared at package level (TypeNames, Consts, Vars, and Funcs). For a nil pkg receiver, Scope returns the Universe scope. SetImports sets the list of explicitly imported packages to list. It is the caller's responsibility to make sure list elements are unique. SetName sets the package name. (*Package) String() string *Package : expvar.Var *Package : fmt.Stringer func NewPackage(path, name string) *Package func (*Config).Check(path string, fset *token.FileSet, files []*ast.File, info *Info) (*Package, error) func (*Func).Pkg() *Package func Importer.Import(path string) (*Package, error) func ImporterFrom.Import(path string) (*Package, error) func ImporterFrom.ImportFrom(path, dir string, mode ImportMode) (*Package, error) func Object.Pkg() *Package func (*Package).Imports() []*Package func (*PkgName).Imported() *Package func go/internal/gcimporter.Import(fset *token.FileSet, packages map[string]*Package, path, srcDir string, lookup func(path string) (io.ReadCloser, error)) (pkg *Package, err error) func go/internal/srcimporter.(*Importer).Import(path string) (*Package, error) func go/internal/srcimporter.(*Importer).ImportFrom(path, srcDir string, mode ImportMode) (*Package, error) func CheckExpr(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr ast.Expr, info *Info) (err error) func Eval(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr string) (_ TypeAndValue, err error) func Id(pkg *Package, name string) string func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) func NewChecker(conf *Config, fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, info *Info) *Checker func NewConst(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, val constant.Value) *Const func NewField(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, embedded bool) *Var func NewFunc(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, sig *Signature) *Func func NewLabel(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string) *Label func NewParam(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var func NewPkgName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, imported *Package) *PkgName func NewPkgName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, imported *Package) *PkgName func NewTypeName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *TypeName func NewVar(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var func RelativeTo(pkg *Package) Qualifier func (*MethodSet).Lookup(pkg *Package, name string) *Selection func (*Package).SetImports(list []*Package) func go/internal/gccgoimporter.GetImporter(searchpaths []string, initmap map[*Package]gccgoimporter.InitData) gccgoimporter.Importer func go/internal/gccgoimporter.(*GccgoInstallation).GetImporter(incpaths []string, initmap map[*Package]gccgoimporter.InitData) gccgoimporter.Importer func go/internal/gcimporter.Import(fset *token.FileSet, packages map[string]*Package, path, srcDir string, lookup func(path string) (io.ReadCloser, error)) (pkg *Package, err error) func go/internal/srcimporter.New(ctxt *build.Context, fset *token.FileSet, packages map[string]*Package) *srcimporter.Importer var Unsafe *Package
A PkgName represents an imported Go package. PkgNames don't have a type. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). Imported returns the package that was imported. It is distinct from Pkg(), which is the package containing the import statement. Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*PkgName) String() string Type returns the object's type. *PkgName : Object *PkgName : expvar.Var *PkgName : fmt.Stringer func NewPkgName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, imported *Package) *PkgName func (*Info).PkgNameOf(imp *ast.ImportSpec) *PkgName
A Pointer represents a pointer type. Elem returns the element type for the given pointer p. (*Pointer) String() string (*Pointer) Underlying() Type *Pointer : Type *Pointer : expvar.Var *Pointer : fmt.Stringer func NewPointer(elem Type) *Pointer
A Qualifier controls how named package-level objects are printed in calls to [TypeString], [ObjectString], and [SelectionString]. These three formatting routines call the Qualifier for each package-level object O, and if the Qualifier returns a non-empty string p, the object is printed in the form p.O. If it returns an empty string, only the object name O is printed. Using a nil Qualifier is equivalent to using (*[Package]).Path: the object is qualified by the import path, e.g., "encoding/json.Marshal". func RelativeTo(pkg *Package) Qualifier func ObjectString(obj Object, qf Qualifier) string func SelectionString(s *Selection, qf Qualifier) string func TypeString(typ Type, qf Qualifier) string func WriteSignature(buf *bytes.Buffer, sig *Signature, qf Qualifier) func WriteType(buf *bytes.Buffer, typ Type, qf Qualifier)
