Dereferencing operator .
on tuple element access
#5552
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Description
This PR implements tuple element access operator
.
for references. The overall effort related to references is tracked in #5063..
is defined for references to tuples using this recursive definition:<reference>.<element index> := (*<reference>).<element index>
.This eliminates the need for the dereferencing operator
*
when working with references to tuples:Additionally, the PR:
Diagnostic
for theTupleIndexOutOfBounds
error.TupleIndexOutOfBounds
error in the element access and reassignments.Demo
TupleIndexOutOfBounds
in element access and reassignments before:New errors:
Checklist
Breaking*
orNew Feature
labels where relevant.