From f362105a11797cd4b0a5a1893da95c4cd9bc6475 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nub31 <oliverlhs@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 22:48:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] cast syntax change

---
 example/program.nub                           |  2 +-
 .../Nub.Lang/Frontend/Parsing/Parser.cs       | 37 ++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/example/program.nub b/example/program.nub
index 2d0da97..aa95c8a 100644
--- a/example/program.nub
+++ b/example/program.nub
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ global func main(argc: i64, argv: i64) {
         parent = &parent
     }
 
-    printf("%s\n", (&test)^.parent^.name^)
+    printf("%s\n", <string>(test.parent^.name^))
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/Nub.Lang/Frontend/Parsing/Parser.cs b/src/compiler/Nub.Lang/Frontend/Parsing/Parser.cs
index 88249f2..1698e13 100644
--- a/src/compiler/Nub.Lang/Frontend/Parsing/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/compiler/Nub.Lang/Frontend/Parsing/Parser.cs
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ public class Parser
 
     private ExpressionNode ParsePrimaryExpression()
     {
-        var token = ExpectToken();
         ExpressionNode expr;
         
+        var token = ExpectToken();
         switch (token)
         {
             case LiteralToken literal:
@@ -349,28 +349,21 @@ public class Parser
                 {
                     case Symbol.OpenParen:
                     {
-                        // This is ugly
-                        var nextToken = Peek();
-                        if (nextToken is { Value: IdentifierToken or SymbolToken { Symbol: Symbol.Caret } })
-                        {
-                            var startIndex = _index;
-                            var type = ParseType();
-
-                            if (TryExpectSymbol(Symbol.CloseParen))
-                            {
-                                var expressionToCast = ParseExpression();
-                                expr = new CastNode(type, expressionToCast);
-                                break;
-                            }
-
-                            _index = startIndex;
-                        }
-
                         var expression = ParseExpression();
                         ExpectSymbol(Symbol.CloseParen);
                         expr = expression;
                         break;
                     }
+                    case Symbol.LessThan:
+                    {
+                        var type = ParseType();
+                        ExpectSymbol(Symbol.GreaterThan);
+                        ExpectSymbol(Symbol.OpenParen);
+                        var expressionToCast = ParseExpression();
+                        ExpectSymbol(Symbol.CloseParen);
+                        expr = new CastNode(type, expressionToCast);
+                        break;
+                    }
                     case Symbol.New:
                     {
                         var type = ParseType();
@@ -438,6 +431,14 @@ public class Parser
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // if (TryExpectSymbol(Symbol.OpenBracket))
+            // {
+            //     var index = ParseExpression();
+            //     ExpectSymbol(Symbol.CloseBracket);
+            //     expr = new ArrayIndexNode(expr, index);
+            //     continue;
+            // }
+
             break;
         }