Rollup merge of #90022 - hkmatsumoto:self-upper-as-generic-parameter, r=jackh726

Explain why `Self` is invalid in generic parameters

Close #89985.

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Matthias Krüger 2021-12-05 00:37:56 +01:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
let attrs = self.parse_outer_attributes()?;
let param =
self.collect_tokens_trailing_token(attrs, ForceCollect::No, |this, attrs| {
if this.eat_keyword_noexpect(kw::SelfUpper) {
// `Self` as a generic param is invalid. Here we emit the diagnostic and continue parsing
// as if `Self` never existed.
this.struct_span_err(
this.prev_token.span,
"unexpected keyword `Self` in generic parameters",
)
.note("you cannot use `Self` as a generic parameter because it is reserved for associated items")
.emit();
this.eat(&token::Comma);
}
let param = if this.check_lifetime() {
let lifetime = this.expect_lifetime();
// Parse lifetime parameter.