Pointer cleanup

src/ansi-c/ansi_c_entry_point.cpp

@@ -327,16 +327,13 @@ bool ansi_c_entry_point(
         zero_string.type().set(ID_size, "infinity");
         exprt index(ID_index, char_type());
         index.copy_to_operands(zero_string, from_integer(0, uint_type()));
-        exprt address_of("address_of", pointer_typet());
-        address_of.type().subtype()=char_type();
-        address_of.copy_to_operands(index);
+        exprt address_of=address_of_exprt(index, pointer_type(char_type()));
 
         if(argv_symbol.type.subtype()!=address_of.type())
           address_of.make_typecast(argv_symbol.type.subtype());
 
         // assign argv[*] to the address of a string-object
-        exprt array_of("array_of", argv_symbol.type);
-        array_of.copy_to_operands(address_of);
+        array_of_exprt array_of(address_of, argv_symbol.type);
 
         init_code.copy_to_operands(
           code_assignt(argv_symbol.symbol_expr(), array_of));
@@ -400,17 +397,18 @@ bool ansi_c_entry_point(
 
         {
           const exprt &arg1=parameters[1];
+          const pointer_typet &pointer_type=
+            to_pointer_type(arg1.type());
 
-          exprt index_expr(ID_index, arg1.type().subtype());
-          index_expr.copy_to_operands(
+          index_exprt index_expr(
             argv_symbol.symbol_expr(),
-            from_integer(0, index_type()));
+            from_integer(0, index_type()),
+            pointer_type.subtype());
 
           // disable bounds check on that one
           index_expr.set("bounds_check", false);
 
-          op1=exprt(ID_address_of, arg1.type());
-          op1.move_to_operands(index_expr);
+          op1=address_of_exprt(index_expr, pointer_type);
         }
 
         // do we need envp?
@@ -420,13 +418,15 @@ bool ansi_c_entry_point(
           exprt &op2=operands[2];
 
           const exprt &arg2=parameters[2];
+          const pointer_typet &pointer_type=
+            to_pointer_type(arg2.type());
 
-          exprt index_expr(ID_index, arg2.type().subtype());
-          index_expr.copy_to_operands(
-            envp_symbol.symbol_expr(), from_integer(0, index_type()));
+          index_exprt index_expr(
+            envp_symbol.symbol_expr(),
+            from_integer(0, index_type()),
+            pointer_type.subtype());
 
-          op2=exprt(ID_address_of, arg2.type());
-          op2.move_to_operands(index_expr);
+          op2=address_of_exprt(index_expr, pointer_type);
         }
       }
     }

src/ansi-c/c_typecheck_expr.cpp

@@ -834,11 +834,10 @@ void c_typecheck_baset::typecheck_expr_symbol(exprt &expr)
 
     if(expr.type().id()==ID_code) // function designator
     { // special case: this is sugar for &f
-      exprt tmp(ID_address_of, pointer_type(expr.type()));
+      address_of_exprt tmp(expr, pointer_type(expr.type()));
       tmp.set("#implicit", true);
       tmp.add_source_location()=expr.source_location();
-      tmp.move_to_operands(expr);
-      expr.swap(tmp);
+      expr=tmp;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -1778,11 +1777,10 @@ void c_typecheck_baset::typecheck_expr_function_identifier(exprt &expr)
 {
   if(expr.type().id()==ID_code)
   {
-    exprt tmp(ID_address_of, pointer_type(expr.type()));
+    address_of_exprt tmp(expr, pointer_type(expr.type()));
     tmp.set(ID_C_implicit, true);
     tmp.add_source_location()=expr.source_location();
-    tmp.move_to_operands(expr);
-    expr.swap(tmp);
+    expr=tmp;
   }
 }
 

src/ansi-c/c_typecheck_type.cpp

@@ -1498,9 +1498,7 @@ void c_typecheck_baset::adjust_function_parameter(typet &type) const
   {
     // see ISO/IEC 9899:1999 page 199 clause 8,
     // may be hidden in typedef
-    pointer_typet tmp;
-    tmp.subtype()=type;
-    type.swap(tmp);
+    type=pointer_type(type);
   }
   else if(type.id()==ID_KnR)
   {

src/cpp/cpp_constructor.cpp

@@ -289,10 +289,7 @@ codet cpp_typecheckt::cpp_constructor(
     assert(tmp_this.id()==ID_address_of
            && tmp_this.op0().id()=="new_object");
 
-    exprt address_of(ID_address_of, typet(ID_pointer));
-    address_of.type().subtype()=object_tc.type();
-    address_of.copy_to_operands(object_tc);
-    tmp_this.swap(address_of);
+    tmp_this=address_of_exprt(object_tc);
 
     if(block.operands().empty())
       return to_code(initializer);

src/cpp/cpp_convert_type.cpp

@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ void cpp_convert_typet::read_function_type(const typet &type)
         // see if it's an array type
         if(final_type.id()==ID_array)
         {
-          final_type.id(ID_pointer);
-          final_type.remove(ID_size);
+          // turn into pointer type
+          final_type=pointer_type(final_type.subtype());
         }
 
         code_typet::parametert new_parameter(final_type);

src/cpp/cpp_destructor.cpp

@@ -142,10 +142,7 @@ codet cpp_typecheckt::cpp_destructor(
     assert(tmp_this.id()==ID_address_of
            && tmp_this.op0().id()=="new_object");
 
-    exprt address_of(ID_address_of, typet(ID_pointer));
-    address_of.type().subtype()=object.type();
-    address_of.copy_to_operands(object);
-    tmp_this.swap(address_of);
+    tmp_this=address_of_exprt(object, pointer_type(object.type()));
 
     new_code.swap(initializer);
   }

src/cpp/cpp_typecheck_compound_type.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Author: Daniel Kroening, [email protected]
 #include <util/arith_tools.h>
 #include <util/simplify_expr.h>
 #include <util/std_types.h>
+#include <util/c_types.h>
 
 #include <ansi-c/c_qualifiers.h>
 
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ void cpp_typecheckt::typecheck_compound_declarator(
 
         // add a virtual-table pointer
         struct_typet::componentt compo;
-        compo.type()=pointer_typet(symbol_typet(vt_name));
+        compo.type()=pointer_type(symbol_typet(vt_name));
         compo.set_name(id2string(symbol.name) +"::@vtable_pointer");
         compo.set(ID_base_name, "@vtable_pointer");
         compo.set(
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@ void cpp_typecheckt::typecheck_compound_declarator(
 
       // add an entry to the virtual table
       struct_typet::componentt vt_entry;
-      vt_entry.type()=pointer_typet(component.type());
+      vt_entry.type()=pointer_type(component.type());
       vt_entry.set_name(id2string(vtit->first)+"::"+virtual_name);
       vt_entry.set(ID_base_name, virtual_name);
       vt_entry.set(ID_pretty_name, virtual_name);
@@ -1353,7 +1354,7 @@ void cpp_typecheckt::add_this_to_method_type(
   if(has_volatile(method_qualifier))
     subtype.set(ID_C_volatile, true);
 
-  parameter.type()=pointer_typet(subtype);
+  parameter.type()=pointer_type(subtype);
 }
 
 void cpp_typecheckt::add_anonymous_members_to_scope(