github.com/mh-cbon/go@v0.0.0-20160603070303-9e112a3fe4c0/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/syntax.go (about)

     1  // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
     2  // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
     3  // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
     4  
     5  // “Abstract” syntax representation.
     6  
     7  package gc
     8  
     9  // A Node is a single node in the syntax tree.
    10  // Actually the syntax tree is a syntax DAG, because there is only one
    11  // node with Op=ONAME for a given instance of a variable x.
    12  // The same is true for Op=OTYPE and Op=OLITERAL.
    13  type Node struct {
    14  	// Tree structure.
    15  	// Generic recursive walks should follow these fields.
    16  	Left  *Node
    17  	Right *Node
    18  	Ninit Nodes
    19  	Nbody Nodes
    20  	List  Nodes
    21  	Rlist Nodes
    22  
    23  	// most nodes
    24  	Type *Type
    25  	Orig *Node // original form, for printing, and tracking copies of ONAMEs
    26  
    27  	// func
    28  	Func *Func
    29  
    30  	// ONAME
    31  	Name *Name
    32  
    33  	Sym *Sym        // various
    34  	E   interface{} // Opt or Val, see methods below
    35  
    36  	// Various. Usually an offset into a struct. For example, ONAME nodes
    37  	// that refer to local variables use it to identify their stack frame
    38  	// position. ODOT, ODOTPTR, and OINDREG use it to indicate offset
    39  	// relative to their base address. ONAME nodes on the left side of an
    40  	// OKEY within an OSTRUCTLIT use it to store the named field's offset.
    41  	// OXCASE and OXFALL use it to validate the use of fallthrough.
    42  	// Possibly still more uses. If you find any, document them.
    43  	Xoffset int64
    44  
    45  	Lineno int32
    46  
    47  	// OREGISTER, OINDREG
    48  	Reg int16
    49  
    50  	Esc uint16 // EscXXX
    51  
    52  	Op        Op
    53  	Ullman    uint8 // sethi/ullman number
    54  	Addable   bool  // addressable
    55  	Etype     EType // op for OASOP, etype for OTYPE, exclam for export, 6g saved reg, ChanDir for OTCHAN
    56  	Bounded   bool  // bounds check unnecessary
    57  	NonNil    bool  // guaranteed to be non-nil
    58  	Class     Class // PPARAM, PAUTO, PEXTERN, etc
    59  	Embedded  uint8 // ODCLFIELD embedded type
    60  	Colas     bool  // OAS resulting from :=
    61  	Diag      uint8 // already printed error about this
    62  	Noescape  bool  // func arguments do not escape; TODO(rsc): move Noescape to Func struct (see CL 7360)
    63  	Walkdef   uint8
    64  	Typecheck uint8
    65  	Local     bool
    66  	Dodata    uint8
    67  	Initorder uint8
    68  	Used      bool
    69  	Isddd     bool // is the argument variadic
    70  	Implicit  bool
    71  	Addrtaken bool  // address taken, even if not moved to heap
    72  	Assigned  bool  // is the variable ever assigned to
    73  	Likely    int8  // likeliness of if statement
    74  	hasVal    int8  // +1 for Val, -1 for Opt, 0 for not yet set
    75  	flags     uint8 // TODO: store more bool fields in this flag field
    76  }
    77  
    78  const (
    79  	hasBreak = 1 << iota
    80  	notLiveAtEnd
    81  	isClosureVar
    82  )
    83  
    84  func (n *Node) HasBreak() bool {
    85  	return n.flags&hasBreak != 0
    86  }
    87  func (n *Node) SetHasBreak(b bool) {
    88  	if b {
    89  		n.flags |= hasBreak
    90  	} else {
    91  		n.flags &^= hasBreak
    92  	}
    93  }
    94  func (n *Node) NotLiveAtEnd() bool {
    95  	return n.flags&notLiveAtEnd != 0
    96  }
    97  func (n *Node) SetNotLiveAtEnd(b bool) {
    98  	if b {
    99  		n.flags |= notLiveAtEnd
   100  	} else {
   101  		n.flags &^= notLiveAtEnd
   102  	}
   103  }
   104  func (n *Node) isClosureVar() bool {
   105  	return n.flags&isClosureVar != 0
   106  }
   107  func (n *Node) setIsClosureVar(b bool) {
   108  	if b {
   109  		n.flags |= isClosureVar
   110  	} else {
   111  		n.flags &^= isClosureVar
   112  	}
   113  }
   114  
   115  // Val returns the Val for the node.
