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Improve parsing errors and suggestions for bad if statements
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‎compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs‎

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@@ -2248,36 +2248,59 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
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&mut self,
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attrs: AttrVec,
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lo: Span,
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cond: P<Expr>,
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mut cond: P<Expr>,
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) -> PResult<'a, P<Expr>> {
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let missing_then_block_binop_span = || {
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match cond.kind {
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ExprKind::Binary(Spanned { span: binop_span, .. }, _, ref right)
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if let ExprKind::Block(..) = right.kind => Some(binop_span),
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_ => None
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let cond_span = cond.span;
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// Tries to interpret `cond` as either a missing expression if it's a block,
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// or as an unfinished expression if it's a binop and the RHS is a block.
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// We could probably add more recoveries here too...
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let mut recover_block_from_condition = |this: &mut Self| {
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let block = match &mut cond.kind {
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ExprKind::Binary(Spanned { span: binop_span, .. }, _, right)
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if let ExprKind::Block(_, None) = right.kind => {
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this.error_missing_if_then_block(lo, cond_span.shrink_to_lo().to(*binop_span), true).emit();
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std::mem::replace(right, this.mk_expr_err(binop_span.shrink_to_hi()))
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},
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ExprKind::Block(_, None) => {
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this.error_missing_if_cond(lo, cond_span).emit();
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std::mem::replace(&mut cond, this.mk_expr_err(cond_span.shrink_to_hi()))
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}
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_ => {
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return None;
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}
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};
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if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = &block.kind {
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Some(block.clone())
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} else {
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unreachable!()
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}
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};
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// Verify that the parsed `if` condition makes sense as a condition. If it is a block, then
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// verify that the last statement is either an implicit return (no `;`) or an explicit
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// return. This won't catch blocks with an explicit `return`, but that would be caught by
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// the dead code lint.
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let thn = if self.token.is_keyword(kw::Else) || !cond.returns() {
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if let Some(binop_span) = missing_then_block_binop_span() {
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self.error_missing_if_then_block(lo, None, Some(binop_span)).emit();
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self.mk_block_err(cond.span)
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// Parse then block
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let thn = if self.token.is_keyword(kw::Else) {
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if let Some(block) = recover_block_from_condition(self) {
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block
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} else {
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self.error_missing_if_cond(lo, cond.span)
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self.error_missing_if_then_block(lo, cond_span, false).emit();
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self.mk_block_err(cond_span.shrink_to_hi())
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}
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} else {
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let attrs = self.parse_outer_attributes()?.take_for_recovery(); // For recovery.
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let not_block = self.token != token::OpenDelim(Delimiter::Brace);
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let block = self.parse_block().map_err(|err| {
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if not_block {
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self.error_missing_if_then_block(lo, Some(err), missing_then_block_binop_span())
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let block = if self.check(&token::OpenDelim(Delimiter::Brace)) {
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self.parse_block()?
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} else {
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if let Some(block) = recover_block_from_condition(self) {
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block
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} else {
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err
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// Parse block, which will always fail, but we can add a nice note to the error
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self.parse_block().map_err(|mut err| {
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err.span_note(
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cond_span,
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"the `if` expression is missing a block after this condition",
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);
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err
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})?
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}
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})?;
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};
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self.error_on_if_block_attrs(lo, false, block.span, &attrs);
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block
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};
@@ -2288,31 +2311,34 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
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fn error_missing_if_then_block(
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&self,
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if_span: Span,
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err: Option<DiagnosticBuilder<'a, ErrorGuaranteed>>,
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binop_span: Option<Span>,
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cond_span: Span,
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is_unfinished: bool,
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) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'a, ErrorGuaranteed> {
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let msg = "this `if` expression has a condition, but no block";
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let mut err = if let Some(mut err) = err {
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err.span_label(if_span, msg);
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err
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let mut err = self.struct_span_err(
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if_span,
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"this `if` expression is missing a block after the condition",
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);
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if is_unfinished {
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err.span_help(cond_span, "this binary operation is possibly unfinished");
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} else {
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self.struct_span_err(if_span, msg)
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};
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if let Some(binop_span) = binop_span {
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err.span_help(binop_span, "maybe you forgot the right operand of the condition?");
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err.span_help(cond_span.shrink_to_hi(), "add a block here");
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}
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err
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}
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fn error_missing_if_cond(&self, lo: Span, span: Span) -> P<ast::Block> {
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let sp = self.sess.source_map().next_point(lo);
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self.struct_span_err(sp, "missing condition for `if` expression")
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.span_label(sp, "expected if condition here")
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.emit();
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self.mk_block_err(span)
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fn error_missing_if_cond(
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&self,
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lo: Span,
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span: Span,
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) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'a, ErrorGuaranteed> {
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let next_span = self.sess.source_map().next_point(lo);
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let mut err = self.struct_span_err(next_span, "missing condition for `if` expression");
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err.span_label(next_span, "expected condition here");
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err.span_label(
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self.sess.source_map().start_point(span),
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"if this block is the condition of the `if` expression, then it must be followed by another block"
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);
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err
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}
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/// Parses the condition of a `if` or `while` expression.