A Scope maintains a set of objects and links to its containing (parent) and contained (children) scopes. Objects may be inserted and looked up by name. The zero value for Scope is a ready-to-use empty scope. Child returns the i'th child scope for 0 <= i < NumChildren(). Contains reports whether pos is within the scope's extent. The result is guaranteed to be valid only if the type-checked AST has complete position information. (*Scope) End() token.Pos Innermost returns the innermost (child) scope containing pos. If pos is not within any scope, the result is nil. The result is also nil for the Universe scope. The result is guaranteed to be valid only if the type-checked AST has complete position information. Insert attempts to insert an object obj into scope s. If s already contains an alternative object alt with the same name, Insert leaves s unchanged and returns alt. Otherwise it inserts obj, sets the object's parent scope if not already set, and returns nil. Len returns the number of scope elements. Lookup returns the object in scope s with the given name if such an object exists; otherwise the result is nil. LookupParent follows the parent chain of scopes starting with s until it finds a scope where Lookup(name) returns a non-nil object, and then returns that scope and object. If a valid position pos is provided, only objects that were declared at or before pos are considered. If no such scope and object exists, the result is (nil, nil). Note that obj.Parent() may be different from the returned scope if the object was inserted into the scope and already had a parent at that time (see Insert). This can only happen for dot-imported objects whose scope is the scope of the package that exported them. Names returns the scope's element names in sorted order. NumChildren returns the number of scopes nested in s. Parent returns the scope's containing (parent) scope. Pos and End describe the scope's source code extent [pos, end). The results are guaranteed to be valid only if the type-checked AST has complete position information. The extent is undefined for Universe and package scopes. String returns a string representation of the scope, for debugging. WriteTo writes a string representation of the scope to w, with the scope elements sorted by name. The level of indentation is controlled by n >= 0, with n == 0 for no indentation. If recurse is set, it also writes nested (children) scopes. *Scope : go/ast.Node *Scope : expvar.Var *Scope : fmt.Stringer func NewScope(parent *Scope, pos, end token.Pos, comment string) *Scope func (*Func).Scope() *Scope func Object.Parent() *Scope func (*Package).Scope() *Scope func (*Scope).Child(i int) *Scope func (*Scope).Innermost(pos token.Pos) *Scope func (*Scope).LookupParent(name string, pos token.Pos) (*Scope, Object) func (*Scope).Parent() *Scope func NewScope(parent *Scope, pos, end token.Pos, comment string) *Scope var Universe *Scope
A Selection describes a selector expression x.f. For the declarations: type T struct{ x int; E } type E struct{} func (e E) m() {} var p *T the following relations exist: Selector Kind Recv Obj Type Index Indirect p.x FieldVal T x int {0} true p.m MethodVal *T m func() {1, 0} true T.m MethodExpr T m func(T) {1, 0} false Index describes the path from x to f in x.f. The last index entry is the field or method index of the type declaring f; either: 1. the list of declared methods of a named type; or 2. the list of methods of an interface type; or 3. the list of fields of a struct type. The earlier index entries are the indices of the embedded fields implicitly traversed to get from (the type of) x to f, starting at embedding depth 0. Indirect reports whether any pointer indirection was required to get from x to f in x.f. Beware: Indirect spuriously returns true (Go issue #8353) for a MethodVal selection in which the receiver argument and parameter both have type *T so there is no indirection. Unfortunately, a fix is too risky. Kind returns the selection kind. Obj returns the object denoted by x.f; a *Var for a field selection, and a *Func in all other cases. Recv returns the type of x in x.f. (*Selection) String() string Type returns the type of x.f, which may be different from the type of f. See Selection for more information. *Selection : expvar.Var *Selection : fmt.Stringer func (*MethodSet).At(i int) *Selection func (*MethodSet).Lookup(pkg *Package, name string) *Selection func SelectionString(s *Selection, qf Qualifier) string