   116  func (n *Node) Val() Val {
   117  	if n.hasVal != +1 {
   118  		return Val{}
   119  	}
   120  	return Val{n.E}
   121  }
   122  
   123  // SetVal sets the Val for the node, which must not have been used with SetOpt.
   124  func (n *Node) SetVal(v Val) {
   125  	if n.hasVal == -1 {
   126  		Debug['h'] = 1
   127  		Dump("have Opt", n)
   128  		Fatalf("have Opt")
   129  	}
   130  	n.hasVal = +1
   131  	n.E = v.U
   132  }
   133  
   134  // Opt returns the optimizer data for the node.
   135  func (n *Node) Opt() interface{} {
   136  	if n.hasVal != -1 {
   137  		return nil
   138  	}
   139  	return n.E
   140  }
   141  
   142  // SetOpt sets the optimizer data for the node, which must not have been used with SetVal.
   143  // SetOpt(nil) is ignored for Vals to simplify call sites that are clearing Opts.
   144  func (n *Node) SetOpt(x interface{}) {
   145  	if x == nil && n.hasVal >= 0 {
   146  		return
   147  	}
   148  	if n.hasVal == +1 {
   149  		Debug['h'] = 1
   150  		Dump("have Val", n)
   151  		Fatalf("have Val")
   152  	}
   153  	n.hasVal = -1
   154  	n.E = x
   155  }
   156  
   157  // Name holds Node fields used only by named nodes (ONAME, OPACK, OLABEL, ODCLFIELD, some OLITERAL).
   158  type Name struct {
   159  	Pack      *Node  // real package for import . names
   160  	Pkg       *Pkg   // pkg for OPACK nodes
   161  	Heapaddr  *Node  // temp holding heap address of param (could move to Param?)
   162  	Inlvar    *Node  // ONAME substitute while inlining (could move to Param?)
   163  	Defn      *Node  // initializing assignment
   164  	Curfn     *Node  // function for local variables
   165  	Param     *Param // additional fields for ONAME, ODCLFIELD
   166  	Decldepth int32  // declaration loop depth, increased for every loop or label
   167  	Vargen    int32  // unique name for ONAME within a function.  Function outputs are numbered starting at one.
   168  	Iota      int32  // value if this name is iota
   169  	Funcdepth int32
   170  	Method    bool // OCALLMETH name
   171  	Readonly  bool
   172  	Captured  bool // is the variable captured by a closure
   173  	Byval     bool // is the variable captured by value or by reference
   174  	Needzero  bool // if it contains pointers, needs to be zeroed on function entry
   175  	Keepalive bool // mark value live across unknown assembly call
   176  }
   177  
   178  type Param struct {
   179  	Ntype *Node
   180  
   181  	// ONAME PAUTOHEAP
   182  	Stackcopy *Node // the PPARAM/PPARAMOUT on-stack slot (moved func params only)
   183  
   184  	// ONAME PPARAM
   185  	Field *Field // TFIELD in arg struct
   186  
   187  	// ONAME closure linkage
   188  	// Consider:
   189  	//
   190  	//	func f() {
   191  	//		x := 1 // x1
   192  	//		func() {
   193  	//			use(x) // x2
   194  	//			func() {
   195  	//				use(x) // x3
   196  	//				--- parser is here ---
   197  	//			}()
   198  	//		}()
   199  	//	}
   200  	//
   201  	// There is an original declaration of x and then a chain of mentions of x
   202  	// leading into the current function. Each time x is mentioned in a new closure,
   203  	// we create a variable representing x for use in that specific closure,
   204  	// since the way you get to x is different in each closure.
   205  	//
   206  	// Let's number the specific variables as shown in the code:
   207  	// x1 is the original x, x2 is when mentioned in the closure,
   208  	// and x3 is when mentioned in the closure in the closure.
   209  	//
   210  	// We keep these linked (assume N > 1):
   211  	//
   212  	//   - x1.Defn = original declaration statement for x (like most variables)
   213  	//   - x1.Innermost = current innermost closure x (in this case x3), or nil for none
   214  	//   - x1.isClosureVar() = false
   215  	//
   216  	//   - xN.Defn = x1, N > 1
   217  	//   - xN.isClosureVar() = true, N > 1
   218  	//   - x2.Outer = nil
   219  	//   - xN.Outer = x(N-1), N > 2
   220  	//
   221  	//
   222  	// When we look up x in the symbol table, we always get x1.
