Method parseVariantFieldName

pkg/sql/parser/expressions.go:458–472

parseVariantFieldName consumes one VARIANT path field name, which may be a bare identifier or a double-quoted string. Returns the name and advances past it.

()

// a bare identifier or a double-quoted string. Returns the name and
// advances past it.
func (p *Parser) parseVariantFieldName() (string, error) {
	tok := p.currentToken.Token
	switch {
	case p.isIdentifier(), p.isType(models.TokenTypeDoubleQuotedString):
		name := tok.Value
		p.advance()
		return name, nil
	case p.isType(models.TokenTypeKeyword):
		// Keywords may appear as field names (e.g. TYPE, VALUE, STATUS).
		name := tok.Value
		p.advance()
		return name, nil
	}
	return "", p.expectedError("field name after `:` or `.`")
}