Implement parsing for message sends in Objective-C++. Message sends in
Objective-C++ have a more complex grammar than in Objective-C (surprise!), because (1) The receiver of an instance message can be a qualified name such as ::I or identity<I>::type. (2) Expressions in C++ can start with a type. The receiver grammar isn't actually ambiguous; it just takes a bit of work to parse past the type before deciding whether we have a type or expression. We do this in two places within the grammar: once for message sends and once when we're determining whether a []'d clause in an initializer list is a message send or a C99 designated initializer. This implementation of Objective-C++ message sends contains one known extension beyond GCC's implementation, which is to permit a typename-specifier as the receiver type for a class message, e.g., [typename compute_receiver_type<T>::type method]; Note that the same effect can be achieved in GCC by way of a typedef, e.g., typedef typename computed_receiver_type<T>::type Computed; [Computed method]; so this is merely a convenience. Note also that message sends still cannot involve dependent types or values. llvm-svn: 102031
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