SelectionKind describes the kind of a selector expression x.f (excluding qualified identifiers). If x is a struct or *struct, a selector expression x.f may denote a sequence of selection operations x.a.b.c.f. The SelectionKind describes the kind of the final (explicit) operation; all the previous (implicit) operations are always field selections. Each element of Indices specifies an implicit field (a, b, c) by its index in the struct type of the field selection operand. For a FieldVal operation, the final selection refers to the field specified by Selection.Obj. For a MethodVal operation, the final selection refers to a method. If the "pointerness" of the method's declared receiver does not match that of the effective receiver after implicit field selection, then an & or * operation is implicitly applied to the receiver variable or value. So, x.f denotes (&x.a.b.c).f when f requires a pointer receiver but x.a.b.c is a non-pointer variable; and it denotes (*x.a.b.c).f when f requires a non-pointer receiver but x.a.b.c is a pointer value. All pointer indirections, whether due to implicit or explicit field selections or * operations inserted for "pointerness", panic if applied to a nil pointer, so a method call x.f() may panic even before the function call. By contrast, a MethodExpr operation T.f is essentially equivalent to a function literal of the form: func(x T, args) (results) { return x.f(args) } Consequently, any implicit field selections and * operations inserted for "pointerness" are not evaluated until the function is called, so a T.f or (*T).f expression never panics. func (*Selection).Kind() SelectionKind const FieldVal const MethodExpr const MethodVal
A Signature represents a (non-builtin) function or method type. The receiver is ignored when comparing signatures for identity. Params returns the parameters of signature s, or nil. Recv returns the receiver of signature s (if a method), or nil if a function. It is ignored when comparing signatures for identity. For an abstract method, Recv returns the enclosing interface either as a *[Named] or an *[Interface]. Due to embedding, an interface may contain methods whose receiver type is a different interface. RecvTypeParams returns the receiver type parameters of signature s, or nil. Results returns the results of signature s, or nil. (*Signature) String() string TypeParams returns the type parameters of signature s, or nil. (*Signature) Underlying() Type Variadic reports whether the signature s is variadic. *Signature : Type *Signature : expvar.Var *Signature : fmt.Stringer func NewSignature(recv *Var, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature func NewSignatureType(recv *Var, recvTypeParams, typeParams []*TypeParam, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature func (*Func).Signature() *Signature func NewFunc(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, sig *Signature) *Func func WriteSignature(buf *bytes.Buffer, sig *Signature, qf Qualifier)
Sizes defines the sizing functions for package unsafe. Alignof returns the alignment of a variable of type T. Alignof must implement the alignment guarantees required by the spec. The result must be >= 1. Offsetsof returns the offsets of the given struct fields, in bytes. Offsetsof must implement the offset guarantees required by the spec. A negative entry in the result indicates that the struct is too large. Sizeof returns the size of a variable of type T. Sizeof must implement the size guarantees required by the spec. A negative result indicates that T is too large. *StdSizes func SizesFor(compiler, arch string) Sizes
A Slice represents a slice type. Elem returns the element type of slice s. (*Slice) String() string (*Slice) Underlying() Type *Slice : Type *Slice : expvar.Var *Slice : fmt.Stringer func NewSlice(elem Type) *Slice
StdSizes is a convenience type for creating commonly used Sizes. It makes the following simplifying assumptions: - The size of explicitly sized basic types (int16, etc.) is the specified size. - The size of strings and interfaces is 2*WordSize. - The size of slices is 3*WordSize. - The size of an array of n elements corresponds to the size of a struct of n consecutive fields of the array's element type. - The size of a struct is the offset of the last field plus that field's size. As with all element types, if the struct is used in an array its size must first be aligned to a multiple of the struct's alignment. - All other types have size WordSize. - Arrays and structs are aligned per spec definition; all other types are naturally aligned with a maximum alignment MaxAlign. *StdSizes implements Sizes. // maximum alignment in bytes - must be >= 1 // word size in bytes - must be >= 4 (32bits) (*StdSizes) Alignof(T Type) (result int64) (*StdSizes) Offsetsof(fields []*Var) []int64 (*StdSizes) Sizeof(T Type) int64 *StdSizes : Sizes