   223  	// Then we can use x1.Innermost (if not nil) to get the x
   224  	// for the innermost known closure function,
   225  	// but the first reference in a closure will find either no x1.Innermost
   226  	// or an x1.Innermost with .Funcdepth < Funcdepth.
   227  	// In that case, a new xN must be created, linked in with:
   228  	//
   229  	//     xN.Defn = x1
   230  	//     xN.Outer = x1.Innermost
   231  	//     x1.Innermost = xN
   232  	//
   233  	// When we finish the function, we'll process its closure variables
   234  	// and find xN and pop it off the list using:
   235  	//
   236  	//     x1 := xN.Defn
   237  	//     x1.Innermost = xN.Outer
   238  	//
   239  	// We leave xN.Innermost set so that we can still get to the original
   240  	// variable quickly. Not shown here, but once we're
   241  	// done parsing a function and no longer need xN.Outer for the
   242  	// lexical x reference links as described above, closurebody
   243  	// recomputes xN.Outer as the semantic x reference link tree,
   244  	// even filling in x in intermediate closures that might not
   245  	// have mentioned it along the way to inner closures that did.
   246  	// See closurebody for details.
   247  	//
   248  	// During the eventual compilation, then, for closure variables we have:
   249  	//
   250  	//     xN.Defn = original variable
   251  	//     xN.Outer = variable captured in next outward scope
   252  	//                to make closure where xN appears
   253  	//
   254  	// Because of the sharding of pieces of the node, x.Defn means x.Name.Defn
   255  	// and x.Innermost/Outer means x.Name.Param.Innermost/Outer.
   256  	Innermost *Node
   257  	Outer     *Node
   258  }
   259  
   260  // Func holds Node fields used only with function-like nodes.
   261  type Func struct {
   262  	Shortname  *Node
   263  	Enter      Nodes // for example, allocate and initialize memory for escaping parameters
   264  	Exit       Nodes
   265  	Cvars      Nodes   // closure params
   266  	Dcl        []*Node // autodcl for this func/closure
   267  	Inldcl     Nodes   // copy of dcl for use in inlining
   268  	Closgen    int
   269  	Outerfunc  *Node // outer function (for closure)
   270  	FieldTrack map[*Sym]struct{}
   271  	Ntype      *Node // signature
   272  	Top        int   // top context (Ecall, Eproc, etc)
   273  	Closure    *Node // OCLOSURE <-> ODCLFUNC
   274  	FCurfn     *Node
   275  	Nname      *Node
   276  
   277  	Inl     Nodes // copy of the body for use in inlining
   278  	InlCost int32
   279  	Depth   int32
   280  
   281  	Endlineno int32
   282  	WBLineno  int32 // line number of first write barrier
   283  
   284  	Pragma        Pragma // go:xxx function annotations
   285  	Dupok         bool   // duplicate definitions ok
   286  	Wrapper       bool   // is method wrapper
   287  	Needctxt      bool   // function uses context register (has closure variables)
   288  	ReflectMethod bool   // function calls reflect.Type.Method or MethodByName
   289  }
   290  
   291  type Op uint8
   292  
   293  // Node ops.