‎compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/stmt.rs‎

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@@ -432,10 +432,23 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
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//
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// which is valid in other languages, but not Rust.
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match self.parse_stmt_without_recovery(false, ForceCollect::No) {
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// If the next token is an open brace (e.g., `if a b {`), the place-
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// inside-a-block suggestion would be more likely wrong than right.
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// If the next token is an open brace, e.g., we have:
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//
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// if expr other_expr {
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// ^ ^ ^- lookahead(1) is a brace
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// | |- current token is not "else"
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// |- (statement we just parsed)
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//
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// the place-inside-a-block suggestion would be more likely wrong than right.
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//
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// FIXME(compiler-errors): this should probably parse an arbitrary expr and not
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// just lookahead one token, so we can see if there's a brace after _that_,
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// since we want to protect against:
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// `if 1 1 + 1 {` being suggested as `if { 1 } 1 + 1 {`
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// + +
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Ok(Some(_))
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if self.look_ahead(1, |t| t == &token::OpenDelim(Delimiter::Brace))
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if (!self.token.is_keyword(kw::Else)
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&& self.look_ahead(1, |t| t == &token::OpenDelim(Delimiter::Brace)))
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|| do_not_suggest_help => {}
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// Do not suggest `if foo println!("") {;}` (as would be seen in test for #46836).
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Ok(Some(Stmt { kind: StmtKind::Empty, .. })) => {}

‎src/test/ui/did_you_mean/issue-46836-identifier-not-instead-of-negation.stderr‎

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@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ LL | println!("Then when?");
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error: expected `{`, found `;`
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--> $DIR/issue-46836-identifier-not-instead-of-negation.rs:20:31
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|
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LL | if not // lack of braces is [sic]
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| -- this `if` expression has a condition, but no block
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LL | println!("Then when?");
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| ^ expected `{`
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|
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note: the `if` expression is missing a block after this condition
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--> $DIR/issue-46836-identifier-not-instead-of-negation.rs:19:8
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|
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LL | if not // lack of braces is [sic]
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| ________^
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LL | | println!("Then when?");
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| |______________________________^
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error: unexpected `2` after identifier
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--> $DIR/issue-46836-identifier-not-instead-of-negation.rs:26:24

‎src/test/ui/expr/if/if-without-block.rs‎

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@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
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fn main() {
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let n = 1;
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if 5 == {
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//~^ NOTE this `if` expression has a condition, but no block
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//~^ ERROR this `if` expression is missing a block after the condition
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println!("five");
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}
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}
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//~^ ERROR expected `{`, found `}`
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//~| NOTE expected `{`

