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            <a href=https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/61207>61207</a>
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            Python bindings - Parsing Objective-C protocols/generics
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          devm18426
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<pre>
    I'm experiencing some strange behavior while parsing the following Objective-C code:

```python

code = """@class NSObject, SomeProtocol;

@interface OtherClass : NSObject {
    id* testVar;
    id*<SomeProtocol> objWithSomeMethod;
 NSObject*<SomeProtocol> objWithSomeMethod2;
    NSObject<SomeProtocol> objWithSomeMethod3;
}
@end"""

translation_unit = i.parse("test.h", unsaved_files=(("test.h", code),), args=("-x", "objective-c"))

# Access instance variable declarations
instance_cursors = list(list(translation_unit.cursor.get_children())[3].get_children())

testvar_cursor, objwithsomemethod_cursor, objwithsomemethod2_cursor, objwithsomemethod3_cursor = instance_cursors

print(f"testVar: {testvar_cursor.kind=} {testvar_cursor.objc_type_encoding=} {testvar_cursor.type.kind=} {testvar_cursor.displayname=}")

print(f"objWithSomeMethod: {objwithsomemethod_cursor.kind=} {objwithsomemethod_cursor.objc_type_encoding=} {objwithsomemethod_cursor.type.kind=} {objwithsomemethod_cursor.displayname=}")

print(f"objWithSomeMethod2: {objwithsomemethod2_cursor.kind=} {objwithsomemethod2_cursor.objc_type_encoding=} {objwithsomemethod2_cursor.type.kind=} {objwithsomemethod2_cursor.displayname=}")

print(f"objWithSomeMethod3: {objwithsomemethod3_cursor.kind=} {objwithsomemethod3_cursor.objc_type_encoding=} {objwithsomemethod3_cursor.type.kind=} {objwithsomemethod3_cursor.displayname=}")
```

Result:
```
testVar: testvar_cursor.kind=CursorKind.OBJC_IVAR_DECL testvar_cursor.objc_type_encoding='^@' testvar_cursor.type.kind=TypeKind.POINTER testvar_cursor.displayname='test'
objWithSomeMethod: objwithsomemethod_cursor.kind=CursorKind.OBJC_IVAR_DECL objwithsomemethod_cursor.objc_type_encoding='^@' objwithsomemethod_cursor.type.kind=TypeKind.POINTER objwithsomemethod_cursor.displayname=''
objWithSomeMethod2: objwithsomemethod2_cursor.kind=CursorKind.OBJC_IVAR_DECL objwithsomemethod2_cursor.objc_type_encoding='@' objwithsomemethod2_cursor.type.kind=TypeKind.OBJCOBJECTPOINTER objwithsomemethod2_cursor.displayname=''
objWithSomeMethod3: objwithsomemethod3_cursor.kind=CursorKind.OBJC_IVAR_DECL objwithsomemethod3_cursor.objc_type_encoding='{NSObject=}' objwithsomemethod3_cursor.type.kind=TypeKind.OBJCINTERFACE objwithsomemethod3_cursor.displayname='objWithSomeMethod3'
```

It would appear that the cursor `displayname` (and `spelling`) properties are empty when the cursor type is `POINTER` or `OBJCOBJECTPOINTER` and the type contains Objective-C protocol information. The regular protocol-less pointer `testVar` seems to work fine.

Additionally, I see no way to access the protocol modifier on the type declaration of the variables (the angle brackets `<SomeProtocol>`). The variable types are reported as simple pointers without any protocol information that I can identify.

I've also included `objWithSomeMethod3` which is not a pointer (`OBJCINTERFACE`) but has a protocol defined. The `displayname` works fine however protocol info is likewise unavailable.

Is this behavior intended or am I missing something?

Thanks.
</pre>
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