A Struct represents a struct type. Field returns the i'th field for 0 <= i < NumFields(). NumFields returns the number of fields in the struct (including blank and embedded fields). (*Struct) String() string Tag returns the i'th field tag for 0 <= i < NumFields(). (*Struct) Underlying() Type *Struct : Type *Struct : expvar.Var *Struct : fmt.Stringer func NewStruct(fields []*Var, tags []string) *Struct
A Term represents a term in a [Union]. (*Term) String() string (*Term) Tilde() bool (*Term) Type() Type *Term : expvar.Var *Term : fmt.Stringer func NewTerm(tilde bool, typ Type) *Term func (*Union).Term(i int) *Term func NewUnion(terms []*Term) *Union
A Tuple represents an ordered list of variables; a nil *Tuple is a valid (empty) tuple. Tuples are used as components of signatures and to represent the type of multiple assignments; they are not first class types of Go. At returns the i'th variable of tuple t. Len returns the number variables of tuple t. (*Tuple) String() string (*Tuple) Underlying() Type *Tuple : Type *Tuple : expvar.Var *Tuple : fmt.Stringer func NewTuple(x ...*Var) *Tuple func (*Signature).Params() *Tuple func (*Signature).Results() *Tuple func NewSignature(recv *Var, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature func NewSignatureType(recv *Var, recvTypeParams, typeParams []*TypeParam, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature
A Type represents a type of Go. All types implement the Type interface. String returns a string representation of a type. Underlying returns the underlying type of a type. Underlying types are never Named, TypeParam, or Alias types. See https://go.dev/ref/spec#Underlying_types. *Alias *Array *Basic *Chan *Interface *Map *Named *Pointer *Signature *Slice *Struct *Tuple *TypeParam *Union Type : expvar.Var Type : fmt.Stringer func Default(t Type) Type func Instantiate(ctxt *Context, orig Type, targs []Type, validate bool) (Type, error) func Unalias(t Type) Type func (*Alias).Rhs() Type func (*Alias).Underlying() Type func (*Array).Elem() Type func (*Array).Underlying() Type func (*Basic).Underlying() Type func (*Chan).Elem() Type func (*Chan).Underlying() Type func (*Info).TypeOf(e ast.Expr) Type func (*Interface).EmbeddedType(i int) Type func (*Interface).Underlying() Type func (*Map).Elem() Type func (*Map).Key() Type func (*Map).Underlying() Type func (*Named).Underlying() Type func Object.Type() Type func (*Pointer).Elem() Type func (*Pointer).Underlying() Type func (*Selection).Recv() Type func (*Selection).Type() Type func (*Signature).Underlying() Type func (*Slice).Elem() Type func (*Slice).Underlying() Type func (*Struct).Underlying() Type func (*Term).Type() Type func (*Tuple).Underlying() Type func Type.Underlying() Type func (*TypeList).At(i int) Type func (*TypeParam).Constraint() Type func (*TypeParam).Underlying() Type func (*Union).Underlying() Type func AssertableTo(V *Interface, T Type) bool func AssignableTo(V, T Type) bool func Comparable(T Type) bool func ConvertibleTo(V, T Type) bool func Default(t Type) Type func Identical(x, y Type) bool func IdenticalIgnoreTags(x, y Type) bool func Implements(V Type, T *Interface) bool func Instantiate(ctxt *Context, orig Type, targs []Type, validate bool) (Type, error) func Instantiate(ctxt *Context, orig Type, targs []Type, validate bool) (Type, error) func IsInterface(t Type) bool func LookupFieldOrMethod(T Type, addressable bool, pkg *Package, name string) (obj Object, index []int, indirect bool) func MissingMethod(V Type, T *Interface, static bool) (method *Func, wrongType bool) func NewAlias(obj *TypeName, rhs Type) *Alias func NewArray(elem Type, len int64) *Array func NewChan(dir ChanDir, elem Type) *Chan func NewConst(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, val constant.Value) *Const func NewField(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, embedded bool) *Var func NewInterfaceType(methods []*Func, embeddeds []Type) *Interface func NewMap(key, elem Type) *Map func NewMethodSet(T Type) *MethodSet func NewNamed(obj *TypeName, underlying Type, methods []*Func) *Named func NewParam(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var func NewPointer(elem Type) *Pointer func NewSlice(elem Type) *Slice func NewTerm(tilde bool, typ Type) *Term func NewTypeName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *TypeName func NewTypeParam(obj *TypeName, constraint Type) *TypeParam func NewVar(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var func Satisfies(V Type, T *Interface) bool func TypeString(typ Type, qf Qualifier) string func Unalias(t Type) Type func WriteType(buf *bytes.Buffer, typ Type, qf Qualifier) func (*Named).SetUnderlying(underlying Type) func Sizes.Alignof(T Type) int64 func Sizes.Sizeof(T Type) int64 func (*StdSizes).Alignof(T Type) (result int64) func (*StdSizes).Sizeof(T Type) int64 func (*TypeParam).SetConstraint(bound Type)