‎src/test/ui/expr/if/if-without-block.stderr‎

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@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
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error: expected `{`, found `}`
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--> $DIR/if-without-block.rs:7:1
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error: this `if` expression is missing a block after the condition
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--> $DIR/if-without-block.rs:3:5
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LL | if 5 == {
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| -- this `if` expression has a condition, but no block
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...
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LL | }
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| ^ expected `{`
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| ^^
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|
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help: maybe you forgot the right operand of the condition?
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--> $DIR/if-without-block.rs:3:10
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help: this binary operation is possibly unfinished
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--> $DIR/if-without-block.rs:3:8
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| ^^
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| ^^^^
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error: aborting due to previous error
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‎src/test/ui/issues/issue-39848.stderr‎

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@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ error: expected `{`, found `foo`
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--> $DIR/issue-39848.rs:3:21
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LL | if $tgt.has_$field() {}
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| -- ^^^^^^ expected `{`
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| |
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| this `if` expression has a condition, but no block
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| ^^^^^^ expected `{`
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...
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LL | get_opt!(bar, foo);
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| ------------------ in this macro invocation
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|
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note: the `if` expression is missing a block after this condition
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--> $DIR/issue-39848.rs:3:12
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|
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LL | if $tgt.has_$field() {}
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| ^^^^^^^^^
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...
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LL | get_opt!(bar, foo);
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| ------------------ in this macro invocation
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= note: this error originates in the macro `get_opt` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
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help: try placing this code inside a block
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|

‎src/test/ui/missing/missing-block-hint.stderr‎

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@@ -2,18 +2,25 @@ error: expected `{`, found `=>`
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--> $DIR/missing-block-hint.rs:3:18
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| -- ^^ expected `{`
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| |
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| this `if` expression has a condition, but no block
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| ^^ expected `{`
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|
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note: the `if` expression is missing a block after this condition
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--> $DIR/missing-block-hint.rs:3:12
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|
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LL | if (foo) => {}
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| ^^^^^
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error: expected `{`, found `bar`
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--> $DIR/missing-block-hint.rs:7:13
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LL | if (foo)
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| -- this `if` expression has a condition, but no block
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note: the `if` expression is missing a block after this condition
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--> $DIR/missing-block-hint.rs:6:12
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LL | if (foo)
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| ^^^^^
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‎src/test/ui/parser/bad-if-statements.rs‎

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fn a() {
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if {}
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//~^ ERROR missing condition for `if` expression
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}
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fn b() {
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if true && {}
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//~^ ERROR this `if` expression is missing a block after the condition
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}
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fn c() {
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let x = {};
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if true x
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//~^ ERROR expected `{`, found `x`
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}
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fn a2() {
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if {} else {}
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//~^ ERROR missing condition for `if` expression
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}
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fn b2() {
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if true && {} else {}
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//~^ ERROR this `if` expression is missing a block after the condition
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}
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fn c2() {
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let x = {};
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if true x else {}
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//~^ ERROR expected `{`, found `x`
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}
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fn d() {
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if true else {}
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//~^ ERROR this `if` expression is missing a block after the condition
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}
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fn main() {}

‎src/test/ui/parser/bad-if-statements.stderr‎

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error: missing condition for `if` expression
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:2:7
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LL | if {}
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| ^- if this block is the condition of the `if` expression, then it must be followed by another block
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| |
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| expected condition here
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:7:5
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LL | if true && {}
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| ^^
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help: this binary operation is possibly unfinished
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:7:8
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LL | if true && {}
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| ^^^^^^^
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:13:13
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LL | if true x
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| ^ expected `{`
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:13:8
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LL | if true x
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| ^^^^
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LL | if true { x }
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:18:7
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LL | if {} else {}
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| ^- if this block is the condition of the `if` expression, then it must be followed by another block
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| |
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| expected condition here
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:23:5
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LL | if true && {} else {}
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| ^^
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:23:8
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LL | if true && {} else {}
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| ^^^^^^^
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--> $DIR/bad-if-statements.rs:34:12
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LL | if true else {}
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| ^
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error: aborting due to 7 previous errors
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