   294  const (
   295  	OXXX = Op(iota)
   296  
   297  	// names
   298  	ONAME    // var, const or func name
   299  	ONONAME  // unnamed arg or return value: f(int, string) (int, error) { etc }
   300  	OTYPE    // type name
   301  	OPACK    // import
   302  	OLITERAL // literal
   303  
   304  	// expressions
   305  	OADD             // Left + Right
   306  	OSUB             // Left - Right
   307  	OOR              // Left | Right
   308  	OXOR             // Left ^ Right
   309  	OADDSTR          // +{List} (string addition, list elements are strings)
   310  	OADDR            // &Left
   311  	OANDAND          // Left && Right
   312  	OAPPEND          // append(List)
   313  	OARRAYBYTESTR    // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is a []byte)
   314  	OARRAYBYTESTRTMP // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is a []byte, ephemeral)
   315  	OARRAYRUNESTR    // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is a []rune)
   316  	OSTRARRAYBYTE    // Type(Left) (Type is []byte, Left is a string)
   317  	OSTRARRAYBYTETMP // Type(Left) (Type is []byte, Left is a string, ephemeral)
   318  	OSTRARRAYRUNE    // Type(Left) (Type is []rune, Left is a string)
   319  	OAS              // Left = Right or (if Colas=true) Left := Right
   320  	OAS2             // List = Rlist (x, y, z = a, b, c)
   321  	OAS2FUNC         // List = Rlist (x, y = f())
   322  	OAS2RECV         // List = Rlist (x, ok = <-c)
   323  	OAS2MAPR         // List = Rlist (x, ok = m["foo"])
   324  	OAS2DOTTYPE      // List = Rlist (x, ok = I.(int))
   325  	OASOP            // Left Etype= Right (x += y)
   326  	OASWB            // Left = Right (with write barrier)
   327  	OCALL            // Left(List) (function call, method call or type conversion)
   328  	OCALLFUNC        // Left(List) (function call f(args))
   329  	OCALLMETH        // Left(List) (direct method call x.Method(args))
   330  	OCALLINTER       // Left(List) (interface method call x.Method(args))
   331  	OCALLPART        // Left.Right (method expression x.Method, not called)
   332  	OCAP             // cap(Left)
   333  	OCLOSE           // close(Left)
   334  	OCLOSURE         // func Type { Body } (func literal)
   335  	OCMPIFACE        // Left Etype Right (interface comparison, x == y or x != y)
   336  	OCMPSTR          // Left Etype Right (string comparison, x == y, x < y, etc)
   337  	OCOMPLIT         // Right{List} (composite literal, not yet lowered to specific form)
   338  	OMAPLIT          // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is map)
   339  	OSTRUCTLIT       // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is struct)
   340  	OARRAYLIT        // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is array or slice)
   341  	OPTRLIT          // &Left (left is composite literal)
   342  	OCONV            // Type(Left) (type conversion)
   343  	OCONVIFACE       // Type(Left) (type conversion, to interface)
   344  	OCONVNOP         // Type(Left) (type conversion, no effect)
   345  	OCOPY            // copy(Left, Right)
   346  	ODCL             // var Left (declares Left of type Left.Type)
   347  
   348  	// Used during parsing but don't last.
   349  	ODCLFUNC  // func f() or func (r) f()
   350  	ODCLFIELD // struct field, interface field, or func/method argument/return value.
   351  	ODCLCONST // const pi = 3.14
   352  	ODCLTYPE  // type Int int
   353  
   354  	ODELETE    // delete(Left, Right)
   355  	ODOT       // Left.Sym (Left is of struct type)
   356  	ODOTPTR    // Left.Sym (Left is of pointer to struct type)
   357  	ODOTMETH   // Left.Sym (Left is non-interface, Right is method name)
   358  	ODOTINTER  // Left.Sym (Left is interface, Right is method name)
   359  	OXDOT      // Left.Sym (before rewrite to one of the preceding)
   360  	ODOTTYPE   // Left.Right or Left.Type (.Right during parsing, .Type once resolved)
   361  	ODOTTYPE2  // Left.Right or Left.Type (.Right during parsing, .Type once resolved; on rhs of OAS2DOTTYPE)
   362  	OEQ        // Left == Right
   363  	ONE        // Left != Right
   364  	OLT        // Left < Right
   365  	OLE        // Left <= Right
   366  	OGE        // Left >= Right
   367  	OGT        // Left > Right
   368  	OIND       // *Left
   369  	OINDEX     // Left[Right] (index of array or slice)
   370  	OINDEXMAP  // Left[Right] (index of map)
   371  	OKEY       // Left:Right (key:value in struct/array/map literal, or slice index pair)
   372  	_          // was OPARAM, but cannot remove without breaking binary blob in builtin.go
