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src/Syntax/Parsing/Parser.cs

@@ -670,6 +670,11 @@ public static class Parser
                 return new NubArrayType(NubPrimitiveType.U8);
             }
 
+            if (name.Value == "cstring")
+            {
+                return new NubCStringType();
+            }
+
             if (NubPrimitiveType.TryParse(name.Value, out var primitiveTypeKind))
             {
                 return new NubPrimitiveType(primitiveTypeKind.Value);

src/Syntax/Typing/NubType.cs

@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ public abstract class NubType
     public abstract override string ToString();
 }
 
+public class NubCStringType : NubType
+{
+    public override bool Equals(object? obj)
+    {
+        return obj is NubCStringType other;
+    }
+
+    public override int GetHashCode()
+    {
+        return "cstring".GetHashCode();
+    }
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        return "cstring";
+    }
+}
+
 public class NubFuncType(NubType returnType, List<NubType> parameters) : NubType
 {
     public NubType ReturnType { get; } = returnType;
@@ -163,7 +181,7 @@ public class NubAnyType : NubType
 
     public override int GetHashCode()
     {
-        return GetType().GetHashCode();
+        return "any".GetHashCode();
     }
 }
 

src/Syntax/Typing/TypeChecker.cs

@@ -422,12 +422,6 @@ public static class TypeChecker
         var exprType = CheckExpression(addressOf.Expression);
         if (exprType == null) return null;
 
-        if (addressOf.Expression is not (IdentifierNode or MemberAccessNode))
-        {
-            ReportError($"Cannot take the address of {exprType}", addressOf.Expression);
-            return null;
-        }
-
         return new NubPointerType(exprType);
     }
 
@@ -569,13 +563,18 @@ public static class TypeChecker
 
         switch (expressionType)
         {
-            case NubArrayType:
+            case NubArrayType arrayType:
             {
                 if (memberAccess.Member == "count")
                 {
                     return NubPrimitiveType.I64;
                 }
 
+                if (arrayType.ElementType is NubPrimitiveType { Kind: PrimitiveTypeKind.U8 } && memberAccess.Member == "cstring")
+                {
+                    return new NubCStringType();
+                }
+
                 break;
             }
             case NubStructType structType: