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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/parser/interface.go b/src/pkg/go/parser/interface.go
index 39affdd6b..149257ca6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/parser/interface.go
+++ b/src/pkg/go/parser/interface.go
@@ -162,16 +162,27 @@ func ParseDir(fset *token.FileSet, path string, filter func(os.FileInfo) bool, m
}
// ParseExpr is a convenience function for obtaining the AST of an expression x.
-// The position information recorded in the AST is undefined.
+// The position information recorded in the AST is undefined. The filename used
+// in error messages is the empty string.
//
func ParseExpr(x string) (ast.Expr, error) {
- // parse x within the context of a complete package for correct scopes;
- // use //line directive for correct positions in error messages and put
- // x alone on a separate line (handles line comments), followed by a ';'
- // to force an error if the expression is incomplete
- file, err := ParseFile(token.NewFileSet(), "", "package p;func _(){_=\n//line :1\n"+x+"\n;}", 0)
- if err != nil {
- return nil, err
+ var p parser
+ p.init(token.NewFileSet(), "", []byte(x), 0)
+
+ // Set up pkg-level scopes to avoid nil-pointer errors.
+ // This is not needed for a correct expression x as the
+ // parser will be ok with a nil topScope, but be cautious
+ // in case of an erroneous x.
+ p.openScope()
+ p.pkgScope = p.topScope
+ e := p.parseRhsOrType()
+ p.closeScope()
+ assert(p.topScope == nil, "unbalanced scopes")
+
+ if p.errors.Len() > 0 {
+ p.errors.Sort()
+ return nil, p.errors.Err()
}
- return file.Decls[0].(*ast.FuncDecl).Body.List[0].(*ast.AssignStmt).Rhs[0], nil
+
+ return e, nil
}