Ivana Ivanovska 12ddfb9c7c [Carbon/C++ interop] Add support for C++ overloaded functions (#5891) ...

As proposed in [Carbon: C++ interop for overloaded functions and
function
templates](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KUxumZtNe3mY3TsjW2s_ZADOlAaFlrtsLKHVILtqIaM/edit?tab=t.0),
Clang is used to perform the overload resolution using C++ rules, when
an overloaded C++ set is called from Carbon. Once a function is
selected, it's converted into a Carbon function and called using the
Carbon rules including argument conversions.

A single non-templated function is treated the same way as an overload
set and the same rules apply for its call.
Template functions are not supported yet.

Demo:

a) Non-templated function calls:

```c++
// --- overloads.h

auto foo(int a, short b) -> void;
auto foo(double a) -> void;
auto foo(int a) -> void;
```

```c++
// overloads.cpp

#include "overloads.h"
#include <cstdio>

auto foo(int a, short b) -> void {
  printf("hello from foo_int_short(%d, %d) \n", a, b);
}
auto foo(double a) -> void { printf("hello from foo_double(%f) \n", a); }
auto foo(int a) -> void { printf("hello from foo_int(%d) \n", a); }
```
```c++
library "Main";

import Cpp library "overloads.h";

fn Run() -> i32 {
  Cpp.foo(1.1 as f64);
  return 0;
}
```
```
$ clang -c overloads.cpp 
$ bazel-bin/toolchain/carbon compile main.carbon
$ bazel-bin/toolchain/carbon link overloads.o main.o --output=demo
$ ./demo
hello from foo_double(1.100000) 
```

b) Constructors:
```c++
// --- constructor_overloads.h
class C {
 public:
  C();
  C(int a, int b);
};
```

```c++
// constructor_overloads.cpp
#include "constructor_overloads.h"
#include <cstdio>

C::C() { printf("hello from C() \n"); }
C::C(int a, int b) { printf("hello from C(%d, %d) \n", a, b); }
```
```c++
library "Main";

import Cpp library "constructor_overloads.h";

fn Run() -> i32 {
  let c1: Cpp.C = Cpp.C.C();
  let c2: Cpp.C = Cpp.C.C(1, 2);
  return 0;
}
```

```
$ clang -c constructor_overloads.cpp 
$ bazel-bin/toolchain/carbon compile main.carbon
$ bazel-bin/toolchain/carbon link constructor_overloads.o main.o \--output=demo
$ ./demo
hello from C() 
hello from C(1, 2) 
```


Follow-ups:

- `Cpp.foo({})` - proper handling of struct literals as call args.
- Fix access for overloaded sets.
- Fix tests:
- Method calls: `error: missing object argument in method call
[MissingObjectInMethodCall]` in tests.
    - Fix `toolchain/check/testdata/interop/cpp/import.carbon` test.
    - Fix `enums` support.
    - Fix `str` -> `std::string_view` mapping.


Part of #5915

2025-09-15 12:29:49 +00:00

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[Carbon/C++ interop] Add support for C++ overloaded functions (#5891)

2025-09-15 12:29:49 +00:00