   373  	OLEN       // len(Left)
   374  	OMAKE      // make(List) (before type checking converts to one of the following)
   375  	OMAKECHAN  // make(Type, Left) (type is chan)
   376  	OMAKEMAP   // make(Type, Left) (type is map)
   377  	OMAKESLICE // make(Type, Left, Right) (type is slice)
   378  	OMUL       // Left * Right
   379  	ODIV       // Left / Right
   380  	OMOD       // Left % Right
   381  	OLSH       // Left << Right
   382  	ORSH       // Left >> Right
   383  	OAND       // Left & Right
   384  	OANDNOT    // Left &^ Right
   385  	ONEW       // new(Left)
   386  	ONOT       // !Left
   387  	OCOM       // ^Left
   388  	OPLUS      // +Left
   389  	OMINUS     // -Left
   390  	OOROR      // Left || Right
   391  	OPANIC     // panic(Left)
   392  	OPRINT     // print(List)
   393  	OPRINTN    // println(List)
   394  	OPAREN     // (Left)
   395  	OSEND      // Left <- Right
   396  	OSLICE     // Left[Right.Left : Right.Right] (Left is untypechecked or slice; Right.Op==OKEY)
   397  	OSLICEARR  // Left[Right.Left : Right.Right] (Left is array)
   398  	OSLICESTR  // Left[Right.Left : Right.Right] (Left is string)
   399  	OSLICE3    // Left[R.Left : R.R.Left : R.R.R] (R=Right; Left is untypedchecked or slice; R.Op and R.R.Op==OKEY)
   400  	OSLICE3ARR // Left[R.Left : R.R.Left : R.R.R] (R=Right; Left is array; R.Op and R.R.Op==OKEY)
   401  	ORECOVER   // recover()
   402  	ORECV      // <-Left
   403  	ORUNESTR   // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is rune)
   404  	OSELRECV   // Left = <-Right.Left: (appears as .Left of OCASE; Right.Op == ORECV)
   405  	OSELRECV2  // List = <-Right.Left: (apperas as .Left of OCASE; count(List) == 2, Right.Op == ORECV)
   406  	OIOTA      // iota
   407  	OREAL      // real(Left)
   408  	OIMAG      // imag(Left)
   409  	OCOMPLEX   // complex(Left, Right)
   410  
   411  	// statements
   412  	OBLOCK    // { List } (block of code)
   413  	OBREAK    // break
   414  	OCASE     // case List: Nbody (select case after processing; List==nil means default)
   415  	OXCASE    // case List: Nbody (select case before processing; List==nil means default)
   416  	OCONTINUE // continue
   417  	ODEFER    // defer Left (Left must be call)
   418  	OEMPTY    // no-op (empty statement)
   419  	OFALL     // fallthrough (after processing)
   420  	OXFALL    // fallthrough (before processing)
   421  	OFOR      // for Ninit; Left; Right { Nbody }
   422  	OGOTO     // goto Left
   423  	OIF       // if Ninit; Left { Nbody } else { Rlist }
   424  	OLABEL    // Left:
   425  	OPROC     // go Left (Left must be call)
   426  	ORANGE    // for List = range Right { Nbody }
   427  	ORETURN   // return List
   428  	OSELECT   // select { List } (List is list of OXCASE or OCASE)
   429  	OSWITCH   // switch Ninit; Left { List } (List is a list of OXCASE or OCASE)
   430  	OTYPESW   // List = Left.(type) (appears as .Left of OSWITCH)
   431  
   432  	// types
   433  	OTCHAN   // chan int
   434  	OTMAP    // map[string]int
   435  	OTSTRUCT // struct{}
   436  	OTINTER  // interface{}
   437  	OTFUNC   // func()
   438  	OTARRAY  // []int, [8]int, [N]int or [...]int
   439  
   440  	// misc
   441  	ODDD        // func f(args ...int) or f(l...) or var a = [...]int{0, 1, 2}.
   442  	ODDDARG     // func f(args ...int), introduced by escape analysis.
   443  	OINLCALL    // intermediary representation of an inlined call.
   444  	OEFACE      // itable and data words of an empty-interface value.
   445  	OITAB       // itable word of an interface value.
   446  	OSPTR       // base pointer of a slice or string.
   447  	OCLOSUREVAR // variable reference at beginning of closure function
   448  	OCFUNC      // reference to c function pointer (not go func value)
   449  	OCHECKNIL   // emit code to ensure pointer/interface not nil
   450  	OVARKILL    // variable is dead
   451  	OVARLIVE    // variable is alive
   452  
   453  	// thearch-specific registers
   454  	OREGISTER // a register, such as AX.