TypeAndValue reports the type and value (for constants) of the corresponding expression. Type Type Value constant.Value Addressable reports whether the corresponding expression is addressable (https://golang.org/ref/spec#Address_operators). Assignable reports whether the corresponding expression is assignable to (provided a value of the right type). HasOk reports whether the corresponding expression may be used on the rhs of a comma-ok assignment. IsBuiltin reports whether the corresponding expression denotes a (possibly parenthesized) built-in function. IsNil reports whether the corresponding expression denotes the predeclared value nil. IsType reports whether the corresponding expression specifies a type. IsValue reports whether the corresponding expression is a value. Builtins are not considered values. Constant values have a non- nil Value. IsVoid reports whether the corresponding expression is a function call without results. func Eval(fset *token.FileSet, pkg *Package, pos token.Pos, expr string) (_ TypeAndValue, err error)
TypeList holds a list of types. At returns the i'th type in the list. Len returns the number of types in the list. It is safe to call on a nil receiver. func (*Alias).TypeArgs() *TypeList func (*Named).TypeArgs() *TypeList
A TypeName represents a name for a (defined or alias) type. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). IsAlias reports whether obj is an alias name for a type. Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*TypeName) String() string Type returns the object's type. *TypeName : Object *TypeName : expvar.Var *TypeName : fmt.Stringer func NewTypeName(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *TypeName func (*Alias).Obj() *TypeName func (*Named).Obj() *TypeName func (*TypeParam).Obj() *TypeName func NewAlias(obj *TypeName, rhs Type) *Alias func NewNamed(obj *TypeName, underlying Type, methods []*Func) *Named func NewTypeParam(obj *TypeName, constraint Type) *TypeParam
A TypeParam represents a type parameter type. Constraint returns the type constraint specified for t. Index returns the index of the type param within its param list, or -1 if the type parameter has not yet been bound to a type. Obj returns the type name for the type parameter t. SetConstraint sets the type constraint for t. It must be called by users of NewTypeParam after the bound's underlying is fully defined, and before using the type parameter in any way other than to form other types. Once SetConstraint returns the receiver, t is safe for concurrent use. (*TypeParam) String() string Underlying returns the [underlying type] of the type parameter t, which is the underlying type of its constraint. This type is always an interface. *TypeParam : Type *TypeParam : expvar.Var *TypeParam : fmt.Stringer func NewTypeParam(obj *TypeName, constraint Type) *TypeParam func (*TypeParamList).At(i int) *TypeParam func NewSignatureType(recv *Var, recvTypeParams, typeParams []*TypeParam, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature func (*Alias).SetTypeParams(tparams []*TypeParam) func (*Named).SetTypeParams(tparams []*TypeParam)
TypeParamList holds a list of type parameters. At returns the i'th type parameter in the list. Len returns the number of type parameters in the list. It is safe to call on a nil receiver. func (*Alias).TypeParams() *TypeParamList func (*Named).TypeParams() *TypeParamList func (*Signature).RecvTypeParams() *TypeParamList func (*Signature).TypeParams() *TypeParamList
A Union represents a union of terms embedded in an interface. (*Union) Len() int (*Union) String() string (*Union) Term(i int) *Term (*Union) Underlying() Type *Union : Type *Union : expvar.Var *Union : fmt.Stringer func NewUnion(terms []*Term) *Union
A Variable represents a declared variable (including function parameters and results, and struct fields). Anonymous reports whether the variable is an embedded field. Same as Embedded; only present for backward-compatibility. Embedded reports whether the variable is an embedded field. Exported reports whether the object is exported (starts with a capital letter). It doesn't take into account whether the object is in a local (function) scope or not. Id is a wrapper for Id(obj.Pkg(), obj.Name()). IsField reports whether the variable is a struct field. Name returns the object's (package-local, unqualified) name. Origin returns the canonical Var for its receiver, i.e. the Var object recorded in Info.Defs. For synthetic Vars created during instantiation (such as struct fields or function parameters that depend on type arguments), this will be the corresponding Var on the generic (uninstantiated) type. For all other Vars Origin returns the receiver. Parent returns the scope in which the object is