sentinel pointers and c strings

2026-06-14 19:21:49 +02:00
parent 2d3d0bd266
commit 3b7c3fcbd0
16 changed files with 512 additions and 55 deletions
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ parse_type :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Type_Syntax {
 		node := types.Node{}
 		if _, ok := allow(parser, .Right_Bracket); ok {
 			node.kind = .Slice
+		} else if _, ok := allow(parser, .Star); ok {
+			node.kind = .Pointer
+			node.many = true
+			node.has_sentinel = true
+			if _, ok = allow(parser, .Semicolon); !ok {
+				source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected ';' after '*' in sentinel pointer type")
+			}
+			node.sentinel, _ = parse_type_constant(parser)
+			if _, ok = allow(parser, .Right_Bracket); !ok {
+				source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected ']' after sentinel pointer type")
+			}
 		} else if _, ok := allow(parser, .Semicolon); ok {
 			node.kind = .Slice
 			node.has_sentinel = true