Method parseNewExpression

src/parser.ts:1184–1208

()

    }

    parseNewExpression(): Node.MetaProperty | Node.NewExpression {
        const node = this.createNode();

        const id = this.parseIdentifierName();
        assert(id.name === 'new', 'New expression must start with `new`');

        let expr;
        if (this.match('.')) {
            this.nextToken();
            if (this.lookahead.type === Token.Identifier && this.context.inFunctionBody && this.lookahead.value === 'target') {
                const property = this.parseIdentifierName();
                expr = new Node.MetaProperty(id, property);
            } else {
                this.throwUnexpectedToken(this.lookahead);
            }
        } else {
            const callee = this.isolateCoverGrammar(this.parseLeftHandSideExpression);
            const args = this.match('(') ? this.parseArguments() : [];
            expr = new Node.NewExpression(callee, args);
            this.context.isAssignmentTarget = false;
            this.context.isBindingElement = false;
        }

        return this.finalize(node, expr);
    }

    parseAsyncArgument() {
        const arg = this.parseAssignmentExpression();