declared. The result is nil for methods and struct fields. Pkg returns the package to which the object belongs. The result is nil for labels and objects in the Universe scope. Pos returns the declaration position of the object's identifier. (*Var) String() string Type returns the object's type. *Var : Object *Var : expvar.Var *Var : fmt.Stringer func NewField(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type, embedded bool) *Var func NewParam(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var func NewVar(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, typ Type) *Var func (*Signature).Recv() *Var func (*Struct).Field(i int) *Var func (*Tuple).At(i int) *Var func (*Var).Origin() *Var func NewSignature(recv *Var, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature func NewSignatureType(recv *Var, recvTypeParams, typeParams []*TypeParam, params, results *Tuple, variadic bool) *Signature func NewStruct(fields []*Var, tags []string) *Struct func NewTuple(x ...*Var) *Tuple func Sizes.Offsetsof(fields []*Var) []int64 func (*StdSizes).Offsetsof(fields []*Var) []int64
Package-Level Functions (total 56)
AssertableTo reports whether a value of type V can be asserted to have type T. The behavior of AssertableTo is unspecified in three cases: - if T is Typ[Invalid] - if V is a generalized interface; i.e., an interface that may only be used as a type constraint in Go code - if T is an uninstantiated generic type
AssignableTo reports whether a value of type V is assignable to a variable of type T. The behavior of AssignableTo is unspecified if V or T is Typ[Invalid] or an uninstantiated generic type.
CheckExpr type checks the expression expr as if it had appeared at position pos of package pkg. [Type] information about the expression is recorded in info. The expression may be an identifier denoting an uninstantiated generic function or type. If pkg == nil, the [Universe] scope is used and the provided position pos is ignored. If pkg != nil, and pos is invalid, the package scope is used. Otherwise, pos must belong to the package. An error is returned if pos is not within the package or if the node cannot be type-checked. Note: [Eval] and CheckExpr should not be used instead of running Check to compute types and values, but in addition to Check, as these functions ignore the context in which an expression is used (e.g., an assignment). Thus, top-level untyped constants will return an untyped type rather than the respective context-specific type.
Comparable reports whether values of type T are comparable.
ConvertibleTo reports whether a value of type V is convertible to a value of type T. The behavior of ConvertibleTo is unspecified if V or T is Typ[Invalid] or an uninstantiated generic type.
Default returns the default "typed" type for an "untyped" type; it returns the incoming type for all other types. The default type for untyped nil is untyped nil.
DefPredeclaredTestFuncs defines the assert and trace built-ins. These built-ins are intended for debugging and testing of this package only.
Eval returns the type and, if constant, the value for the expression expr, evaluated at position pos of package pkg, which must have been derived from type-checking an AST with complete position information relative to the provided file set. The meaning of the parameters fset, pkg, and pos is the same as in [CheckExpr]. An error is returned if expr cannot be parsed successfully, or the resulting expr AST cannot be type-checked.
ExprString returns the (possibly shortened) string representation for x. Shortened representations are suitable for user interfaces but may not necessarily follow Go syntax.
Id returns name if it is exported, otherwise it returns the name qualified with the package path.
Identical reports whether x and y are identical types. Receivers of [Signature] types are ignored. Predicates such as [Identical], [Implements], and [Satisfies] assume that both operands belong to a consistent collection of symbols ([Object] values). For example, two [Named] types can be identical only if their [Named.Obj] methods return the same [TypeName] symbol. A collection of symbols is consistent if, for each logical package whose path is P, the creation of those symbols involved at most one call to [NewPackage](P, ...). To ensure consistency, use a single [Importer] for all loaded packages and their dependencies. For more information, see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/57497.
IdenticalIgnoreTags reports whether x and y are identical types if tags are ignored. Receivers of [Signature] types are ignored.
Implements reports whether type V implements interface T. The behavior of Implements is unspecified if V is Typ[Invalid] or an uninstantiated generic type.
