[cfe-dev] My understanding of AST

[Journeyer J. Joh]

Hello list,

I'd like to share my understanding and also want some review or
comment about it.
Let's say there is a function.

====================
int func()
{
  int array[3];
  return 0;
}
====================

I investigated how an AST node for the declaration of array above forms.

1. ConstantArrayType is registered into ASTContext (this Clang::Type
is distinguished by it's size(3) and type(int))
2. a TypeSourceInfo is created with the clang::Type above (which is
registered in ASTContext) and the Locations(ArrayTypeLoc,
BuiltinTypeLoc)
3. a VarDecl is created with the TypeSourceInfo above and the name of
the variable, ('array' this case)

?. So I think the VarDecl is itself the AST node for the array declaration!

I am not sure especially for the one marked by '?'.

I think all 'Decl's is itself is a node of AST. And I wonder if this is correct.

Thank you very much!

Also I wonder if this kind of question is not proper in this mail
list. If anyone think so let me know. I will stop asking this kind of
question here.

Best regards
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