   455  	OINDREG   // offset plus indirect of a register, such as 8(SP).
   456  
   457  	// arch-specific opcodes
   458  	OCMP    // compare: ACMP.
   459  	ODEC    // decrement: ADEC.
   460  	OINC    // increment: AINC.
   461  	OEXTEND // extend: ACWD/ACDQ/ACQO.
   462  	OHMUL   // high mul: AMUL/AIMUL for unsigned/signed (OMUL uses AIMUL for both).
   463  	OLROT   // left rotate: AROL.
   464  	ORROTC  // right rotate-carry: ARCR.
   465  	ORETJMP // return to other function
   466  	OPS     // compare parity set (for x86 NaN check)
   467  	OPC     // compare parity clear (for x86 NaN check)
   468  	OSQRT   // sqrt(float64), on systems that have hw support
   469  	OGETG   // runtime.getg() (read g pointer)
   470  
   471  	OEND
   472  )
   473  
   474  // Nodes is a pointer to a slice of *Node.
   475  // For fields that are not used in most nodes, this is used instead of
   476  // a slice to save space.
   477  type Nodes struct{ slice *[]*Node }
   478  
   479  // Slice returns the entries in Nodes as a slice.
   480  // Changes to the slice entries (as in s[i] = n) will be reflected in
   481  // the Nodes.
   482  func (n Nodes) Slice() []*Node {
   483  	if n.slice == nil {
   484  		return nil
   485  	}
   486  	return *n.slice
   487  }
   488  
   489  // Len returns the number of entries in Nodes.
   490  func (n Nodes) Len() int {
   491  	if n.slice == nil {
   492  		return 0
   493  	}
   494  	return len(*n.slice)
   495  }
   496  
   497  // Index returns the i'th element of Nodes.
   498  // It panics if n does not have at least i+1 elements.
   499  func (n Nodes) Index(i int) *Node {
   500  	return (*n.slice)[i]
   501  }
   502  
   503  // First returns the first element of Nodes (same as n.Index(0)).
   504  // It panics if n has no elements.
   505  func (n Nodes) First() *Node {
   506  	return (*n.slice)[0]
   507  }
   508  
   509  // Second returns the second element of Nodes (same as n.Index(1)).
   510  // It panics if n has fewer than two elements.
   511  func (n Nodes) Second() *Node {
   512  	return (*n.slice)[1]
   513  }
   514  
   515  // Set sets n to a slice.
   516  // This takes ownership of the slice.
   517  func (n *Nodes) Set(s []*Node) {
   518  	if len(s) == 0 {
   519  		n.slice = nil
   520  	} else {
   521  		// Copy s and take address of t rather than s to avoid
   522  		// allocation in the case where len(s) == 0 (which is
   523  		// over 3x more common, dynamically, for make.bash).
   524  		t := s
   525  		n.slice = &t
   526  	}
   527  }
   528  
   529  // Set1 sets n to a slice containing a single node.
   530  func (n *Nodes) Set1(node *Node) {
   531  	n.slice = &[]*Node{node}
   532  }
   533  
   534  // MoveNodes sets n to the contents of n2, then clears n2.
   535  func (n *Nodes) MoveNodes(n2 *Nodes) {
   536  	n.slice = n2.slice
   537  	n2.slice = nil
   538  }
   539  
   540  // SetIndex sets the i'th element of Nodes to node.
   541  // It panics if n does not have at least i+1 elements.
   542  func (n Nodes) SetIndex(i int, node *Node) {
   543  	(*n.slice)[i] = node
   544  }
   545  
   546  // Addr returns the address of the i'th element of Nodes.
   547  // It panics if n does not have at least i+1 elements.
   548  func (n Nodes) Addr(i int) **Node {
   549  	return &(*n.slice)[i]
   550  }
   551  
   552  // Append appends entries to Nodes.
   553  // If a slice is passed in, this will take ownership of it.
   554  func (n *Nodes) Append(a ...*Node) {
   555  	if n.slice == nil {
   556  		if len(a) > 0 {
   557  			n.slice = &a
   558  		}
   559  	} else {
   560  		*n.slice = append(*n.slice, a...)
   561  	}
   562  }
   563  
   564  // AppendNodes appends the contents of *n2 to n, then clears n2.
   565  func (n *Nodes) AppendNodes(n2 *Nodes) {
   566  	switch {
   567  	case n2.slice == nil:
   568  	case n.slice == nil:
   569  		n.slice = n2.slice
   570  	default:
   571  		*n.slice = append(*n.slice, *n2.slice...)
   572  	}
   573  	n2.slice = nil
   574  }