Instantiate instantiates the type orig with the given type arguments targs. orig must be an *Alias, *Named, or *Signature type. If there is no error, the resulting Type is an instantiated type of the same kind (*Alias, *Named or *Signature, respectively). Methods attached to a *Named type are also instantiated, and associated with a new *Func that has the same position as the original method, but nil function scope. If ctxt is non-nil, it may be used to de-duplicate the instance against previous instances with the same identity. As a special case, generic *Signature origin types are only considered identical if they are pointer equivalent, so that instantiating distinct (but possibly identical) signatures will yield different instances. The use of a shared context does not guarantee that identical instances are deduplicated in all cases. If validate is set, Instantiate verifies that the number of type arguments and parameters match, and that the type arguments satisfy their respective type constraints. If verification fails, the resulting error may wrap an *ArgumentError indicating which type argument did not satisfy its type parameter constraint, and why. If validate is not set, Instantiate does not verify the type argument count or whether the type arguments satisfy their constraints. Instantiate is guaranteed to not return an error, but may panic. Specifically, for *Signature types, Instantiate will panic immediately if the type argument count is incorrect; for *Named types, a panic may occur later inside the *Named API.
IsInterface reports whether t is an interface type.
LookupFieldOrMethod looks up a field or method with given package and name in T and returns the corresponding *Var or *Func, an index sequence, and a bool indicating if there were any pointer indirections on the path to the field or method. If addressable is set, T is the type of an addressable variable (only matters for method lookups). T must not be nil. The last index entry is the field or method index in the (possibly embedded) type where the entry was found, either: 1. the list of declared methods of a named type; or 2. the list of all methods (method set) of an interface type; or 3. the list of fields of a struct type. The earlier index entries are the indices of the embedded struct fields traversed to get to the found entry, starting at depth 0. If no entry is found, a nil object is returned. In this case, the returned index and indirect values have the following meaning: - If index != nil, the index sequence points to an ambiguous entry (the same name appeared more than once at the same embedding level). - If indirect is set, a method with a pointer receiver type was found but there was no pointer on the path from the actual receiver type to the method's formal receiver base type, nor was the receiver addressable.
MissingMethod returns (nil, false) if V implements T, otherwise it returns a missing method required by T and whether it is missing or just has the wrong type: either a pointer receiver or wrong signature. For non-interface types V, or if static is set, V implements T if all methods of T are present in V. Otherwise (V is an interface and static is not set), MissingMethod only checks that methods of T which are also present in V have matching types (e.g., for a type assertion x.(T) where x is of interface type V).
NewAlias creates a new Alias type with the given type name and rhs. rhs must not be nil.
NewArray returns a new array type for the given element type and length. A negative length indicates an unknown length.
NewChan returns a new channel type for the given direction and element type.
NewChecker returns a new [Checker] instance for a given package. [Package] files may be added incrementally via checker.Files.
NewConst returns a new constant with value val. The remaining arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.
NewContext creates a new Context.
NewField returns a new variable representing a struct field. For embedded fields, the name is the unqualified type name under which the field is accessible.
NewFunc returns a new function with the given signature, representing the function's type.
NewInterface returns a new interface for the given methods and embedded types. NewInterface takes ownership of the provided methods and may modify their types by setting missing receivers. Deprecated: Use NewInterfaceType instead which allows arbitrary embedded types.
NewInterfaceType returns a new interface for the given methods and embedded types. NewInterfaceType takes ownership of the provided methods and may modify their types by setting missing receivers. To avoid race conditions, the interface's type set should be computed before concurrent use of the interface, by explicitly calling Complete.
NewLabel returns a new label.
NewMap returns a new map for the given key and element types.
NewMethodSet returns the method set for the given type T. It always returns a non-nil method set, even if it is empty.
NewNamed returns a new named type for the given type name, underlying type, and associated methods. If the given type name obj doesn't have a type yet, its type is set to the returned named type. The underlying type must not be a *Named.
NewPackage returns a new Package for the given package path and name. The package is not complete and contains no explicit imports.
NewParam returns a new variable representing a function parameter.
NewPkgName returns a new PkgName object representing an imported package. The remaining arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.
NewPointer returns a new pointer type for the given element (base) type.
NewScope returns a new, empty scope contained in the given parent scope, if any. The comment is for debugging only.
NewSignature returns a new function type for the given receiver, parameters, and results, either of which may be nil. If variadic is set, the function is variadic, it must have at least one parameter, and the last parameter must be of unnamed slice type. Deprecated: Use [NewSignatureType] instead which allows for type parameters.
