1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs
index 93cb45a64..9fa8d3bdc 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{iter, mem};
 
 use hir_def::{
-    expr::ExprId, type_ref::Mutability, AdtId, AssocContainerId, DefWithBodyId, GenericDefId,
-    HasModule, Lookup, TraitId, TypeAliasId, TypeParamId,
+    expr::ExprId,
+    type_ref::{Mutability, Rawness},
+    AdtId, AssocContainerId, DefWithBodyId, GenericDefId, HasModule, Lookup, TraitId, TypeAliasId,
+    TypeParamId,
 };
 use ra_db::{impl_intern_key, salsa, CrateId};
 
@@ -709,6 +711,18 @@ impl Ty {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn as_reference_or_ptr(&self) -> Option<(&Ty, Rawness, Mutability)> {
+        match self {
+            Ty::Apply(ApplicationTy { ctor: TypeCtor::Ref(mutability), parameters }) => {
+                Some((parameters.as_single(), Rawness::Ref, *mutability))
+            }
+            Ty::Apply(ApplicationTy { ctor: TypeCtor::RawPtr(mutability), parameters }) => {
+                Some((parameters.as_single(), Rawness::RawPtr, *mutability))
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn strip_references(&self) -> &Ty {
         let mut t: &Ty = self;