[dotnet] Implement {*} parsing in JnthnNQP so that we can enter the m…

…ulti-dispatcher at any chose point in the proto.
jnthn · Oct 30, 2010 · aa95937 · aa95937
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diff --git a/dotnet/compiler/Actions.pm b/dotnet/compiler/Actions.pm
@@ -848,6 +848,12 @@ method term:sym<nqp::op>($/) {
     make $past;
 }
 
+method term:sym<onlystar>($/) {
+    make PAST::Op.new(
+        :pasttype('nqpop'), :name('multi_dispatch_over_lexical_candidates')
+    );
+}
+
 method args($/) { make $<arglist>.ast; }
 
 method arglist($/) {

diff --git a/dotnet/compiler/Grammar.pm b/dotnet/compiler/Grammar.pm
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ token term:sym<nqp::op> {
     'nqp::' $<op>=[\w+] <args>?
 }
 
+token term:sym<onlystar> {
+    '{*}' <?ENDSTMT>
+    [ <?{ $*MULTINESS eq 'proto' }> || <.panic: '{*} may only appear in proto'> ]
+}
+
 token args {
     | '(' <arglist> ')'
 }