NewSignatureType creates a new function type for the given receiver, receiver type parameters, type parameters, parameters, and results. If variadic is set, params must hold at least one parameter and the last parameter's core type must be of unnamed slice or bytestring type. If recv is non-nil, typeParams must be empty. If recvTypeParams is non-empty, recv must be non-nil.
NewSlice returns a new slice type for the given element type.
NewStruct returns a new struct with the given fields and corresponding field tags. If a field with index i has a tag, tags[i] must be that tag, but len(tags) may be only as long as required to hold the tag with the largest index i. Consequently, if no field has a tag, tags may be nil.
NewTerm returns a new union term.
NewTuple returns a new tuple for the given variables.
NewTypeName returns a new type name denoting the given typ. The remaining arguments set the attributes found with all Objects. The typ argument may be a defined (Named) type or an alias type. It may also be nil such that the returned TypeName can be used as argument for NewNamed, which will set the TypeName's type as a side- effect.
NewTypeParam returns a new TypeParam. Type parameters may be set on a Named type by calling SetTypeParams. Setting a type parameter on more than one type will result in a panic. The constraint argument can be nil, and set later via SetConstraint. If the constraint is non-nil, it must be fully defined.
NewUnion returns a new [Union] type with the given terms. It is an error to create an empty union; they are syntactically not possible.
NewVar returns a new variable. The arguments set the attributes found with all Objects.
ObjectString returns the string form of obj. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.
RelativeTo returns a [Qualifier] that fully qualifies members of all packages other than pkg.
Satisfies reports whether type V satisfies the constraint T. The behavior of Satisfies is unspecified if V is Typ[Invalid] or an uninstantiated generic type.
SelectionString returns the string form of s. The Qualifier controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil. Examples: "field (T) f int" "method (T) f(X) Y" "method expr (T) f(X) Y"
SizesFor returns the Sizes used by a compiler for an architecture. The result is nil if a compiler/architecture pair is not known. Supported architectures for compiler "gc": "386", "amd64", "amd64p32", "arm", "arm64", "loong64", "mips", "mipsle", "mips64", "mips64le", "ppc64", "ppc64le", "riscv64", "s390x", "sparc64", "wasm".
TypeString returns the string representation of typ. The [Qualifier] controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.
Unalias returns t if it is not an alias type; otherwise it follows t's alias chain until it reaches a non-alias type which is then returned. Consequently, the result is never an alias type.
WriteExpr writes the (possibly shortened) string representation for x to buf. Shortened representations are suitable for user interfaces but may not necessarily follow Go syntax.
WriteSignature writes the representation of the signature sig to buf, without a leading "func" keyword. The [Qualifier] controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.
WriteType writes the string representation of typ to buf. The [Qualifier] controls the printing of package-level objects, and may be nil.
Package-Level Variables (total 3)
Typ contains the predeclared *Basic types indexed by their corresponding BasicKind. The *Basic type for Typ[Byte] will have the name "uint8". Use Universe.Lookup("byte").Type() to obtain the specific alias basic type named "byte" (and analogous for "rune").
The Universe scope contains all predeclared objects of Go. It is the outermost scope of any chain of nested scopes.
The Unsafe package is the package returned by an importer for the import path "unsafe".
Package-Level Constants (total 44)
predeclared types
aliases
const Complex128 BasicKind = 16
const Complex64 BasicKind = 15
const FieldVal SelectionKind = 0 // x.f is a struct field selector
const Float32 BasicKind = 13
const Float64 BasicKind = 14
const Int BasicKind = 2
const Int16 BasicKind = 4
const Int32 BasicKind = 5
const Int64 BasicKind = 6
const Int8 BasicKind = 3
const Invalid BasicKind = 0 // type is invalid
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const MethodExpr SelectionKind = 2 // x.f is a method expression
const MethodVal SelectionKind = 1 // x.f is a method selector
The direction of a channel is indicated by one of these constants.
const Rune BasicKind = 5
The direction of a channel is indicated by one of these constants.
The direction of a channel is indicated by one of these constants.
const String BasicKind = 17
const Uint BasicKind = 7
const Uint16 BasicKind = 9
const Uint32 BasicKind = 10
const Uint64 BasicKind = 11
const Uint8 BasicKind = 8
const Uintptr BasicKind = 12
types for untyped values
const UntypedInt BasicKind = 20
const UntypedNil BasicKind = 25