Improve diagnostics for functions in struct definitions

compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs

@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         vis: Visibility,
         attrs: Vec<Attribute>,
     ) -> PResult<'a, FieldDef> {
-        let name = self.parse_ident_common(false)?;
+        let name = self.parse_field_ident(lo)?;
         self.expect(&token::Colon)?;
         let ty = self.parse_ty()?;
         Ok(FieldDef {
@@ -1416,6 +1416,29 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Parses a field identifier. Specialized version of `parse_ident_common`
+    /// for better diagnostics and suggestions.
+    fn parse_field_ident(&mut self, lo: Span) -> PResult<'a, Ident> {
+        let (ident, is_raw) = self.ident_or_err()?;
+        if !is_raw && ident.is_reserved() {
+            let err = if self.check_fn_front_matter(false) {
+                let _ = self.parse_fn(&mut Vec::new(), |_| true, lo);
+                let mut err = self.struct_span_err(
+                    lo.to(self.prev_token.span),
+                    "functions are not allowed in struct definitions",
+                );
+                err.help("unlike in C++, Java, and C#, functions are declared in `impl` blocks");
+                err.help("see https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch05-03-method-syntax.html for more information");
+                err
+            } else {
+                self.expected_ident_found()
+            };
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+        self.bump();
+        Ok(ident)
+    }
+
     /// Parses a declarative macro 2.0 definition.
     /// The `macro` keyword has already been parsed.
     /// ```

compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/mod.rs

@@ -522,27 +522,27 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.parse_ident_common(true)
     }
 
+    fn ident_or_err(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, (Ident, /* is_raw */ bool)> {
+        self.token.ident().ok_or_else(|| match self.prev_token.kind {
+            TokenKind::DocComment(..) => {
+                self.span_fatal_err(self.prev_token.span, Error::UselessDocComment)
+            }
+            _ => self.expected_ident_found(),
+        })
+    }
+
     fn parse_ident_common(&mut self, recover: bool) -> PResult<'a, Ident> {
-        match self.token.ident() {
-            Some((ident, is_raw)) => {
-                if !is_raw && ident.is_reserved() {
-                    let mut err = self.expected_ident_found();
-                    if recover {
-                        err.emit();
-                    } else {
-                        return Err(err);
-                    }
-                }
-                self.bump();
-                Ok(ident)
+        let (ident, is_raw) = self.ident_or_err()?;
+        if !is_raw && ident.is_reserved() {
+            let mut err = self.expected_ident_found();
+            if recover {
+                err.emit();
+            } else {
+                return Err(err);
             }
-            _ => Err(match self.prev_token.kind {
-                TokenKind::DocComment(..) => {
-                    self.span_fatal_err(self.prev_token.span, Error::UselessDocComment)
-                }
-                _ => self.expected_ident_found(),
-            }),
         }
+        self.bump();
+        Ok(ident)
     }
 
     /// Checks if the next token is `tok`, and returns `true` if so.